In keeping with our commitment to providing resources to leaders in our business community, our November reading list has this book:
Love is Free. Guac is Extra.: How Vulnerability, Empowerment, and Curiosity Built an Unstoppable Team - Monty Moran
In this book, former Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill Monty Moran explores how vulnerability, love, curiosity, and a unique understanding of empowerment builds an extraordinary and effective culture. Moran discusses the shaping experiences he had that led him to scaling Chipotle from a regional chain to a Fortune 500 Business, including befriending the homeless as a teenager, navigating the ever-challenging Co-CEO relationship, and personally interviewing 20,000 employees to understand their experiences. This is a book that showcases Monty’s humility as a a leader, and it helps us better understand servant leadership in a business context. Further, Moran also shows us how we can both be loving leaders and have a culture of excellence. At PFD, we can’t recommend this book enough for its insight to leadership development as a catalyst in creating amazing companies.