Inspiring Reads from Employees at Joe Gear Companies
Looking for your next great read? Explore our company bookshelf, featuring book recommendations from employees across Joe Gear Companies. Whether you’re after professional development, leadership insights, or just a good story, you’ll find something worth adding to your collection.
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Click the links to grab your copy on Amazon (or the audible version) and dive into the pages that inspire your colleagues!
Leadership & Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
Recommended by: Rudy Niswanger
One of Rudy's top 5 books!
With almost 3 million copies sold worldwide, this new edition of an enduring classic is the definitive guide to dramatically improve leadership effectiveness, transform personal and professional relationships, and unleash organizational results.
Leadership Strategy & Tactics by Jocko Willink
Recommended by: Courtney Dickerson
Explains how to take leadership theory, quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy, and then put leadership into action at a tactical level.
Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson
Recommended by: Courtney Dickerson
A timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life.
One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
Recommended by: Mary Hendrix
In their concise, easy-to-understand story, they teach listeners three very practical secrets about leading others and explain why these techniques continue to work so well.
The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard
Recommended by: Mary Hendrix
This book offers guidance for how to become a successful modern-day servant leader modeled after Jesus Christ. summarizes the Four Dimensions of Leadership:
leadership assumptions and methods
application and leadership behavior
using the heart to overcome selfish motives and barriers
the habits of leaders
Boundaries for Leaders by Dr. Henry Cloud
Recommended by: Mary Hendrix
Here you will learn seven leadership boundaries that set the stage, tone, and culture for a results-driven organization, including how to:
Help people focus their attention on the things that matter most
Build the emotional climate that drives brain functioning
Facilitate connections that boost energy and momentum
Create organizational thought patterns that limit negativity and helplessness
Identify paths for people to take control of the activities that drive results
Create high-performance teams organized around the behaviors that drive results
Lead yourself in a manner that protects the vision
Coping with Difficult People by Robert Bramson
Recommended by: Mary Hendrix
This book will show you that it is possible to remain sane, dignified and optimistic when dealing with even the most Difficult People. With these lively, insightful dramatizations, you'll learn how to:
Identify difficult types, from the too-good-to-be-true to the too-hot-to-handle, from the perennial gossip to the eternal clam.
Master the step-by-step procedures that will neutralize any negative or hostile encounter.
Understand your own style of thinking and how it affects your ability to deal effectively with each type