For Further Reading (Ed Batista)

OVERVIEW

While every coaching relationship is unique, a number of themes come up repeatedly in my practice, and over the years I've written about many of them. After a coaching session I'll often refer a client or student to one of the posts below for further reading.

Because the primary purpose of this page is to help me access specific readings, it's generally alphabetized by title, but it also includes two sub-sections in which readings are grouped by topic area:

Coaching Your Employees
Feedback

I've also created stand-alone compilations of resources on other pages that cover areas I address frequently in my work:

20 Tools for Coaching and Teaching
A Power and Influence Primer
Coaching and Feedback Tools for Leaders
Interpersonal Dynamics (my former Stanford course archive)
Startup Leadership
The Art of Self-Coaching (my current Stanford course archive)

In addition to my own writing, I've included a list of other resources below that I've found particularly valuable, which includes several sub-sections in which readings are grouped by topic area:

Anxiety
Choice and Constraints
Culture
Gender
Influence
Intuition
Mortality
Relationships
Scaling Up
Sleep
Storytelling

Finally, while this page focuses primarily on posts and articles, I also maintain a reading list of books that have had an impact on my professional or personal development which is organized by topics such as Communication or Neuroscience & Psychology.

MY POSTS

A Checklist for Someone About to Take on a Tougher Job

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/01/new-post-at-hbr-a-checklist-for-someone-about-to-take-on-a-tougher-job.html

A Power and Influence Primer

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/a-power-and-influence-primer.html

Adult Thumb-Sucking

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/adult-thumb-sucking.html

Adventure, Tragedy, Comedy

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/07/adventure-tragedy-comedy.html

Alain de Botton on Status Anxiety

https://www.edbatista.com/2009/03/status-anxiety.html

Antonio Damasio on Emotion and Reason

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/07/antonio-damasio-on-emotion-and-reason.html

Are You in the First Half...Or the Second Half?

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/04/first-half-second-half.html

Babies, Bathwater and Goal-Setting

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/12/babies-bathwater-and-goal-setting.html

Aim High...Enough (Self-Coaching and Goal-Setting)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/07/aim-high-enough-self-coaching-and-goal-setting.html

Better Working Relationships

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/04/better-working-relationships.html

Blocking and Tackling (Fundamentals of Change)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/blocking-and-tackling.html

Bosses and Birthdays (The Importance of Small Talk)

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/07/bosses-and-birthdays-the-importance-of-small-talk.html

Brand You in the 21st Century

https://www.edbatista.com/2009/07/brand-you.html

Brass Rings and Railroad Tracks (On Self-Validation)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/06/self-validation.html

Brené Brown, Vulnerability, Empathy and Leadership

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/brene-brown-vulnerability-empathy-and-leadership.html

Building a Feedback-Rich Culture

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/12/new-post-at-hbr-building-a-feedback-rich-culture.html

Building a Feedback-Rich Culture from the Middle

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/04/building-a-feedback-rich-culture-from-the-middle.html

Can't Decide? Flip For It

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/03/cant-decide-flip-for-it.html

Caregiving and Stress Management

https://www.edbatista.com/2009/05/caregiving.html

Coaching, Advice and Feedback

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/10/coaching-advice-and-feedback.html

Coaching and Feedback Tools for Leaders

https://www.edbatista.com/coaching-and-feedback-tools-for-leaders.html

Coaching and the Cult of Done

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/06/coaching-and-the-cult-of-done.html

Coaching Your Employees

HBR Webinar Video

https://hbr.org/webinar/2014/09/coaching-your-employees

HBR Webinar Summary

https://www.edbatista.com/files/Coaching-Your-Employees-Ed-Batista-HBR-Webinar-Summary.pdf

HBR Webinar Slides

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/03/coaching-your-employees-an-hbr-webinar.html

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/01/the-revised-hbr-guide-to-coaching-employees.html

Comfort with Discomfort

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/06/comfort-with-discomfort

Conflict Modes and Managerial Styles

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/01/conflict_modes_.html

Conscious Competence in Practice

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/02/conscious-competence-in-practice.html

Corn Mazes and Mental Models

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/12/corn-mazes-and-mental-models.html

Courage Isn't Confidence

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/09/courage-isnt-confidence.html

David Foster Wallace, "This Is Water"

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/05/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water.html

David Rock on Neuroscience, Leadership and the SCARF Model

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/03/scarf.html

Deference Kills Coaching

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/02/deference-kills-coaching.html

