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RECOMMENDED BOOKS TO READ
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Flaherty, James J. Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others.
Newton, MA:
Butterworth-Heinemann, Spring, 1998.
An introductory text by the founder of New Ventures West that provides an intellectual foundation and methodology for coaching. Includes examples, models and extensive bibliography.
Argyris, Chris. Overcoming Organizational Defenses.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1990.
The author is a founder of the Organizational Development discipline. He explains how it's possible for very intelligent people to come together in a group and have their intelligence cut in half. Additionally, he presents many examples of how organizations populated by well-meaning people "protect" themselves from change. From his own experience, he recommends ways to overcome the defenses.
DePree, Max. Leadership is an Art.
New York: Doubleday, 1989.
Reading this book is like sitting under a palm tree in a beautiful oasis while a cool breeze caresses your face. Deeply human. Credible because of the undeniable success of the author. Inspiring.
Flores, Fernando and Terry Winograd. Understanding Computers and Cognition.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1986.
The authors combine (in a rigorous and concise style) many seminal ideas of 20th century thought (from Heidegger, Maturana, Habermas, etc.) into their own creative synthesis of what it is to be, speak, and work as a human being. Especially useful for people looking for a practical application of powerful principles. In that, Flores and Winograd are unsurpassed.
Kegan, Robert and Lisa Laskow Lahey. How The Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Provides a powerful methodology for uncovering and working with the untested assumptions we hold about ourselves and our commitments in the world. Each chapter offers language for transforming the way we hold conversations with ourselves and others. What makes this book unique is that the exercises it proposes are specifically designed for the major developmental transition most adults today are experiencing.
Seagal, Sandra and David Horne. Human Dynamics.
Cambridge: Pegasus
Communications, Inc., 1997.
A beautifully written and designed book that presents a well-grounded (20 years research, 40,000 participants) theory on different types of humans. Written with great respect and precision.
Stone, Douglas, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most.
New York: Penguin, 1999
A lucid account of the intricate ways our feelings and identities shape the way we respond in sticky situations. The authors, all researchers at the Harvard Negotiation Project, provide a framework for speaking and listening and numerous examples that bring this framework to life.
Tharp, Twala. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003.
Imagine a book by a supremely creative person (choreographer of hundreds of ballets, Broadway shows, and movies) who invites you fearlessly into her own world and shows you how she does it. And not only does she reveal her own life, she shows the practical, disciplined way Mozart, Beethoven, Rembrandt, Schoenberg, Jerome Robbins, and Balanchine brought forth their amazing, profound and abundant work. No need to imagine further, this book is it.
Wilber, Ken. A Brief History of Everything.
Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996.
Wilber uses a question and answer format to cover vast domains of knowledge from philosophy to biology, spirituality to economics. He fits all this into a vast complex model that is robust enough to hold up to intense scrutiny and yet proves useful in applications across disciplines. A classic introduction to the work of the world's greatest thinkers.
