What is Haverford’s Executive Leadership Team Reading?

At Haverford Trust, we truly understand the importance of reading and encourage everyone to download a classic, pick up a new release, and stay on top of current affairs.  Reading is critical to one’s personal and professional growth, and continued self improvement. See some of the recommendations of Haverford’s Executive Leadership team listed below.

Last month, our Vice President & Director of Operations Diane Goldstein finished Rich Diviney’s book “The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drives of Optimal Performance,” a piece that has inspired her and provided guidance on how to work as a team. “The author is a retired Navy SEAL commander, and the book goes into attributes that explain how we perform as individuals and as part of a team. As I read, I could see that the Quality teams we have at Haverford can be attributed to the emphasis that we place on attributes during our hiring process. While we’re not Navy SEALs, the insights within are applicable to everyone in their personal and professional lives.”

Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Veronica McKee recently read “Making Numbers Count” by Chip Heath, a guide to communicating and understanding numbers from data. She states that “as a marketing professional in the finance industry, helping people understand complex numbers and visualize or feel the data is always a goal.”

Vice Chair Binney Wietlisbach recommends reading “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus. This book follows main character Elizabeth Zott and her journey as a single, working mother who is daring women to change the status quo. Binney states that, “While some who have read ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ say it is ‘a little fluffy,’ that wasn’t my reaction. What stuck out to me was the strong female character. She was consistently true to herself and never backed down – especially in the face of a very male-dominated workplace and society that did not welcome a smart, single mother.”

Our Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer Mimi Ness recently enjoyed reading “The Exiles” by Christina Baker Kline. This historical fiction read was recommended to her by a co-worker and “takes place in the late 1800’s and revolves around female convicts sent to a penal colony in Australia.” Mimi states that it is “very well written – I had a hard time putting it down!”