Resources for Learning-Books and Video

I have had the opportunity to read many books and watch many videos that have helped me gain a much clearer understanding of things I have personally experienced or talked with others about in my life and my business career.

My intent today is to share a few of my favorite books and movies.  Each of them have specific purposes and context for learning and I suspect that many of you will have similar choices.

On the flip side I suspect that many of you have other resources that you have found to be useful or even indispensable in your work.  I would like to hear from you what you find useful and valuable.  Replies are always welcome here.

Here goes with my list of books:

• The Goal by Goldratt
• The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership by Sample
• Good to Great by Collins
• The Tipping Point by Gladwell
• Now, Discover your Strengths by Clifton
• Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture by Cameron & Quinn
• Tyranny of the Urgent by Hummel
• Who Moved my Cheese? by Johnson
• The World is Flat by Friedman
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Covey
• In Search of Excellence by Peters
• Halftime by Buford
• Primal Leadership by Goleman
• Strategy and the Fat Smoker by Maister
• Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Lencioni
• The E-Myth Revisited by Gerber

Let’s now take a look at the video side:

• “Hoosiers” with Gene Hackman (great for teambuilding)
• “Remember the Titans” with Denzel Washington (teambuilding and vision)
• “Twelve Angry Men” with Henry Fonda (group work and interaction)
• “Rudy” with Sean Astin (vision)

There are many other video clips that I have used through the years, but I will not go into all of them at this time.

What about you?

Which books or videos/movies have you learned from in your life and your career?

Your input is encouraged.  I’ll revisit this topic again later this week.