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These are the books that come up again and again in forum conversations. Recommended by members across leadership, communication, and personal growth. Pick one — bring it to your next session.

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Forum & peer groups

Leadership & coaching

Trust & relationships

Teams & organizations

Learning & change

Fernando Flores

Conversations for Action and Collected Essays: Instilling a Culture of Commitment in Our Working Relationships and Organizations by Fernando Flores

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Fernando and his disciple Toby deconstructed my brain and put it back together to make me the professional I am today.

Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

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Susan personally recommended several features in the CircleSpace technology. Did you realize that Forum is networking for the 50% of us that are introverts?

Mike Novakoski

Become Unmistakable: Start the Journey from Commodity to Oddity

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Mike is a YPO legend in the Construction industry, and used Forum to build trust in his company and even among his subcontractors.

Atul Gawande

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

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I love this simple concept: checklists save lives in hospitals, keep planes in the air, and are under-used in your operations.

Chip Heath & Dan Heath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

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The elephant, rider and path is the best metaphor ever for understanding how to people and organizatoins change.

Michael Bungay Stanier

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

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People can't stop themselves from giving advice, which no one wants.

Keith Ferrazzi

Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success

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Ferazzi is an early Forum/peer group innovator that used peer group circles to help turn around General Motors.

Josh Waitzkin

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

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Great read. Josh's action-packed book is an inspiration for our learning philosophy.

Daniel Coyle

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

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Neuroscience of human learning and change; will change your life.

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Forum & peer groups

Leadership & coaching

Trust & relationships

Teams & organizations

Learning & change

Fernando Flores

Conversations for Action and Collected Essays: Instilling a Culture of Commitment in Our Working Relationships and Organizations by Fernando Flores

“

Fernando and his disciple Toby deconstructed my brain and put it back together to make me the professional I am today.

Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

“

Susan personally recommended several features in the CircleSpace technology. Did you realize that Forum is networking for the 50% of us that are introverts?

Mike Novakoski

Become Unmistakable: Start the Journey from Commodity to Oddity

“

Mike is a YPO legend in the Construction industry, and used Forum to build trust in his company and even among his subcontractors.

Atul Gawande

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

“

I love this simple concept: checklists save lives in hospitals, keep planes in the air, and are under-used in your operations.

Chip Heath & Dan Heath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

“

The elephant, rider and path is the best metaphor ever for understanding how to people and organizatoins change.

Michael Bungay Stanier

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

“

People can't stop themselves from giving advice, which no one wants.

Keith Ferrazzi

Who's Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success

“

Ferazzi is an early Forum/peer group innovator that used peer group circles to help turn around General Motors.

Josh Waitzkin

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

“

Great read. Josh's action-packed book is an inspiration for our learning philosophy.

All

Forum & peer groups

Leadership & coaching

Trust & relationships

Teams & organizations

Learning & change

Fernando Flores

Conversations for Action and Collected Essays: Instilling a Culture of Commitment in Our Working Relationships and Organizations by Fernando Flores

“

Fernando and his disciple Toby deconstructed my brain and put it back together to make me the professional I am today.

Susan Cain

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

“

Susan personally recommended several features in the CircleSpace technology. Did you realize that Forum is networking for the 50% of us that are introverts?

Mike Novakoski

Become Unmistakable: Start the Journey from Commodity to Oddity

“

Mike is a YPO legend in the Construction industry, and used Forum to build trust in his company and even among his subcontractors.

Atul Gawande

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

“

I love this simple concept: checklists save lives in hospitals, keep planes in the air, and are under-used in your operations.

Chip Heath & Dan Heath

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

“

The elephant, rider and path is the best metaphor ever for understanding how to people and organizatoins change.