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At Connect we believe in continuous learning for ourselves and clients. Here are some of the most important resources we have learned from and recommend. We are able to refer our clients to articles, books, websites and podcasts that fit your specific learning goals, contact us now to get started.

 
 
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  • The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization
    by Peter Senge
    "Forget your old, tired ideas about leadership. The most successful corporation of the 1990s will be something called a learning organization." ~Fortune Magazine.

  • Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
    by Margaret J. Wheatley
    "Our old ways of relating to each other don't support us any longer. It is up to us to journey forth in search of new practices and new ideas that will enable us to create lives and organizations worthy of human habitation." ~Margaret Wheatley

  • Paradoxes of Group Life: Understanding Conflict, Paralysis, and Movement in Group Dynamics
    by Kenwyn K. Smith and David N. Berg
    "Paradoxes of Group Life is probably the most important volume on group dynamics written within the last twenty years. It has influenced an entire generation of scholars and manager-leaders" ~Clayton P. Aldefer, Ph.D., ABPP, distinguished professor of organizational behavior, Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology; editor, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
    by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher
    "Members of the Harvard Negotiation Project show you how to handle your most difficult conversations with confidence and skill. Filled with examples from everyday life, Difficult Conversations will help you on the job, at home, or out in the world. It is a book you will turn to again and again for advice, practical skills, and reassurance." ~book flap
 
 
  • The Leadership Challenge
    by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
    “Leadership Challenge is based upon learnings from leaders at all levels--and shows how 'regular people' can make a huge, positive difference in their organizations. It is written in a way that can help executives, mid-managers, first-line supervisors, project leaders--and even individual contributors--better understand how they can lead--and be able to immediately apply what they have learned in their work.” ~Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There and one of Forbes' five top executive coaches
  • Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading
    by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifetz
    "With stories that are inspiring and sobering, Heifetz and Linsky show us the perils of leadership and offer us the keys to survival. This book will be indispensable to anyone trying to make big changes in how their company does business." ~Robert Iger, President and COO, Walt Disney Company

  • Working with Emotional Intelligence
    by Daniel Goleman
    “Analyses done by dozens of experts in 500 corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations worldwide conclude that emotional intelligence is the barometer of excellence on virtually any job. This book explains what emotional intelligence is and why it counts more than IQ or expertise for excelling on the job.” ~Amazon.com book review by Joan Price

  • The Leadership Pipeline: How To Build The Leadership-Powered Company
    by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel
    "People everywhere are talking about the war for talent. This book provides a framework for assessing and developing your own internal pipeline for leadership talent." ~Norman C. Walker, head of human resources, Novartis International AG
 
 
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
    by Patrick M. Lencioni
    "A gripping analysis of what makes teams work effectively. This fine work is a must-read for any leader that has come to grips with the fact that no one makes progress–much less succeeds–alone." ~James H. Amos Jr., president and CEO, Mail Boxes Etc.

  • The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization
    by Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith
    "Teams at any level in the organization make all the difference to performance. This book describes, with inescapable clarity, the discipline necessary for both teams and performance." ~Financial Times
 
 
  • Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart
    by Tara Bennett-Goleman
    "Gliding effortlessly from personal reminiscence to the latest in neuroscience, from meditation instruction to the intricacies of cognitive therapy, Tara Bennett-Goleman invites us to be part of her journey. In showing us how to use our minds to heal our emotions, she heals our minds with her heart." ~Mark Epstein, M.D., author of Thoughts Without a Thinker and Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart

  • Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes
    by William Bridges
    “This book helped me understand and respect change as a powerful force. Bridges description of the Neutral Zone perfectly encapsulates the difficult but critical middle phase and how to make it worth every minute. I recommend this to most of my clients.” ~Stacey Sargent, owner Connect Coaching & Consulting
 
 
  • Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart: A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with their Challenges
    by Mary Beth O’Neill
    "Effective leaders require courage, compassion, and initiative. O'Neill's systems-based coaching serves as a guide for both coaches and executives to better enable good decisions and good decision-makers." ~Paul D. Purcell, president, Beacon Development Group

  • Unleashed! Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance
    by Gregg Thompson & Susanne Biro
    “An exciting and transformative book about coaching in organizations. Our colleagues, Gregg and Susanne, have practiced these tools with amazing success with hundreds of clients”
    ~Stacey Sargent, owner Connect Coaching & Consulting
 
 
  • Harvard Business Online is a key resource we recommend to all business leaders. They provide learning through publishing books, magazines, and podcasts for individual managers, businesses and the academic pursuit of management. (harvardbusinessonline.org)

  • Bersin & Associates does research on enterprise learning and talent management providing cutting edge information on managing your human capital (bersin.com)

  • Organizational Development Network (ODN) is a professional association striving to advance the work of creating effective and healthy human systems in an inclusive world community. (odnetwork.org)
 
 
  • Patty Desrochers – Family Systems Counselor serving Mason County and Olympia, Patty believes in a holistic approach to mental health. (360-427-0853)

  • Stephanie Flesher – Stephanie is a counselor, coach and speaker serving south Seattle and offers Healing Circles for those who have experienced violence in their lives. (spiritofhealing.net)

  • Robert Shackelford – Robert is a counselor who focuses on creativity and self-acceptance. He also creates film documentaries for Wild Geese Productions (rshackelford.com).

  • Jill MacGregor – See Pitchfork Art for Jill’s paintings, she is also a writer who adds color to all her creative efforts. (jillmacgregor.com)

  • Matt Walker – Matt is a mountain climber and guide who provides adventure and skill on every trek. (web.mac.com/m1walker)
 
 

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