Recommended Reading

We are committed to serving at the edge of our ability and our dedication to continuous learning helps bring us closer to that commitment.  Below are books that have influenced our thinking and that we recommend.

Business Philosophy & Entrepreneurship

Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Conscious Business: How to Build Value through Values

Collaboration & Team

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

The Thin Book of Trust; An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work

Communication

Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict

Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results

Organizational Culture & Transformation

Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

Leadership & Coaching

Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good)

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life

Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box

Co-Active Leadership: Five Ways to Lead

Integration: The Power of Being Co-Active in Work and Life

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change