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Resources

Welcome to the Resources page. This is where we will add the links to books, articles, and presentations that you have seen referenced in the Bits of Courage blog.

Leading Legends: Female Superintendents Breaking Barriers with Purpose and Power

A mentoring guide written for women educational leaders who are reflecting on their own leadership journeys.

Leading Legends Female Superintendents Breaking Barriers with Purpose and Power

On this episode of Dare to Lead...

Brené Brown and Adam Grant take on the question of why there is so much more meaning in our lives and our work when we know who we are and what matters to us the most.

Strong Ground

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential.

The Coaching Habit

The Moral Compass

Presents a selection of spiritually and morally uplifting literature, organized according to the stages along life's way.

The Moral Compass

Becoming Coachable: Unleashing the Power of Executive Coaching to Transform Your Leadership and Life

Personal betterment, stellar leadership, and unparalleled impact are the goals.
Becoming Coachable is the key.

Becoming Coachable

The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Helps individuals and organizations shift to a new mindset that will improve performance, spark collaboration, and accelerate innovation.

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Leading at The Edge

Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition

Leading at the Edge

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace

In this deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, Gordon McKenzie shares the story of his own professional evolution.

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Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live

A powerful antidote to deadline dread, time guilt, and chronic rushing—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup

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Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You

Unleashed provides radical advice for the practice of leadership today. 

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Triggers: Sparking positive change and making it last

Dr. Goldsmith is a new member of the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame. He is the only two-time Thinkers 50 #1 Leadership Thinker in the World. 

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The Opposable Mind

How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking by Roger L. Martin

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What Got You Here Won't Get You There

How Successful People Become Even More Successful

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Unbreakable: Building and Leading Resilient Teams

n essential guide for managers and leaders on building resilient teams in turbulent times.

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We Don’t Talk About Bruno….or Succession Planning

Weaving Sustainability into Succession Planning - A Blueprint for Ongoing Success

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Close Up Radio Spotlights

Close Up Radio Spotlights Dr. Cindy Petersen of Courageous Leadership

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Innovating to Lead & Sustain a Culture of Continuous Improvement

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Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way by Carter et al

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Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It

Building on their research from The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner explore in Credibility why leadership is above all a relationship...

Paying the Bills

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

Whether you are near the top of the ladder or still have a ways to climb, this book serves as an essential guide to help you eliminate your dysfunctions and move to where you want to go.

Stop Doing

Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

this groundbreaking book remains a must-read for anyone who leads or aspires to lead.

Primal Leadership

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence the author calls “grit.”

Grit is Not Enough

Bold Brilliance by Fourteen Women Leaders

Are you ready to unlock your true potential and redefine what’s possible in your life?

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Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit

Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership.

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Shaping the Future: Four Leadership Pivots for Lasting Educational Impact

Elevate your leadership to inspire lasting change and student success.

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The Inner Game of Tennis

The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself

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The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

This revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.

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The Leader's Guide to Storytelling

Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative

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Learning as a Way of Being

Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water

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Crisis Leadership and Management of Superintendents During the 2017-18 California Wildfires 

Dianna Kitamura
Brandman University

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Big Potential

How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

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Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

A transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability.

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6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work

Together we can level the playing field and go further faster.

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