Team Book Club: Boost Your Brainpower!

Sun, April 20, 2025 - 2 min read
Team Book Club

📚 Team Book Club: Growth, Insights & Connection

If there are more than two of you — that’s already a team.
And if you want to grow — try starting a book club.

It’s not about obligation. It’s about development, sharing experiences, and realizing that even when reading the same book — people see different things.


🚀 Why It Works

  • 📖 Everyone reads differently and takes away something unique.
  • 💡 Discussion helps you notice what you might have missed.
  • 👥 It brings the team closer — you start speaking the same language.
  • 🔁 Builds a culture of continuous learning.
  • 🎯 Helps solve work problems from new and deeper perspectives.

⚙️ How to Start

1. Start Small

Suggest reading one book per quarter. That’s just 3–4 books a year — easy and manageable.

2. Increase the Pace

If it works — try one book every 2 months, then even one book a month.

That’s 12 books a year — and a ton of fresh insights.


🧠 How to Choose a Book

  • 📌 Based on current challenges you’re facing.
  • 📌 About soft skills, communication, processes.
  • 📌 About product, marketing, strategy, UX.
  • 📌 Fiction works too! The main thing is reflection and discussion.

💬 Ideal Book Club Format

  • ⏱ Meet once a month (or quarterly).
  • 🗓 Fixed date — e.g., last Thursday of the month.
  • 📍 Online or offline — consistency is key.
  • 🧩 Each person shares:
    • What stood out
    • Ideas applicable to work
    • What resonated personally
  • 📝 One person prepares a short summary
  • 🔄 You can rotate facilitators

💡 Personal Experience

I’ve launched book clubs in companies where I had leadership roles.
And everyone loved it:

  • People got to know each other better.
  • Conversations started beyond just work.
  • It brought motivation and fresh ideas.

📌 Conclusion

If you want growth and team bonding — start a book club.

It’s simple:

  • 1 book a quarter → 1 book a month,
  • 1 meeting → 1 hour of real conversation,
  • 1 initiator → the whole team benefits.

Start small. Just start.

📚 Want a great reading list to get going? Message me! I’ll soon post a full team reading list on my Telegram!