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Recommended Reading List

"Red" List

  • The Brand You 50, by Tom Peters, 1999, Alfred A. Knopf, inc., New York.
  • Christian Coaching, by Gary R. Collings, 2001, NavPress, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Coach Yourself to Success, by Tulane Miedaner, 2000, Contemporary Books, Chicago.
  • Crucified by Christians, Healing for those who have been, by Gene Edwards, 1994, Seedsowers. Recovery secret for pain suffered by a Christian at the hands of another believer.
  • Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, by Ken Blanchard, 1996, MJF Books.
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a TEAM, A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni, 2002, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
  • The Five Temptations of a CEO, A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni, 1998, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
  • Halftime, Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance, by Bob Buford, 1994, Zondervan Publishing House.
  • Letters to a Devastated Christian, by Gene Edwards, 1992, Tyndale House. Help in the search to shake off a shipwrecked condition, to find again the Polar Star of faith and return once more to the Christian quest.
  • The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Understanding Globalization, by Thomas L. Friedman, 1999, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York.
  • Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, The Four Disciplines at the Heart of Makingg Any Organization World Class, by Patrick Lencioni, 2000, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
  • The Other Side of Leadership, Coming to Terms with the Responsibilities that Accompany God-Given Authority, by Eugene B. Habecker, 1987, Victor Books.
  • The Prisoner in the Third Cell, by Gene Edwards, 1991, Tyndale House. The dramatic story of John the Baptist as he struggles to understand a Lord who did not live up to his expectations.
  • Restoring your Spiritual Passion, by Gordon MacDonald, 1986, Thomas Nelson.
  • A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold, 1949, Oxford University Press. Okay, this is a ringer. Called the classic statement of the joy and beauty found in a style of life that protects the environment. "The Alder Fork, A Fishing Idyl" is my favorite.
  • The Story of Your Life, Becoming the Author of your Experience, by Mandy Aftel, 1996, Simon and Schuster.
  • Strategic and Business Planning, The Manager's Pocket Guide to, by Stephen G. Haines, 1999, HRD Press.
  • Systems Thinking and Learning, The Manager's Picket Guide to, by Stephen G. Haines, 1998, HRD Press.
  • A Tale of Three Kings, A Study in Brokenness, by Gene Edwards, 1992, Tyndale. The stories of kings Saul, David, and Absolom and responses to ungodly leadership.
  • Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back, Perservering Through Pressure, by Charles Swindoll, 1990, Thomas Nelson.
  • Who Moved My Cheese?, by Spencer Johnson, M.D., 1998, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York.

"Green" List

  • Leader as Coach, Strategies for coaching and developing others, by David Peterson, 1996, Personal Decisions International Corp.
  • Life Makeovers, by Cheryl Richardson, 2000, Broadway Books, New York.
  • Self Matters, Creating Your Life from the Inside Out, by Phillip McGraw, 2001, Simon and Schuster.
  • Stories We Live By, Personal myths and the making of the self, by Dan McAdams, 1993, William Morrow, New York.
  • Take Time for Your Life, A personal coach's seven-step program for creating the life you want, by Cheryl Richardson, 1998, Broadway Books, New York.
  • The Way of the Owl, Succeeding with integrity in a conflicted world, by Frank Rivers, 1996, HarperSanFrancisco.
  • Winning the Game of Life, Self-coaching secrets for success, by Tom Gegax, 1999, Three Rivers Press, New York.