Reading List

If you’re serious about making self-awareness, personal improvement, and leadership development principles a part of your daily life like I am, this is the perfect Reading List for you!  There are some amazing authors who have done years of research and have made awareness of the subjects accessible to a worldwide audience, connecting puzzle pieces in people’s lives, and making connections with their deep insights.

Some of the authors on my list focus on Life Coaching topics…like Brené Brown, Eckhart Tolle, and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Some of the authors focus on Agile Coaching topics…like Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden, Jurgen Appelo, Harrison Owen and Jay Webb.

And some of the topics could apply to BOTH Life Coaching and Agile Coaching, written by authors like Jamie Smart, Michelle Holliday, Dan Pink, and Daniel Goleman.

Enjoy the magic of getting lost in a book…

Life Coaching authors l have read either at home or in a book club:

• Brené Brown, author of:
  • I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
  • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
  • Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
• Kristin Neff, author of:
  • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
• Don Miquel Ruiz, author of:
  • The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
• Martha Beck, author of The Martha Beck Collection:
  • Essays for Creating Your Right Life, Volume One
  • Finding Your Way In A Wild New World: Four steps to fulfilling your true calling
• Dan Pink, author of:
  • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
• Daniel Goleman, author of:
  • Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
• Cheryl Richardson, author of:
  • Stand Up for Your Life: A Practical Step-by-Step Plan to Build Inner Confidence and Personal Power
  • Take Time for Your Life: A 7-Step Program for Creating the Life You Want
• Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of:
  • Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
• Desmond Tutu, author of:
  • Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World

Authors I have read through professional development or leadership classes at work or on my own:

• Stephen Covey, author of:
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Dale Carnegie, author of:
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People
  • How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
  • The 5 Essential People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
  • The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
• Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny, authors of:
  • Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
• Patrick Lencioni, author of:
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
• Spencer Johnson, author of:
  • Who Moved my Cheese: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
• Michael Bungay Stanier, author of:
  • The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

And several authors I have on my list of books to read, including some Agile Coaching authors:

• Alan Weiss
  • Lifestorming: Creating Meaning & Achievement in Your Career and Life
• Angela Duckworth
  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
• Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
  • Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
• Eckhart Tolle
  • The Art of Presence or  The Power of Now  or  The Art of Living
• Raymond Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin
  • Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
• Harriet Lerner PhD
  • Why Won’t You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals & Everyday Hurts
• Malcolm Gladwell
  • Outliers: The Story of Success
• Christopher Germer
  • The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
• Luvvie Ajayi
  • I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
• Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
• Paulo Coelho
  • The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dreams
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
  • The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
• Liz Ryan
  • Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and Career You Deserve
• Marci Alboher
  • One Person/Multiple Careers: The Original Guide to the Slash Career
• Em Campbell-Pretty
  • Tribal Unity: Getting from Teams to Tribes by Creating a One Team Culture
• Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden
  • Sense and Respond: How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously
• Peter Sims and John Allen Nelson
  • Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
• Jamie Smart
  • Results: Think Less. Achieve More.
• Jurgen Appelo
  • Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders
• Harrison Owen and Jay Webb
  • Open Space Technology: A User’s Guide
• Michelle Holliday
  • The Age of Thrivability: Vital Perspectives and Practices for a Better World