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Drive your People Wild Without Driving Them Crazy
Jennifer White

A great leadership book. Outlines a seven-point process companies must follow in order to create results, drive profits and still get their employees home for dinner.

Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change
Ed Oakley and Doug Krug

Another wonderful leadership book, especially for implementing change.

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

Required reading for my manager clients.

Leadership and The New Science
Margaret Wheatley

Another eloquent classic.

People Smart: Developing your Interpersonal Intelligence
Mel Silberman

A useful book to develop your influencing skills - required reading for many of my managers!

The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work into a Work of Art

Powerful, practical tools for transforming stress and conflict.

Difficult conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton of the Harvard Negotiation Project

Practical, hands-on tools for handling those courageous, scary conversations at home and at work.

Getting Together: Building Relationships As We Negotiate
Roger Fisher and Scott Brown of the Harvard Negotiation Project

Okay, I love everything these folks write! This book expands on Getting to Yes - the best book on negotiation.

Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and In Life, One conversation at a Time
Susan Scott

A powerful, pragmatic book that focuses on creating authentic, real dialogue and exploring issues.

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

A truly inspiring read from the unique perspective of an orchestra conductor - one of the best books I read last year.

The E-Myth Revisited
Michael Gerber

A classic must-read for any business owner.

The Artist's Way At Work
Mark Byran with Julie Cameron

If you want to explore your imagination, curiosity and creativity and how they are expressed at work, this is the book for you.

Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-interest
Peter Block

Another of my favorite books on leadership.

Selling the Invisible
Harry Beckwith

A must-read for anyone in a service business.

Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Valuable tools for those difficult conversations Æ a classic

Speak Peace In A World Of Conflict
Marshall B. Rosenberg

How to use non-violent communication in all areas of your life

Now, Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton

Another great book from those Gallup folks on the power of focusing on the strengths of your employees, not their weaknesses

Round the Corporate Campfire
Evelyn Clark

Wake Me Up When the Data is Over
Lori Silverman

Both of these books speak to the power of using stories to inspire employees and customers

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