Synchronicity

The Inner Path of Leadership
Joseph Jaworski.

An inspiring story of how one man’s personal vision became a reality. A guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity for our time: the ability to collectively shape our future.

Synchronicity is an inspirational guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity for our time: the ability to collectively shape our future. By telling the story of his remarkable journey toward an understanding of the deep issues of leadership, Joseph Jaworski explains the fundamental shifts of mind that will enable leaders to “listen” to realities that want to emerge in this world and acquire the courage to manifest them.

This long-awaited second edition includes two new chapters. The first features excerpts from the hundreds of letters Jaworski has received testifying to the profound impact of the book’s message. The second describes the latest steps in Jaworski’s journey, which led to his discovery of four principles that, when embraced, allow us to access the ultimate source of wisdom and creativity.

Strengthsfinder 2.0

by Tom Rath

This book addresses the 34 unique strengths that reside in different people and the need to understand which are our greatest strengths so we can maximize them in our work and lives. The book also provides a code which allows the reader to do an online survey to discover his/her top five strengths.

Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? 

Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. 

To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in 2001 which ignited a global conversation and helped millions to discover their top five talents. 

In its latest national bestseller, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more (see below for details). While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades. 

Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this new book and accompanying website will change the way you look at yourself--and the world around you--forever. 

Available exclusively in StrengthsFinder 2.0:
(using the unique access code included with each book) 

• A new and upgraded edition of the StrengthsFinder assessment 
• A personalized Strengths Discovery and Action-Planning Guide for applying your strengths in the next week, month, and year 
• A more customized version of your top five theme report 
• 50 Ideas for Action (10 strategies for building on each of your top five themes) 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful lessons in personal change
by Stephen R. Covey

This is Amazon's 10th most-read book. It has changed the lives of many people.

This book was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges.

Before you can adopt the seven habits, you'll need to accomplish what Covey calls a "paradigm shift"--a change in perception and interpretation of how the world works. Covey takes you through this change, which affects how you perceive and act regarding productivity, time management, positive thinking, developing your "proactive muscles" (acting with initiative rather than reacting), and much more.

This isn't a quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes intricate, and you'll want to study this book, not skim it. When you finish, you'll probably have Post-it notes or hand-written annotations in every chapter.

Please Understand Me II

Temperament, character and intelligence
by David Keirsey

Inspired by the personality typing work of Carl Jung which was used by Myers and Briggs to create the MBTI, this book provides profiles for each of the types and explores how they interact.

Does your spouse's need to alphabetically organize books on the shelves puzzle you? Do your boss's tsunami-like moods leave you exasperated? Do your child's constant questions make you batty? If you've ever wanted to change your mate, your coworkers, or a family member, then "Put down your chisel," advise David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates in this book of personality types. We are different for a reason, and that reason is probably more good than bad. Keirsey and Bates believe that not only is it impossible to truly change others (which they call embarking on a "Pygmalion project"), it's much more important to understand and affirm differences. Sounds easier than it is, you might say. Well, this book is a guide for putting an end to the Pygmalion projects in your life and starting on the path to acceptance.

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First Things First

by Stephen R. Covey and A. Roger Merrill

This is the best book I know on prioritizing and working smarter rather than harder.

I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well? 

Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.

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