Episode 86 - Book Circles to Reimagine Organizational Learning ft. Theresa Destrebecq

In this episode, I'm joined by Theresa Destrebecq, founder of Emerge Book Circles. She has created a signature learning model that flips traditional training on its head - where content happens at home, and practice, dialogue, and experimentation happen together.

If you've ever felt frustrated by "shelf development" - all the books read and insights gained but never applied - this conversation will inspire you to rethink how learning truly happens inside organizations.

Episode Summary

Theresa combines her background in education and coaching to design book circles as leadership laboratories. Instead of delivering expert advice, she creates spaces where participants experiment, role-play, reflect, and integrate ideas into real behavior change.

⚡️Takeaways

✔ Discover how to flip traditional learning by separating content absorption from practice.

✔ Learn how to design sessions as leadership laboratories, not discussion clubs.

✔ Understand why behavioral change, not insight, is the real measure of success.

✔ Explore how a coach-like leadership mindset empowers teams and increases ownership.

✔ See how small, structured experiments create safer and more sustainable change.

📚 Books Mentioned

• The Advice Trap - Michael Bungay Stanier• Think Again - Adam Grant• Defy | The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes - Dr. Sunita Sah• The 6 Types of Working Genius - Patrick M. Lencioni

Curious what books are shaping facilitators right now?

Inside the Fit for Facilitation Community, I asked members to share the one book that truly changed their practice - and why.

https://community.fitforfacilitation.com/c/question-of-the-week/what-s-one-book-every-facilitator-should-read-and-how-has-it-influenced-your-practice-89984432-0460-4514-a35f-fe0448f04ca8

👤 Guest Info - Thérèse Destrebecq | Emerge Book Circles

Website: www.emergebookcircles.com

Substack: theresadestrebecq.substack.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresadestrebecq/

🎙️Host Info -  Nathy Ravez | La Workshoppeuse

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathyravez/

Newsletter – https://laworkshoppeuse.kit.com/newsletter

Fit For Facilitation Community – https://community.fitforfacilitation.com/