Derek Sivers on Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/03/dancing-guy.html

Developing Your Professional Vision

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/04/vision.html

Don't Build a Castle, Put Up 1,000 Tents

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/10/dont-build-a-castle-put-up-1000-tents.html

Don't Inflict Help, Provide It

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/09/my-first-post-at-hbr-dont-inflict-help-provide-it.html

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There! (Mindfulness for Busy People)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/dont-just-do-something-sit-there-mindfulness-for-busy-people.html

Don't Wait

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/05/dont-wait.html

Double-Loop Learning

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/05/double-loop.html

Doug Sundheim on Taking Smart Risks

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/01/doug-sundheim-on-taking-smart-risks.html

Dysfunction Isn't Heroism

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/10/dysfunction-isnt-heroism.html

Early Stage Survival and Later Stage Success

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/02/early-stage-survival-and-later-stage-success.html

Emotional Mountaineering (The Three Tasks of Coaching)

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/02/emotional-mountaineering-the-three-tasks-of-coaching.html

Erin Meyer on Culture and Communication

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/04/erin-meyer-on-culture-and-communication.html

One Reason Cross-Cultural Small Talk Is So Tricky (Erin Meyer)

https://hbr.org/2014/05/one-reason-cross-cultural-small-talk-is-so-tricky

Geert Hofstede on the Dimensions of Cultural Difference

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/02/hofstede.html

Experiential Learning Cycles

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/10/experiential.html

Experiential Learning Revisited

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/09/experiential-learning.html

Feedback

Make Getting Feedback Less Stressful

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/new-post-at-hbr-make-getting-feedback-less-stressful.html

HBR Webinar Video

https://hbr.org/webinar/2015/03/make-getting-feedback-less-stressful

HBR Webinar Summary

https://www.edbatista.com/files/Make-Getting-Feedback-Less-Stressful-Ed-Batista-Webinary-Summary.pdf

HBR Webinar Slides

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/02/making-feedback-less-stressful-hbr-webinar-slides.html

HBR Guide to Delivering Effective Feedback

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/05/the-harvardbiz-guide-to-delivering-effective-feedback.html

First Impressions

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/03/first-impressions.html

Five Levels of Communication

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/08/five-levels.html

Freedom From and Freedom To

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/03/freedom-from-and-freedom-to.html

Gary Klein on the Elements of Intention

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/03/intention.html

Get Moving! (Exercise for Busy People)

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/get-moving-exercise-for-busy-people.html

Glass, Metal, Rubber

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/04/glass-metal-rubber.html

Gratitude Checklist

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/01/gratitude-checklist.html

Growth, Profitability and Return on Attention

www.edbatista.com/2015/02/return-on-attention.html

Hammering Screws (Bad Coaching)

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/12/hammering-screws.html

Happy Workaholics Need Boundaries, Not Balance

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/12/new-post-at-hbr-happy-workaholics-need-boundaries-not-balance.html

How Great Coaches Ask, Listen and Empathize

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/02/new-post-at-hbr-how-great-coaches-ask-listen-and-empathize.html

How I Read Stoicism

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/06/how-i-read-stoicism.html

How Leaders Create Safety (and Danger)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/how-leaders-create-safety-and-danger.html

How Not to Fight with Your Spouse When You Get Home from Work

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/04/new-post-harvardbiz-how-to-not-fight-with-your-spouse-when-you-get-home-from-work.html

How to Feed a Monster (Leading in Elite Organizations)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/02/how-to-feed-a-monster-leading-in-elite-organizations.html

How to Fight a Fire (Self-Coaching in a Crisis)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/how-to-fight-a-fire-self-coaching-in-a-crisis.html

How to Find (and Choose) a Coach

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/07/how-to-find-and-choose-a-coach.html

How to Scale: Do Less, Lead More

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/11/how-to-scale-do-less-lead-more.html

How to Think (More on Open Space and Deep Work)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/10/how-to-think-more-on-open-space-and-deep-work.html

Howard Gardner on Influence

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/03/gardner.html

Huddle Up! (Building Group Cohesion)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/huddle-up-building-group-cohesion.html

Human Velcro (Hooks and Loops)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/velcro.html

Ignoring Bandits and Building Resilience

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/ignoring-bandits-and-building-resilience.html

Importance vs. Urgency

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/importance-vs-urgency.html

In Defense of Normal (A Coaching Manifesto)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/02/in-defense-of-normal.html

