Working in the Organizational Science and Business Transformational field of expertise requires that you understand that certain things need to be looked at and understood from a conventional or a unconventional point of view.
Below you will find some “off the beaten track” reading material.
By author:
- Andy McNab / SAS Commando
- On chipping down egos and dealing with arrogant leadership.
- David H. Petraeus / Counterinsurgency Field Manual
- On conducting counterinsurgency operations using intelligence, leadership and diplomacy.
- Eliyahu Goldratt / The Goal
- On constantly asking the clarifying ‘why’ question and checking the weakest link in the group.
- Hilary Scarlett / Neuroscience For Organizational Change
- On how change impacts our motivation and brain, and vice versa.
- Joost Kampen / Emotional Abuse And Neglect In The Workplace
- On neglected organizations and how to heal them.
- Kerry Patterson / Crucial Conversations
- On effective communication when the stakes are high.
- Marcus Aurelius Antonius / Meditations
- On ethics and integrity.
- Nicolas Hagger / The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations
- On the common characteristics predicting systemic failure.
- Otto Scharmer / Theory U
- On empathic and generative listening and allowing futures to emerge.
- Paulo Coelho / The Pilgrimage
- On finding your path and dealing with the challenges you encounter.
- Steven Pressfield / Do The Work
- On dealing with resistance and struggle in ‘long-haul’ projects.
- Sun Tzu / The Art Of War
- On strategy and tactics.
- Tracy Gross / The Last Word On Power
- On individual leadership and empowering people.
- Willem Elsschot / Soft Soap - The Leg
- On manipulation and guilt.