Resources we recommend
Stuff we love
Books worth dog-earing, newsletters worth opening, and frameworks we reference constantly.
Books

Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Tools for talking when stakes are high.

The Advantage
Patrick Lencioni
Why organizational health trumps everything else in business.

7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change
Esther Derby
Practical guidance on leading change that actually sticks.

Resilient Management
Lara Hogan
Lara Hogan's collected guidance for people stepping into management.

Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
The difference between real strategy and strategy-flavored goals.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
A leadership fable exploring why teams fail and what to do about it.

Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great
Ruth Wageman, Debra Nunes, James Burruss, J. Richard Hackman
Research-backed guidance on building effective senior teams.

Escaping the Build Trap
Melissa Perri
How to shift from output-focused to outcome-focused product development.
Newsletters & Online Resources
Workshops & Frameworks

52 Conversations
Dialogue prompts for teams — a great tool for building conversational culture.

Situational Leadership
A model for adapting your leadership approach based on team capabilities and context.

Problem Solving Leadership
A workshop by Esther Derby and Don Gray on collaborative problem solving.

Locating Yourself: A Key to Conscious Leadership
A powerful framework from the Conscious Leadership Group for self-awareness.


