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Coaching conversations often end with the same question. Here is where those answers live — the books we actually hand people, sorted by what you are working on, each with a talk or two worth the twenty minutes.
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You Are Not Stuck! You Are Ready
Epic Coaching Moments That Inspire Change — Marcel Szenessy
If you only take one thing from this page: Marcel's own book collects real coaching moments and the questions behind them. Short chapters, readable in any order.
About the bookLeadership
Books
Talks worth your time
- How Great Leaders Inspire Action Simon Sinek
- Lead Like the Great Conductors Itay Talgam
- The Puzzle of Motivation Dan Pink
- The Tribes We Lead Seth Godin
- How to Start a Movement Derek Sivers
- Are We in Control of Our Own Decisions? Dan Ariely
- The Power of Vulnerability Brené Brown
- What It Takes to Be a Great Leader Roselinde Torres
- Listen, Learn… Then Lead Stanley McChrystal
- Learning from Leadership's Missing Manual Fields Wicker-Miurin
Communication
Books
Talks worth your time
- 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation Celeste Headlee
- How to Speak Up for Yourself Adam Galinsky
- Want to Help Someone? Shut Up and Listen Ernesto Sirolli
- How to Speak So That People Want to Listen Julian Treasure
Negotiation & Influencing
Books
Talks worth your time
- The Walk from "No" to "Yes" William Ury
- The Art of Choosing Sheena Iyengar
- Video: Science of Persuasion (Cialdini)
Presentation & Storytelling
Books
Talks worth your time
- TED's Secret to Great Public Speaking Chris Anderson
- The Secret Structure of Great Talks Nancy Duarte
Team & Conflict
Books
Talks worth your time
- Dare to Disagree Margaret Heffernan
- On Being Wrong Kathryn Schulz
- How to Turn a Group of Strangers into a Team Amy Edmondson
Self & Time Management
Books
Talks worth your time
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator Tim Urban
- The Battle Between Your Present and Future Self Daniel Goldstein
- The Psychology of Time Philip Zimbardo
- Don't Eat the Marshmallow Yet Joachim de Posada
Mindset & Change
Books
Talks worth your time
- The Power of Believing That You Can Improve Carol Dweck
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth
- All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes Andy Puddicombe
- How to Practice Emotional First Aid Guy Winch
Inspiration & Gifts
Books
Talks worth your time
- What Makes a Good Life? (Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness) Robert Waldinger
- The Power of Introverts Susan Cain
- The Happy Secret to Better Work Shawn Achor
- The Surprising Science of Happiness Dan Gilbert
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