Interpersonal Power

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/02/power.html

Investments, Not Indulgences

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/05/investments-not-indulgences.html

Investment vs. Attachment

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/investment-vs-attachment.html

Joel Peterson on Organizational Culture

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/04/joel-peterson.html

Joel Peterson's Last Lecture, 15 Years Later

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/03/joel-petersons-last-lecture-15-years-later.html

John Gottman on Successful Relationships

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/01/john_gottman_on.html

Video: Making Relationships Work, Part 1 (John Gottman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXX8wzvT7c&t=4s

Jonathan Knee on Sales, Analysis and Operations

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/04/jonathan-knee-o.html

Karl Weick on Renewal

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/03/karl-weick-on-renewal.html

Leading in Four Dimensions

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/10/leading-in-four-dimensions.html

Leading is an Act of Love

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/01/leading-is-an-act-of-love.html

Leadership and Authenticity

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/06/leadership-and-authenticity.html

Leadership and the Double Bind

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/04/leadership-and-the-double-bind.html

Leadership as a Performing Art

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/04/leadership-as-a-performing-art.html

Leadership as Professional Practice

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/06/leadership-as-professional-practice.html

Leadership, Decision-Making and Emotion Management

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/02/leadership-decision-making-and-emotion-management.html

Learning How to Learn

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/07/learning-how-to-learn.html

Learning to Say "No" Is Part of Success

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/11/new-post-at-hbr-learning-to-say-no-is-part-of-success.html

Learning to Yield (Navigating Tough Conversations)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/learning-to-yield-navigating-tough-conversations.html

Let Your Freak Flag Fly: David Rendall on Uniqueness

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/05/let-your-freak.html

List-Price vs. Haggling (Culture, Compensation and Negotiation)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/08/list-price-vs-haggling-culture-compensation-and-negotiation.html

Low-Carb High-Fat (LCHF) Resources

https://www.edbatista.com/low-carb-high-fat-lchf-resources.html

Lyubomirsky's Person-Activity Fit Diagnostic

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/12/lyubomirskys-person-activity-fit-diagnostic.html

Make More Skateboards

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/03/make-more-skateboards.html

Marcus Aurelius, 3,000 Years, and the Present Moment

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/08/marcus-aurelius.html

McClelland and Burnham on Power and Management

https://www.edbatista.com/2006/10/mcclelland_and_.html

Neuroscience, Joyful Learning and the SCARF Model

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/05/learning.html

On Firing A Senior Team Member

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/12/on-firing-a-senior-team-member.html

On the Shortness of Life

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/02/on-the-shortness-of-life.html

Open Space, Deep Work and Self-Care

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/open-space-deep-work-and-self-care.html

Pain, Suffering and Hedonic Adaptation

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/10/pain-suffering-and-hedonic-adaptation.html

Pasta Shapes (Stupid Fights and How to Stop Them)

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/pasta-shapes-stupid-fights-and-how-to-stop-them.html

Pema Chödrön on Being Thrown Out of the Nest

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/04/pema-chodron-on-being-thrown-out-of-the-nest.html

Peter Drucker on Excellence, Careers and Planning

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/03/drucker.html

Phil Stutz on Taking Risks

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/09/phil-stutz-on-taking-risks.html

Pirates in the Navy

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/02/pirates-in-the-navy.html

Racing Up the Ladder of Inference

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/02/racing-up-the-ladder-of-inference.html

Risk Management (The Importance of Speaking Up)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/06/risk-management-the-importance-of-speaking-up.html

Safety, Trust, Intimacy

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/03/safety.html

Scott Ginsberg on Asking (Better) Questions

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/04/questions.html

Seeing What's Not There (The Importance of Missing Data)

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/seeing-whats-not-there-the-importance-of-missing-data.html

Self-Coaching Is SOCIAL

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/05/self-coaching-is-social.html

Self-Monitoring

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/07/self-monitoring.html

Self-Monitoring and Authenticity

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/07/self-monitoring-and-authenticity.html

Seneca on the Importance of Rest and Relaxation

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/10/seneca-on-the-importance-of-rest-and-relaxation.html

Setting the Table (Difficult Conversations)

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/01/setting-the-table-difficult-conversations-part-1.html

Show Me Your Calendar and I'll Show You What You Value

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/05/show-me-your-calendar-and-ill-show-you-what-you-value.html

Spiral Learning and Flow States

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/03/spiral-learning-and-flow-states.html

Stagefright and Public Speaking

https://www.edbatista.com/2006/08/stagefright_and.html

Startups as Human Systems

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/12/startups-as-human-systems.html

Startup Leadership

https://www.edbatista.com/startup-leadership.html

Startup Leadership 1: Are We Video-Gaming or Ditch-Digging?

