Lead With Imagination: 21 Books That Changed How I Think About Leadership in 2025
From Roosevelt’s Amazon to the Savannah Bananas, here’s what 21 diverse books taught me about imagination as leadership’s most underrated superpower.
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The Night I Vanished a World Series Ring
In 1993, while performing tableside magic at Florida’s legendary Chalet Suzanne, I met a kind man with a mysterious ring. It turned out to be a World Series ring—and he turned out to be Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. What followed was a moment of unexpected wonder, laughter, and generosity that reminded me: sometimes the best magic isn’t on stage, but in the simple grace of a shared human moment.
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The Curtain and the Key – A Fictional Conversation Between C.S. Lewis and Harry Houdini
What happens when the world’s greatest escape artist meets the mind behind Mere Christianity? While Harry Houdini and C.S. Lewis never met in life, I’ve often imagined what a conversation between them might have sounded like. One—a man who searched for truth by unmasking illusion. The other—a man who found truth in the heart of…
