Recommended Books


Leadership

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Maxwell, Maxwell Motivation, Inc.

"Everyone Communicates, Few Connect": What the Most Effective People Do Differently, Maxwell, Maxwell Motivation, Inc.

Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, Lee Bolman & Terrance Deal, Jossey-Bass

The Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner, Jossey-Bass

Art Of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Sander, Harvard Business School Press   


Leading Teams

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni, Jossey-Bass

The Leader's Handbook: Making Things Happen, Getting Things Done, Peter R. Scholtes, McGraw-Hill


Coaching

Quiet Leadership: Six Steps To Transforming Performance At Work, David Rock, HarperCollins

Masterful Coaching: Extraordinary Results by Impacting People and the Way They Think and Work Together Robert Hargrove, Jossey-Bass

Leading with Questions: How Leaders Find the Right Solutions By Knowing What To Ask, Michael Marquardt, Jossey-Bass


Communication

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Chip Heath & Dan Heath, Random House  


Workplace Culture

Fish!: A Proven Way To Boost Morale And Improve Results, Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, & John Christensen, Hyperion   


Change Management

Leading Change, John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School Press

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, William Bridges, Da Capo Press  


Personal Effectiveness/Time Management

The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life, Leo Babauta, Hyperion

Getting Things Done: The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen, Penguin Books - a great book or CD for applying the 4D approach to time management

The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It -- And Mean It and Stop People-Pleasing Forever, Susan Newman, Ph.D., McGraw-Hill

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Stephen R. Covey, Free Press - a classic book that outlines the Rule of Four and living a principle-centered life.

Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule--and Your Life,

Your Brain At Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long, David Rock, Harper Business

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time, Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy, Harvard Business Review – an excellent article about interventions to increase your capacity to get things done.

Organize Yourself, Ronni Eisenberg, MacMillan – this book provides proven techniques for streamlining your daily life and dealing with clutter and procrastination

Take Time for Your Life , Broadway Books – any book by this author will help you create the life you want and build your assertiveness skills

The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It -- And Mean It and Stop People-pleasing Forever , McGraw Hill, - this book will help you practice the skill of saying ‘no’ in various work and personal situations


Generational & Cultural Diversity

Generations At Work: Managing the Clash Of Veterans, Boomers, Xers, and Nexters in Your Workplace, Ron Zemke, Claire Raines & Bob Filiipczak, Amacon

Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work, Tamara Erickson, Harvard Business Press  

Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting Culturally Different Employees, Lionel Laroche & Don Rutherford, Elsevier  

 

 

 
 
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