These are some great resources that can help in your personal development. The BOLD book titles are some of my favorites. I encourage you to start with one book to get one idea. You will be glad you did.
Earl Nightingale said, “We become what we think about.” Reading has a profound effect on what you think.
Self & Organizational Development
The Bible - by God
Change the Culture, Change the Game, The breakthrough strategy for energizing your organization & creating accountability for results – by Roger Connors & Tom Smith
The Noticer, Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective – by Andy Andrews
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – by Stephen Covey
The Power of Positive Thinking – by Norman Vincent Peale
The Dream Giver – by Bruce Wilkerson
How Full Is Your Bucket – by Tom Rath and Don O. Clifton, Ph. D.
Strength Finder – by Tom Rath
The Oz Principle, Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability – by Roger Connors, Tom Smith & Craig Hickman
Good To Great, Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t - by Jim Collins
Good To Great and The Social Sectors, Why Business Thinking Is Not The Answer – by Jim Collins
The Little Red Book of Wisdom – by Mark DeMoss
Failing Forward, Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones For Success – by John Maxwell
Built To Last, Successful Habits of Visonary Companies – by Jim Collins & Jerry I. Porras
Built To Serve, How To Drive the Bottom Line with People-First Practices – by Dan Sanders
The 3rd Alternative, Solving Life’s Most Difficult Problems – by Stephen Covey
Everyday Greatness, Inspirations For A Meaningful Life – by Stephen Covey
Strength Finder 2.0 – by Tom Rath
Strengths Finder, Now discover your strengths – Tom Rath The Seven Minute Difference, Small Steps to Big Change – by Allyson Lewis
Say It In Six, How To Say Exactly What You mean In Six Minutes of Less – by Ron Hoff
Strategic Thinking - by Andy Bruce & Ken Langdon
10 Keys to Powerful Personality – by Brian Tracy
Today Matter, 12 Daily Practices Guarantee Tomorrow’s Success – by John Maxwell
Attitude 101, What Every Leader Needs to Know – by John Maxwell
The Choice, Today’s Decisions For the Rest of Your Life – by John Maxwell
The Difference Maker, Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset - by John Maxwell
Walk The Talk and Get the Results You Want – by Eric Harvey and Alexander Lucia
Forget For Success, Walking Away From Outdated Counterproductive Beliefs and People Practices) – by Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura
Walk Awhile In My Shoes, Gut-level, Real World Messages From Employees to Managers) – by Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura
The Winning Attitude, Your Key to Personal Success – by John Maxwell
The Present, The Gift That Makes You Happier and More Successful At Work and In Life, Today! - by Spencer Johnson
Leadership and the One Minute Manager, Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership) – by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D., Patricia Zigarmi, Ed.D, drea Zigarmi, Ed.D.
Keys To Success, 17 Principles of Personal Achievement – Napoleon Hill
Awaken The Giant Within, How to Take Immediate Control of Your Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny – by Anthony Robbins
Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway, Dynamic techniques For Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger Into Power, Action and Love – by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D
Our Iceberg Is Melting, Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions – by John Kotter
Take Charge of Your Mind , Core skills to enhance your performance, well-being & integrity at work – Paul Hannam & John Selby
Influencer, The power to change anything – by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Get Out of Your Own Way at Work, and help others do the same. Conquer self-defeating behavior on the job – by Mark Goulston, M.D.
Ø The Power of Story, Change your story, change your destiny in business and in life – Jim Loehr
Leadership
Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Playbook– by John Wooden & Jay Carty
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Follow Them and People Will Follow You – by John Maxwell
Win, The Key Principles to Take Your Business From Ordinary to Extraordinary – Dr. Frank Luntz
Developing The Leader Within You (workbook) – by John Maxwell
Principle Centered Leadership, Give A Man A Fish and You Feed Him for A Day; Teach Him How To Fish and You Feed Him For A Lifetime - by Stephen Covey
Who Moved My Cheese– by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of A Leader, Becoming the Person Others Will Want To Follow – by John Maxwell
The Right To Lead,Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage – by John Maxwell
The 100 Absolute Unbreakable Laws of Business Success – by Brian Tracy
The Power of Influence – by John Maxwell
Winning With People – by John Maxwell
Master Leaders, 30 Leadership Greats. 16 Keys To Success, One Amazing Conversation-by George Barna
Leadership by Example, The Ten Key Principles of All Great Leaders-by Dr. Sanjiv Chopra
The Heart of A Leader, Insight On The Heart of Leadership-by Ken Blanchard
Equipping 101, What Every Leader Needs To Know – by John Maxwell
Innovative Reward Systems For The Changing Workplace, Brings Reward Systems Into Compatibility With Such Up-To-the-Minute Workplace Changes As: Self Directed Work Teams; Reengineering; Cycle-Time Reduction; TQM; JIT - by Thomas B. Wilson
1001 Ways to Reward Employees, Money Isn’t Everything, Low Cost, Proven Strategies, Achievement Awards, Contest, Time Off, Case Studies and Praise – by Bob Nelson
Pushing The Envelope All the Way To The Top – by Harvey Mackay
The Leader of the Future, New Visions, Strategies, and Practices For The Next Era – by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhand, Drucker Foundation
Bold Leadership for Organizations – by Jim Tompkins
The 21Most Powerful Minutes In a Leader’s Day, Revitalize Your Spirit and Empower Your Leadership – by John Maxwell
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – John Maxwell
Take Charge of Your Mind , Core skills to enhance your performance, well-being & integrity at work – Paul Hannam & John Selby
Soul of the Lion, A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain – Willard M. Wallace
Awareness/Communication
Crucial Conversations, Tools For Talking When The Stakes Are High – by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian, Al Switzler
Emotional Intelligence, Succinctly explains how to deal with emotions creatively and employ our intelligence in beneficial way – by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
Listening With Empathy – by John Selby
You Can Read Anyone,Never Be Fooled, Lied to, Taken Advantage of Again – by David J. Lieberman Ph.D.
