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Leadership
A Simpler Way
Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers
Effective Leadership - The Essential Guide to Thinking and Working Smarter
Chris Roebuck
Geeks and Geezers
Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas
     
Improv Wisdom
Patricia Ryan Madson
Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Expedition
Dennis N.T. Perkins
Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Business and Life
Mike Krzyzewski 
     
Leadership and Self Deception
The Arbinger Institute
Leadership Can be Taught
Sharon Daloz Parks
Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire
Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar
     

Primal Leadership
Daniel Goleman

Social Intelligence
The New Science of Human Relationships

The Education of a Coach
David Halberstam

     

The Leaders Guide to Storytelling
Steven Denning

The Naked Leader Experience
David Taylor

The Radical Leap
Steve Farber

     

True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
J-B Warren Bennis Series

What Got You Here
Won't Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
 
     
Business
A Whole New Mind
Daniel Pink
Death by Meeting
Patrick M. Lencioni
Discover your Sales Strengths: How the World's Greatest Salespeople Develop Winning Careers
Benson Smith
     
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Other's Don't
Jim Collins
How Full is Your Bucket
Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton
Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
William C. Taylor, Polly G. LaBarre
     
Now Discover Your Strengths
Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, PhD

StrengthsFinder 2.0:

A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
Tom Rath

Stake in the Outcome
Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham
   
The Art of the Start
Guy Kawasaki
The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E. Gerbe
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick M. Lencioni
     

The Joy of Conflict Resolution
Gary Harper

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
Chris Anderson
The One Thing You Need to Know
Marcus Buckingham
     

The Power of Innovation: How to Make Innovation a Way of Life and Put Creative Solutions to Work
Min Basadur

The Relationship Edge in Business: Connecting with Customers and Colleagues When It Counts
Jerry Acuff
Unlikely Teachers
Judy Ringer
     
Profitable Growth is Everybody's Business: 10 Tools You can Use Monday Morning
Ram Charan

The Starbucks Experience
Joseph A. Michelli

Pour Your Heart Into It
  (How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time)
Howard Schultz and
Dori Jones Yang
     

Z.B.A.: Zen of Business Administration - How Zen Practice Can Transform Your Work and Your Life
Marc Lesser

Getting Things Done
David Allen

Attracting Perfect Customers
Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez

     

The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Michael Watkins

Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey A. Moore

The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
Dan Roam

     

The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life
John Assaraf & Murray Smith

   
   
Careers
The Five Patterns of Extraordinary Careers: The Guide for Achieving Success and Satisfaction
Richard Smith and James M. Citrin
 
Teamwork
Creating We: Change I-Thinking to WE-Thinking & Build a Healthy, Thriving Organization
Judith Glaser
HeroZ: Empower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company
William Byham and Jeff Cox
Leadership
Rudolph Giulani
     
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

The Culture Code
Clotaire Rapaille

The Wisdom of Crowds James Surowiecki

     
Communication
Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together
William Isaacs
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Ram Charan, Charles Burck and Larry Bossidy
     
First Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Manager's Do Differently
Marcus Buckingham
Flight of the Buffalo - Soaring to Excellence and Learning to Let Employees Lead
James Belasco and
Ralph Stayer
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
Stephen Covey
     
Fierce Conversations
Susan Scott
The Elements of Persuasion: Use Storytelling to Pitch Better, Sell Faster & Win More Business
Richard Maxwel
and Robert Dickman
 
     
Management

Successful Managers Handbook: Yourself, Coach Others
Kristie J. Nelson-Neuhaus

Winning
Jack Welch
The Dream Manager
Matthew Kelly

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Results/Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy
W.
Chan Kim
The World is Flat
Tom Friedman
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
     
Networking
Never Eat Alone
Keith Ferrazzi
   
 

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