Recommended Reading (mixture of oldies and newbies)

Reading Difficulty Scale
Difficult to read, requires focus and relevant background knowledge—5
Above average of difficulty in reading, some relevant background helpful—4
Average—3
Below average in difficulty of reading—2
Easy to read with little or no relevant background required—1


Personal Strength, Motivation, Organization, and Wellness
Personal Clarity and Strength Building
It's Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong—2.5
Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman—3
The Resilient Spirit: Transforming Suffering into Meaning and Purpose, Polly Young
Eisendrath—3 (Buddhist Perspective in much of the book)
Unlimited Power, Anthony Robbins—3 (NLP perspective in much of the book)
The New PeopleMaking, Virginia Satir—3 (therapeutic perspective)
Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart, Tara Bennett-Goleman—3.5 (Buddhist Perspective in much of the book)
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman—3
Mind-Bending Chats with Great Thinkers, June Darling— 5 (it's mine, I'm obviously biased— brief book that brings many points of view together to challenge and promote clarity of thought regarding personal change and truth; psychology and philosophy throughout the book)
Iron John: A Book About Men, Robert Bly—3 (uses ancient stories and legends)
The Path to Love , Deepok Chopra—3 (Hindu perspective in much of the book)
Transformation of the Inner Man—3.5 (Christian perspective throughout the book)

Organization
Getting Things Done, David Allen—3
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey—3
Getting It Done: How to Lead When You Aren't in Charge, Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp—3
First Things First, Stephen Covey—3

Wellness
Fit or Fat, Covert Bailey—3
Mind Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health, Daniel Goleman and Joel Gurin—4
Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy, Dean Ornish—3.5
Pavlov's Trout, Paul Quinnett—3.5 (for the fishers and those who want to understand and support them,psychology throughout much of the book)

Interpersonal Strength and Competency
Communication
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen—3.5
Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury—3
Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together, William Isaacs—3
Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People, William Ury—3
Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury—3
The Magic of Dialogue, Daniel Yankelovich—3
I and Thou, Martin Buber—5 (Jewish Perspective in much of the book)

Emotional and Personality Literacy
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
Executive EQ; Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, Robert Cooper and Ayman Sawaf—4
Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types, David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates—3

Emotional Fitness and Structures to Support
Work Team Coaching: An Interpersonal Approach to High Performance—3
Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy, Dean Ornish—3
The New People Making, Virginia Satir—3
Sandbox Wisdom, Tom Asacker—1

Leadership and Management Strength and Competence (see also communication recommendations)
Business
Big Bucks, Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles—2
Successful Manager¹s Handbook, Gebelein, Stevens, Skube, Lee, Davis, Hellervik—4
The Boss's Survival Guide, Bob Rosner, Allan Halcrow, Alan Levins—3
First, Break All the Rules: What the World¹s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman —3
The Balancing Act, Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler—4

Vision, Mission, Purpose, Alignment, Action
Practice What You Preach, David Maister—3
First Things First, Stephen Covey—3
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey—3
Leading from the Inside Out (NR)
Sandbox Wisdom, Tom Asacker—2

Learning and Group Growing
Getting It Done: How to Lead When You¹re Not in Charge, Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp—3
Work Team Coaching: An Interpersonal Approach to High Performance, Steve Herbelin—3
The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge—3.5
The Team Handbook, Peter Scholtes, Brian Joiner, and Barbara Streibel—3
Leading Up, Michael Useem—4 (current and historical event perspective in much of the book)
Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, Robert Cooper and Ayman Sawaf—3
Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, Ken Blanchard—2