Friday's Five ✋ #287
Happy Friday!☀️
Hello from Berlin where I spent half of the week with clients after a great Easter break. Hope you’re all well!
What I’m reading 📖
Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton’s new novel ‘Birnam Wood’ was on various book recommendation lists left and right and I am glad I started it. The eco-thriller that’s set in New Zealand stands out for its engaging pace and plot and I love how she develops the different characters in the story in great detail without feeling overwhelming. About a third in and I enjoy this book a lot. More about ‘Birnam Wood’.
What I’m listening to 🎧
Matze interviewed the manager of the German women’s national football team Martina Voss-Tecklenburg and it’s such a wonderful conversation about Martina’s journey through professional football as a young woman, her path into coaching professional teams, and her approach and learnings about leadership that apply both to business and sports. I loved everything she said and brought back fond memories of when Isa and I interviewed her for the Role Models Podcast.
What I’m watching 📺
German-American show runner Anna Winger has made a name for herself with tv series such as Unorthodox and Deutschland 83, 86, and 89. Netflix has her back with her new creation called ‘Transatlantic’ and it’s a great and unique story. Set in Marseille in 1940 at the dawn of the second World War, the story follows a collective of Americans, French, and British resistance activists who help Jewish artists and authors escape mainland Europe. The set, costumes, and production value adds a special note. Watch the trailer.
What I’m thinking about 🧠
“Culture is the number of behaviors you want to see and celebrate minus the behaviors you don‘t want to see but tolerate.” - Danny Meyer
What else?! 💯
One of my favorite bands of the past years is Bear’s Den. I love every new song they put out periodically and it’s one of the new band newsletter I’m subscribed to. I want to hear immediately when they release a new song. ‘Evelyn’ is out today and it’s dreamy.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!
David
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