While traditional theories common to organizational development certainly inform Genuine Contact, our greatest curiosities are related to underlying psychology that affects people’s capacity for change and what can be done to assist people individually and collectively to thrive in change. Here, you'll find some of the books that offered wisdom and insights that informed the development of Genuine Contact.
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
by Scott Adams
The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Business Stupidity in the 21st Century
by Scott Adams
The Dilbert Principle
by Scott Adams
The Timeless Way of Building
by Christopher Alexander
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein
The Reach of Dialogue: Confirmation, Voice and Community
by R. Anderson, K.N. Cissna and R. Arnett
The Boundaryless Organization: Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure (Revised and Updated, 2nd edition)
by Ron Ashkenas, Dave Ulrich, Todd Jick, Steve Kerr
The Chronicles of the Holy Grail
by Mike Ashley
The Challenge of Change in Organizations: Helping Employees Thrive in the New Frontier
by Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby
Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity
by Gregory Bateson
Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge
by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus
Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
by Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman
On Becoming A Leader
by Warren Bennis
Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Experience Used
by Peter Block
The Flawless Consulting Fieldbook and Companion: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise
by Peter Block and Andrea Markowitz
Crystal Awareness
by Catherine Bowman
God on A Harley
by Joan Brady
Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of A New Discipline
by Kim S. Cameron (Editor), Jane E. Dutton (Editor), Robert E. Quinn (Editor)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love: Simple Ways to Nurture and Strengthen Your Relationships While Avoiding the Habits that Break Down Your Loving Connection
by Richard Carlson and Kristine Carlson
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff -- And It's All Small Stuff
by Richard Carlson
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Our the Best in Yourself and Others
by Richard Carlson
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking Over Your Life
by Richard Carlson
Reengineering Management: The Mandate for New Leadership
by James Champy
The Soul of a Business: Managing for Profit and Common Good
by Tom Chappell
Unconditional Life: Discovering the Power to Fulfill Your Dreams
by Deepak Chopra
First Things First: To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave A Legacy
by Stephen R. Covey, Roger Merrill and Rebecca Merrill
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Principle-Centred Leadership
by Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
by Stephen R. Covey
The Monster Under the Bed: How Business is Mastering the Opportunity of Knowledge for Profit
by Stan Davis and Jim Botkin
Discourse on Method and Meditations
by Rene Descartes
The Leader of the Future
Drucker Foundation
The Leader of the Future: Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the Next Era
Drucker Foundation
Managing in A Time of Great Change
by Peter F. Drucker
The Origins of Wisdom: Zen Buddhism
by O.B. Duane
Performance Consulting: Moving Beyond Training
by Dana Gaines Robinson and James C. Robinson
Training for Impact: How to Link Training to Business Needs and Measure the Results
by Dana Gaines Robinson and James C. Robinson
Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life as You Want It
by David Gershon and Gail Straub
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
Swim with the Dolphins: How Women Can Succeed in Corporate America on Their Own Terms
by Connie Glaser and Barbara Steinberg Smalley
My Name is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization
by Chellis Glendinning
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Vital Lies Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception
by Daniel Goleman
Compensation for Teams
by Steven E. Gross
Navigating Change
by Donald C. Hambrick, David A. Nadler and Michael L. Tushman
The Reengineering Revolution: A Handbook
by Michael Hammer
Beyond Reengineering: How the Process-Centered Organization is Changing Our Work and Our Lives
by Michael Hammer
The Age of Unreason
by Charles Handy
The Empty Raincoat
by Charles Handy
Führung neu verorten: Perspektiven für Unternehmenslenker im 21. Jahrhundert (German Edition)
Edited by by Andreas Harbig, Thomas Klug, Monika Bröcker
Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions
by Daniel Harkavy
Leading Change, Overcoming Chaos
by Michael L. Heifetz
The Web of Inclusion: Architecture for Building Great Organizations
by Sally Helgesen
Take Your Soul to Work: Transform Your Life and Work
by Tanis Helliwell
The Leader of the Future
by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith and Richard Beckard
The Language of Vision: Meditations on Myth and Metaphor
by Jamake Highwater
The Big Company Look
by J. Harvey Howells
The Change Agents' Handbook: A Survival Guide for Quality Improvement Champions
by David W. Hutton
Real Time Strategic Change: How to Involve an Entire Organization in Fast and Far-Reaching Change
by Robert W. Jacobs
The Nibble Theory and the Kernel of Power: A Book About Leadership, Self-Empowerment, and Personal Growth
by Kaleel Jamison
Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems
by Barry Johnson
The One Minute Teacher: How to Teach Others to Teach Themselves
by Spencer Johnson and Constance Johnson
Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership
by Laurie Beth Jones
Wheels of Life
by Judith Anodea
"Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle" in Structure Dynamics of the Psyche
by Carl G. Jung
Man and His Symbols
by Carl G. Jung