The Top 5
Leadership on the Line
by Ronald Heifetz & Marty Linsky
This is an oldie but a goodie! Published in 2002, the case studies are (sadly) still relevant.
“KPMG was less a partnership than a collection of small fiefdoms in which each partner was king. Success was defined in terms of billable hours and individual unit profitability, not factors such as innovation and employee development….For younger people, the atmosphere was sometimes oppressive.”
Ugh, sigh. Twenty years later and we still deal with this….when will we wake up?
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey
This book blew our minds with the big idea that companies pay full-time wages for part-time contributions. How so? The authors suggest that within most organizations everyone has a second job they aren’t being paid to do – namely, managing their insecurities. The cost: neither the organization nor its people are able to realize their full potential. Through case studies of high-performing companies, the readers get present to possibilities. What if a company did everything in its power to create a culture in which everyone – not just select “high potentials” – could overcome their own internal barriers to change and use errors and vulnerabilities as prime opportunities for personal and company growth?
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
by Gay Hendricks
This is the book for those feeling a need to change something with their work. It suggests we operate from four main zones: zone of incompetence, zone of competence, zone of excellence, and zone of genius. We see clients become enslaved to their zone of excellence – the space where you are well paid for activities you are extremely good at. “The problem is that a deep, sacred part of you will wither and die if you stay inside your Zone of Excellence.” Pro-tip: zone of genius work is soul work.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
by Joe Dispenza
Oh lawdy, this is a good one for those of you who were once like us – professional skeptics who thought manifestation was woo-woo (and cray-cray). Dispenza bridges the gap between science and spirituality and combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible. He also provides step-by-step tools for making measurable changes in any area of your life.
Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results
by Robert Anderson and William Adams
Their universal model of leadership serves as the baseline for our developmental approach. It has inspired our mission to move the entire profession away from being overly identified with competency (the outside game of leadership) and towards the value of consciousness (a leader’s interior operating system – what drives the leader, how they define themselves, what is important to them, and what they believe). This book is also the perfect accompaniment to the Leadership Circle Profile used in our company sponsored coaching engagements.
The Top 5
Leadership on the Line
by Ronald Heifetz & Marty Linsky
This is an oldie but a goodie! Published in 2002, the case studies are (sadly) still relevant.
“KPMG was less a partnership than a collection of small fiefdoms in which each partner was king. Success was defined in terms of billable hours and individual unit profitability, not factors such as innovation and employee development….For younger people, the atmosphere was sometimes oppressive.”
Ugh, sigh. Twenty years later and we still deal with this….when will we wake up?
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey
This book blew our minds with the big idea that companies pay full-time wages for part-time contributions. How so? The authors suggest that within most organizations everyone has a second job they aren’t being paid to do – namely, managing their insecurities. The cost: neither the organization nor its people are able to realize their full potential. Through case studies of high-performing companies, the readers get present to possibilities. What if a company did everything in its power to create a culture in which everyone – not just select “high potentials” – could overcome their own internal barriers to change and use errors and vulnerabilities as prime opportunities for personal and company growth?
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
by Gay Hendricks
This is the book for those feeling a need to change something with their work. It suggests we operate from four main zones: zone of incompetence, zone of competence, zone of excellence, and zone of genius. We see clients become enslaved to their zone of excellence – the space where you are well paid for activities you are extremely good at. “The problem is that a deep, sacred part of you will wither and die if you stay inside your Zone of Excellence.” Pro-tip: zone of genius work is soul work.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
by Joe Dispenza
Oh lawdy, this is a good one for those of you who were once like us – professional skeptics who thought manifestation was woo-woo (and cray-cray). Dispenza bridges the gap between science and spirituality and combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible. He also provides step-by-step tools for making measurable changes in any area of your life.
Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results
by Robert Anderson and William Adams
Their universal model of leadership serves as the baseline for our developmental approach. It has inspired our mission to move the entire profession away from being overly identified with competency (the outside game of leadership) and towards the value of consciousness (a leader’s interior operating system – what drives the leader, how they define themselves, what is important to them, and what they believe). This book is also the perfect accompaniment to the Leadership Circle Profile used in our company sponsored coaching engagements.
The Master List
