If a selection has an * I recommend it as a gift to a new leader and/or team member. Before you give a gift, please read this gift-giving advice.
| Managing More Effectively | |
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*One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard |
*Managing Right for the First Time by David C. Baker |
| Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath |
*Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie |
| Linchpin by Seth Godin |
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer |
| One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey by Ken Blanchard |
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard |
*HBR Article: Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker
TED Talk: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
| Leadership: The Servant by James C. Hunter |
Empathy: The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman |
| Empathy: For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn |
Empathy: For Women Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn |
| Empathy: StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath |
Personal Ownership: QBQ by John G. Miller |
| Personal Ownership: Mindset by Carol S. Dweck |
Personal Ownership: *Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (really short) |
| Personal Ownership: *The Dip by Seth Godin |
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| What Matters: Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx |
What Matters: The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom |
| What Matters: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom |
What Matters: *The Traveler by Daren Simkin (really short) |
| Self Confidence: *Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson |
Community and Learning: Tribes by Seth Godin |
| Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box by Arbinger Institute |
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Delegation: HBR Article: Who’s Got the Monkey?
| First Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman |
How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath and Don Clifton |
| *Drive by Daniel Pink |
Sway by Ori and Ram Brafman |
| What the CEO Wants You to Know by Ram Charan |
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HBR Article: Cash Management Practices in Small Companies
| Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeir Hanson |
The Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish |
| Good to Great by Jim Collins |
Good to Great and the Social Sectors by Jim Collins |
HBR Article: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? By David Collis and Michael Rukstad
| *The Dip by Seth Godin |
Do the Work! by Steven Pressfield |
| Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer |
LinchPin by Seth Godin |
| *Mastery by George Leonard |
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Dale Carnegie Leadership Training (being taught in most major metropolitan areas)Effective Communication and Presentation Skills
#1: Go join your local Toastmasters organization AND make a 12 month commitment#2: Dale Carnegie Course: Effective Communications & Human Relations/Skills For Success (12 weeks)#3: Have someone video tape every presentation you give for next 6 months and spend 30 minutes critiquing yourself each time.
*if this sounds too painful, see top 2 options above…
| Co-Active Coaching by Laura Whitworth, et al |
The Mindful Coach by Doug Silsbee |
| *The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard |
(for church leaders specifically) All Things New—A Fable of Renewal by Rodger Price |
| *Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott |
Crucial Conversations by Kenny Patterson, et al |
| New Grads: Great on the Job by Jodi Glickman |
Leaders: The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins |
| Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson |
Influencer by Kerry Patterson, et al |
| *Managing Right For The First Time by David C. Baker |
Death By Meeting by Patrick Lencioni |
| The Leadership Dojo by Richard Strozzi-Heckler |
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