Resources

Leadership resources

	Discovering the Leader in You A Guide to Realizing Your Personal Leadership Potential Visit site >>
	Dougal Haston: The Philosophy of Risk The first challenge is where to put this book in the placings here. Leadership because that is what we use parts of it for on our programmes. If you are interested in climbing books, this will give some great messages about leadership, teamwork, self awareness, drive, motivation and risk. Quite a lot really for 1 book! Visit site >>
	Leadership and Self-deception: Getting Out of the Box Leadership and Self-Deception is the first book to identify a single, underlying cause of every form of leadership failure. Visit site >>
	The Case of the Bonsai Manager: Lessons from Nature on Growing Amazon says: In this world, the inclusive, intuitive and humane style of management will work, not the top-down approach - and here is an author uniquely placed to tell us how. I say this book, recommended to me by one of my Indian students, is written by an experienced senior manager who 'gets it'. The book really has you challenging yourself as well as being very accessible. Visit site >>
	The Leader's Voice How your communication can inspire action and get results Visit site >>
	The Living Leader The is a handy little book gives insight into what I would describe as the basics of leadership. It is easily applied and a very useful start. I have read it and found it worthwhile. Visit site >>

Personal Development resources

	Blink The Power of Thinking without Thinking. This book explains those moments when we know something without really knowing why or how. Understanding this is the key to unlocking the power of our intuition. Visit site >>
	Creative Visualisation Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in You Life Visit site >>
	Difficult Conversations: What to Say in Tricky Situations Without Ruining the Relationship Every one of us faces the need to speak up in difficult situations at some time. We may not like doing it, but not speaking up usually makes matters worse - as does doing it wrong! This is a great book that really helps! Visit site >>
	Eat That Frog!: Get More of the Important Things Done, Today! There's an old saying that if the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day. Eat That Frog! takes this saying as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day - the one you are most likely to procrastinate on, but also probably the one that will have the greatest positive impact on your life. Visit site >>
	Funky Business A unique perspective on our world order and your place in it! Visit site >>
	How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk Ways of bringing about more cooperation from children than all the yelling and pleading in the world - thats what the book says and it's pretty good stuff Visit site >>
	Karaoke Capitalism Follow on from Funky Business - do you want to be a first-rate version of yourself or a second-rate version of someone else? Visit site >>
	Life Coaching For Dummies I hate the name of these series however the books are a good reference. This one by Jeni Mumford is just a great practical, easy to understand and non prescriptive mentor for developing your goals. Visit site >>
	Mans Search for Meaning This book is a disturbing read but life changing. It is a must read for any thinking person. Visit site >>
	Purple Cow Transform your Business by Being Remarkable. I think this is a great book about transforming yourself! Visit site >>
	That's Outside My Boat: Letting Go of What You Can't Control A great liilte book full of stories pertaining to the name. Learning to let go of what you cannot control to allow focus on what you can! Visit site >>
	The 60 Minute Father An Hour of Reading for a Lifetime of Love. This really is a great little book. I don't know anyone who has not been in some way motivated by it - an eye opener. Visit site >>
	The Things They Carried A beautifully written set of short stories about a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. This book to me is a brilliant metaphor for the accumulated baggage we bring into play as we progress forward with our lives. Thought provoking. Visit site >>
	Towards Emotional Literacy Emotional Literacy - what does it mean and why is it important? I have heard Susie referred to as a feminist writer. I am not sure what that is supposed to imply. For anyone keen to explore the role of their emotions and move towards mastery this is a fantastic book. Visit site >>
	Trusting the Tides: A New Approach to Self-empowerment Few of us understand our emotions. We can be overwhelmed by anxiety; confuse grief with depression, anger with aggression. Even when suspect that various bodily ailments are connected with our emotions, we dont know how to help ourselves. Trusting the tides is a fascinating and accessible guide to the currents of the heart. Visit site >>
	What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful This is a really good book for both coaches and coachees. The concepts are simple but deep. I am sure everyone will be able to relate to at least a few of the maladies described. Learn from it and move forward! Visit site >>

Organisational Development resources

	Built To Last From Amazon - This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Throughout, the authors asked: 'What makes the truly exceptional companies different from other companies?' Visit site >>
	Good to Great Five years ago Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company, and if so, how?" In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last concludes that it is possible, but finds that there are no silver bullets to greatness. Instead Collins and his team found a common set of characteristics and traits. If that has not got you curious you are on the wrong site! Visit site >>
	The Long Tail How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand Visit site >>
	The Tipping Point How little things can make a big difference. That magic moment when ideas, tends and social behaviours cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. Visit site >>

Process Improvement resources

	Lean Sigma Pocket Toolbook The "Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook" blends Lean and Six Sigma tools and concepts, providing expert advice on how to determine which tool within a "family" is best for different purposes. Visit site >>
	Lean Six Sigma for Service How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services Visit site >>
	Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy: Made Easy! As the name say: Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy: Made Easy! A reference. Visit site >>
	The New Lean Toolbox Essential quick reference guide to the concepts and techniques of lean operations Visit site >>