Recommended Reading

Books and Articles

Brown, Brené (* See Note Below)

  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts. 2018.

  • Atlas of the heart : mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience. 2021.

Cameron, Julia

Fisher, Roger; Ury, William; and Patton, Bruce. (* See Note Below)

  • Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. 1981, 1991, 2011

Glaser, Judith. Conversational Intelligence. How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results. 2014.

Guidara, Will. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expected. 2022

Jha, Amishi. Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. 2021

Lerner, Harriet. (* See Note Below)

  • Why Won't You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts. 2017

Noll, Douglas E. De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less. 2017

Scott, Susan, Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Live, One Conversation at a Time. 2002, 2004.

Siegel, Daniel J., M.D., and Hartzell, Mary, M.Ed. (* See Note Below)

Parenting from the Inside Out. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. 2003.

Sull, Donald, and Sull, Charlie.

* NOTE: These authors have each written many books based on their primary research area. I haven’t read all of them, and I trust that the quality of their research and writing is consistent. If another book’s context is more compelling to you, try that one instead