Go Put Your Strengths To Work by Marcus Buckingham
It gives a very clear framework, along with exercises, which will help you get to a deeper understanding of what it is that makes you and your team unique. The book cover looks a bit old and it sounds a bit textbooky, but don’t let that put you off.
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
Coaches, leaders, managers. This one is for you. If you want to dramatically level up the impact of your 1:1 conversations, then read this book by Michael Bungay Stanier. It will give you 7 amazingly simple questions that will transform your leadership style.
Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
When people ask me what books form my origin story (ok, no-one has ever asked me that), I will always give this one. It’s one of the books I read at business school that inspired me to pursue a career in change. First in consulting, then leading teams at Kraft Heinz, and now co-founding Wildest Dream.
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhou
New to management? Want to be the best manager you can be? Excited, scared, confident, stressed about being a manager? Yes, yes, yes. Then read this - it’s a perfect companion for beginning your people management career.
The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
Erin Meyer does such an excellent job of breaking down where different countries sit across multiple dimensions of cultural difference (values) and most importantly, how you can bridge those differences.