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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
by Kerry Patterson
A guide to effectively navigate difficult conversations, build trust, and create mutual understanding.
Learn how to keep your cool and get the results you want when emotions flare. When stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong, you have three choices: Avoid a crucial conversation and ... (Goodreads)
Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
by Kerry Patterson
A guide to becoming an influencer, with practical advice on how to change behavior and make a difference in the world.
"From the New York Times bestselling authors of Crucial Conversations . . . Whether your goal is to change minds, change markets, or change the world-anything is possible for an influencer.Everyone ... (Barnes & Noble)
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
by The Arbinger Institute
A exploration of how self-deception can lead to ineffective leadership and a guide to overcoming it.
The "disease" of self-deception (acting in ways contrary to what one knows is right) underlies all leadership problems in today's organizations, according to the premise of this work. However well ... (Goodreads)
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni
An exploration of the dynamics of team-building, and how to overcome five common pitfalls.
In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and ... (Goodreads)
First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey
A practical guide to finding balance and making time for what matters in life.
From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to prioritizing your personal and professional goals. I'm getting more done in ... (Goodreads)
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
A guide to improving efficiency and productivity through better organization.
The book, Lifehack, calls ,"The Bible of business and personal productivity.","A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'",—,Fast ... (Barnes & Noble)
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
by Dan Ariely
An exploration of why humans make irrational decisions, and how to overcome them.
Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin? Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't ... (Goodreads)
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
by Gavin de Becker
Examining how fear can be used to protect oneself from violence, and how it is a valuable tool.
True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted ... (Goodreads)
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
by Marshall Goldsmith
A guide to becoming even more successful, offering strategies for personal and professional growth.
America's most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach ... (Goodreads)
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
by Seth Godin
Exploring how to unlock potential, create value and become indispensable to an organization.
In bestsellers such as Purple Cow and Tribes , Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is about you—your choices, your future, and your ... (Goodreads)
Business Model Generation
by Alexander Osterwalder
A guide to crafting business models and creating new sources of value.
Business Model Generation is a practical, inspiring handbook for anyone striving to improve a business model or craft a new one. 1) Change the way you think about business models Business Model ... (Goodreads)
The One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard
A practical guide to improving productivity and motivation through effective management.
For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nationwide have followed The One Minute Manager 's techniques, thus increasing their productivity, job ... (Goodreads)
The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
by Norman Doidge
Exploring the brain's remarkable ability to adapt, heal and change itself.
An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country ... (Goodreads)
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull
An exploration of the principles and strategies that drive success in the creative process.
“What does it mean to manage well?” From Ed Catmull, co-founder (with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) of Pixar Animation Studios, comes an incisive book about creativity in business—sure to appeal to ... (Goodreads)
Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
by Stephen C. Lundin
A novel about the importance of workplace morale and how to boost it.
The powerful parable that has helped millions to see their lives and work in a new way — now revised and updated to celebrate 20 years of working with greater purpose! It's a rainy day in Seattle, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
by Lois P. Frankel
A guide for women to identify and overcome common mistakes that hold them back in the workplace.
Before you were told to "Lean In," Dr. Lois Frankel told you how to get that corner office. The New York Times bestseller, is now completely revised and updated. In this edition, internationally ... (Barnes & Noble)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
An exploration of the two systems of the mind, and how they influence decision-making.
In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow , Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and ... (Goodreads)
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
A guide to inspiring and motivating others to take action through understanding the power of why.
Why do you do what you do? Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees ... (Goodreads)
Seriously... I'm Kidding
by Ellen DeGeneres
A collection of humorous essays and anecdotes from the beloved comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
"Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing." Ellen Degeneres' winning, upbeat candor has made her show one of the most popular, resilient and honored daytime shows on the air. (To date, ... (Goodreads)
Now, Discover Your Strengths: The revolutionary Gallup program that shows you how to develop your unique talents and strengths
by Marcus Buckingham
A guide to identifying and developing one's unique strengths, with practical advice and exercises.
The 20th anniversary edition of, Now, Discover Your Strengths, comes with an access code to the Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment. This updated assessment includes reports and resources that go ... (Goodreads)
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
by Douglas Stone
A guide to navigating challenging conversations with empathy and honesty, leading to better relationships and outcomes.
Whether you're dealing with an under performing employee, disagreeing with your spouse about money or child-rearing, negotiating with a difficult client, or simply saying "no," or "I'm sorry," or "I ... (Goodreads)
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance
A revealing look into the life and accomplishments of tech innovator Elon Musk.
Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the ... (Goodreads)
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton
A gripping account of the meteoric rise of Twitter and the interpersonal conflicts that ensued.
Twitter seems like a perfect start-up success story. In barely six years, a small group of young, ambitious programmers in Silicon Valley built an $11.5 billion business out of the ashes of a failed ... (Goodreads)
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by James C. Collins
A guide to building a successful company, examining the practices and values of leading organizations.
To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in ... (Goodreads)
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
by Michael Bungay Stanier
Strategies for effective leadership, emphasizing the power of asking questions.
Look for Michael’s new book,, The Advice Trap, which focuses on taming your Advice Monster so you can stay curious a little longer and change the way you lead forever. In Michael Bungay Stanier's The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
by Donella H. Meadows
An exploration of how systems work, how they are managed and how they can be improved.
Meadows’ Thinking in Systems , is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana ... (Goodreads)
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Miguel Ruiz
A guide to transforming one's life by adopting four simple agreements.
In The Four Agreements , don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a ... (Goodreads)
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
by Patrick Lencioni
A business parable about the pitfalls of poorly-run meetings and how to create effective meetings.
Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life., In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it would forever be known, would begin. Casey had every reason to believe that his performance over the ... (Barnes & Noble)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
by Bill Bryson
A humorous and insightful collection of essays about Bryson's experiences returning to America after living in England for two decades.
After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed ... (Goodreads)
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh
A business leader's journey from success to significance, showing how to build a corporate culture of happiness.
You want to learn about the path that we took at Zappos to get to over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales in less than ten years. You want to learn about the path I took that eventually led me to ... (Goodreads)
