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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey This audio program, based on his New York Times #1 best seller, he reveals the 7 habits all successful people share and shows you how to make them a part of your everyday life. While the book is powerful; I personally have found the audio program much more conducive to retaining the information. It is not an author just reading the book – it is an actual program with Dr. Covey delivering in an interactive style that simply works. Learn the timeless value of the character ethic and create your own paradigm shift. Unlock new levels of thinking and perception to create new areas of achievement and fulfillment. You'll be able to concentrate your efforts to exceed your goals, renew yourself continuously both physically and mentally, master time management and gain many other benefits.

The Eighth Habit by Stephen R. Covey This is not about a missed habit — it is about how the world has grown since the original 7 Habits came out in 1989. As we move into the knowledge worker age (also known as the information age) each and every employee brings a valuable asset to the team and it is the responsibility of the leader to recognize and cull the most from everyone on the team.

You Got To Be Hungry by Les Brown Les Brown – Noting is better than listening to Les Brown motivate you and jump start your life. Les will ask – "Are you Hungry?" and he will show you how to feed yourself in a powerful and inspirational way. Coming from a life of poverty to one of the most dynamic stories of the last 50 years Les will share with you the strategies to grow and build a successful life with yourself and with others.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey This is the quintessential book of modern day. Dr. Covey shares those habits that the most effective people in the world have in common. Each habit stands on its own, and combined they truly are the leadership guides for today’s leader. From motivation to delegation to simply leading others. My personal favorite habit is #5 – Seek first to Understand – then be understood. This is an easy habit to recognize – and a VERY difficult habit to master. I believe this is the core habit to all of our communication in and out of the office - which in turn establishes our past, current and future relationships.

Good to Great by Jim Collins Every chapter is critical in this powerful book. With over 100 pages of appendix research, Jim Collins takes 11 companies that exploded with tremendous success and compares them with 11 other companies that did not fare so well. He found numerous similarities between them and shares these secrets. Chapter 3 — First Who Then What — outlines why it is sometimes better to leave a position empty rather than hire a warm body to fill the spot. Thos organizations that understand this are those organizations that are currently moving from Good – to – Great. This is an absolute must for any leader’s library.

Gung Ho! by Ken Blanchard Dealing with a team of negativity and average producers. This very simple book takes you through the process of how to create the culture that dynamic teams are made of. An easy read by any standards.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell John Maxwell takes you through the leadership process and gives simple examples of how to create them within ourselves. In Chapter Two he focuses on the "Law of Influence," and that influence does not necessarily mean the manager. In fact, he clearly defines the difference between managing and leading, and points out that everyone has the capability of being a leader. Another personal favorite is the Law of Empowerment. The great Admiral James B. Stockdale is quoted about developing leaders with a heart and having the ability to understand that by giving power away you in turn get more power back to you. An amazing concept that works.

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino This book has nothing to do with and — yes — everything to do with sales. After all, we’re all in sales. This is one of the classics of all time. The foundation of this little book is communication and from communicating with ourselves to friends, family and co-workers. Another easy read. This book is one of the greatest parables ever told – regardless of your position this little book will have a profound impact on your life and the relationships you have both in and out of the office.

Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson In the last few years there are few books that can change the impact on change like this little book. For once you will see yourself in a book and the sight may not be a pretty one – for once in your life you will want to be a mouse. The new mantra is not, do you like change - but rather how quickly you can adapt to change.

The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard Some of my favorite books are short and easy reads and this is no exception. In my mind this is the book every leader must read before they even begin their role as a leader. From the simple concept of praise in public and punish in private, this book sets the stage for what’s to come.

1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson Without a doubt this is the best book for creative ways to motivate and energize employees. If you only utilize 10% of what is offered in this book you’ll be miles ahead of your competition.

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin The amazing story behind Pikes Fish Market in Seattle. This easy to read short book will change the way your organization works as a team.

Fish! Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life by Stephen C. Lundin Building on the first book; Fish Tales are exactly that – tales of successful organizations and how they brought the philosophy in and what it has done for them. Quick and easy reading. Great examples for staff meetings and ways to get the team up and running quickly.

Fish! Sticks: A Remarkable Way to Adapt to Changing Times and Keep Your Work Fresh by Stephen C. Lundin Continuing the story, this book shares the strategies to get the "Fish Philosophy" into your organization. Like the first book it is an easy read and great to share with the entire team.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick M. Lencioni The Five Dysfunctions of a TEAM – A wonderful parable about a fictitious company starting at the senior management level and determining what the problems within every organization. An easy read and great to share with the entire team. After reading the parable the books reveals what the strategies are and how to build your team.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith Successful people have amazing traits that got them to where they are and now those same success traits could be bad habits holding them back from attaining the next level of success. This book reveals those bad habits and how to adapt / adjust your style so you can attain the levels of success you deserve.

The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization by Jon R. Katzenbach This is one of the most profound books about teams ever written. This book is about the process of what a team is about, and how they develop. Their definition of TEAM is one that hits on all levels and allows you to determine if you are a small group – or if you are a TEAM? Thought provoking is one word that comes to mind.

Miracle starring Kurt Russell Without a doubt, this is the best movie to show the 4 stages (Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing) of team development. See how Herb Brooks takes a group of unknowns and cultivates the culture of teamwork, and in just 7 months leads them to defeat what many considered the greatest hockey team in the history of the game.

The Last Castle starring Robert Redford "What are the qualities that make a leader? What is the DNA, so to speak, of leadership?" Director Rod Lurie poses the questions that for him sum up the central theme of this movie. This powerful movie shows how leaders lead through influence and not through power. To expand on this movie be sure to read "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" by John Maxwell.

Finding Forrester starring Sean Connery One of Sean Connery’s best films. Here the reclusive author William Forrester (Sean Connery) becomes a mentor to young Jamal (Rob Brown) who is a street savvy basketball player and teen prodigy writer. In the movie Forrester never directs Jamal on what to do and in fact allows Jamal to make mistakes. Outstanding movie on how to mentor new employees.

Drumline starring Nick Cannon This movie shows how a team must be a community to accomplish the team goals and how a super star can actually bring down a team. In the movie Devon Miles (Nick Cannon) is a powerful drummer recruited from Harlem to be part of the band and his talents cause challenges until all of the team is united.

Remember the Titans starring Denzel Washington Another amazing movie on teamwork. In this movie, see how one team can work to develop other teams within an organization. In this true story movie see how the integration of races was a challenge for the football team and how they became a team that changed a community.

Coach Carter starring Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson plays the controversial high school basketball coach Ken Carter who benched his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record. Awesome in demonstrating the fact a leader needs to stay focused and stay the line they set in the beginning. By doing so the leader shows integrity and builds trust. Totally evident in this powerful team building and leadership movie.

Rudy starring Sean Astin Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame. This movie is one of the most effective movies to demonstrate the power of persistence and the ability to overcome all odds to accomplish your goals.

Ocean's Eleven starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Julia Roberts Teams can be found in many different arenas and this movies shows the power of how well a team can accomplish anything – even something that may be illeagal.

The Dirty Dozen starring Lee Marvin In this WW II epic Lee Marvin builds an amazing team out of complete misfits and the process of the team’s matriculation is evident all stages of development. This movie shows that teams can and do come in all shapes and sizes. Mutual accountability shows as the team fights to the death for each other