Just Listen, Discover the secret to get through to absolutely anyone – by Mark Goulston
Men Are From Mars & Women Are From Venus - by John Gray, Ph.D
Emotional Intelligence Quick Book, Everything you need to know to put your EQ to work – Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
Emotional Intelligence 2.0– Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
Emotional Intelligence, Why it can matter more than IQ – Daniel Coleman
The Emotional Intelligence Activity Book, 50 activities for promoting EQ at work – Adele B. Lynn
Working with Emotional Intelligence – by Daniel Coleman
How To Read A Person Like A Book, The language that everybody uses but nobody speaks, Body Talk - -by Gerald I. Nierenberg & Henry H. Calero
Subliminal, How your unconscious mind rules your behavior – by Leonard Mlodinow
The 5 Languages of Appreciation In The Workplace, Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People – by Gary Chapman, Paul White
Find Out Who’s Normal & Who’s Not, The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone’s Emotional Stability – by David J. Lieberman, Ph.D
Crucial Confrontations, Tools To Resolve Broken Promises, Violated Expectations and Bad Behavior – by `Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian, Al Switzler.
Bringing Out The Best In People, How To Apply The Astonishing Power Of Positive Reinforcement – by Aubrey C. Daniels
The Art of Talking To Anyone, Essential People Skills for Success in Any Situation - by Rosalie Maggio
Make Peace with Anyone, Breakthrough Strategies To Quickly End Any Conflict, Feud, Or Estrangement - by David J. Lieberman, Ph.D.
The 100 Absolute Unbreakable Laws of Business Success – By Brian Tracy
Reading people, How to understand people and predict their behavior anytime, anyplace – Jo Ellan Dimitrius, PhD. And Mark Mazzarella
Ø Please Understand Me II, Temperament, Character, Intelligence – David Keirsey
Ø The Platinum Rule, Discover the four basic business personalities and how they can lead you to success – Tony Alessandra, PhD. And Michael J. O’Connor, PhD.
Personality Workbook, 40 Character revealing quizzes – Ben Tausig
The Big Book of Personality Test, Who are you – Salvatore V. Didato
People Skills, How to assert yourself, listen to others and resolve conflicts – Robert Bolton, PhD.
Management
First Things First – by Stephen Covey
One Minute Manager – by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. The Goal: A process of ongoing improvement – by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox and David Whitford
Empowered Teams
The 17 Qualities of a Team Player, Clear, Specific Qualities Empowered Teams Must Possess To Be Great).– by John Maxwell.
Real Dream Teams – by Bob Fisher & Bo Thomas
The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams, Excellence Through Team Building – by Ken Blanchard, Donald Carew & Eunice Parisi-Carew
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork – by John Maxwell
Teamwork Makes The Difference, Together We Can Do The Impossible – by John Maxwell
ZAPP! The Lighting of empowerment – How To Improve Quality, Productivity, and Employee Satisfaction – by William C. Byham, Ph. D.
Hero Z, Empower Yourself, Your Coworkers, Your Company) – by William C. Byham Ph. D. and Jeff Cox
The Wisdom of Teams, Creating high performance organization – by Jon R. Katzenbach & Douglas K. Smith
Customer Service & Marketing
Why Johnny Can’t Brand – by Bill Schley
Raving Fans, A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service – by Ken Blanchard & Sheldon Bowles
On Marketing,The definitive guide for small business owners. How to stop gambling with your advertising & aim for the marketing bull’s eye – by Michael W. DeLon
How To Become A Rainmaker, The Rules For Getting & Keeping Customers & Clients – by Jeffery J. Fox
What Customers Want, Using out=come driven innovation to create breakthrough products & services – Anthony W. Ulwick