This reading list is arranged by topic and then in alphabetical order by title.

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Business Improvement

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What To Do When Conflict Happens

Steve Ventura and Eric Harvey Help your people become PROBLEM SOLVERS! Conflict…

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The Ultimate Question: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in Custom Driven World

Fred Reichheld and Rob Markey In the first edition of this landmark…

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The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth

Fred Reichheld CEOs regularly announce ambitious growth targets, then fail to achieve…

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The Organized Executive

Stephanie Winston The author of Getting Organized now updates The Organized Executive…

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The Art of Innovation

Tom Kelley and Jonathan Littman IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and…

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t

Jim Collins The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise…

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Customer Feedback

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A Complaint Is a Gift: Using Customer Feedback As a Strategic Tool

Janelle Barlow and Claus Moller A customer complaint is the most valuable…

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Blindspot

Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald In Blindspot, the authors reveal…

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Edge

Laura Huang In Edge, Huang offers a different approach. She argues that…

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Belonging at Work

Rhodes Perry Belonging at Work empowers business leaders, change agents, visionaries, and…

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Belonging

Sue Unerman Most men are not engaged with D&I initiatives in the…

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Better Allies

Karen Catlin Are you looking to build a workplace culture with a…

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Breaking the Silence Habit

Sarah Beaulieu In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employees and leaders…

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Human Resources

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The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance

Dave Ulrich and Mark A. Huselid Three experts in Human Resources introduce…

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Leadership - Overall

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Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor

Warren Bennis and Daniel Goleman In Transparency, the authors–a powerhouse trio in…

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The Will to Lead: Running a Business With a Network of Leaders

Marvin Bower The former CEO of McKinsey & Company shares his experiences…

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The Manager’s Communication Handbook

David Cottrell and Eric L. Harvey The Manager’s Communication Handbook will allow…

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The Leadership Moment

Michael Useem Nine true stories of triumphs and disasters and the lessons…

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The Fred Factor

Mark Sanborn and John C. Maxwell In his powerful new book The…

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The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work

Peter Block The Empowered Manager uncovers a roadmap to creating a more…

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Leadership - Company Changes

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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple…

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Business As Unusual: The Handbook for Leading and Managing Organizational Change

Price Pritchett and Ron Pound A “quick impact” manual for executives, middle…

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Beyond Performance 2.0: A Proven Approach to Leading Large-Scale Change

Scott Keller and Bill Schaninger Beyond Performance 2.0 removes the notion of…

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Leadership - Managing Employees

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Why Employees Don’t Do What They’re Supposed to Do: And What to Do About It

Ferdinand Fournies Based on the actual experiences of 25,000 managers, Why Employees…

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The Manager’s Coaching Handbook

David Cottrell and Mark C. Layton Your colleagues spoke, we listened ……

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The Carrot Principle

Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton Stick Management is out. Carrot management is…

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The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Patrick Lencioni In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once…

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The 24-Carrot Manager

Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton In this companion volume to their successful…

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Reality Based Leadership

Cy Wakeman Recent polls show that 71% of workers think about quitting…

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Leadership - Skills

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The Leadership Challenge

James Kouzes and Barry Posner For more than 25 years, The Leadership…

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The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

Patrick M. Lencioni In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The…

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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels

Michael Watkins Fully a quarter of all managers in major corporations enter…

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Strengths Based Leadership

Tom Rath and Barry Conchie In Strengths Based Leadership, #1 New York…

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Results-Based Leadership

Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood A landmark book, Results-Based Leadership…

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Management Mistakes and Successes

Robert F. Hartley Hartley’s casebook is rich in content with easy to…

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Personal Improvement - Overall

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Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard Who Moved My Cheese? is an amusing…

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Who Are You Really and What Do You Want?

Shad Helmstetter Ph.D. Based on more than 25 years of research in…

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The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

Andy Andrews What makes the difference between failure and success? Join David…

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The Right Mountain: Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success

Jim Hayhurst Sr. In 1988, Jim Hayhurst, a forty-seven year old ex-advertising…

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The Likeability Factor

Tim Sanders You can win life’s popularity contests. The choices other people…

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The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book

Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves In today’s fast-paced world of competitive workplaces…

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Personal Improvement - Time Management

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Telephone and Time Management: Making It a Tool and Not a Tyrant

Dru Scott Improve your work day by learning to control your time…

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Practical Time Management: How to Make the Most of Your Most Perishable Resource

Marion E. Haynes This book provides a more extensive treatment of time…

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Personal Improvement - Work Related

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Winning

Jack Welch and Suzy Welch Jack Welch knows how to win. During…

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The Magic of Thinking BIG

David J. Schwartz Millions of readers have acquired the secrets of success…

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The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change

Price Pritchett and Ron Pound The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change teaches…

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling The 4 Disciplines of Execution…

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Start Right…Stay Right

Steve Ventura Every employee’s straight-talk guide to personal responsibility and job success.…

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Six Thinking Hats

Edward DeBono Used successfully by thousands of business managers, educators, and government…

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Sales/Consulting

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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

Roger Fisher and William L. Ury Since its original publication nearly thirty…

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Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used

Peter Block This Third Edition to Peter Block’s Flawless Consulting addresses business…

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Speaking

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136 Effective Presentation Tips

Tony Jeary and David Cottrell Raving fans? Or Bored to death? Which…

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