Reflecting on Leadership, a New Year's reading recommendation list

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Recommended Reading on Leadership

(some books also available in audio format)

links and content updated 02.17.2020

For the Healthcare Program Leader, Change-Agent, or Integrative Health program "Champion", and Hospital Sponsor, current and future  

• Duke University Leadership Program white papers on leading change in health care:
• The Pebble in the Pond:  How Integrative Leadership Can Bring About Transformation by Adam Perlman, Bonnie Horrigan, Elizabeth Goldblatt, Victoria Maizes, and Ben Kliger.
• Informed Mindfulness:  The Power of Awareness and Choice in Effective Leadership by Michael Aquilino, Bonnie Horrigan, and Adam Perlman.
• The Leaders of Integrative Healthcare Programs audio and audiovisual resources these are located on our Lunchtime Listens page

• Margaret Heffernan's Beyond Measure, the big impact of small changes, a 2015 TED book
• see how small shifts and behavior changes lay fertile ground for cultural change in the workplace
• Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times by Covey et al.
• Brene Brown's Dare to Lead:  Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. --added late winter 2019
• Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations by Monica Worline and Jane E. Dutton--added summer 2019
• "A leader who practices mindfulness and self-awareness is a positive force" post
• "Making space for innovation" post
• Subscribe to the Facebook Page to follow the "leadership and workplace Mondays" theme that started in spring 2018.  If you are on a Facebook fast, I just started doing a monthly summary of these social media posts in November 2018.

General Leadership Book Favorites

• Brene Brown's Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (added late winter 2019)
• Rising Strong:  How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
• Beyond Measure, the big impact of small changes
• See how small shifts and changes in behavior lay fertile ground for cultural change in the workplace in Margaret Heffernan's Beyond Measure, the big impact of small changes, a 2015 TED book.
• Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland (added 2.17.2020)

What I am reading or re-reading in 2020

last updated 2.17.2020. Watch our "Leadership & Workplace Mondays" posts for most recent updates

• Brene Brown's Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
• New website with Dare To Lead resources (added 3.30.2020)
• Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland (added 2.17.2020)
• Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear by Richard Sheridan
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Classics--recommended foundational reading

• The classic, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by S. Covey
• The book, First Things First by S. Covey, offers not a clock for how to do more in less time, but a compass.
• "...provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going"
• Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times by Covey et al.
• Arianna Huffington's Thrive:  The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, and Wonder   
• Primary Greatness: The 12 Levers of Success by Stephen Covey.
• "The intrinsic rewards of primary greatness . . . integrity, responsibility, and meaningful contribution"

If you are looking for related leadership and workplace recommendations in an audio or audiovisual form beyond these books, go to our growing list of Lunchtime Listen recommendations.

What are your favorite books on leadership and why?  Please write in the comments.

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