Lora Cecere Story

I am a sixty-seven-year-old grandma, a gardener, a quilter, and the founder of Supply Chain Insights. Born in southern West Virginia to a dad that was a postal clerk and a mom who was a lifelong educator, I have a passion to learn. My goal through my professional work is to help business leaders transform their supply chains through the adoption of new forms of analytics and redefining supply chain processes. To that end, I write a blog, publish books, speak frequently, and facilitate a number of share groups. Currently, I am honored to be followed by over 325,000 followers on LinkedIn. I also write for Forbes and serve as a LinkedIn Influencer.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

I looked out my window each morning to green mountains. I was born in Princeton, WV. I have two older brothers: one never thought that I would get a job.

Rain or snow, we walked just short of a mile up a winding path to school.

Life as a child in southern West Virginia was rustic and bucolic. We did not have a car. My mom took the family once a month for groceries and we each lugged the bags home on the bus. My earliest memory was dragging a bag up the stairs of the bus at the age of four.

In our yard, we had large oak and buckeye trees. To prevent injury from falling nuts, my father made us wear World War II helmets when we played outside. My brother and I, spent many hours fighting imaginary battles in and out of the piles of leaves.

I learned to read from the back of a cereal box, and my brothers and I were quite accomplished in how to move the rabbit ears on the black and white television to get one of two channels.

I was in the fourth grade when Kennedy was shot, and I remember the trauma of hiding under the school desks in the Cuban Missile crisis.

Phone calls were on a party line. Twenty-two families shared the same phone line so we got very familiar with the neighbors. Seems strange now to have two cell phones in my purse that can locate where I am in an instant.

I attended the first earth day and graduated from High School in green high top sneakers much to my mother’s chagrin. School came easy and I never really tried. I always assumed that I would got to college even though my parents salaries were lower middle class.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

I am the girl with the pigtails. This is at the end of a long hike up Seneca Rocks when I was 12. The picture is taken with one of the neighbor families—the Faulkner's. My mom was best friends with their mom.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

I never did this well. As a single mother in a man’s world, I was always juggling a big ball (my daughter), a smaller ball (work), and a very small ball (myself). Since I always thought that I had to work harder than everyone else to prove myself, I got good at time management and packing my schedule. Sadly, I never had a weekend without some form of work.

When I was in my thirties, I discovered a white-collar crime of 1.2 Million. One of my employees established a theft ring and financed a personal business. Over the course of four years, I testified in four trials and sat for many depositions. It took a toll. In later life, I realized I was suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome and enrolled in counseling for depression.

In my fifties, I discovered that I was suffering from osteoporosis. My doctor encouraged me to get off the couch, so I hired a trainer and started working out six days a week. Exercise helped to give me the time I needed to heal. I swim three miles a week and take ballet two-to-three times a week. My goal is to do a pirouette on pointe before I die.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

I am a quilter and a gardener. Before I log in, I sew about an hour and when I finish my workout, I sew for another two hours. I always am tapping my toe to music. In the warmer months, I tote dirt, haul mulch and build beds. I planted about 7000 tulip bulbs this year. I like building things of beauty.

To fight old age, I am also taking adult piano.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

I remember someone that looks me in the eye, smiles, and shakes my hand. You can tell a lot about someone from a handshake.

If the meeting is at the end of a speech, I enjoy a great conversation about a point that was made. I dismiss people trying to sell me something.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Be Open To The Outcome, Four-Fold Way

No one knows the future, or the opportunities in the future, I think that people are happier and more successful when they are open to the path and enjoying the journey versus focusing on the destination.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

I started my professional journey as a student in chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee. One of two women in the class, it was not easy. The chemical engineering degree was my second bachelor’s degree. I previously majored in dietetics, but after a brief stint in a hospital kitchen, I knew that I needed a career that would allow me to have more freedom to make an impact and work with people.

My first job was as a co-op student at P&G’s Pringle manufacturing plant in Jackson, TN. The manufacturing leadership and the focus on high-performance team management were great training. I loved opening the door of the factory and hearing the rhythm of the machinery to welcome me to work.

My second job was at the R&D center for P&G. My projects centered on the use of base-catalyzed polyglyceride esters and the use in cake mixes.

I then moved to General Foods before the acquisition by Kraft. My first job focused on the roll-out of new products—design of equipment, site location and refinement of processes. In this job, I traveled around the world and spent some wonderful time working with marketing and R&D teams on commercialization processes.

