Leadership Notes

Consulting & Speaking

Sam Potolicchio | Educator

Leadership Notes

Consulting & Speaking

GGL Library

Essential reading for aspiring leaders

Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan by Francesca Gino — Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan
by Francesca Gino

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past by David Reich — Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
by David Reich

Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinkingby Cecilia Hayes — Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
by Cecilia Hayes

Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Lifeby Francesca Gino — Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life
by Francesca Gino

The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results:by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter — The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results:
by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted Worldby Cal Newport — Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Successby Adam Grant — Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
by Adam Grant

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the Worldby Adam Grant — Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant

Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Themby Joshua Greene — Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
by Joshua Greene

Power: Why Some People Have It -- and Others Don'tby Jeffrey Pfeffer — Power: Why Some People Have It -- and Others Don't
by Jeffrey Pfeffer

The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneursby Amy Wilkinson — The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
by Amy Wilkinson

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertiseby Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool — Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Lessby Greg McKeown — Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happinessby Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein — Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein

Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Ageby Sherry Turkle — Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
by Sherry Turkle

This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, The Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannonby L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers — This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, The Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon
by L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrowby Yuval Noah Harari — Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religionby Jonathan Haidt — The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt

Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Timeby Jeffrey Pfeffer — Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
by Jeffrey Pfeffer

The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz — The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz

Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Businessby Charles Duhigg — Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg

How Will You Measure Your Life?by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon — How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

Predictably Irrationalby Dan Ariely — Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely

Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Lifeby Amy Herman — Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life
by Amy Herman

Decisive: How To Make Better Choices in Life and Workby Chip Heath and Dan Heath — Decisive: How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Predictionby Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner — Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassionby Paul Bloom — Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
by Paul Bloom

Act Like a Leaders, Think Like a Leaderby Herminia Ibarra — Act Like a Leaders, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia Ibarra

Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challengesby Amy Cuddy — Presence: Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges
by Amy Cuddy

Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talentby Sydney Finkelstein — Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
by Sydney Finkelstein

Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuadeby Robert Cialdini — Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
by Robert Cialdini

Contagious: Why Things Catch Onby Jonah Berger — Contagious: Why Things Catch On
by Jonah Berger

How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Lifeby Caroline Webb — How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life
by Caroline Webb

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Rightby Atul Gawande — The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande

Compelling Peopleby John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut — Compelling People
by John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Usby Daniel Pink — Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel Pink

Mindset: The New Psychology of Successby Carol Dweck — Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol Dweck

The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplaceby Ron Friedman — The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace
by Ron Friedman

Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman — Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hookedby Adam Alter — Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
by Adam Alter

Radical Candor: How to Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanityby Kim Scott — Radical Candor: How to Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
by Kim Scott

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankindby Yuval Noah Harari — Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari