The Bookshelf

Leadership BS – Jeffrey Pfeffer · 2015 A Stanford professor invites the leadership field to measure itself by results, an invitation worth accepting. Your Messaging Sucks – Kim Donlan · 2023 A media psychologist and Boston University lecturer has written a marketing book rich in experience and best practices. Those of us who develop talent will find plenty to borrow. Atomic Habits – James Clear · 2018 A patient, practical guide to the part of development that happens after the workshop ends. Growth Pain – Axel Jockwer · 2026 Axel Jockwer maps the pains that come with success and the fixes that ease them. Written in German, with the English edition ready and out soon. Grit – Angela Duckworth · 2016 Angela Duckworth on the power of passion and perseverance, read alongside what researchers have found since. Man's Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl · 1946 Viktor Frankl on what carries people through hard times: knowing what they live for. Good Is the Enemy of Great Jim Collins screened 1,435 companies to find the 11 that made the leap. His lessons on humble, determined leadership still hold, read with a little care. Leading by Ear A former CEO who composes piano concertos shows what leaders can learn from musicians. A warm, wise and wonderfully original book, written in German. Same Team, Twice the Brainpower Liz Wiseman found that people give some leaders nearly twice as much of their capability as others. Her book Multipliers shows how those leaders do it, and how well-meaning leaders can slip into the opposite. The Bosses Who Build Other Bosses Superbosses leave behind a generation of stars. Their habits are easier to borrow than we think. Thanks for the Feedback – Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen · 2014 A warm, practical guide to the other side of feedback: receiving it well. Peak – Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool · 2016 Anders Ericsson's own account of how experts get so good, and how purposeful practice can help all of us. An Everyone Culture – Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey · 2016 Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey visit companies where helping people grow is part of everyday work.