Book Club: ‘Speak Up: Say What Needs to be Said and Hear What Needs to be Heard.’ by Megan Reitz & John Higgins

“We’ve all got habits of when we speak up and stay silent. We also have habits around who we listen to and what we listen to.” – Megan Reitz and John Higgins

This session of the Leading to Change Book Club will be featuring ‘Speak Up’ by Megan Reitz and John Higgins.

Whether you have already read the book, you are interested in reading it or finding out more about it; this is a space were you are welcome to engage and join the conversation.

About the book:

• ‘Speak Up: Say What Needs to be Said and Hear What Needs to be Heard.’ – Megan Reitz and John Higgins
• An online copy of this book is available via the Knowledge Network. Anyone who helps to deliver publicly funded health or social care in Scotland is eligible to access and create an Open Athens account.

Have a look at some free, optional resources below:

• 2-minute read – A brief introduction the book and its key concepts: Truth to Power — Megan Reitz
• 6-minute read- Reitz, M. and Higgins, J. (2020) Speaking Truth to Power: Why Leaders Cannot Hear What They Need To Hear – British Medical Journal Leader
• 15-minute watch – A TED Talk delivered by the author: TEDx Hult Ashridge Talk — Megan Reitz
• 55-minute watch – A lecture by Megan Reitz: Speaking truth to power – Prof. Megan Reitz – Oxford University Hospitals – Leadership Talks

About the book club:

Our aim is to create a flexible learning space for leaders at all levels, who appreciate books and reading as part of their continuous leadership development. A cosy space to promote, celebrate and enhance the valuable role of books to our personal growth, self-leadership and critical thinking.

We will start the session with an introduction and summary from our team, then participants will be put into smaller groups to allow for deeper reflection and conversation.

We will be using the following format to facilitate this 1-hour session:

Welcome and setting the scene

Discussion in small groups:   What interested you in this book? Share an insight that resonated with you Share one thing you will do or think about differently as a result?

Larger group discussion

Collating our ‘5 Leadership Bookmarks’ as a group

Closing

Bring a cuppa, a curious mind and join us in conversation!