Book Recommendations

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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, by Seth Godin

Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, by Robert Sutton

Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good), by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times, by Donald T. Phillips

Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep it From Happening to You, by Sydney Finkelstein, Jo Whitehead and Andrew Campbell

The Rule of Three: Surviving and Thriving in Competitive Markets, by Jagish Sheth and Rajendra Sisodia.

Coping with Difficult People, by Robert M Bramson, Ph.D.

Managing Assertively: How to Improve Your People Skills: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Extraordinary Leader : Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders, by John Zenger and Joesph Folkman

Brand New : How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell, by Nancy F. Koehn

Beyond Success: Building a Personal, Financial, and Philanthropic Legacy, by Randy Ottinger.

Leading Change, by John P. Kotter

A Sense of Urgency, by John Kotter

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions, by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, by Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, by Martin Seligman, Ph.D.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, by Daniel Goleman

Relax, It's Only Uncertainty: Lead the Way When the Way is Changing, by Randall P. White & Phillip Hodgson

10 Myths About Post-heroic Leadership--And Why They're Wrong by David Stauffer – downloadable article from Harvard Management Update

Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Othersby James Kouzes and Barry Posner

When Goliaths Clash: Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Organization, by Howard Guttman

The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies: ...And How to Break Them by Jagdish Sheth, Ph.D.

Learning to Think Strategically by Julie Sloan

When Good People Behave Badly: What Will You Do? - a collection of case studies from the Harvard Business Review

People Skills, by Robert Bolton

The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership by Mike Freedman with Benjamin B. Tregoe

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership by David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey

The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith.

Our Emperors Have No Clothes: Incredibly Stupid Things Corporate Executives Have Done While Reengineering, Restructuring, Downsizing, Tqming, Team-B by Alan Weiss

True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series) by Bill George, Peter Sims & David Gergen

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials), by Peter Drucker

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan & Charles Burck

Leading Minds: An Anatomy Of Leadership by Howard Gardner, Ph.D.

Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds, by Howard Gardner, Ph.D.

What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works, by Ram Charan

Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role, by Dan Ciampa

Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius by Michael Michalko

The Leadership Challenge, Third Edition, by James Kouzes and Barry Posner

On Becoming A Leader, by Warren Bennis

Leading Quietly, by Joseph L. Badarraco Jr.

Working With Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power..., by Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee & Richard Boyatzis

Leverage Competencies: The Key to Financial Leadership Success, by Frederick Melitillo & Michael Schwalberg

People Skills, by Robert Bolton

Million Dollar Consulting: The Professionals Guide to Growing A Practice, by Alan Weiss, Ph.D.

Executive Eq: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, by Robert K. Cooper & Ayman Sawaf

To purchase the EQ Map assessment tool used in the book "Executive Eq: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organization," by Robert K. Cooper & Ayman Sawaf

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