Recommended Books
LEADERSHIP/SELF IMPROVEMENT
Goldsmith, Marshall. What Got You here Won’t Get You There
Discover the 20 workplace habits that you need to break.
Kouzes, James & Posner, Barry. The Leadership Challenge
This is a great resource and tool for the fundamentals of leadership including modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, and enabling others to act.
Patterson, Kerry et al. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High
Learn to start with your heart, master your personal story and make a high stakes conversation safe and effective.
Pink, Daniel. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Learn how autonomy, mastery and purpose contribute to satisfaction at work.
Adams, Marilee. Change Your Questions Change Your Life: Ten Powerful Tools for Work and Life
We choose moment to moment. Are your choices taking along a learner’s path or a judger’s path?
Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time
Explore seven key principles including interrogating reality, being completely here, obeying your instincts and letting silence do the heavy lifting.
The Arbinger Institute. Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
Self-deception blinds us to the true cause of problems and has us choosing solutions that make the problems worse.
CAREER GROWTH
Rath, Tom. Strengthsfinder 2.0
Take an online quiz to identify your top five strengths and learn strategies for using them fully.
Whitcomb, Susan Britton. Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer
Covers all the essentials in writing accomplishments, choosing keywords, and selecting the resume style that best highlights your strengths
Troutman, Kathryn Kraemer. Federal Resume Guidebook: Strategies for Writing a Winning Federal Electronic Resume, KSAs, and Essays
The key resource for tips on how to apply for the federal job you want
