More than once the community has asked for resources that I’ve found useful to creating a greater impact by elevating your skills and those of others.
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Drive your Career (I know the author) – Great tools to align with the people who can influence your future. Been on my podcast.
The 48 Laws of Power (given to me be a prior boss / past Navy) – Hard read, but takes you through politics and power and you find the tactics that work for you. Taught me a lot and from there I started to move up faster.
The CEO only Does Three Things – I know the author, been on my podcast. For you, it’s about setting your mindset to think like a CEO and then you’ll be perceived for those roles.
How successful people lead ( a classic by John C. Maxwell)
Creating the High-Performance Team – I actually taught some of this book as part of a project to build a team that worked with Pepsi.
Team Secrets of the Navy Seals – I remember learning about a high degree of personal accountability.
The Motivation Myth – I know the author and interviewed him. A great resource on how to motivate teams; different than traditional business.
The Leaders Mindset – I’ve wanted to interview the author, but doesn’t respond. I will someday. Very forward thinking in leadership mindset.
Good to Great – this is a classic. I should probably interview the author someday. This was really really good for me as I was setting up my strategy for the long game vs. short term thinking.
The only Leaders Worth Following – I know the author and he was on my podcast. Really, really good about what makes a leader worth following.
The Trusted Leader – I know the author and interviewed them on my podcast. Really good about trust and the making of great leaders that people will follow.