The Club
The book club is a space where we read the Classics: the Great Books and Great Works. We discuss the Great Ideas embedded in them. It is a moment where readers are invited to contemplate greatness, and in doing so, to absorb wisdom that elevates everyday life.
It is a space where leaders are nurtured and inspired to embrace a culture of virtuous leadership. The Great Books tradition is the teacher; I facilitate.
What makes a Great Book
- Enduring relevance
- It transcends its era and remains relevant across centuries.
- Intellectual depth
- It gives tools for logical thinking and explores profound themes.
- Foundational influence
- It has shaped the trajectory of literature, philosophy, art or history.
- Universal themes
- It asks the enduring human questions of justice, truth and the nature of life.
How the club works
Everyone who holds some position of leadership, at home or in public, is welcome. You do not need a literature degree. You need to have read the book.
- One month before
The book is assigned and members are given a month to finish it. I confirm the editions everyone will read from.
- A week before
Members receive my notes and the questions we will sit with, so the conversation starts in the middle of the argument.
- The session
We meet and use the Socratic method to guide the discussion. Conversations last not less than three hours.
Who is welcome
Everyone who holds some position of leadership, at home or in public.
The club is for people who aspire to virtuous leadership, who are curious about it, who want to cultivate a transformative reading culture, or who want to spend their leisure time in elevated pursuits.
It is for people who lead something, a team, a firm, a classroom, a family, and want to lead it better. You need to finish the book.
The cohorts
Three groups, each small on purpose and each by invitation.
- Devenir
- Eight women in senior roles. Monthly since 2019.
- Coffee with Aristotle
- Young professionals moving into mid-level roles. Monthly since 2015.
- Karen Country Club
- Fifteen members, from mid-career to senior leadership. Every other month.
Facilitating Devenir from home, the year the club met online 
Coffee with Aristotle reads The Dragonfly Sea 
Lucy Mulli Book Club at Karen Country Club
Joining
The cohorts are small on purpose, and by invitation. Open sessions are the door, and the waiting list is where the next cohort begins.
The waiting list
The cohorts are small on purpose, and by invitation. Leave your address and I invite from this list, in the order people arrived, when a chair opens or a new cohort begins.