Leadership Development
RESOURCES
Here are some recommended resources that you may find useful.
Leadership Books
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. | Brown, Brené | |
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results | Clear, James | |
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People | Covey, Stephen R. | |
How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back | Goldsmith, Marshall | |
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful | Goldsmith, Marshall | |
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader | Goleman, Daniel | |
Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ | Goleman, Daniel | |
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action | Sinek, Simon |
Increasing your Assertiveness
Assertiveness at work | Back, Ken | |
Assertiveness pocketbook | Eggert, Max A. | |
How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back | Helgesen, Sally | |
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead | Sandberg, Sheryl |
Influencing & Communication
The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate With Clarity and Confidence | Atkins, Ros | |
Made to Stick: Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck | Heath, Chip | |
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most | Patton, Bruce |
Coaching as Team Leaders
Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind | Kline, Nancy | |
More Time to Think: The power of independent thinking | Kline, Nancy | |
T A Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis | Stewart, Ian | |
Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership | Whitmore, Sir John |
Check out these Podcasts
Emotional Intelligence:
It has been proven that the emotionally intelligent benefit from showing a power of vulnerability.
To find out more,
check out Brené Brown’s ted talk.
For the introverts looking to find a way in a largely Extroverted world - take some advice from Susan Cain.
For faking confidence even when you are not feeling it,
check out Amy Cuddy’s Ted Talk on Body Language and Power Poses.
Those of you looking to find the brighter side of life and raise their optimism - Martin Seligman’s work on Learned Optimism may strike a chord.
The happiness advantage - linking positive brains to performance
For those of you who were looking for inspiration to find alternatives to getting work done through others - have a listen to David Marquet’s story of running a Submarine
Do you have a desire to give feedback more effectively?
A fabulous read on this is "Thanks for the Feedback'" - Here’s one of the authors - Sheila Heen - talking about the book.
Useful Articles
Psychological Safety
We discuss the importance of psychological safety often in our Leadersmith Consulting courses, and the positive impact this can have on team members.
Here's a McKinsey report on creating psychological safety.
Practice Patience
Feeling impatient frequently at work?
Time Management
Is Time Management a struggle for you? An impactful tool is the Eisenhower Time Matrix. I use it often! Here’s a link to a short video that explains it.
An additional article on it is here.
Obstacles
Harvard Business Review article on what’s holding women back
The Power of Habits
Creating habits and sticking to them is essential for change. Check out this guidance.