Recommended Books

Here are some of our favorite books for executive coaches. Most are used in coach training programs we offer, along with the doctoral level leadership courses we teach for Pepperdine University.

Authentic Happiness. by Martin Seligman
Be Your Own Brand. by David McNally and Karl Speak
Coaching for Leadership. by Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence Lyons and Alyssa Freas
Emotional Intelligence. by Daniel Goleman
Encouraging the Heart. by Kouzes & Posner
First Things First. by Stephen Covey
First, Break All the Rules. by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
Flow. by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Follow This Path. by Curt Coffman and Gabriel Molina-Gonzalez
Free Agent Nation. by Daniel Pink
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't. by Jim Collins
Happiness is a Serious Problem. by Dennis Prager
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What it Was. by Barbara Sher
In Our Fifties. by William Bergquist, Elinor Greenberg and Alan Klaum
Jesus CEO. Laurie Jones
Leadership From the Inside Out. by Kevin Cashman
Leadership is an Art. by Max De Pree
Leadership Jazz. by Max De Pree
Leadership: Theory and Practice. by Peter Northouse
Learned Optimism: How To Change Your Mind and Your Life. by Martin Seligman
Love is Letting Go of Fear. by Gerald Jampolsky
Love is the Killer App. by Tim Sanders
Man's Search for Meaning. by Victor Frankl
Maslow on Management. by Abraham Maslow
Mastery. by George Leonard
Now Discover Your Strengths. by Marcus Buckingham
On What Leaders Really Do. by John Kotter
Peak Performance. by Jon Katzenbach
People of the Lie. by Scott Peck
Please Understand Me II. by David Keirsey
Power! How to Get It and How to Use It. by Michael Korda
Primal Leadership. by Daniel Goleman
Relationship Rescue. by Phillip McGraw
Repacking Your Bags. by Richard Leider and David A. Shapiro
Results-Based Leadership. by Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger and Norm Smallwood
Simple Truths. by Kent Nerburn
The 100 Secrets of Happy People. by David Niven
The Adult Years. by Frederic Hudson
The Art of Living. by Epictetus
The Art of Possibility. by Rosamund Stone-Zander and Benjamin Zander
The Ascent of a Leader. by Bill Thrall
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of Learning. by Peter Senge
The Four Agreements. by Don Miguel Ruiz
The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness. by Vance Caesar, Ph.D. and Carol Ann Caesar, Ph.D. High achievers are constantly striving for more achievements while lasting and meaningful happiness eludes them. The seven keys to happiness are detailed in this easy-to-read and entertaining volume.
The Leadership Challenge. by Kouzes and Posner
The One Minute Manager Builds High-Performing Teams. by Kenneth Blanchard
The One Minute Teacher: How to Teach Others to Teach Themselves. by Spencer Johnson
The Paradox of Success. by John O'Neil
The Path. by Laurie Jones
The Portable MBA . by Robert Bruner

The Portable MBA Desk Reference. by P.A. Argenti
The Power of Focus. by Jack Canfield
The Practice of Management. by Peter Drucker
The Prayer of Jabez. by Bruce Wilkinson
The Road Less Traveled. by Scott Peck
The Secrets of a Winning Culture. by Larry Senn
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. by Stephen Covey
The Tipping Point! How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. by Malcolm Gladwell
Transitions. William Bridges
True Professionalism. by David Maister

Uncommom Career Success. by Vance Caesar, Ph.D. Order from Vance Caesar Group 1-562-795-5560 or from this web site
What Really Matters. by Tony Schwartz
Who Moved My Cheese?. by Spencer Johnson
Wishcraft - How to Get What You Really Want. by Barbara Sher
Working with Emotional Intelligence. by Daniel Goleman
Zen and the Art of Making a Living. by Laurence Boldt