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/07/startup-leadership-are-we-video-gaming-or-ditch-digging.html

Startup Leadership 2: Are We Rowing or Rafting?

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/03/startup-leadership-are-we-rowing-or-rafting.html

Startup Leadership 3: A Greater Us

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/07/startup-leadership-a-greater-us.html

Stop Providing Too Much Information

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/05/learning.html

Stop Trying to Be "Good Enough" by "Getting Better"

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/stop-trying-to-be-good-enough-by-getting-better.html

Stop Worrying About Making the Right Decision

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/11/new-post-at-hbr-stop-worrying-about-making-the-right-decision.html

Suspension of Belief

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/02/suspension-of-belief.html

Surviving in a Toxic (or Merely Dysfunctional) Culture

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/02/surviving-in-a-toxic-or-merely-dysfunctional-culture.html

Symptoms of Group Strength

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/03/symptoms-of-group-strength.html

Taking the Leap (Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/02/taking-the-leap-dealing-with-risk-and-uncertainty.html

Taking the Plunge (Safety, Risk, Learning, and Growth)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/02/safety-risk-learning-and-growth.html

Talking About Feelings

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/07/talking-about-feelings.html

The Accumulation of Cultural Debt

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/12/the-accumulation-of-cultural-debt.html

The Air Mask Principle

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/10/the-air-mask-principle.html

The Art of Saying a Professional Goodbye

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/05/new-post-at-hbr-the-art-of-saying-a-professional-goodbye.html

The Big Picture (Self-Coaching, Values and Vision)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/07/the-big-picture-self-coaching-values-and-vision.html

The Blue Problem (Communication and Power)

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/08/the-blue-problem-communication-and-power.html

The Cognitive Dissonance of the CEO

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/07/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-ceo.html

The Communication Funnel

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/09/the-communication-funnel.html

The Difficulty of Empathizing Up

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/03/the-difficulty-of-empathizing-up.html

The Dip: Seth Godin on Strategic Quitting

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/07/the-dip.html

The Friendship of Wolves

https://www.edbatista.com/2018/06/the-friendship-of-wolves.html

The Importance of Slowing Down

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/the-importance-of-slowing-down.html

The Importance of Yellow Lights

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/04/the-importance-of-yellow-lights.html

The Inner Game of Work: Who Are You Working For?

https://www.edbatista.com/2006/09/the_inner_game_.html

The Layer Cake of Working Life

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/08/the-layer-cake-of-working-life.html

The Map Is Not the Territory

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/the-map-is-not-the-territory.html

The Marshmallow Test for Grownups

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/09/new-post-at-hbr-the-marshmallow-test-for-grownups.html

The Most Productive People Know Who to Ignore

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/new-post-at-hbr-the-most-productive-people-know-who-to-ignore.html

The Power of AND

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/10/the-power-of-and.html

The Problem with Anonymous Feedback

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/03/the-problem-with-anonymous-feedback.html

The Problem with Positive Feedback

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/02/the_problem_wit.html

The Six Layers of Knowledge and Better Conversations

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/05/the-six-layers-of-knowledge-and-better-conversations.html

The Toyota Production System Works for Relationships, Too

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/04/the-toyota-production-system-works-for-relationships-too.html

The Trium Group on Responsibility

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/08/trium.html

The Value of a Good Fight

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/the-value-of-a-good-fight.html

The Value of Journal Writing

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/03/journal.html

The way you are now is the way you are loved

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/06/love.html

The Work and The Job

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/05/the-work-and-the-job.html

Think Small (The Value of Micro-Goals)

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/03/think-small-the-value-of-micro-goals.html

Three More Horsemen (How We Self-Sabotage)

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/three-more-horsemen-how-we-self-sabotage.html

Three Paradoxes (Another Coaching Manifesto)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/three-paradoxes-another-coaching-manifesto.html

Time Horizons

https://www.edbatista.com/2009/07/horizons.html

Tiny Gestures (and Emotional Bids)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/02/tiny-gestures-and-emotional-bids.html

Tips on Coaching Someone Remotely

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/03/new-post-at-hbr-tips-for-coaching-someone-remotely.html

To Stay Focused, Manage Your Emotions

https://www.edbatista.com/2015/02/new-post-at-hbr-to-stay-focused-manage-your-emotions.html

Trust is an Emotion

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/08/trust-is-an-emotion.html

Two Sides of Trust

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/03/two-sides-of-trust.html

Underdoing It and Overdoing It (Assertiveness Over Time)

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/11/underdoing-it-and-overdoing-it-assertiveness-over-time.html

Understanding "The Pie Chart" in The How of Happiness

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/12/understanding-the-pie-chart-in-the-how-of-happiness.html

VIA Survey of Character Strengths

https://www.edbatista.com/via-survey-of-character-strengths.html

Viktor Frankl on Love, Suffering and the Meaning of Life

https://www.edbatista.com/2010/04/life.html

Voltaire and Patton on Perfection

https://www.edbatista.com/2009/04/voltaire-patton-perfection.html

Watch That Next Step (CEO Problems)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/08/watch-that-next-step-ceo-problems.html

We're Leaky (Emotional Signals and Cognitive Dissonance)

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/08/were-leaky-emotional-signals-and-cognitive-dissonance.html

What Do Great Leaders Do?

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/01/what-do-great-leaders-do.html

What I Learned in the Hospital this Weekend

www.edbatista.com/2017/04/what-i-learned-in-the-hospital-this-weekend.html

What Is Winning?

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/what-is-winning.html

What Took You So Long? by Sheldon Kopp

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/08/what-took-you-so-long-by-sheldon-kopp.html

White Bears and Car Crashes (Thinking About Thinking)

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/01/white-bears-and-car-crashes-thinking-about-thinking.html

Why Change Is Hard

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/12/why-change-is-hard.html

William Bridges on Transitions

https://www.edbatista.com/2008/08/transitions.html

William James on Habit

https://www.edbatista.com/2011/07/william-james-on-habit.html

https://www.foggmethod.com/

https://www.behaviormodel.org/

"Work Hard or Work Smart?" Is the Wrong Question

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/06/work-hard-or-work-smart-is-the-wrong-question.html

Accountability and Empathy

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/06/work-hard-or-work-smart-is-the-wrong-question.html#accountability-and-empathy

You Make Me Feel... (On Language and Responsibility)

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/you-make-me-feel-on-language-and-responsibility.html

You're Not Multi-Tasking, You're Half-Assing

https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/youre-not-multi-tasking-youre-half-assing.html

Zinedane Zidane and Authenticity

https://www.edbatista.com/2006/09/zinedine_zidane.html

OTHER RESOURCES

A Survival Guide for Leaders (Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky)

https://hbr.org/2002/06/a-survival-guide-for-leaders

Adam Grant on Networking Is (Unintentionally) Misleading (Jeff Pfeffer)

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/adam-grant-networking-unintentionally-misleading-jeffrey-pfeffer/

Anxiety

When a Stress Expert Battles Mental Illness (Brad Stulberg)

https://www.outsideonline.com/2279856/anxiety-cant-be-trained-away

Dealing With Anxiety: Exploring the Patterns that Fuel the Anxious Process (Sarah Sarkis)

https://www.heysigmund.com/dealing-with-anxiety-the-patterns-that-fuel-anxiety/

Why Anxiety Is So Persuasive--and Pervasive (Sharon Salzberg)

https://onbeing.org/blog/sharon-salzberg-why-anxiety-is-so-persuasive-and-pervasive/

The Worry Cure (Robert Leahy)

https://www.amazon.com/The-Worry-Cure-Seven-Stopping/dp/1400097665

Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being (Linda Graham)

https://www.amazon.com/Bouncing-Back-Rewiring-Resilience-Well-Being/dp/1608681297

Bad Is Stronger Than Good [PDF] (Roy Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer and Kathleen Vohs)

A series of excerpts

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/973401258542313472.html

Becoming Attached [PDF] (Robert Karen)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1990/02/becoming-attached/308966/

Building the Civilized Workplace (Bob Sutton)

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/building-the-civilized-workplace

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace (Bob Sutton)

https://www.amazon.com/Asshole-Rule-Civilized-Workplace-Surviving/dp/1600245854

Building The Emotional Intelligence of Groups (Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven Wolff)

https://hbr.org/2001/03/building-the-emotional-intelligence-of-groups

Building Your Company's Vision [$] (Jim Collins and Jerry Porras)

https://hbr.org/1996/09/building-your-companys-vision

Buy Experiences, Not Things (James Hamblin)

