Carlos's Book Picks

The FIVE TEMPTATIONS of a CEO - A leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni. All chief executives who fail -- and most of them do at one time or another -- make the same basic mistakes; they succumb to one (or more!) of the five temptations. Book Summary.Book Summary... PDF Version NEW!

The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins. Critical success strategies for new leaders at all levels.

CEO Tools by TEC Speaker Kraig Kramers. The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager's Success.

Creating Competitive Advantage by TEC Speaker/Chair Jaynie Smith. Think you know your company's competitive advantage? THINK AGAIN. Give customers a reason to choose you over your competitors.

PRESENTATION S.O.S. by TEC Speaker Mark Wiskup. From perspiration to persuasion in 9 easy steps. How to hook them from the first word. What words and phrases doom every presentation. How to become a master story teller. Leave them wanting more.

Fierce Conversations by TEC Chair/Speaker Susan Scott. Achieving success at Work & in Life, One conversation at a time. Book Summary... PDF Version

Difficult Conversations How to discuss what matters most by Stone - Patton - Heen.

Like a Worm on a String by TEC Member Oliver Cruder. The genius inside you and the art of the impossible.

The Articulate Executive - Learn to Look, Act, and Sound Like a Leader by Granville N. Toogood.

Leadership - The "I" of the Hurricane by Art McNeil.

Inspirational Leadership - Leadership Lessons from Henry V by Richard Olivier.

Death by Meeting - A leadership Fable About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick Lencioni

The Third Opinion by Saj-nicole A. Joni, Ph.D. . How succesful Leaders Use Outside Insight to Create Superior Results. Book Summary... PDF Version

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - A leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny by Robin Sharma.

The Alchemist - The quest to fulfill one's destiny by Paulo Coelho.

Selling to the Old Brain - How New Discoveries in Brain Research Empower you to influence any audience, anytime by Patrick Renvoisé and Christophe Morin.

Fully Alive From 9 to 5! Creating Work Environments That Invite Health, Humour, Compassion and Truth by Louise LeBrun.