Resources
Recommended Books, Podcasts & Articles
There are great resources out there! At ALIGN, we believe in learning from others and have used many of these resources. We hope you’ll find them useful as well.
Books:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski
A roadmap for women to minimize stress, manage emotions, and live joyfully
The Only Leaders Worth* Following by Tim Spiker
Becoming an exceptional leader is about developing who we are as people
Radical Collaboration by Jim Tamm
Five essential skills to overcome defensiveness and build successful relationships
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
The ultimate playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures
Capitalists, Arise! by Peter Georgescu
Why we need to end economic inequality, grow the middle class, heal the nation
Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Strengths Based Selling from Gallup Brian Brim
Get the best sales results by building on who you already are
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
It’s The Manager by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman
Dream Big by Bob Goff
Recapture the version of your life you dreamed about before fear started calling the shots
Podcasts:
The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast
Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
Dare to Lead with Brene Brown
A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek
Building a StoryBrand with Donald Miller
Women At Work Harvard Business Review podcast
Capitalists Arise with Peter Georgescu
If These Heels Could Talk with Michelle Henderson and JoyGenea Schumer
Akimbo, a podcast from Seth Godin
Gallup Podcast, a podcast from Gallup News
Stand-Out Episodes:
Leading in Times of Disruption (Andy Stanley)
https://andystanley.com/podcast/june-2020-leading-in-times-of-disruption-part-1/
What Leadership and Parenting have in Common (Building a Story Brand)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hal-runkel-what-leadership-and-parenting-have-in-common/id1092751338?i=1000494434104
The Power of Free Enterprise Capitalism (Gallup News) https://news.gallup.com/podcast/258416/talking-socialism-ceo-endured-harsh-communist-rule.aspx
Articles & Research
Developing Each CliftonStrength Talent Theme: Gallup Mastery Monday
https://www.gallup.com/topic/mmwebcast.aspx
Teamwork https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/278225/how-to-improve-teamwork.aspx
Reengineering Performance Management https://www.gallup.com/workplace/238064/re-engineering-performance-management.aspx
Focus On Strengths Increases Engagement
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/242096/focus-people-strengths-increases-work-engagement.aspx
Strengths Enhanced Decision Making
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/264866/why-strengths-based-workplaces-best-decision-makers.aspx
Strengths-Based Conflict Resolution
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/249548/leveraging-cliftonstrengths-resolve-workplace-conflicts.aspx
How to get started with Employee Recognition
https://www.achievers.com/blog/employee-recognition/
18 Impactful Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ideas https://www.achievers.com/blog/recognition-appreciation-ideas-examples/
Test how self-compassionate you are by Dr. Kristin Neff
https://self-compassion.org/test-how-self-compassionate-you-are/
Assess your strengths and opportunities for growth by Brene Brown
https://brenebrown.com/wholeheartedinventory/
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