As we grow and change in our business
profession, we look for information and experience
from people who have been there and done that. Part
of being an effective leader is continual learning,
and to that end, I've provided some recommended reading
and viewing to assist your process.
VIDEOS The following
videos were created in collaboration with
David Daniels, MD, clinical professor of
psychiatry at Stanford University and a
leader in the human development field,
and CCM Productions, founded by Clare Crawford-Mason
and Robert Mason. They will give you valuable
insights into the different leadership
styles typified by the Enneagram System
of Personality and Leadership. They are
available in both DVD and VHS direct from
Viewpoint Solutions.
Nine Paths to a
Productive and Fulfilling Life
A comprehensive overview of the Enneagram system that give
you insights into the habitual ways we look at the world, and
some of the strategies that allow us to break out of our habit
of mind and make conscious, effective choices.
The Enneagram in
the Workplace
In-person interviews with business leaders of each of the Enneagram
Leadership Styles, describing the gifts and the challenges
of their particular way of achieving professional excellence.
The
following visual bibliography is a collection
of books I have found useful in negotiating
the challenges of our business world. From
time to time, I add new selections. I hope
you find it useful!
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell explores
and brilliantly illuminates
the moment when an idea,
trend, or social behavior
crosses a threshold, tips.
And spreads like wildfire.
It will change the way
you think about selling
products and disseminating
ideas.
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell presents the process
by which we think without thinking, about choices
that seem to be made in an instant - in the
blink of an eye - that actually are more complicated
than they seem. Blink will change the way you
understand every decision you make.
The Heart Aroused:
Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in
Corporate America
The call for increased creativity in the workplace brings with
it a challenge between the world of cool professionalism and
the inevitable heat and volatility that accompanies people's
emotional and spiritual lives. David Whyte examines
heart of creativity, and fashions a necessary book for any
professional who secretly harbors a poet's soul.
Crossing the Unknown
Sea: Work and the Pilgrimage of Identity
Gracefully using the metaphor of a sea voyage to depict the
journey through the world of work, David Whyte views
work not only as a means of support, but as a means for interacting
with the world and developing self-expression and identity.
He interweaves philosophy with passages of memoir, together
with poetic references from Whitman, Spender, Dickinson, Rilke,
Wordsworth and Whyte's own works.
The Enneagram Advantage:
Putting the 9 Personality Types to Work in
the Office
Helen Palmer presents valuable insight into your leadership
style as well as those of your colleagues, bosses, clients,
and corporate cultures. The straightforward techniques help
you break free of rigid perceptions about yourself, your business
environment, and the way you think and act in the office.
The 9
ways of Working: How to Use the Enneagram
to Discover Your Natural Strengths and Work
More Effectively Michael
Goldberg's rich descriptions capture the
essence of each leadership style with insightful
anecdotes and real-life stories. You'll see the
special gifts and talents of each style, their
limits and blind spots, when they shine, and
when they wilt. Packed with practical tips and
cautions for working with each style.
NLP at Work:
Neuro Linguistic Programming - The Difference
That Makes a Difference in Business
Sue Knight explains the difference
between those who "get by" and those who excel by showing how
they communicate, motivate, influence, negotiate, lead, empower
and manage their own self-development. This clear and readable
guide cuts through the jargon of NLP and introduces techniques
that will help you make the world what you want it to be.
The
Seven Faces of Leadership
Robert Allio discusses the qualities and talents you need
to lead and transform an organization. He argues that successful
leaders focus on developing a clear set of values, purpose
and meaning for their organizations. They identify inspiring
visions, and set future direction. And they build a culture
and community that supports and strengthens the implementation
of effective strategy.
Conduct Expected
William Lareau outlines the challenges inherent in an increasingly-uncaring
corporate world and presents employees with a catalogue of
survival skills they will need to successfully overcome the
obstacles.
The Merlin Factor:
The Keys to the Corporate Kingdom
Charles Smith sets forth principles about how to lead an
organization into a culture change. The Arthurian myths illuminate
simple, useful attitudes and practices that work as well in
the real world as they do in the legends. Smith aims to open
eyes to see what may be missing in an organization, in its
purpose, and in its leadership.
The Leader as Martial
Artist: Techniques and Strategies for Resolving
Conflict and Creating Community
Arnold Mindell shows that confronting the challenges of
today's world requires the skill of a martial artist - a leader
who exhibits flexibility, balance, detachment, intensity, sure
instinct, and a keen awareness of the problem in the midst
of group chaos and confusion.
The Thin Book of
Appreciative Inquiry
Sue Annis Hammond introduces us to Appreciative Inquiry,
a philosophy for change that operates under the assumption
that something in every organization works and that change
can be manifested through identifying what works and doing
more of it.
