These are my favorite, most practical workplace resources:
the five dysfunctions of a team
This definitive source on teamwork by Patrick Lencioni reveals the five behavioral tendencies that go to the heart of why even the best teams struggle. He offers a powerful model and step-by-step guide for overcoming those dysfunctions and getting every one rowing in the same direction.
atomic habits
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
playing big
This is the most practical and readable book on my shelf for anyone who wants to show up as a more confident, compelling leader.
Playing Big provides real, practical tools to help women quiet self-doubt, identify their callings, “unhook” from praise and criticism, unlearn counterproductive good girl habits, and begin taking bold action.
the advantage
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are.
guide to nonprofit leadership
This book takes an honest and funny look at the day-to-day of nonprofit leaders. Through her stories and case studies, Joan will teach you how to build a powerhouse board, create an impressive and sustainable fundraising program, become seen as a ‘workplace of choice’, and be a compelling public face of your nonprofit.
This book will renew your passion for your mission and organization, and help you make a bigger difference in the world.
the art of gathering
Make your gatherings more exciting.
Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue--and how you host and attend them.
Never lead alone: 10 shifts from Leadership to Teamship
The world’s highest-performing organizations understand they need more than leadership to win—they need teamship. Teamship is a shift from today’s hierarchical model to sharing the load among a team that elevates one another and the organization to achieve exponential results.
Based on more than twenty years of research with more than three thousand teams, author Keith Ferrazzi brings to life what is expected of teammates in teamship’s new agile, inclusive, innovative, and challenge culture.
