Worthwhile Reading & Listening

Here are some resources I find helpful.

2022-23 Reading List
Here's what was new on my Kindle for 2022-23.  Not everything is newly published, but I'm still finding value in some older titles.

The 6 Types of Working Genius. Lencioni, Patrick M (2022). BenBella Books.

Agile Transformation. Spayd, Michael K.; Madore, Michele (2021). Pearson Education. (If you like Integral thought, you'll love this book.  It brought all my thinking about change into a usable methodology)

The Art & Science of Facilitation: How to Lead Effective Collaboration with Agile Teams. Acker, Marsha (2020). TeamCatapult Publishing.

Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management. Rothman, Johanna; Derby, Esther (2010). Pragmatic Bookshelf.

Boundary Spanning Leadership: Six Practices for Solving Problems, Driving Innovation, and Transforming Organizations (p. 6). Ernst, Chris; Ernst, Chris; Chrobot-Mason, Donna; Chrobot-Mason, Donna (2011). McGraw Hill LLC.

Clean Language. Sullivan, Wendy (2008). Crown House Publishing.

Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills. Stoltzfus, Tony (2008). Coach 22 Bookstore LLC.

Co-Active Coaching, Fourth Edition. Kimsey-House, Henry; Kimsey-House, Karen; Sandhal, Phillip; Whitworth, Laura (2018). Quercus.

Flawless Consulting. Block, Peter (2011). Wiley.

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. Goldratt, Eliyahu (1984,2014) North River Press.

Leadership Agility. Josephs, Stephen A.; Joiner, William B (2007). Wiley.

Mastering Leadership: An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results. Adams, William A.; Anderson, Robert J (2016). Wiley. Kindle Edition.

The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation. Lipmanowicz, Henri; McCandless, Keith (2013). Liberating Structures Press.


Podcasts
I use iTunes, but these are available on other platforms as well.  Podcasts come and go frequently, so some may not be available any longer.

- UPDATES IN PROGRESS, COME BACK FOR MORE!

Agile Uprising - Unfiltered conversation.  Agile IT focus
Agile Coaches Corner - Practical advise for agile coaches
Gemba Academy- Lean thinking - Lean and Six Sigma topics
Lean Blog Interviews with Mark Graban -  interviews about all things Lean.
Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast - Daily tips on being better.
The Standup Podcast
Projectified by PMI - More project management focused, less agile focused.
Toyota Kata Podcast - Name says it all.  No updates but good archive of content.
Transformation Simulation - Interesting role-playing and analysis of a staged agile transformation.
What's NXT - Leadership, innovation, agility, and change.


Books - The rest of the library

7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change: Micro Shifts, Macro Results.  Derby, E. (2019). Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World.  Kotter, J (2014). Harvard Business Review Press.

Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management. Caitlin Rosenthal. (2020). Harvard University Press. (A provocative read on the language of business)

Agile for Non-Software Teams: a practical guide for your journey.  Broza, G (2019) 3P Vantage Media

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great. Derby, E. (2006). Pragmatic Bookshelf.

The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair (4th Edition).  Calvin Jones. (2019). Park Tool Company.  (Hey, ya gotta get out and play sometimes.)

The Bottleneck Rules: The Go-To Guide to Eli Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC) and his Business Novel ‘The Goal’ (Theory of Constraints Simplified). Ching, Clarke (2018)

Choose Your WOW! A Disciplined Agile Delivery Handbook for optimizing your Way of Working.  Ambler, S., 7 Lines, M.  (2019). Independently published.

Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition.  Adkins, L. (2010). Addison-Wesley Professional.

CorkScrew Solutions: Learn the 4-Step Process ALL Great Leaders Use to Solve Impossible Problems (Theory of Constraints Simplified). Ching, Clarke (2021).

Create Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, Deliver. Rothman, J. (2017) Pragmatic Bookshelf.

Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business.  Lencioni, P. (2004). Jossey-Bass.

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.  Pink, D.H. (2011). Riverhead Books.

Enterprise Agility in Healthcare: Candid Case Studies of Successful Organizational Transformations. Stenbeck, J., Mix, L. (2019). Taylor & Francis Group.

An Executive’s Guide to Disciplined Agile: Winning the Race to Business Agility.  Ambler, S., 7 Lines, M.  (2017). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable.  Lencioni, P. (2011). Jossey-Bass.

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable. Lencioni, Patrick M (2000). Wiley.

Joy, Inc: how we built a workplace people love. Richard Sheridan. (2015). Penguin Group.

Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business.  Anderson, D.  (2010) Blue Hole Press.

More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit (Consulting Secrets Book 2). Weinberg, G (2014). leanpub.com.

Motivational Interviewing for Leadership: MI-LEAD. Wilcox, Jason; Kersh, Brian; Jenkins, Elizabeth (2017). Gray Beach Publishing. 

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if your life depended on it.  Chris Voss. (2016)  HarperCollins.

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. Kim, G., Behr, K., Spafford, G. (2016).  IT Revolution Press.

Practical Ways to Manage Yourself:  Modern Management Made Easy Book 1. Johanna Rothman. (2020) Johanna Rothman.

Practical Ways to Lead and Serve (Manage) Others:  Modern Management Made Easy Book 1. Johanna Rothman. (2020) Johanna Rothman.

Practical Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization:  Modern Management Made Easy Book 1. Johanna Rothman. (2020) Johanna Rothman.

Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness Laloux, Frédéric (2014). Nelson Parker.

Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Agile+ToC Business Novel (Theory of Constraints Simplified). Ching, Clarke. (2018).

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Sutherland, J., Sutherland J.J. (2014). Currency.

The Scrum Guide.  The official, free 19-page guide to Scrum by the creators.  https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-guide

The Secrets of Consulting.  Gerald Weinberg. (2011). Gerald Weinberg.

A Theory of Everything. Wilber, Ken (2000). Shambhala.

Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results. Rother, N. (2009).  McGraw-Hill Education.

Toyota Kata Practice Guide: Practicing Scientific Thinking Skills for Superior Results in 20 Minutes a Day. Rother, N. (2018). McGraw-Hill Education.

The Toyota Way (2nd Edition): 14 management principles from the world’s Greatest Manufacturer.  Jeffrey Liker. (2021).  McGraw-Hill.

Toyota Way to Service Excellence: Lean Transformation in Service Organizations. Liker, J., Ross, K. (2017). McGraw-Hill Education.

Turn the Ship Around!  A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders.  Marguet, L.D. (2012). Penguin Group.

Unlocking Agility: An Insider’s Guide to Agile Enterprise Transformation.  Hesselberg, J. (2019) Pearson Education.

Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation. Martin, K., Osterling, M. (2014). McGraw Hill Education.



Sites & Blogs
The Agile Manifesto - Name says it all.  IT focus.
Google Timer - Hey, who doesn't need a good timer for meetings?
The Toyota Kata Website - Good content, links to videos, blogs, podcasts, books and more.
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts - Start 10-15 minutes before meeting, people will come early.
Fun Retrospectives - Activities and ideas for making agile retrospectives more engaging
40 ideas to spruce up your retrospective - Includes some nice artwork ideas





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