Get Smart! Business Book Discussion Group - in collaboration with Worthington Libraries

Join us for The Get Smart! Business Book Club,


a Chamber partnership with Worthington Libraries.


The group meets quarterly at a Chamber-member business.


McVay's Ethan Allen, 6767 N. High St., will host our July 7 book discussion group, beginning at 5:30 p.m.   


There is no charge to attend the event. Pre-registration is encouraged.


Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be furnished, courtesy of Worthington Libraries and the Chamber.



The book selection for the July 7 discussion group is "Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.








The Heath brothers (coauthors of Made to Stick) address motivating employees, family members, and ourselves in their analysis of why we too often fear change. Change is not inherently frightening, but our ability to alter our habits can be complicated by the disjunction between our rational and irrational minds: the self that wants to be swimsuit-season ready and the self that acquiesces to another slice of cake anyway. The trick is to find the balance between our powerful drives
and our reason. The authors' lessons are backed up by anecdotes that deal with such things as new methods used to reform abusive parents, the revitalization of a dying South Dakota town, and the rebranding of megastore Target. Through these lively examples, the Heaths speak energetically and encouragingly on how to modify our behaviors and businesses. This clever discussion is an entertaining and educational must-read for executives and for ordinary citizens looking to get out of a rut. (Publisher's Weekly Copyright
© Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)


If you would like to reserve a copy of the book from the library, click on this link and select the “Reserve” option directly under the picture of the book:
http://catalog.worthingtonlibraries.org/resolver.ashx?isbn=9780385528757


If you’d like to reserve a copy of the book on CD, click on this link and select the “Reserve” option directly under the picture of the book on CD:
http://catalog.worthingtonlibraries.org/resolver.ashx?isbn=9780739376966


You’ll need your library card number and PIN number (usually the last four digits of your phone number)to reserve materials online.


  For additional information, contact Jeff Regensburger at Worthington Libraries, phone (614) 807-2652 .



To pre-register for the event (and receive a preprinted name tag and the opportunity to win a door prize), click on "Register Now" on the screen at right. Follow the prompts, and be sure to click "Submit." You will receive a confirmation e-mail.