Leadership - Books

Leaders, managers and coaches are often expected to help people extend their capabilities, yet this can be difficult to achieve in practice.

Leadership coach Marcia Reynolds explains that when handled poorly, challenging conversations tend to trigger resistance rather than development. In Conversations in the Discomfort Zone, she presents a practical framework for handling these moments more effectively, enabling people to reconsider their thinking and arrive at their own conclusions.

Reynolds shows how leaders can choose the right timing and setting for difficult discussions, and how to create a sense of psychological safety that builds trust and openness. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and learning, she demonstrates how to ask questions that bypass defensive reactions and habitual thinking patterns.

Rather than being instructed what to change, individuals are guided to recognise their own gaps, reflect more deeply, and identify better ways forward. Supported by real-world examples and case studies, the book illustrates how these approaches can lead to meaningful insight and sustained behavioural change.

While conversations in uncomfortable territory will never be easy, Reynolds provides the tools to make them productive, resulting in stronger engagement, better solutions, and lasting improvement in performance.

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Successful organizational transformation requires more than changing processes, structures, or strategies - it requires changing the way people think, feel, and behave. Because of this, leading change is often one of the greatest challenges organizations face.

In The Heart of Change, leadership experts John Kotter and Dan Cohen demonstrate that lasting change begins by connecting with people's emotions rather than relying solely on facts and analysis. Serving as a companion to Kotter's bestselling Leading Change, this book explains how inspiring people emotionally creates the motivation needed to embrace new behaviors and achieve meaningful results.

Building on Kotter's proven eight-step framework for change, the authors use engaging real-world stories to illustrate how leaders and teams overcome resistance, build commitment, and successfully navigate large-scale transformation. They introduce the powerful "see-feel-change" approach, showing that people are far more likely to support change when they experience its impact emotionally. Packed with practical insights and examples, The Heart of Change is an essential resource for leaders seeking to create lasting organizational success in an ever-changing world.

Refreshingly clear and eminently practical, The Heart of Change is required reading for anyone facing the challenges inherent in leading change.

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Thousands of business leaders have used Metronomics to build stronger companies through a proven approach to growth, balance, and long-term success.

In The M Game, entrepreneur and CEO leadership coach Shannon Susko presents a clear and accessible introduction to the Metronomics system. This practical guide simplifies complex business ideas and provides a structured framework for achieving sustainable growth, improved execution, and innovation in today's competitive global environment.

Through engaging case studies and real-world examples, Susko demonstrates how organizations can create greater alignment, accountability, and momentum by establishing the right rhythms and systems. The book shows how Metronomics helps teams perform at a higher level while supporting both business growth and organizational balance.

Whether you are a founder, executive, manager, or team leader, The M Game offers actionable insights for navigating modern business challenges and building a resilient organization positioned for long-term prosperity.

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ONE CEO – ONE LEADER – IS NOT ENOUGH IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED LANDSCAPE.

We have been talking about ‘leadership at all levels’ for over a century – let’s make it a reality for today’s world. This completely updated second edition of the award-winning The Inner CEO provides the tried and tested blueprint to make distributed leadership a reality and tap into the potential of the many.

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The New York Times best-selling team leadership handbook for modern executives, managers, and organizations

After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted the job, however, was just how dysfunctional her team was, and how team members would challenge her in ways that no one ever had before.

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A revised and updated edition of the acclaimed Wall Street Journal bestseller that explores why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams while others amplify it to produce better results.

We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. 

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'David Marquet is the kind of leader who comes around only once in a generation... his ideas and lessons are invaluable' - Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why

Leadership lessons from a nuclear submarine captain to help you transform how you work.

Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.

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'A marvel of insight and practicality' Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit

How do you build and sustain a great team? 

The Culture Code reveals the secrets of some of the best teams in the world - from Pixar to Google to US Navy SEALs - explaining the three skills such groups have mastered in order to generate trust and a willingness to collaborate. Combining cutting-edge science, on-the-ground insight and practical ideas for action, it offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.

'There are profound ideas on every single page, stories that will change the way you work, the way you lead, and the impact you have on the world. Highly recommended, an urgent read.' Seth Godin, author of Linchpin 

'Truly brilliant . . . Read it immediately' Adam Grant, author of Originals

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG

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A practical and transformative 5-step strategy to ensure the emotional wellbeing of yourself and your child

The mental wellbeing of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why and what we can do. 

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