Energy, Mindset, Emotions

► Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core by Bruce D Schneider, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, Copyright ©2008. The concepts, principles, and practices in a story.

► Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours, by Shirzad Chamine, Geenleaf Book Group Press, Austin, TX, Copyright ©2012. The concepts, principles, and practices.

► Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ, by Daniel Goleman, Random House, Inc., Copyright ©1995. One of the foundational references for EQ.

► Working with Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman, Random House, Inc., Copyright ©1998. Additional application of EQ in the workplace.

► Atomic Habits, An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, by James Clear, Penguin Random House LLC., Copyright ©2018. Excellent and easy to follow guide.

► Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck,Random House LLC, New York ©2006, 2016. Shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities.

Leadership

► The Geek Leader’s Handbook: Essential Leadership Insight for People with Technical Backgrounds, by Paul Glen and Maria McManus, Leading Geeks Press, Los Angeles, CA, Copyright ©2014. Great reference for managing geeks!

Managing Change

► Building a Coaching Culture for Change Management, by Filipkowski, J., Ruth, M., and Heverin, A., Human Capital Institute & International Coach Federation, September 26, 2018 Copyright © 2018 Human Capital Institute. Insight into how coaching impacts not only the outcomes of change initiatives, but also the success of the organization overall.

► Resistance To Change: The Rest of the Story, by Ford, J., Ford, L., Amelio, A., ©2008 Academy of Management Review, 2008, Vol. 33, No. 2, 362–377. A thoughtful reconsideration of resistance to change, in particular looking at the impact of the change agents themselves.

Life and Spirituality

► The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now, by Thich Nhat Hahn, ©2017 by Unified Buddhist Church, Inc., Harper Collins. An accessible read. “…meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives,our relationships, and our interconnectedness with the world around us.”

► Practicing Peace in Times of War, by Pema Chödrön, Shambala Publications, Inc. ©2006. “Draws on Buddhust teachings… Explores the origins of aggression, hatred and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds.”

► A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, by Jack Kornfield, Bantam Books, ©1993. “This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practice the Buddha’s universal teachings here in the West. - Thich Nhat Hahn”

► Buddhist Bootcamp, by Timber Hawkeye, Harper Collins, ©2013. “There are many incredible books out there that cover all aspects of religion, philosophy, psychology and physics, but I was looking for something less "academic", so to speak. I was looking for something inspirational that people today would not only have the attention span to read all the way through, but actually understand and also implement in their daily lives. I pictured a simple guide to being happy, and in it just two words: ‘Be Grateful.’” - Timber Hawkeye

► The Story of the Chinese Farmer, from mindfulness.com. Many versions of this exist (try a google search). I recommend this one and the commentary accompanying it.