The Federal News Radio book club ahead this Wednesday…

Coming up this Thursday Wednesday… the first Federal News Radio Book Club. (Earlier I said the incorrect day — it is Wednesday!) Our first book is The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey. [More about the Federal News Radio Book Club here… and here… and if you have an Amazon.com Kindle eBook, you can have the book downloaded in minutes.]

I have had several people who e-mailed me to ask if they need to be some place specific to participate in the book club. The answer is yes — just be near your radio or steaming FederalNewsRadio.com on your computer on Thursday, Nov. 19 for In Depth with Francis Rose, heard on Federal News Radio 1500 AM and federalnewsradio.com between 1-3p ET. On Nov. 19, we will have Covey on the program… also joining us will be Dave Winnergren, the Defense Department’s deputy CIO and one of the best readers — and best managers. More on that in just a moment… I will also be there as will, of course, Francis Rose.

So… it’s that easy.

Some additional resources…

• This week on Federal News Radio’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we had Winnergren on the program talking about the book — why he was fascinated with it — and books in general — why they can be helpful to you… and me… and us. Near the end of the interview, he goes through some of his favorite books — just off the top of his head. Whew!
• As I mentioned earlier, Federal Computer Week in the Nov. 17 issue, will have an excerpt of The SPEED of Trust if you are unable to read the book. FCW editor in chief John Monroe explains the portion of the book that he selected here. They will also have an interview with Winnergren about books — and how they help him manage. They ususally post the magazine late Sunday night or early Monday Morning and you can find the Web table of contents for the print edition here.
• More on why trust matters… Robert Carey, the CIO for the Department of the Navy, has a wonderful blog post, Trust: The most important thing. “The discussion on organizational trust opened my eyes to a fundamental truth that exists everywhere: Trust relationships support all mission accomplishment, both internal to organizations and across organizations,” he writes. He doesn’t mention Covey’s The SPEED of Trust, but I happen to know that is one of the books. Read Carey’s full post here.
  

Finally… thoughts as you’re reading the book… send your comments or questions.
There are all sorts of ways to reach us.

• Let us know your question before the show. Just leave a message on our new comment line: 877-936-8250. You can be anonymous if that works for you. We can then ask your question or play your comment on the air. The ‘who are you’ question is less important then what you say.
• E-mail me at chris at chrisdorobek.com.
• E-mail Francis at frose at federalnewsradio.com
• Use Federal News Radio’s ‘sound off’ page.

And we’ll see you on the radio… Thursday, Nov. 19th between 1-3p ET. (We’ll, I’m on each day, but… that’s when we’ll be talking about the book.)