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/buy-experiences/381132/

Anticipating Experience-Based Purchases More Enjoyable Than Material Ones

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/anticipating-experience-based-purchases-more-enjoyable-than-material-ones.html

Choice and Constraints

More Isn't Always Better (Barry Schwartz)

https://hbr.org/2006/06/more-isnt-always-better

Is the famous 'paradox of choice' a myth? (Barry Schwartz)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/is-the-famous-paradox-of-choic

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Greg McKeown)

https://hbr.org/2012/08/the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less

Connect, Then Lead (Amy Cuddy, Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger)

https://hbr.org/2013/07/connect-then-lead

Crucibles of Leadership (Warren Bennis and Robert Thomas)

https://hbr.org/2002/09/crucibles-of-leadership

Culture

10 Principles of Organizational Culture (Jon Katzenbach, Carolin Oelschlegel and James Thomas)

https://www.strategy-business.com/feature/10-Principles-of-Organizational-Culture

Double Loop Learning in Organizations (Chris Argyris)

https://hbr.org/1977/09/double-loop-learning-in-organizations

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen)

Chapter 5: Have Your Feelings or They Will Have You

Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives (Maria Popova)

https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

Gender

The Confidence Gap (Katty Kay and Claire Shipman)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/359815/

The Gender Gap in Feedback and Self-Perception (Margarita Mayo)

https://hbr.org/2016/08/the-gender-gap-in-feedback-and-self-perception

Can Women be Strong Leaders Without Being Labeled "Bossy?" (Bill Snyder, on research by Larissa Tiedens)

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/can-women-be-strong-leaders-without-being-labeled-bossy

Who Needs Men? (Barbara Ehrenreich and Lionel Tiger)

Masculinity as Homophobia (Michael Kimmel)

The Study of Man (Or Males) (Charles McGrath)

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/education/09men-t.html

How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours--and Why That Matters for Your Health (Lieke ten Brummelhuis and Nancy Rothbard)

https://hbr.org/2018/03/how-being-a-workaholic-differs-from-working-long-hours-and-why-that-matters-for-your-health

How I Built My Coaching Practice (Anamaria Nino-Murcia)

https://medium.com/@footholdcoach/how-i-built-my-coaching-practice-cc99f1aeebfc

How to Be Good (Nick Hornby)

https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Good-Nick-Hornby/dp/1573229326

How to Express Empathy--Avoid the Traps! (Michael Sahota)

https://agilitrix.com/2013/01/how-to-express-empathy-avoid-the-traps/

If You Want Something, Ask For It (Marguerite Rigoglioso, on research by Frank Flynn on asking for help)

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/francis-flynn-if-you-want-something-ask-it

Influence

Principles of Persuasion (Robert Cialdini)

https://www.influenceatwork.com/principles-of-persuasion/

Harnessing the Science of Persuasion [$] (Robert Cialdini)

https://hbr.org/2001/10/harnessing-the-science-of-persuasion

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Robert Cialdini)

https://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini/dp/006124189X

The Uses (and Abuses) of Influence (Robert Cialdini)

https://hbr.org/2013/07/the-uses-and-abuses-of-influence

Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive (Noah Goldstein, Steve Martin and Robert Cialdini

https://www.amazon.com/Yes-Scientifically-Proven-Ways-Persuasive/dp/1416576142

A Power and Influence Primer

https://www.edbatista.com/2014/08/a-power-and-influence-primer.html

Intuition

Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut? (Interview with Daniel Kahneman and Gary Klein)

Conditions for Intuitive Expertise (Daniel Kahneman and Gary Klein)

Learned Helplessness (Courtney Ackerman)

https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/learned-helplessness/

Lessons from Meditating with the Dalai Lama (Sanjay Gupta)

https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/15/health/sanjay-gupta-dalai-lama-meditation/index.html

Managing Authenticity (Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones)

https://hbr.org/2005/12/managing-authenticity-the-paradox-of-great-leadership

Managing with the Brain in Mind (David Rock)

https://www.strategy-business.com/article/09306

Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness (Emily Esfahani Smith)

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/meaning-is-healthier-than-happiness/278250/

Mortality

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)

https://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/1250081246

Dying: A Memoir (Cory Taylor)

https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Memoir-Cory-Taylor/dp/1941040705

Mortality (Christopher Hitchens)

https://www.amazon.com/Mortality-Christopher-Hitchens/dp/1455502766

The Denial of Death (Ernest Becker)

https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Death-Ernest-Becker/dp/0684832402

