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Feel free to click on any of these books for a short note on what Jim and Jan think about these books. If they are on this page it is one of our favorites and they’ve been mentioned on the show.  Many have been written by our current and/or future guests.  Click through to learn more about what we like.

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The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth

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Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives

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Truman

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The Science of Hitting

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Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat

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In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended On It

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Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity

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Hustle and Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work

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The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership

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Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World

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Reel Lessons in Leadership

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Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

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The 100X Leader: How to Become Someone Worth Following

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Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement

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No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotion at Work

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There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game: Be the Best in the World at What You Do

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Astroball: The New Way to Win It All

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Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise

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Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life

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The Employee Experience Advantage: How to Win the War for Talent by Giving Employees the Workspaces they Want, the Tools they Need, and a Culture They Can Celebrate

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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

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The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence

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The Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations

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Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

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Love Your Voice: Use Your Speaking Voice to Create Success, Self-Confidence, and Star-Like Charisma!

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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

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Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate, and Outnegotiate Your Competition

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Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You’ll Ever Need

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Speak Like a Pro Without Looking Like a Jack@$$: A Practical Guide for Speaking Effectively in Any Situation

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Ishmael:A Novel

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The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure

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Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

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SYNC’d

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

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Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most

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