Reading List

Our (Current) Top 13

How to be an Anti-Racist
by Ibram X. Kendi
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
by Layla F. Saad
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin DeAngelo
So You Want To Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Olou

Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization
by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy
by Amy Edmondson

Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change
by Bill Joiner and Stephen Josephs
First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently
by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrönby Lynne Twist and Teresa Barker
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
The Art of Happiness
by The Dalai Lama

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
Edited by Jesmyn Ward
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
by Carol Anderson
Bad Feminist
by Roxanne Gay
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by Resmaa Menakem
Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them
by Shakil Choudury

Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life
by Kevin Cashman
Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
by Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparell
Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire
by Kathy Lubar, Belle Linda Halpern
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
by Seth Godin

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
by Brené Brown
The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
by M. Scott Peck
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills
Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives
by Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl and Laura Whitworth
The Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic)
by David Emerald
The Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong
The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life

The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
by The Arbinger Institute

Leading from the Emerging Future: From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies
by C. Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer
Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
by Frederic Laloux

Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time
by Susan Scott

Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
by Rick Hanson

Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias
by La”wanna Harris
Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
by Ibram X. Kendi
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Personal and Professional Life
by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman

The Fifth Discipline: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization
by Peter Senge

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
by Dan Ariely