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New Assessments (Cue the Fireworks!)

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March-April 2020: Challenging Times Call for Exceptional Leadership

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October-November 2019: What is Organizational ReWilding?

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June-July 2019: Knowledge Is Power In Hiring

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April-May 2019: The Pre-Hire Process Is Really About Planning

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February-March 2019: New Leadership Tools and Workforce Trends

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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Leadership

The 5 Levels of Leadership, by John Maxwell
Leading With Questions, by Michael Marquardt
Start With Why, by Simon Sinek
It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, by D. Michael Abrashoff
First, Break All the Rules, by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman

Personal Leadership and Results

7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
Lean In, by Sheryl Sandberg
Presence, by Amy Cuddy
Rising Strong, by Brene Brown
6 Ways to Lead When You Are Not In Charge, Frank Powell’s blog
The Power of Focus, by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, & Les Hewitt
The Power of Story, by Jim Loehr
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshal Goldsmith
Triggers, by Marshal Goldsmith & Mark Reiter
Your Oxygen Mask First, by Kevin Lawrence
Winning The War In Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel

Change Management and Embracing Change

Who Moved My Cheese?, by Spencer Johnson
Leading Change, by John Kotter

Coaching for Supervisors, Leaders

Crucial Conversations, by Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan
Catalytic Coaching, by Garold Markle

Servant Leadership

The Servant, by James Hunter
The Way of the Shepherd, by Dr. Kevin Leman & Bill Pentak

Marketing & Sales

Blue Ocean Strategy, by Renee Mauborgne & W. Chan Kim
Selling Boldly, by Alex Goldfayn
5 Minute Selling, by Alex Goldfayn

Critical Thinking and Decision Making

Think Smarter, by Michael Kallet

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence 2.0, by Travis Bradbury and Jean Greaves
Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman
Triggers, by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter

Employee Engagement & Retention

The Power of Stay Interviews, by Richard Finnegan

Teamwork, Team Building

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni
The Ideal Team Player, by Patrick Lencioni
Leaders Eat Last, by Simon Sinek
Peernovation, by Leo Bottary

Business Management, Planning, Diagnostics, and Valuation

Good to Great, by Jim Collins
The Leadership Capital Index, by Dave Ulrich
Navigating the Growth Curve, by James Fischer
Built to Last, by Jim Collins
The 51 Fatal Business Errors and How to Avoid Them, by Jim Muehlhausen
Traction, by Gino Wickham
The Road to Excellence, by David Mattson

Culture

No Ego, by Cy Wakeman
Nimble, Focused, Feisty: Organizational Cultures That Win in the New Era and How to Create Them, by Sara Roberts

Church Leadership

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times, by Peter Steinke

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