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It helps you be a better leader

That’s the opinion of John Coleman, coauthor of He suggests reading books within a variety of
the book Passion and Purpose: Stories from the genres, joining a book club which will expose
Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders in a you to titles you might not have picked on your
story he penned for Harvard Business Review. own as well as reading neuroscience or psychol-
He writes: Reading increases verbal intelligence, ogy books which can give you new perspectives
making a leader a more adept and articulate com- on problems you may be having at work. Or, just
municator. Reading novels can improve empa- read for fun as a way to relax, a pastime virtually
thy and understanding of social cues, allowing a everyone can benefit from.
leader to better work with and understand others
- traits that author Anne Kreamer persuasively Happy reading during summer of 2019 …..
linked to increased organizational effectiveness, T.Premkumar
and to pay raises and promotions for the leaders Principal
who possessed these qualities. And any busi-
ness person understands that heightened emo-
tional intelligence will improve his or her leader-
ship and management ability.

DRAWING OF THE MONTH

LAKSHMI NANDA MADHUSOODHANAN
8 B

‘TODAY A READER,

TOMORROW A

LEADER’

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