The Red Hand Files, Issue #6 (Nick Cave)

https://www.theredhandfiles.com/communication-dream-feeling/

The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End (Katie Roiphe)

https://www.amazon.com/Violet-Hour-Great-Writers-End/dp/0385343590

The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)

https://www.amazon.com/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431

When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)

https://www.amazon.com/When-Breath-Becomes-Paul-Kalanithi/dp/081298840X

"Aubade" (Philip Larkin)

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48422/aubade-56d229a6e2f07

"For the Anniversary of My Death" (W.S. Merwin)

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43118/for-the-anniversary-of-my-death

On the Shortness of Life

https://www.edbatista.com/2013/02/on-the-shortness-of-life.html

Marcus Aurelius, 3,000 Years, and the Present Moment

https://www.edbatista.com/2012/08/marcus-aurelius.html

Nancy Duarte on Presenting and Storytelling

https://hbr.org/2012/10/structure-your-presentation-li

Illuminate: https://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Duarte/e/B002BMAA0K/

TED talk on what makes an effective TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks

Never Have an Unproductive Day Again with This Simple Hack (Nir Eyal and James Clear)

https://heleo.com/conversation-never-have-an-unproductive-day-again-with-this-simple-hack/15013/

Peak Performance (Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness)

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/09/peak-performance.html

Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't (Jeff Pfeffer)

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Some-People-Have-Others/dp/0061789089

Radical Acceptance (Tara Brach)

https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Acceptance-Embracing-Heart-Buddha/dp/0553380990

Relationships

John Gottman on Successful Relationships

https://www.edbatista.com/2007/01/john_gottman_on.html

The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling (Ellie Lisitsa)

https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-recognizing-criticism-contempt-defensiveness-and-stonewalling/

The Four Horsemen: The Antidotes (Ellie Lisitsa)

https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-the-antidotes/

4 Marriage Myths That Cause Divorce (Kyle Benson)

https://www.gottman.com/blog/4-marriage-myths-cause-divorce/

Video: Making Relationships Work, Part 1 (John Gottman)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLXX8wzvT7c&t=4s

Self-Compassion (Kristin Neff)

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/

https://self-compassion.org/

Scaling Up

Eight Essentials for Scaling up Without Screwing Up (Bob Sutton)

https://hbr.org/2014/02/eight-essentials-for-scaling-up-without-screwing-up

Bad to Great: The Path to Scaling Up Excellence (Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao)

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/bad-to-great-the-path-to-scaling-up-excellence

How Do You Scale Excellence? (Interview with Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao)

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/hayagreeva-rao-robert-sutton-how-do-you-scale-excellence

Scaling Up Excellence (Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao)

https://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Up-Excellence-Getting-Settling/dp/0385347022

How to Scale: Do Less, Lead More

https://www.edbatista.com/2017/11/how-to-scale-do-less-lead-more.html

Shop Class As Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford)

2006 essay in The New Atlantis

2009 book

Sleep

Great Leaders Sleep Well--Why Rest is Critical For Success (Ronni Hendel-Giller)

https://conversations.actionable.co/thoughts/2018/03/leaders-sleep-well/

There's a Proven Link Between Effective Leadership and Getting Enough Sleep (Nick van Dam and Els van der Helm)

https://hbr.org/2016/02/theres-a-proven-link-between-effective-leadership-and-getting-enough-sleep

Relax, Turn Off Your Phone, and Go To Sleep (Larry Rosen)

https://hbr.org/2015/08/research-shows-how-anxiety-and-technology-are-affecting-our-sleep

You Can't Do Your Job if You Don't Sleep (Tony Schwartz)

https://hbr.org/2012/07/the-secret-to-high-performance

Sleep Is More Important Than Food (Tony Schwartz)

https://hbr.org/2011/03/sleep-is-more-important-than-f

Sleep-Deprived Leaders are Less Inspiring (Christopher Barnes)

https://hbr.org/2016/06/research-sleep-deprived-leaders-are-less-inspiring

Senior Leaders Get More Sleep Than Anyone Else (Rasmus Hougaard & Jacqueline Carter)

https://hbr.org/2018/02/senior-executives-get-more-sleep-than-everyone-else

Software Estimation in the Fractal Dimension (Stuart Rimell)

https://codeburst.io/software-estimation-in-the-fractal-dimension-914569e2ccb9

Storytelling

Nancy Duarte

Structure Your Presentation Like a Story

The Secret Structure of Great Talks [18 min video]

