Carol’s Top 25 Books
I am an avid reader, actually, I am an avid learner who uses reading as a pathway to learning. I read predominately books that are about mindsets, thinking patterns, brain science, leadership, and team dynamics. I love learning models that clarify my thinking and experiences. Below are books that, over the past 25 years, have impacted how I think and view things, especially my work. Many have impacted the Spiral of Accountability™.
Some books are quite obvious why they made my list (Synchronicity, the Inner Path of Leadership). Some probably need some explanation (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), so feel free to reach out and ask, “Why that book?”
There were many more books I could have listed. Any books that impacted you that I didn’t list?
Top 25 books that impacted me:
1. Synchronicity the Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski
2. Rising Strong by Brené Brown
3. The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook by Peter Senge
4. Dialogue the Art of Thinking Together by William Isaacs
5. Appreciative Inquiry Handbook by Cooperrider, Whitney, and Stavros
6. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
7. Mindset by Carol Dweck
8. Emotional Agility by Susan David
9. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
10. What Leaders Need Now by Andrea Chilcote
11. Wired to Resist by Britt Andreatta
12. I’m Not Yelling by Elizabeth Leiba
13. You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Ruffin and Lamar
14. Dirty Diversity by Janice Gassam Asare
15. Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Pie by William T. Lewis
16. The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
17. The Thin Book of Trust by Charles Feltman
18. Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman
19. The Nine Natural Laws of Leadership by Warren Blank
20. The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner
21. Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
22. A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
23. The Wisdom of Teams by Katzenbach and Smith
24. Bad Manners by Thug Kitchen (yes, it’s a cookbook)
25. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams