stuff i like
Over the years of my work and studies and working with clients, I find there are a few "go to" resources I'm using over and over, and so I've decided to share some of them here for you.
books
Culture and Change
Managing Transitions by William Bridges
Beyond the Wall of Change by Rick Maurer
Switch by Dan & Chip Heath
Organizational Culture & Leadership by Edgar Schein
Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination by Jane Magruder Watkins, Ralph Kelly & Bernard Mohr
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grade by Gordon MacKenzie
Leadership and Leading Yourself
Leadership Passages: The Personal and Professional Transitions that Make or Break a Leader by David Dotlich
Life Launch: A Passionate Guide to the Rest of Your Life by Pamela McLean and Frederic Hudson
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
Appreciative Living by Jacqueline Bascobert Kelm
Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics by Bryan Robinson
Teams
The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization by Jon Katzenbach
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink
Consulting, Coaching & Facilitation
Process Consultation Revisited by Edgar Schein
Coaching Skills, a Handbook by Jenny Rogers
Facilitating Groups by Jenny Rogers
The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister
The Consultant’s Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do by Geoffrey M. Bellman
articles
Deliberately Developmental Organizations from Kegan & Lahey in Harvard Business Review
videos
First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy - one of the shortest and best views of leadership I've seen
Zia's Ski Jump - Zia, a fourth grader from Park City, works through her nerves at the top of the K40 jump - talk about courage!
tv
Crowd Control on Nat Geo with Daniel Pink - experiments in creating social behavior change
New android commercial – be together not the same - reminds us of the beauty of differences - lots to learn from this little clip