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences

Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols (with Patti Sanchez)

Thaler Pekar & Partners

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Douglas Patton and Sheila Heen)

Chapter 1: Three Triggers That Block Feedback

The Authenticity Paradox (Herminia Ibarra)

https://hbr.org/2015/01/the-authenticity-paradox

The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness. (Billy Baker)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2017/03/09/the-biggest-threat-facing-middle-age-men-isn-smoking-obesity-loneliness/k6saC9FnnHQCUbf5mJ8okL/story.html

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Greg McKeown)

https://hbr.org/2012/08/the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less

The Leader's Calendar

How CEOs Manage Time (Michael Porter and Nitin Nohria

https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-leaders-calendar#how-ceos-manage-time

What Do CEOs Actually Do? (Michael Porter and Nitin Nohria)

https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-leaders-calendar#what-do-ceos-actually-do

One CEO's Approach to Managing His Calendar (Daniel McGinn and Sarah Higgins)

The Midlife Crisis (Kieran Setiya)

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/phimp/3521354.0014.031/1/--midlife-crisis?

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/p/pod/dod-idx/midlife-crisis.pdf?c=phimp;idno=3521354.0014.031;format=pdf

Midlife: A Philosophical Guide (Kieran Setiya)

https://www.amazon.com/Midlife-Philosophical-Guide-Kieran-Setiya/dp/0691173931

The Myth of Sisyphus [PDF, pages 119-123] (Albert Camus)

The Neuroscience of Regret (Melanie Greenberg)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mindful-self-express/201206/the-neuroscience-regret

Things I wish I knew as a first-time manager (Dan Slate)

https://magazine.vunela.com/things-i-wish-i-knew-as-a-first-time-manager-58ec0ef141bc

Three Stages of Expertise (Simon Wardley)

https://blog.gardeviance.org/2008/04/three-stages-of-expertise.html

To fight the winter blues, try a dose of nature (Florence Williams)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-fight-the-winter-blues-try-a-dose-of-nature-1485540954

Touchy Feely NBA Teams More Likely to Win (Stephanie Pappas)

https://www.livescience.com/11091-touchy-feely-nba-teams-win.html

Walking lifts your mood, even when you don't expect it to (Christian Jarrett)

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/10/21/walking-lifts-your-mood-even-when-you-dont-expect-it-to/

What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means (Carol Dweck)

https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means

What Fitbit's 6 billion nights of sleep data reveals about us (David Pogue)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-fitbits-6-billion-nights-sleep-data-reveals-us-110058417.html

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness (Robert Waldinger)

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness/transcript?language=en

What Makes a Leader? (Daniel Goleman)

https://hbr.org/2004/01/what-makes-a-leader

What Makes an Effective Executive (Peter Drucker)

https://hbr.org/2004/06/what-makes-an-effective-executive

This article is the preface to the 2004 edition of the 1967 book:

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Peter Drucker)

https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Executive-Definitive-Harperbusiness-Essentials/dp/0060833459

A series of excerpts from the book:

Part 1: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/974111270390530048.html?refreshed=yes

Part 2: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/974510140094169088.html?refreshed=yes

Part 3: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/974517753540300800.html?refreshed=yes

When a Stress Expert Battles Mental Illness (Brad Stulberg)

https://www.outsideonline.com/2279856/anxiety-cant-be-trained-away

When you don’t like what you feel: Experiential avoidance, mindfulness
and meta-emotion in emotion regulation (Horst Mitmansgruber, Thomas N. Beck, Stefan Höfer and Gerhard Schüßler)

Personality and Individual Differences 46 (2009) 448–453

Why It Pays to Be a Jerk (Jerry Useem)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/06/why-it-pays-to-be-a-jerk/392066/

Why Should Anyone Be Led By You? (Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones)

https://hbr.org/2000/09/why-should-anyone-be-led-by-you

Also: https://www.edbatista.com/2016/12/why-should-anyone-be-led-by-you.html

Why You Should Make Time for Self-Reflection (Even If You Hate Doing It) (Jennifer Porter)

https://hbr.org/2017/03/why-you-should-make-time-for-self-reflection-even-if-you-hate-doing-it

Working the Weekly 1:1 (Christina Wodtke)

https://medium.com/@cwodtke/working-the-weekly-1-1-b80bcf3fbe5f

You Took an Emotional Risk, Now What? (Elizabeth Bernstein)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-took-an-emotional-risk-now-what-1478536377