The 2022 Gift Guide for Leaders
Find a thoughtful gift for the leader in your life.
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Books for Personal & Leadership Development
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters, by Priya Parker. Expert facilitator Priya Parker shares the guiding principles of meaningful, engaging gatherings, which you can apply to your work meetings, social events, family chats, or virtual calls. Grab the bonus material available online at the Gathering Toolkit.
Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways to Build a More Inclusive World, by Rohit Bhargava & Jennifer Brown. Bhargava and Brown use a storytelling approach to propose strategies to create more inclusive workplaces. The companion website located at nonobviousdiversity.com offers video discussions, conversation guides, and other practical exercises.
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, by Emily & Amelia Nagoski. If you or someone you love is facing stressful workplace circumstances, the research-based wisdom from the Nagoski sisters will provide strategies for navigating stress smartly and reducing the risk for burnout.
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever, by Michael Bungay Stanier. Stanier’s best-seller is a fun, engaging, and concise guide for building a coaching habit as a manager or leader. You will learn why and when coaching works, seven powerful coaching questions, and tips for building a coaching habit.
Designing Your Life: Build a Life That Works for You, by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. Burnett and Evans’ book is an excellent choice for anyone seeking to make an important personal or professional transition. You will learn steps to apply a personal change process, with rich tools and resources to support your work in each step of the journey.
Grit: The Power of Passion & Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth. Duckworth defines grit as a combination of passion and perseverance, and demonstrates how this combo is a powerful driver for success. She shares compelling stories to inspire readers to live in persistent pursuit of meaningful purpose.
Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences, by Mary-Frances Winters. Build your confidence for navigating potentially polarizing conversations with Winters’ guide, which includes powerful perspectives, helpful frameworks, and tactical tips for navigating dialogue across differences.
Tools for Learning & Productivity
Legend Planner: To stay on top of your goals in the New Year, grab this excellent planner that offers goal-setting and journaling exercises in addition to yearly, monthly, and daily scheduling tools.
A Wellness Journal: To track healthy habits and mindsets, Papier offers guided wellness journals with specific prompts for goals-setting and habit-tracking.
Skillshare: A yearly membership gets you access to thousands of classes on a variety of topics, including business skills, cooking, web design, illustration, photography, sewing, data science, social media, and more.
Blinklist: With a subscription to Blinklist, you get access to summaries of popular books and podcasts. “Blinks” provide the key ideas from nonfiction books and “Shortcasts” summarize the main points from podcasts.
Liz & Mollie Page-A-Day Calendar: Even My Feelings Have Feelings. Liz and Mollie bring fresh and witty perspective on how we can more effectively recognize and navigate emotions in the workplace. This daily calendar is a fun and stress-relieving tool filled with engaging illustrations based on the wildly popular Liz & Mollie instagram account.
The Six Types of Working Genius Assessment: Designed by leadership guru Patrick Lencioni, the Working Genius assessment provides a fresh take on understanding your strengths and how to apply them to maximize productivity, teamwork, and employee engagement. Gift the online assessment or the book, which includes the assessment and in-depth descriptions and tools.
Copper Cow Coffee Subscription: If you or someone you love needs a daily latte to stay energized, subscribe for some coffee joy and enjoy this convenient, portable pour-over Vietnamese coffee treat. When I’m not drinking tea, this is my go-to coffee for the amazing flavor!
Coaching Packages to Increase Clarity & Confidence
Give the gift of coaching to someone in the upcoming holiday season! Select one of my signature 6-week coaching packages as a gift for a friend, colleague, or family member who could benefit. Click the images below for more details on each package.
Each coaching package includes six 60 minute Zoom sessions with exercises, resources, and support provided between sessions.
Interested, but not sure if coaching is a good fit? Book a free 45 minute call to ask questions and learn more.
