Explore Additional Leadership Resources

The book by Jerry Colonna a.k.a "The CEO Whisperer", executive leadership coach, "reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms of life" (Book).

Presented by Jackie Kelm, this training video includes the five principles of Appreciative Inquiry as well as an overview of the 4-D Cycle, Positive Core, Summit Process, and story of how Appreciative inquiry began (Video).

This discussion paper from the Smith School of Business Centre for Social Impact reviews the elements of integrity and shows how to judge leader integrity. The paper offers ways to develop integrity by understanding your personal values; to act with integrity by leading with your values; and to repair trust when mistakes are made (Paper).

In an online article for Industry Week Leader Health and Safety industry leader Scott Gaddis describes how he learned the lesson of the inverted pyramid leadership approach and how it allows leaders to leverage the "power of we" (Online article)

The Learning Leader Show includes over 300 episodes of conversations with leaders hosted by Ryan Hawk, with an international audience measured in millions of listeners (Podcast).

Skip Prichard interviews Danielle Harlan, PhD the Founder & CEO of the Center for Advancing Leadership and Human Potential about the value of health and wellness for leaders (Blog post).

Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling outlines five imperatives, centered around putting people first, for turning company reorganization into an empowering, energizing task for all (TED Talk).

After years of study, Google uses a few simple questions to identify the company's best leaders (Online article).

Building Stronger Teams is a free downloadable book that contains many activities that you can facilitate with your team in 30 minutes or less. Using these activities as part of regularly scheduled team meetings, can help improve both the engagement and effectiveness of your team members (Downloadable Guide).

Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity (TED talk).

In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you. (TED Talk)

Brené Brown has spent two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. In "Dare to Lead" she expands on the courageous nature of leadership (Book).