What We Are Reading Today: Lead For A Change

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Updated 07 April 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: Lead For A Change

Author: Dr. Ronald S. Glickman

With over 30 years’ experience as a senior executive, Dr. Ronald S. Glickman shares techniques to execute change initiatives, develop talent, and motivate teams to deliver breakthrough results on a global scale.

A timely and important book for leaders at any stage in their career journey, “Lead for a Change” explains why the goal of change management is not happiness, but meeting and exceeding clear expectations, says a review published on goodreads.com.

This guide frames proven strategies as ingredients for leaders at any level to create context-specific recipes for spearheading change initiatives.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree’ by Nabil Ali

Updated 08 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree’ by Nabil Ali

Flowering currant, ivy, Portuguese laurel, and woad might all have grown in a medieval garden, but it would have taken special expertise to extract and create rich blue and purple pigments from them. 

Humans have been extracting dyes and inks from natural materials for millennia, and the practice was firmly established during the medieval era, recorded in manuscripts that survive today.

“Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree” brings together recipes for making natural colors according to season, method, and ingredients.