Do Great Work AND Live Your Best Life – Now!

Learning is a vital sustenance to a well-lived life as water is to good health.  It does not matter your stage or age in life, we are forever students — lifelong learners. And I love it! I love being a student as much as I love sharing what I know.  Learning is humbling and empowering. It keeps you fresh, interesting, youthful, and even entertained as you regularly edit, challenge, and transform your life; and your thinking with new and exciting insights.  Habit 7 from Stephen R. Covey’s  7 Habits of Highly Effective People  — “Sharpening The Saw” has been a way of life for me since I was introduced to it over 20 years ago. JS2016_01It is the habit that’s kept me true to my desire to live a balanced life.  “Sharpening the saw is about constantly renewing ourselves in the four basic areas of life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual.” (SR Covey).  

I hope you find this reading list helpful as it represents some of my most treasured resources. For sure I am grateful as these tools enlightened and anchored me over the years.  As long as you have breath, may you learn, practice, teach, and live well!

 xoxo — June 

  1. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. How Successful People Become Even More Successful!  Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter
  2. Difficult Conversations. Harvard Business Review
  3. The Essential Manager’s Handbook. DK Publishing
  4. Triggers Creating Behavior That Lasts. Marshall Goldsmith & Mark Reiter
  5. Crucial Conversations. Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
  6. The First 90 Days.  Michael D. Watkins
  7. The New IQ. Leading Up, Down, And Across Using Innovative Questions. Chris Coffey & David Lam.
  8. The Career RoadMap. Success Strategies To Accelerate Your Career & Get Ahead At Work.  Qiana Williams
  9. The Leadership Challenge. How To Make Extraordinary Things Happen In Organizations. James Kouzes, Barry Posner
  10. A Leader’s Legacy. James Kouzes & Barry Posner
  11. The Leadership Contract. The Fine Print To Becoming An Accountable Leader. Vince Molinaro
  12. Strengths Finder. Tom Rath
  13. Improving Performance. How to Manage the White Space on the Organization Chart. Geary A. Rummler, Alan Brache
  14. The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves
  15. The Career Architect Development Planner. Michael Lombardo, Robert Eichinger
  16. Flawless Consulting. By, Peter Block
  17. The Consultant’s Quick Start Guide. An action plan for your first year in business. Elaine Biech
  18. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Beverly Daniel Tatum, PH.D.
  19. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.  Patrick Lencioni
  20. The Wisdom of Teams. Creating High-Performance Organizations.  Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas Smith
  21. Making Movies. Sydney Lumet
  22. Telling Ain’t Training. Harold D. Stolovitch, Erica J. Keeps
  23. The Stress of Organizational Change. A Survival Guide. Price Pritchett & Rob
  24. Kiss, Bow, OR, Shake Hands: A Guide To Doing Business in over 60 Countries. Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway
  25. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People & Principle-Centered Leadership. Stephen R. Covey
  26. The Millionaire Next Store: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy.  Thomas J. StanleyThe Phoenix Principles. Leveraging Inclusion to Transform Your Company. Randolph Brown, Janet Butler Reid, Ph.D.
  27. POWER Mentoring. How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out Of Their Relationships. Ellen Ensher, Susan Murphy
  28. The Secret of a Winning Culture. Building High-Performance Teams.  Larry Senn, John Childress
  29. Managing By Values. Ken Blanchard, Michael O’Connor
  30. The Purpose Driven Life. Rick Warren
  31. Instinct.  TD Jakes
  32. The Alchemist.  Paulo Coelho
  33. Jesus CEO. Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership. Laurie Beth Jones
  34. Jesus Life Coach. Learn From The Best. Laurie Beth Jones
  35. Learning Leadership. James Kouzes & Barry Posner
  36. The Conversation. Robert Livingston
  37. Influence Redefined. Stacy Hanks
  38. Resilience. Harvard Business Review
  39. The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias. Pamela Fuller, Mark Murphy, Anne Chow
  40. Fostering Innovation, How to Build An Amazing Team. Andrew Lavdato
  41. Humble Inquiry. Edgar H. Schein
  42. Excavating Your Authentic Self. Sarah Ban Breathnach
  43. Unleashed – The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
  44. The Power of Choice. Michael Hyter