Love of Learning
Hibiscus from Allison’s garden.
“Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of them. You’re always learning.”
Below are selected resources that inspire my work, and you may find useful in support of you or your organization’s development. Many of these authors have podcasts too. What are your favorite resources on the following topics?
Career Transition
Jonathan Fields, Sparked (HarperCollins Leadership, 2021)
Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, Designing Your Work Life (Alfred A Knoff, 2020)
Richard N. Bolles, What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (Ten Speed Press, 2020)
Marie Forleo, Everything is Figureoutable (Penguin, 2019)
K. Kay & C. Shipman, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know (HarperCollins Publishers, 2014)
Katie C. Kelley, Career Courage: Discover Your Passion, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone & Create the Success You Want (AMACOM, 2016)
Tom Rath, StrengthsFinder 2.0 (Gallup Press, 2007)
Jen Sincero, You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Running Press, 2013)
Pamela Slim, Body of Work: Finding the Thread that Ties your Story Together (Penguin, 2013)
P. D. Tieger & B. Barron, Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type (Little Brown & Company, 2007)
Leadership Development
Brené Brown, Daring to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts ( Random House, 2018)
Wendy Palmer & Janet Crawford, Leadership Embodiment (CreateSpace, 2013)
Jim Collins, Good to Great (HarperCollins Publishers, 2001)
Stephen Covey, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (Free Press, 2018)
Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (Bantam Books, 2009)
Adam Grant, Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives our Success (Penguin Books, 2013)
J. M. Kouzes & B. Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge: Sixth Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017
James O’Toole, Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999)
Kim Scott, Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss without Losing Your Humanity (St. Martin’s Press, 2019)
Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Penguin, 2009)
Workplace Culture
J. J. Deal & A. Levenson, What Millennials Want from Work: How to Maximize Engagement in Today’s Workforce (McGraw-Hill, 2016)
L. C. Lancaster & D. Stillman, When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work. (HarperCollins Publishers, 2002)
Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (Jossey-Bass, 2002)
C.A. Martin & B. Tulgan, Managing the Generation Mix: From Urgency to Opportunity (HRD Press, Inc. 2006)
Patty McCord, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility (Silicon Guild, 2017)
K. Patterson, J. Grenny, R. McMillan & A. Switzler, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (McGraw Hill, 2012)
D. Stillman & J. Stillman, Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation is Transforming the Workplace (HarperCollins Publishers, 2017)
R. Zemke, C Raines & B. Filipczak, Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace (AMACOM, 2013)