Resources
These resources reflect tools, ideas, and perspectives I draw on in my coaching and facilitation work, offered here as starting points. Several were first recommended to me by my friend Dustin Cathcart, and I’m grateful to share them.
Strengths and engagement
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CliftonStrengths Assessments by Gallup
Helps individuals identify and intentionally apply their natural talents.
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StrengthsFinder 2.0 — Tom Rath
Designed for individuals, teams, managers and leaders, StrengthsFinder 2.0 shows you how to use your natural talents every day to thrive in life and at work.
Mental fitness and self-command
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Positive Intelligence — Shirzad Chamine
Introduces the concept of "Positive Intelligence" (PQ), a measure of how much your mind serves you versus sabotages you, and provides tools to increase it for greater professional success and personal fulfillment.
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Free — PQ Assessment
PQ reveals your mental fitness level by measuring the strength of your positive mental muscles versus the negative.
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Free — Saboteur Assessment
Saboteurs cause all of your stress, anxiety, self-doubt, frustration, restlessness, and unhappiness. They sabotage your performance, well-being, and relationships.
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Free — PQ Gym Session
Build your ability to shift from self-sabotage to self-mastery with these mental fitness gym sessions of varying length.
Mindfulness and attention
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Wherever You Go, There You Are — Jon Kabat-Zinn
A practical introduction to mindfulness focused on awareness, presence, and everyday application.
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Peace Is Every Step — Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. For him, a ringing telephone can be a signal to call us back to our true selves.
Teams, leadership, and engagement
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CliftonStrengths for Leaders — by Gallup
Leverage your strengths to inspire and guide others. This report provides tailored insights to help you lead with confidence, build trust, and drive results.
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It's the Manager — Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
This book equips managers with 52 of Gallup's greatest discoveries from decades of research into the science of management -- breakthroughs that link to real outcomes.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
A principles-based framework for leadership and effectiveness, emphasizing responsibility, trust, and intentional use of time and attention.
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Q12 Employee Engagement Survey
This 12-question survey helps you discover what your team needs to achieve higher engagement and performance.