Books/Articles
There is an enormous array of helpful books for each of the topics listed. Here are some that have remained favorites for my clients over the years.
The Highlands Ability Battery:
- Don’t Waste Your Talent by Bob McDonald, PhD and Don Hutcheson
- Highlands: The Right Choice. Matching Your Abilities with College and Career by Leslie H. Martin and Kathleen T. Danelo
Executive Coaching and Career Development:
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
- Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard Boyztzis
- Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
- Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek
- The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. Watkins
- Designing Your Life: How to build a well-lived, joyful life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
For Students:
- College Majors and Careers: A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning by Paul Phifer