Resource Library

17 entries · updated August 2026

  1. Book Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer The Progress Principle The book behind the small-wins research: meaningful work plus visible progress is what sustains motivation. Amazon
  2. Podcast School of Hard Knocks Podcast with Ben Pogue Ben Pogue became CEO at 29 and now runs a construction firm doing over a billion dollars a year. Candid about crisis leadership and what the climb cost him. Spotify
  3. Book Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Confidence: How Much You Really Need and How to Get It A contrarian take: lower confidence, handled well, can drive competence. For when being told to just be more confident stops helping. Amazon
  4. Podcast Andie Herbert & Rachel Gass Nice vs Kind Culture Explore how kindness-driven leadership strengthens company culture, employee engagement, innovation, and business performance. Graybar Keepin' The Lights On
  5. Book Peter Atwater The Confidence Map: Charting a Path from Chaos to Clarity Atwater maps how decisions change with how much certainty and control people feel. It explains a lot about how crews behave mid-chaos. Amazon
  6. Book Brene Brown Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit Courage, paradox, and leading through hard things. Amazon