BRIGHT Leaders Book Club

Join colleagues in roundtable discussions on various leadership principles, concepts, and models presented in foundational and contemporary books and articles.

Spring 2024 Reading

Why It Matters: Reflections on Practical Leadership

By John A. White

Session 1: March 26, 2024 | 2PM – 3PM via MS Teams

Session 2: April 23, 2024 | 2PM – 3PM via MS Teams

Please join us for the Spring 2024 Book Club discussion of Why It Matters: Reflections on Practical Leadership by John A. White. In Why It Matters, John A. White draws on a wealth of expertise acquired across his six-decade career as a corporate leader, chancellor, dean, educator, engineer, and consultant to create a thorough and thought-provoking treatise on leadership philosophy. Based in part on Leadership Practices and Principles, the award-winning course he designed and taught at the University of Arkansas, Why It Matters brilliantly weaves Dr. White’s inspiring personal story and observations on leadership with a treasure trove of leadership philosophy from some of the nation’s most respected corporate, military, and political leaders.

Dr. Stephanie Adams, Dean of the Eric Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and Angela Marin, Director of Athletics for UT Dallas, will facilitate the discussion of this book over the course of 2 separate sessions.

A free copy of the book will be given to the first 50 people to register.  To purchase your own copy of the book, please visit your preferred bookseller.