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The Focused Leader

By Daniel Goleman — 2013

How effective executives direct their own—and their organizations’—attention.

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The Coaching Habit

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

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Michael Bungay Stanier
2025
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#2 Michael Lombardi: Leadership on the Field

New England Patriots Coach Michael Lombardi and I discuss the four aspects of leadership, high stakes decision making, creating a winning culture at work and at home and much more.

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The Knowledge Project Podcast
2015
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers.

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Simon Sinek
2025
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How to Win Friends & Influence People

You can go after the job you want—and get it! You can take the job you have—and improve it! You can take any situation—and make it work for you! Dale Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

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Dale Carnegie
1998
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Start with Why—How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSound

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership—starting with a golden circle and the question: “Why?”. His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers.

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Simon Sinek
2009
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Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust

The more traditional forms of leadership that are based on static hierarchies and professional distance between leaders and followers are growing increasingly outdated and ineffective.

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Edgar Schein, Peter Schein
2018
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Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people—especially those who report to us—we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down and we may feel disconnected from those around us.

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Edgar Schein
2013
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Otto Scharmer on the Four Levels of Listening

Listening is the most underrated of leadership skills, leading to a disconnect between leaders and the situation. Otto describes four levels of listening. This is essential viewing for anyone desiring to truly understand situations.

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Otto Scharmer
2015
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The Science That Will Change Your Future | Dr. Bruce Lipton

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Bruce Lipton
2019
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Emotional Intimacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Connecting with the Power of Your Emotions

Emotions link our feelings, thoughts, and conditioning at multiple levels, but they may remain a largely untapped source of strength, freedom, and connection.

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Robert Augustus Masters
2013
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