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“Now Discover Your Strengths” - Marcus Buckingham
- Focus on strengths not remedying weaknesses
- We spend too much time and energy with bottom feeders.. focus on & support top performers
- Self-awareness of strengths
“Good to Great” - Jim Collins
- First Who? then What?.. hire for who first .. not specific job
- Right People on Right Bus in Right Seats
- What are key success factors for the organization .. need to decide upon, agree upon it
- Level 5 Leadership
“Good to Great and the Social Sector” – Jim Collins
- Replace Profit with Mission
- Culture of “niceness” inhibits candor about “brutal facts”
- Different metrics (Measuring Output .. not Input)
“Leading Change” - John Kotter
- Developing a sense of urgency
- Establish a guiding coallition
- Generate short-term wins
- Deal with issues – don’t ignore – teaches its not important
“Five Dysfunctions of A Team” - Patrick Lencioni
“Launching a Leadership Revolution” - Chris Brady, Orrin Woodward
- Succession planning
- Leaders who create leaders
“Influencer: The Power to Change Anything” – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
- Talking influences no one
- Don’t try to influence everyone .. focus on direct reports and opinion leaders
“The Tipping Point” – Malcom Gladwell
“Made to Stick” – Chip & Dan Heath
- Communication and the art of making things unforgettable
“Know-How: the 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don’t” – Ram Charan
“The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive” – Patrick Lencioni
“Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” – Stephen Covey
“A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons” - Peter Drucker
- “What everybody knows is frequently wrong”
“Emotional Intelligence at Work” – Hendrie Weisinger
“Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Non-profits” - Leslie Crutchfield & Heather McLeod-Grant
“The Future of Management” – Gary Hamel
“Five Minds for the Future” - Howard Gardner
“The Speed of Trust” – Stephen Covey
“Microtrends” – Mark Penn
“Getting Things Done” – David Allen
“The 4-Hour Workweek” – Timothy Ferriss
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