Pushing Ourselves Out of the Corner: The Reading List

In the December issue of STC’s Intercom magazine, I mentioned in the conclusion of my article that I’d post a suggested reading list. These are books that I think will take you further into the points I discussed, mainly because they’re books I read in the year(s) leading up to me writing that article (in July).

Cohen, Allan R. and Bradford, David L. Influence Without Authority. Wiley. 2005.

Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. Bantam. 2006.

—————. Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships. Bantam. 2007.

Hart, Geoffrey J. S. “Statecraft: Applying the Science of Politics to Office Politics.” Intercom, September/October 2009.

—————. “When Statecraft Fails: Tips on Surviving the Great Game.” Intercom, November 2009.

Patterson, Kerry, et al. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. McGraw-Hill. 2002.

—————. Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking about Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior. McGraw-Hill. 2004.

Sutton, Robert I. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. Business Plus. 2007.

Dreher, Diane. Your Personal Renaissance: 12 Steps to Finding Your Life’s True Calling. Da Capo Press. 2008.

Lobenstine, Margaret. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One. Broadway. 2006.

Moore, Thomas. A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do. Broadway. 2009.

Carlson, Richard. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work. Hyperion. 1998.

Rosengren, Curt. 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work. Available from http://www.passioncatalyst.com/101ways/.

Kawasaki, Guy. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything. Portfolio Hardcover. 2004.

Slim, Pamela. Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur. Portfolio Hardcover. 2009.

If you have any to add, please share them in the Comments section!

More…