Featured Book: Culture Spark
Why We Suggest this Book
What is corporate culture? We see it as the “unwritten law” of a group of human beings who are held together for one reason or another, over time. Your corporate culture will develop, whether you want it or not, and it will become more specific over time. Have you ever joined an organization and been immediately turned off? Have you ever been drawn to one because of an incredible positive energy? This is culture – and it can be magnetic or repulsive. Our friend, Jason Richmond, researched and wrote this book to help organizations discover and re-ignite their cultures. An incredible and very practical read.
Now, Discover Your Strengths
Why We Suggest this Book
The world loves to tell us our weaknesses. From our family lives to our work lives, we are often confronted with our own shortcomings and told “you need to change”. This turns out to be extremely difficult – after all, we didn’t choose our weaknesses. On the other hand, we’ve chosen to build our strengths. It’s easy, it’s fun, and it may just be far more productive to focus on leveraging our strengths than patching over our weaknesses. Buy this extremely well-researched and readable book to find out why.
The Pyramid Principle
Why We Suggest this Book
Barbara Minto was the first female Managing Partner at McKinsey & Company, perhaps the world’s most respected management consulting business. How did she get there? By being really, really smart. Seriously… a genius. She developed the most digestible method for communicating complex ideas ever written. It’s called the Pyramid Principle and it creates logical, easy to follow structures. If you have a complex idea you’d like to get across clearly – buy this book now.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Why We Suggest this Book
Our friend, Marshall Goldsmith, is one of the world’s most renowned Executive Coaches. From the CEO of Ford, to the Chief Learning Officer of Goldman Sachs, thousands of executives have learned exactly what may be holding them back from promotions, leveraging “Marshall’s 20 Habits That Hold You Back”. Absolute must-read for any executive working his or her way up.
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Why We Suggest this Book
Many of our coaching clients first come to us about their presentation skills. How do I engage an audience? How do I manage my butterflies when I speak? How can I be more dynamic? Jobs was an introvert. You may be as well…. Yet, you can still be insanely great. Check out this book to learn how.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Why We Suggest this Book
This is the original and very best book on interpersonal relations ever written. With simple language, terrific examples and a wonderful story-telling style, Dale Carnegie explains the human relations principles we can use to improve our lives. These principles help us reduce conflict, laugh more, and attract other human beings to our world. A must read for anyone hoping to interact more effectively with other humans.
Never Go Back
Why We Suggest this Book
Just for fun…. Good solid pulp fiction, written for ex-military, but lovable for anyone who likes a great anti-hero with a sense of integrity.