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Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
AUDIOBOOK: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators (Unabridged) $34.83
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life By Steven Johnson
BOOK: Johnson writes on a handful of current neuroscience concepts with the potential to transform our thinking about emotions, memories and consciousness.
Open Heart Surgery By Robert W. Gunn and Betsy Raskin Gullickson
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Even in business settings, human connectedness happens heart-to-
heart. Making transformational change almost like open heart
surgery.
"If you want to see how indispensable you are," goes an old saying, "put your hand in a bucket
of water, and then pull it out. See how big a hole you leave."
That sentiment may comfort all of us who have had to pore over staffing spreadsheets,
choosing who will stay and who will go in the rounds of layoffs, downsizing, right-sizing or
buzzword-du-jour that have cycled through the baby boomers' management careers. It could
have been voiced, too, by a Board who recently decided to bring in an outsider to replace its
departing CEO. The internal candidate considered by most to be a shoo-in for promotion to
the top spot was terminated.
The outsider looks the part of CEO, acts the part, is the part. To the external world he's a
great choice, who has exactly the capabilities that are needed to take the company to the
proverbial "next level."
How different it looks from the inside! Although the internal candidate had known for several
months that he would not be chosen, the announcement came as a shock to employees. Like
the day Kennedy was shot, "where were you when you heard about the new CEO?" is
something everyone shares. People's expectations and hopes for the future were in free fall,
like a car breaking through the guardrail. Nothing anyone could do but wait for the inevitable
crash as they hit bottom.
For a few weeks, there was a complete absence of power - as if the company were in a
blackout. Someone had shut off the switch. No lights, no energy, no forward movement.
Everything stopped.
Continued...
The Neuroscience of Leadership: The Brain and Change By Judith Bell Leaders who understand what is occurring in the brain while learning is taking place can create an environment in which people are free to make mistakes and learn from them.
A New Neuroscience of Leadership: Bringing Out More of the Best in People by Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D. We know that leaders at all levels of an organization need vision, strategic focus, and a bias toward action. But to shine in today's complex and changing world, leaders also need new insights and skills that upend conventional thinking about human potential, trust, energy, initiative and commitment.
“Beware the Man Who Knows” By ROBERT W. GUNN and BETSY RASKIN GULLICKSON
Leaders become more effective as they become more comfortable saying, I don't know. free
“Delegating Decisions” By Robert Gunn
Three keys to delegating decisions in a way that accelerates group progress toward goals: tolerant restraint; focus on goals over tactics; positive tone. free
“Don't Wait for a Crisis” by Robert Gunn & Betsy Bullickson
How to remain calm and clear-headed, sorting through possible step in a crisis and also in everyday business free
“The Antidote to Burnout” by Robert Gunn & Betsy Bullickson
Stress is exacerbated by thought habits that act like a clogged water filter in the mind free
The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind
BOOK: "Strauch tackles [loaded questions] with all the scientific instruments at her disposal...the latest findings neurological, biochemical, and psychological, with an illuminating dose of anecdote thrown in." - The New Scientist
Taming the Spirited Child
BOOK: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking their Spirits.
TOP 10 Books on Negotiation: Apr '07
1. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
By Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton, 2. Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
By William Ury ...
Open Heart Surgery 
The Neuroscience of Leadership: The Brain and Change 
A New Neuroscience of Leadership: Bringing Out More of the Best in People 
