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Inspiring books on Capability Building
This list was created by a group of learning and change professionals as pre-work for a workshop in late October 2010.
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Outliers: The Story of Success
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
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Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author)
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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30 Years Behind Bars: Trials of a Prison Doctor
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Karen Gedney (Goodreads Author)
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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Charles Duhigg (Goodreads Author)
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
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John Medina (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 34,259 ratings
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
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Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 29,573 ratings
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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4.12 avg rating — 129,887 ratings
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
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4.16 avg rating — 806,813 ratings
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
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3.84 avg rating — 93,330 ratings
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The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
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Nicholas Carr (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 32,465 ratings
score: 585,
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than I.Q
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Daniel Goleman (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 132,754 ratings
score: 579,
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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4.17 avg rating — 570,779 ratings
score: 574,
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Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 253 ratings
score: 500,
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How We Decide
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Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 41,393 ratings
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
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Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 15,432 ratings
score: 482,
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How the Mind Works
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Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 20,930 ratings
score: 480,
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
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4.03 avg rating — 54,461 ratings
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
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Kelly McGonigal (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 33,135 ratings
score: 384,
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Now, Discover Your Strengths: The revolutionary Gallup program that shows you how to develop your unique talents and strengths
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3.97 avg rating — 27,958 ratings
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The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
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3.89 avg rating — 5,629 ratings
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The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
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3.91 avg rating — 14,845 ratings
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Conscious Creativity Mindfulness Meditations (AoL Mindfulness, #7)
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Nataša Pantović (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings
score: 295,
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The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
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4.20 avg rating — 39,738 ratings
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Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
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3.73 avg rating — 10,993 ratings
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Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
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3.78 avg rating — 7,142 ratings
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How to Take Smart Notes
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Sönke Ahrens (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 13,264 ratings
score: 280,
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The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
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Shawn Achor (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 44,337 ratings
score: 278,
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The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
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Daniel Coyle (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 8,566 ratings
score: 274,
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Catch the Fire: An Art-Full Guide to Unleashing the Creative Power of Youth, Adults and Communities
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4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 200,
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Creating Miracles In The Modern World: The Way Of the Elfin Thaumaturge
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The Silver Elves (Goodreads Author)
4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
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Richard Koch (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 29,991 ratings
score: 197,
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59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
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3.80 avg rating — 10,755 ratings
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What Technology Wants
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Kevin Kelly (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 7,180 ratings
score: 190,
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Poke the Box
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3.77 avg rating — 14,639 ratings
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The Five Elements of Effective Thinking
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How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
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Michael J. Gelb (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 6,619 ratings
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The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
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Rebecca D. Costa (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 574 ratings
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Good Luck: Creating the Conditions for Success in Life and Business
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Character Concert
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Craig W. Dressler (Goodreads Author)
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The Book of Good Practices Vol. I: Learning Mindfulness and Self-Awareness
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Bill Whitcomb (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Marketing For Professional Artists: In The Second Decade Of The 21st Century
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Peter K. Worsley (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
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How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking With Easy to Use Ideas, Tips and Strategies
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The Bright Idea Box: A Proven System to Drive Employee Engagement and Innovation
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Jag Randhawa (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
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HOW TO: Sell, Overcome Fear of Rejection, Manage your time, Promote yourself, & Add value: Revised and updated
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Owen Parr (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Steve Jobs: The Unauthorized Autobiography
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J.T. Owens (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 1,035 ratings
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Win No Matter What: A Guide to Hyping Up Your Life
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Nihar Suthar (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less - and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
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Scott Sonenshein (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
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Steve Jobs
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Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 1,338,743 ratings
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What Your Soul Already Knows
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Salma Farook (Goodreads Author)
4.59 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
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How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons From a Renaissance Education
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Learning to Learn More: Strategies to Quickly Overcome the Learning Curve
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The thank you economy
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Gary Vaynerchuk (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 13,174 ratings
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The Book of Good Practices Vol. II: Neurological Skills for Well-Being and Excellence
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Bill Whitcomb (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Purpose, Fulfillment and Success
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The Myths of Innovation
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Scott Berkun (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 4,611 ratings
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The Book of Good Practices Vol. III: How to Empower Yourself and Influence Others
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Bill Whitcomb (Goodreads Author)
4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Plateau Effect: Getting from Stuck to Success
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Bob Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 425 ratings
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MindCrowd: Group Mentality
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Thinking in Pictures
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Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
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