When Philip Morris bought General Foods, I relocated to Atlanta to work for Clorox. I had just graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was anxious to test my new leadership concepts. I learned the hard way that academic concepts always need to be redefined to fit the culture.

My first position was managing bleach operations, and the job expanded to the management of southeast distribution centers. In this position, as a part of a cross-functional team, I implemented VMI processes between Clorox and Wal-Mart and scheduled over two hundred shipments on twenty-one doors. Managing this process was eye-opening. I had taken distribution for granted and learned the hard way that the alignment of make and deliver processes is easier to say than execute. Most of my manufacturing associates had little understanding of distribution.

In this role, we implemented early technology for distribution requirements planning, transportation planning and order management. I never understood why there was no interoperability between these applications. This question remains in my mind today.

After Clorox, I managed factories and distribution centers for Dreyer Grand Ice Cream. The high-performance management principles of the founders aligned with my early training at P&G. At Dreyer’s I worked with the sales team to implement scan-based trade. We were excited about the project, but it was an advanced form of retail collaboration that never was adopted.

After Dreyer’s I transitioned to building software at Manugistics, now Blue Yonder. The transition from implementing software to building technology was both a great learning, but humbling. It was in this position that I learned a lot on the building of software and the evolution of supply chain planning.

Following this, I became an industry analyst first for Gartner, then AMR research and in 2012, I started my own company, Supply Chain Insights. As an analyst, my focus is on primary research. I write for business leaders—books, blogs, and articles for Forbes. My writing is followed by over 325,000 business leaders globally.. I feel fortunate to have worked for a number of companies across different industries. I was lucky enough to participate in great educational programs and drive innovative projects.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Professional Career

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

I had no idea where my career was going, I just knew that I wanted to continue learning, and working until my mid-seventies. Not all careers value age.

I have crafted my career based on opportunities, building meaningful relationships and continual learning.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Professional Career

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

I am currently working on testing outside-in supply chain processes and building a network of networks. Each of these initiatives requires rethinking traditional approaches to Supply Chain Management.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Professional Career

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Publishing my first book

Developing the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology

LinkedIn Influencer

Forbes Contributor

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Professional Career

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Supply Chain Insights is an S-Corp registered in the State of Delaware. The Company is a boutique analyst firm specializing in supply chain management. I work with business leaders across hundreds of companies to help them understand how newer forms of technologies can help improve business value. I do an annual conference and facilitate several share groups.

Each year I publish an ebook and weekly, I post on a blog and produce a podcast.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

Supply Chain Management and the fields of Engineering are great learning opportunities. Develop analytical skills, the ability to listen and the imagination and courage to create.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

Oh my! Such a journey. Here is my advice.

Virtual teams require a different skillset—you must listen to what is not said.

Managing employees across the state, and country borders is not for the faint of heart. Make your business simple—clear value proposition, few state regulations to manage, and few assets to manage.

Companies never pay you when they say. Manage receivables carefully.

Paypal is your next best friend. Get good at it.

Running a business requires you to be always on.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Leadership Advice

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

I think that we focus too much on technology and too little on improving relationships.

From the diary of Lora Cecere's story

Life and Experiences

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? Some fun facts and anecdotes from your life.

Where are you from originally? What are some of your favorite memories as a child?

Would you like to share one of your memorable pictures?

How do you maintain the balance between your professional and personal life?

What do you do to relax? Any therapy you would like to share?

They say that first impressions last and are made in the first few seconds of meeting someone. What personal attributes convey a positive first impression to you?

Often people find inspiration from great thinkers, writers and prolific people in history. What is your favorite quote and why is that quote noteworthy?

Professional Career

Can you briefly share your professional journey?

Did your career turn out just the way you wanted it to?

Can you share some of the interesting projects you are working on these days?

You have had a varied career to date. Explain some of your proudest achievements?

Please tell us more about Supply Chain Insights and your role as a Founder.

Leadership Advice

What advice would you give to anyone seeking a career in your industry?

What advice would you give newbie entrepreneurs about being successful?

What technologies or innovations do you suggest will improve the acquisition of knowledge?

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

What do you think about Executives Diary?

Lora Cecere's story

Leadership Advice

What is your favorite book and can you explain what you like about it?

I am reading Think Again, by Adam Grant at present. I highly recommend it to understand the concept of unlearning.

Part of my job is writing. I work hard to develop writing skills. I love Sol Stein’s series on writing. Very practical advice on effective story telling.