Resources

Recommended Articles

Staying in the Game With Help on the Sidelines Demand for Coaches Is Steady as Executives Try to Hone Skills in Recession by Sarah E. Needleman  Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204660604574370801504847862.html

What Can Coaches Do for You?

by Diane Coutu and Carol Kauffman, Harvard Business Review, Jan. 2009

http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009/01/what-can-coaches-do-for-you/ar/1

Recommended Reading – these are books I’ve personally found to be valuable resources

Leadership

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

Now Discover Your Strengths Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton

First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham

Reaching Your Potential/Removing Barriers

The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander & Rosamund Stone Zander

Just who will you be Maria Shriver

Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson

Creativity

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz, Ph.D.

Communication

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Employee Engagement

Instant Turnaround!: Getting People Excited About Coming to Work and Working Hard by Harry Paul and Ross Reck

The Invisible Employee Realizing the Hidden Potential in Everyone by Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton

Time Management

Juggling Elephants by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig

Recommended Resources

Take a free assessment of your personal strengths

VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire
Measures 24 Character Strengths

http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx