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Special Episode:
Great Authors Recommend Other Great Authors

"There's no greater recommendation than when an author tells you
to read someone else's book." - Guy Kawasaki

When Guy Kawasaki, author of 15 books, said this in our Podcast chat about an author telling you to read someone else's book, the idea bubbled up for an episode with great authors sharing what they have found to be great reads. From these compelling interviews with best-selling authors Liz Wiseman, Chip Conley, Dolly Chugh and Guy himself, you'll fill your reading list with stellar books -- from must-read classics to fresh new releases. What leadership books do you think they suggested? And what are your leadership favorites?

"I don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people,
so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens." - Tom Peters

SHOW NOTES

After selling Joie de Vivre in 2010, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52. But the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky’s mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company’s leadership. 

Joie de Vivre Hotels  |  Chip founded Joie de Vivre and led the company as a disruptor in the industry to become the 2nd largest boutique hotel chain in America. Check out Chip’s 2005 interview with SFGate for a great overview of Joie de Vivre’s inception as well as a glimpse into what it’s like to wrestle with hard-edged business issues while maintaining founding virtues. By 2010, Chip was a sought-after source of how to keep a values-driven company relevant in a difficult market environment.  
Read and listen to the advice he shared with Fast Company.  

Cultural Curiosity  |  Chip observed  that “as we get more digital, ritual becomes more important to people.” Or as he says, as URL's have increased, it has grown our need for IRL's (In-Real-Life experiences). Thus grew his fascination with festivals. Chip serves on the Board of the Burning Man Festival. After visiting 36 festivals in 20 countries around the world he founded Fest300 as a passion project.

Peter Drucker |  Drucker was a management thought leader who pioneered several concepts which still inform most modern industries. In his 95 years, he published 40 books, including 2 novels, and received more than 20 honorary doctorate degrees from American and European universities. In the interview, Chip describes Peter Drucker as his role model in the concept of lifelong learning. Chip expressed admiration that Drucker wrote two-thirds of his 40 books after the age of 65, and every two years would go study a new subject that has nothing to do with being a business school professor.
The Drucker Institute  | https://www.drucker.institute/programs/city-of-lifelong-learning/

Books by Chip - click to purchase or read reviews

MORE ABOUT CHIP CONLEY

World’s First Midlife Wisdom School | In January 2018, Chip founded the  Modern Elder Academy (MEA), the world's first "midlife wisdom school," where attendees learn how to repurpose a lifetime of experience for the modern workplace. MEA's beachfront campus is located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. 

Chip Conley Website | At Chip’s website, you can check out recent articles about his multi-generational workplace leadership, follow his blog, and subscribe to Chip’s email newsletter.