Your part matters.

~ Mark Sirkin. Yes, another statistics book, this one for Northwestern. A very accessible text, though, for those looking to learn more.

~ George R.R. Martin. Book four of the Song of Ice and Fire series (some of you know it as Game of Thrones). I've gotten a bit bogged down in this one, I'm afraid.

~ Joseph Alba. A condensed (and dense!) compilation of marking implications from behavioral research.

~ Nathan Yau. A good book on visualization, although I wouldn't recommend it for the beginner as you'll find yourself looking at computer code within the first few chapters.

~ Robert Nisbet and others. How long does a book need to be dormant and still qualify for your "active" reading list? It's taking me a while to get through this one...

~ Edward Tufte. The modern classic. My dad got it for me a few years ago and I'm finally reading it. Wish I had done so when he was still alive.

~ Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. A fascinating and fantastic work that considers how to think differently about what your organization does. Highly recommended.

~ Michael Porter. The strategy classic, more applicable than ever to the nonprofit sector. Very dense; for a much more concise treatment, try the HBR article entitled "What is Strategy?"

~ Patrick Lencioni. An important work for anyone of any title who aspires to be a leader.

~ Al Pittampalli. A concise diagnosis of what's wrong with the modern business meeting -- and what to do about it.

~ David McCullough. Not only a great historical work, but an inspiring story with a lot to remind us about putting mission into action.

Fantastic -- and free -- software to manage your thoughts, tasks, and ideas. Highly recommended.

Many of the organizations we work with ask for recommendations on software to use to better understand their data. Most everyone has a fantastic program already installed in Excel. A blackbelt in Excel can take you a long way. Worth learning more about.

There are situations in which Excel can only take you so far, and for that you need a true statistics program. At Event 360 we have tried several and have settled on SPSS mainly because of its pervasive use in the social sciences.

The emerging standard for deep, insightful data exploration. Remarkably intuitive and incredibly powerful. I absolutely love this program.

I just started using this after getting fed up with desktop financial management software. What took me so long?

When you are ready to relax after a long day, I recommend music! And there's no better-sounding, more complete music package than Logic at any price -- although the price makes it an incredible value too.

I'm a junkie.

I joined the board in 2012 and I'm thrilled!

Great summer food and atmosphere for the Michiana area.

Love it, winter and all. Best city in the world.

Visited Tel Aviv for a week in 2009 -- was changed forever. Rich history and welcoming, wonderful people. Whatever your religion or nationality, I recommend visiting this heartwarming country.

I love mole, and this is the place for it.

The classic. Great memories. See posts from January 2012 about this topic...