The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage by Eric R. Braverman

Dr. Eric Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of our lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain's four important neurotransmitters. A simple test determines which of the four is dominant in you, and what you can do to maintain the right balance, by modifying your diet with both foods and natural supplements. Proven effective for thousands of patients in Dr. Braverman's practice, this groundbreaking approach will help anyone make the most of his or her life, free of the major illnesses (such as cancer and heart disease) and minor ailments as well.

The Heart Aroused : Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America by David Whyte

Each of us become deeply challenged by the critical change points in our life. The courage to face the unknown of what lies ahead of us needs support and ways to explore the potential of ourselves. In this audio series David Whyte takes us on a journey to explore our own sign posts that helps us through the confusion and darkness and throws light on the journey that awaits all of us. Two of the conversations that are particularly powerful are: Life at the Frontier and The radical edges of experience.

Midlife and the Great Unknown by David Whyte

Each of us become deeply challenged by the critical change points in our life. The courage to face the unknown of what lies ahead of us needs support and ways to explore the potential of ourselves. In this audio series David Whyte takes us on a journey to explore our own sign posts that helps us through the confusion and darkness and throws light on the journey that awaits all of us. Two of the conversations that are particularly powerful are: Life at the Frontier and The radical edges of experience.

Clear Mind, Wild Heart by David Whyte

Dante spoke to what all of us sometime feel about our life when he said, “In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost." When you find yourself without bearings, as Dante Alighieri voiced so well centuries ago, where will you look for guidance? Throughout the ages, teaches David Whyte, the language of poetry has held the power to lend us courage ... to give us the vision of those who endured ... and to hazard ourselves boldly at the "fierce edges" of our lives. On "Clear Mind, Wild Heart" you will join this acclaimed poet and teacher to engage with the poetic imagination as your companion and guide for the difficult terrain we are all traversing.

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckart Tolle

In leadership there is the doing state and the being state. Tolle gives the access code to entering into the being state which is living in the present. One of the most practical, inspirational and truly insightful books that one can read to gain practices for transforming our lives and what Tolle calls freedom from our "pain body."

The New Earth by Eckart Tolle

According to Tolle humans are on the verge of creating a new world by a personal transformation that shifts our attention away from our ever-expanding egos. Tolle says, "The book's main purpose is not to add new information or beliefs to your mind or to try to convince you of anything, but to bring about a shift in consciousness, that is to say, to awaken. . . This book is about you. It will change your state of consciousness or it will be meaningless. It can only awaken those who are ready."

The Fourth Turning:What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss and Neil Howe.

Visit their web site (Fourth Turning), it was rated one of the top 1000 in the world! Check out the reviews at amazon.com. This is a great piece of social history that carries us ahead into the next 30 years that leaders will have to understand and be creative in if we are to survive as a nation - and probably as a civilization.

Leadership (Harper and Row, 1978) by James MacGregor Burns.

This is a classic powerful and literary book that was winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. He ends his study with these words: "That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership and the moral and practical theme of this work." Much of our current thinking about leadership can be brought back to Burn's work.

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Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado and Living On The Fault Line all three by Geoffrey Moore (Harper Business, 1997).

These are three of the best books on strategy for the development of hyper growth markets. They are particularly insightful for hi- tech companies.

Finite and Infinite Games: A vision of Life as Play and Possibility by James Carse.

This is an extraordinary and dense book that refocuses the context of our daily life in business, politics, culture, sexuality, power and community. Here's the essence of the book: "There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite, the other, infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play." Play with this book it will change how you "play" your life and work.

The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman.

Hillman is the great anti-therapist of our age. Student of Carl Jung and founder of Archetypical psychology Hillman has challenged many current modern ideas through his books and teaching. Soul's Code is his most accessible book. Read the blurb from Amazon.com to get the full impact of how we each are following destiny in our lives. His view on the question of evil in his examination of Hitler will refocus your thinking on the nature of evil in the world.

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The Path of Least Resistance: Principles for Creating What You Want to Create by Robert Fritz.

This is a leadership book that can change our perception of how the world works and how we can become different. Fritz gives a revolutionary program for creating anything, from a functional kitchen to a computer program to a work of art. Robert Fritz demonstrates that any of us has the innate power to create. Discover the steps of creating the importance of creating what you truly love, how to focus on the creative process to move from where you are to where you want to be, and much more. Robert Fritz outlines an exciting and different approach to using creativity in everyday life. He shows that creativity is not a special gift given to the very few, but a skill that can be learned in order to change and improve every aspect of life.

Leadership and the New Science: Learning about Organizations from an Orderly Universe by Margaret Wheatley.

If you haven't read this classic book, buy it now. If you have read it, buy it for someone who missed it. The book has been updated and revised. Meg gives some great new insights she has learned about working with the material in organizations. The Library Journal in reviewing the book captured the importance of this book for 21st century thinking. "Hold onto the top of your head when you read this book.... Using exciting breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, and especially quantum physics, Wheatley paints a brand-new picture of business management. This new relationship between business and science is nothing less than an entirely new set of lenses through which to view our organizations."

Why Leaders Can't Lead by Warren Bennis

Bennis analyzes the problems that prevent today's leaders and aspiring leaders from taking charge and effectively implementing visions for change. He shows how social forces, bureaucracy, and routine are making it more difficult for these leaders to emerge, and he demonstrates what can be done to overcome such obstacles.

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The Art of Thinking by Allen F. Harrison and Robert Bramson

Much of our miscommunication within meetings, teams and between individuals is often a mismatch of how our pattern of thinking works in relationship to other people’s pattern of thinking. This book was written by researchers of human behavior and classifies thinking into five practical categories. But more importantly, it investigates the best strategies for approaching different situations and people, leading to the achievement of goals and the avoidance of errors. In our work with executives over the years the understanding of how one’s thinking pattern works has been one of the most useful insights that make a difference for individuals in their work with others.

Maslow on Management by Abraham Maslow, Updated and edited by Gary Heil and Deborah Stephens

Coordinated by Maslow's daughter, Ann Kaplan, this book is an updated version of his Eupsychian Management, a series of his journal notes from the early 1960s. Considered to be a seminal work on human behavior in the workplace, it offers Maslow's theories on such issues as how to encourage people to express their creativity, the importance of psychological health, and leadership ideas that are commonly accepted notions in management circles at the end of the twentieth century. He led the way in demonstrating to corporate executives that the development of individual workers positively affects their bottom line.

Douglas McGregor, Revisted: the Human Side of Enterprise by Gary Heil, Deborah Stephens and Warren Bennis.

"With every passing year, McGregor's message becomes ever more relevant, more timely, and more important."

"The world that Douglas McGregor spoke of is here. . . . Those businesses that thrive today are not necessarily those with the most valuable resources, the greatest market share, or the most capital (though none of these hurt); rather, those businesses that are able to tap their human potential in the most productive manner are the ones who enjoy enduring success. This is the world that Douglas McGregor envisioned.".. from Douglas McGregor, Revisited.

Leadership and the Customer Revolution: The Messy, Unpredictable, and Inescapably Human Challenge of Making the Rhetoric of Change a Reality by Gary Heil, Tom Parker and Rick Tate

"Gary Heil makes a good case about what lies ahead of us. The next revolution is that of Leadership and not the parts. Those aspiring to be tomorrow¹s Leaders are advised to take a few hours off and to read the book from cover to cover in one go. Enjoy the pleasure of rediscovering the New World of Customized Leadership."