This reading list is arranged by topic and then in alphabetical order by title.
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Business Improvement
What To Do When Conflict Happens
Steve Ventura and Eric Harvey Help your people become PROBLEM SOLVERS! Conflict…
The Ultimate Question: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in Custom Driven World
Fred Reichheld and Rob Markey In the first edition of this landmark…
The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth
Fred Reichheld CEOs regularly announce ambitious growth targets, then fail to achieve…
The Organized Executive
Stephanie Winston The author of Getting Organized now updates The Organized Executive…
The Art of Innovation
Tom Kelley and Jonathan Littman IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and…
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t
Jim Collins The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise…
Customer Feedback
A Complaint Is a Gift: Using Customer Feedback As a Strategic Tool
Janelle Barlow and Claus Moller A customer complaint is the most valuable…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Belonging at Work
Rhodes Perry Belonging at Work empowers business leaders, change agents, visionaries, and…
Breaking the Silence Habit
Sarah Beaulieu In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employees and leaders…
Human Resources
The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance
Dave Ulrich and Mark A. Huselid Three experts in Human Resources introduce…
Leadership - Overall
Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor
Warren Bennis and Daniel Goleman In Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in…
The Will to Lead: Running a Business With a Network of Leaders
Marvin Bower The former CEO of McKinsey & Company shares his experiences…
The Manager’s Communication Handbook
David Cottrell and Eric L. Harvey The Manager’s Communication Handbook will allow…
The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work
Peter Block The Empowered Manager uncovers a roadmap to creating a more…
Leadership - Company Changes
Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple…
Business As Unusual: The Handbook for Leading and Managing Organizational Change
Price Pritchett and Ron Pound A “quick impact” manual for executives, middle…
Beyond Performance 2.0: A Proven Approach to Leading Large-Scale Change
Scott Keller and Bill Schaninger Beyond Performance 2.0 removes the notion of…
Leadership - Managing Employees
Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do: And What to Do About It
Ferdinand Fournies Based on the actual experiences of 25,000 managers, Why Employees…
The Manager’s Coaching Handbook
David Cottrell and Mark C. Layton Your colleagues spoke, we listened ……
The Carrot Principle
Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton Stick Management is out. Carrot management is…
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once…
The 24-Carrot Manager
Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton In this companion volume to their successful…
Leadership - Skills
You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School and Other Simple Truths of Leadership
Mac Anderson An essential part of being a successful leader is hiring…
Tough-Minded Leadership
Joe D. Batten Tough-minded Leadership offers new insights, focus, and motivation for…
Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
Stewart D. Friedman Now more than ever, your success as a leader…
The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships
Lois Zachary Thoughtful and rich with advice, The Mentor’s Guide explores the…
The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently
Tony Dungy “Your only job is to help your players be better.”…
Personal Improvement - Overall
Who Are You Really and What Do You Want?
Shad Helmstetter Ph.D. Based on more than 25 years of research in…
The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
Andy Andrews What makes the difference between failure and success? Join David…
The Right Mountain: Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success
Jim Hayhurst Sr. In 1988, Jim Hayhurst, a forty-seven year old ex-advertising…
The Likeability Factor
Tim Sanders You can win life’s popularity contests. The choices other people…
The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves In today’s fast-paced world of competitive workplaces…
Personal Improvement - Time Management
Telephone and Time Management: Making It a Tool and Not a Tyrant
Dru Scott Improve your work day by learning to control your time…
Practical Time Management: How to Make the Most of Your Most Perishable Resource
Marion E. Haynes This book provides a more extensive treatment of time…
Personal Improvement - Work Related
The Magic of Thinking BIG
David J. Schwartz Millions of readers have acquired the secrets of success…
The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change
Price Pritchett and Ron Pound The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change teaches…
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling The 4 Disciplines of Execution…
Start Right…Stay Right
Steve Ventura Every employee’s straight-talk guide to personal responsibility and job success.…
Six Thinking Hats
Edward DeBono Used successfully by thousands of business managers, educators, and government…
Sales/Consulting
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher and William L. Ury Since its original publication nearly thirty…
Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
Peter Block This Third Edition to Peter Block’s Flawless Consulting addresses business…
Speaking
136 Effective Presentation Tips
Tony Jeary and David Cottrell Raving fans? Or Bored to death? Which…
