Leadership
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
A landmark study of what separates merely good organizations from the truly great — built on disciplined people, thought, and action.
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Reads for purpose-driven leaders
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Kneel and Get Real
Every Decade Doubles in Speed
The only thing that will matter on our deathbed is relationships. Drawing on a lifetime of faith and over 40 years of coaching, Lyndon Risser walks through the questions we all must answer in every decade of life — and how answering them well shapes the seasons that follow. Preorder Section One now for $20 (it will be $30 after publication) and get all six chapters as an instant download.
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Hand-picked books I trust and share often
Coaching
The Coaching Habit
Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
by Michael Bungay Stanier
Seven essential questions that help leaders coach in ten minutes or less and build a habit of curiosity.
Leadership
Leadership and Self-Deception
Getting Out of the Box
by The Arbinger Institute
A transformative look at how self-deception undermines relationships and results — and how to break free of it.
Leadership
The 5 Levels of Leadership
Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential
by John C. Maxwell
A practical roadmap for growing your influence one level at a time, from position to pinnacle.
Faith & Life
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive
by John Mark Comer
A timely invitation to slow down, follow the unhurried way of Jesus, and find space for what matters most.
Productivity
Essentialism
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown
A systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential and eliminating everything that is not.