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 |