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Leadership

The Dichotomy of Leadership
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
This book explains that true leadership is a balance of multiple competing principles.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Principles that give us the security to adapt to change
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life
Habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
Learn what makes some feel fulfilled/inspired with work while others do not.
True Leadership: Twelve Principles Public Safety Leaders Must Adopt to Be Successful in the 21st Century
True Leadership: Twelve Principles Public Safety Leaders Must Adopt to Be Successful in the 21st Century
The book highlights critical principles needed to address leadership challenges.

Management

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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, 10th Anniversary Edition
Leadership actions resulting in a crew of confident, inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative & responsibility for their actions
Sticking Points: How to Get 5 Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart
Sticking Points: How to Get 5 Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart
This book identifies the 12 places where the 5 generations typically come apart in the workplace
Invention of Tradition
The Invention of Tradition
This book explores how traditions are at times a recent invention rather than an established ritual

Professional Development

Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations
This book draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world

Self Help

The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat
A true story that provides numerous examples of teamwork and overcoming adversity
Going Pro: The Deliberate Practice of Professionalism
Going Pro: The Deliberate Practice of Professionalism
A concept of professionalism & provides a detailed improvement path with self-assessments & action steps throughout
Atlas of the Heart
Atlas of the Heart
Pesearch on accurately naming an experience- doesn’t give the experience more power—it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree
This book reminds us of self awareness and creating balance in our lives as leaders

Other

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
This book discusses the importance of human relationships, how those relationships are formed, and how the are fundamental to our lives.
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