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Prioritizing Tasks with the Eisenhower Matrix
A simple tool to help prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance.
Fear Responses: Fight Flight Freeze
Our nervous system reacts to stress and safety, moving between three main states. When we feel safe and connected we are in the green zone called social engagement where emotions like joy, curiosity, and compassion thrive.
Sources of Power
Power is a tool for influence and leaders should assess which sources of power they possess and how to use them ethically.
The What If Tool
The “What If?” Bias tool is a simple way to shift your mindset when you find yourself stuck worrying about everything that could go wrong. Instead of ...
Free Tools: Design Thinking Applied to Life and Career
Stanford’s Life Design Lab offers free Design Thinking tools to help you explore life and career opportunities.
STAR Interview Responses
The STAR method is a structured way to answer behavioral interview questions clearly and effectively.
Giving Feedback: The SBIA Model
The SBIA Feedback model helps you provide constructive and actionable feedback.
Networking for People Who Hate Networking
Author: Devora Zack
Now, more than ever, we need community support to succeed in the workplace. Zack provides common sense networking approaches that are accessible to everyone.
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Author: Daniel Goleman
The best resource to learn the basics of EI.
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Author: Michael Bungay Stanier
Scott’s most recommended book for aspiring leaders. This small text is chock full of powerful questions that will help you talk less and listen more.
The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success
Author: Steven Stein
Want to increase your EQ? This book provides tools and practices needed to enhance your EQ.
Strengths Based Leadership
Authors: Tom Rath & Barry Conchie
Gain access to the on-line Strengths Finder assessment tool with the code available at the end of this book.
Leadership Theory & Practice
Author: Peter Northouse
The go-to academic textbook that Scott has used in his graduate level leadership courses for many years.
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
Authors: James Kouzes and Barry Posner
Leaders should read this book each year to stay grounded and focused on what your team needs most from you.
Coaching as a Leadership Style
Author: Robert Hicks
The Foursquare Coaching framework as applied to leading high performers like medical professionals.
The Process of a Highly Effective Coaching Style
Author: Robert Hicks
Level-up your coaching skills by learning the Foursquare Coaching framework.
The Power of Servant Leadership
Author: Robert Greenleaf
A basic introduction to servant leadership with examples of the model’s impact on organizations.
Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power an Greatness
Author: Robert Greenleaf
More from Greenleaf on the evolution of the servant leadership model.
The Servant as Leader
Author: Robert Greenleaf
Greenleaf’s most how-to focused book on the servant leadership model.
The Artists Way at Work
Author: Mark Bryan and Julia Cameron
Using creativity to achieve your goals.