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Building Strong Agencies

The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It
Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta

Reinventing the Organization: How Companies Can Deliver Radically Greater Value in Fast-Changing Markets
Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jerry I. Porras and Jim Collins

Stick Together: A Simple Lesson to Build a Stronger Team
Jon Gordon and Kate Leavell

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
Jim Collins

Organizations: A Very Short Introduction
Mary Jo Hatch

The Power of Strategic Commitment
Josh Leibner, Gershon Mader, and Alan Weiss

Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal

Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
General Stanley McChristal, Tantum Collins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell

That's Not How We Do It Here!: A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall
John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life
Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan

Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It
Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel

We Don't Make Widgets- Overcoming the Myths That Keep Government from Radically Improving
Ken Miller

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Change From the Inside Out

Employee Experience: Develop a Happy, Productive and Supported Workforce for Exceptional Individual and Business Performance
Ben Whitter

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
Shawn Achor

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Gretchen Rubin

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
John Kotter and Holger Ratgeber

Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most
Hendrie Weisinger and J. P. Pawliw-Fry

7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey

Strengthsfinder 2.0 from Gallup- Discover your CliftonStrengths
Tom Rath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard
Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson

You Can be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective
Richard Carlson

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Cultivating Productive Supervisor/Manager-Employee Relationships

Adapt: Building Strong Meaningful Relationships Through Self Discovery
Jarrod Davis

Strategic Relationships at Work: Creating Your Circle of Mentors, Sponsors, and Peers for Success in Business and Life
Kathy E. Kram and Wendy Murphy

The Power of Understanding People: The Key to Strengthening Relationships, Increasing Sales, and Enhancing Organizational Performance
Dave Mitchell

The Art of Connection: 7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs Now
Michael J. Gelb

The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age
Reid Hoffman (Cofounder of LinkedIn), Ben Casnocka, and Chris Yeh

DK Essential Managers: Managing People
Joanna Hunsaker(Author), Phillip Hunsaker

First, Break All The Rules-What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently From Gallup
Marcus Buckingham and the Gallup Organization

It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
Michael D. Abrashoff

The New One Minute Manager
Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
Ken Blanchard

Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers
Adele Lynn

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
Kim Scott

Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
Stephen Covey and Rebecca Merrill

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Leadership

Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly
Isaac Lidsky

Building Strong People: How to Lead Effectively
Bobbie Reed

Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital World
Michael S. Erwin and Willys DeVoll

Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization
Scott Mautz

Small Acts of Leadership: 12 Intentional Behaviors That Lead to Big Impact
G. Shawn Hunter

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
Julie Zhuo

When They Win, You Win: Being a Great Manager Is Simpler Than You Think
Russ Laraway

The First-Time Manager
Jim McCormick

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Simon Sinek

Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
By Bill George

The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek

The Leader Habit: Master the Skills you Need to Lead-in Just Minutes a Day
Martin Lanik

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Simon Sinek

Leadership: A Very Short Introduction
Keith Grint

The Leadership Challenge
James Kouzes & Barry Posner

Leading Change
John Kotter

Leading Minds: An Anatomy Of Leadership
Howard Gardner and Emma Laskin

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times
Donald Phillips

Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Liz Wiseman and Greg Mckeown

On Becoming a Leader
Warren Bennis

Starting with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek

Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make
Hans Finzel

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright

True North Discover Your Authentic Leadership
Bill George and Peter Sims

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Making Meetings Matter

Impactful Online Meetings: How to Run Polished Virtual Working Sessions That are Engaging and Effective - Zoom|Webex|GoToMeeting|Skype|Google Hangouts
Howard Tiersky

Leading Great Meeting: How to Structure Yours for Success
Richard Lent

Meetings that Work
Richard Chang and Kevin Kehoe

Roberts Rules for Dummies
C. Alan Jennings

The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance
Steven Rogelberg

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Words of Advice for Good Communication

The Elevated Communicator: How to Master Your Style and Strengthen Well-Being at Work
Maryanne O'Brien

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Brené Brown

Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond
Jay Sullivan

It's the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-Spoken, and Clear
Carol A. Fleming

The Art of Communicating
Thich Nhat Hanh

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell

Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear
Frank Luntz

Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected
Jim Knight

How to Talk to Anyone About Anything: Improve Your Social Skills, Master Small Talk, Connect Effortlessly, and Make Real Friends (Communication Skills Training)
James W. Williams

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton

Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Edgar Schein

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change
William Miller and Stephen Rollnick

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science of Receiving Feedback Well
Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Chris Voss

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