Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith identify the 12 behaviors that often impact female leaders as they look to advance in their careers. Motivates women to shift their attention to what is within their own power.

“Learning to recognize and work through your own resistance is one of the greatest favors you can do for yourself.”

Pryia Parker’s first book inspiring team leaders, conference planners, community organizers, and dinner hosts alike to examine more closely the design, purpose, audience, and flow for any and every time we bring people together. Because how we gather together matters.

“Every gathering with a vivd, particular purpose needs more of certain behaviors and less of others.”

Daniel Coyle makes his point about the ingredients of good culture through vivid storytelling. His ideas, in particular The Vulnerability Loop, are often built into Leadership Development content designed to teach people leaders how to lead better.

“Group culture is one of the most powerful forces on the planet. We sense its presence inside successful businesses, championship teams, and thriving families, and we sense when it’s absent or toxic.”

Oliver Burkeman provides not only a quick philosophy and history lesson on time but also presents a compelling argument that we have inherited a troublesome set of ideas about how to use our time ( a mere 4,000 weeks on average), and that we need a better relationship with time than we currently have.

“You begin to grasp that when there’s too much to do, and there always will be, the only route to psychological freedom is to let go of the limi-defying fantasy of getting it all done and instead focus on a few things that count.”

The longest longevity study coming out of Harvard, takes a deep and personal look into what sustains people over time. Highlighting that the primary driver for a good life is cultivating social health, the ultimate predictor of health and wellbeing is tied to the quality of our relationships.

“If we take full advantage of the hours of our lives - many of which are spent at work- we must remember that work is a major source of socializing and connection. Change the nature of work, and you change the nature of life.”