At Harvard Business School one of the traditions has been to spend some time on the last day of classes giving a talk to your students about how to create a good life as a leader.

    Often these speeches leave the students encouraged and with a deeper understanding of their role in business and in life. Author Daisy Wademan, a graduate of Harvard Business School in 2002, has collected some of these talks into her new book “Remember Who You Are.”

    It is a collection of 15 of what she considers the most influential* speeches from her professors. For each one there is a short vignette* about the professor followed by the actual speech. Each speech is only a few pages long and takes only a short time to read but could influence you for many years.

    The topics include appreciating* help from others and trying to help other people, balancing who you are at home and at work, understanding who you are by looking back at your past, and so on.

    The keynote story is the final one in the book, “Remember Who You Are.” We can imagine how these words from a proud mother guided and inspired* Harvard Business School Dean Kim Clark over the years.

    “Remember Who You Are” is a recommended* read for anyone in a leadership position or who hopes to be there.

    The book is available in both English and Chinese at online bookstores.(SD-Agencies)