What Works for Women at Work
Joan C. Williams
A comprehensive and insightful guide for mastering office politics as a woman.
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Silent Language of Leaders
Carol Kinsey Goman
How to use nonverbal skills to improve your credibility and stay ahead of the curve.
Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.
The Ego Tango
Amy Carroll
Author and Pat Kirkland-certified coach Amy Carroll’s collection of real life stories help you identify external behaviors and internal mindsets that help or hinder your communication effectiveness.
Make Your Point
Kevin Carroll
Authors Bob Elliot and Kevin Carroll (a Pat Kirkland-certified coach), cover the fundamentals of what it takes to be a world-class communicator. Excellent reading for beginners or those wanting to brush up on the basics.
Blink
Malcolm Gladwell
Noted researcher and author Malcolm Gladwell explains how it is that we “read” a situation or others — and they read us — in an instant.
The Silent Language of Leaders
– Carol Kinsey Gorman
Carol Kinsey Gorman gives you practical advice on what body language works in various situations, backed up by prodigious psychological and biological research.
The Likeability Factor
Tim Sanders
Author Tim Sanders outlines the importance of likability in getting what you want in life, and gives you concrete exercises to improve your “L-factor.”
The World’s Most Likeable Cop
Amy Cuddy on Power Poses:
“Your body language shapes who you are”
Watch this anytime you need Motivation and Inspiration!
Why are women not pursuing tech jobs?
“CBS News explores the stigma around women in technology, and the women changing perceptions of the field.”
Amy Carroll:
Watch Amy Work
In “Connect, Then Lead” by Amy J. C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut, and John Neffinger, (Harvard Business Reveiw, July- August 2013), the authors cite extensive research showing that “warmth” is more important initially than “strength” or “competence” in effective leadership.
In this 2005 Harvard Business Review article, writers Tiziana Casciaro and Miguel Sousa Lobo tell you why “lovable fools” are chosen most often as work partners versus “competent jerks.” Practicing Partner behaviors and mind set can help you become a “lovable star” — both competent and likable.
What we can learn from horses — herd animals who know how to “join up” — aka “Partner” with each other for the common good.
An academic discussion of what has to happen when one first moves into a leadership position, especially as it pertains to women.