Suggested Reading Plans for Small Groups

2 month Reading Plan

Week 1: Introduction: Why Manage by Proverbs?

Week 2: Part I plus case study

Week 3: Part II plus case study

Week 4: Part III plus case study

Week 5: Part IV plus case study

Week 6: Part V plus case study

Week 7: Part VI plus layoff exercise

Week 8: Epilogue and discussion of your next steps

3 month Reading Plan

Week 1: Introduction: Why Manage by Proverbs?

Week 2: Chapters 1-3

Week 3: Chapters 4-6 plus case study

Week 4: Chapters 7 and 8

Week 5: Chapters 9 and 10 plus case study

Week 6: Chapters 11 and 12 plus case study

Week 7: Chapters 13 and 14

Week 8: Chapters 15 and 16 plus case study

Week 9: Chapters 17 and 18

Week 10: Chapters 19 and 20

Week 11: Chapters 21 and 22 plus case study

Week 12: Chapters 23-25 plus layoff exercise

Week 13: Epilogue and discussion of your next steps

6 month Reading Plan

Week 1: Introduction: Why Manage by Proverbs?

Week 2: Chapter 1

Week 3: Chapter 2

Week 4: Chapter 3

Week 5: Chapter 4

Week 6: Chapter 5

Week 7: Chapter 6 plus case study

Week 8: Chapter 7

Week 9: Chapter 8

Week 10: Chapter 9

Week 11: Chapter 10 plus case study

Week 12: Chapter 11

Week 13: Chapter 12

Week 14: Chapter 13 plus case study

Week 15: Chapter 14

Week 16: Chapter 15

Week 17: Chapter 16

Week 18: Chapter 17 plus case study

Week 19: Chapter 18

Week 20: Chapter 19

Week 21: Chapter 20

Week 22: Chapter 21

Week 23: Chapter 22 plus case study

Week 24: Chapter 23

Week 25: Chapter 24

Week 26: Chapter 25 plus layoff exercise

Week 27: Epilogue and discussion of your next steps