Your Best Self
““Stop it and give yourself a chance.””
““Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.””
““If we believe that most people can’t be trusted, that’s how we’ll treat each other, to everyone’s detriment. Few ideas have as much power to shape the world as our view of other people. Because ultimately you get what you expect to get.””
Perhaps these three quotes best capture what “Your Best Self” is all about. It’s a booklet of relatively few words. But of reflections, cartoons and a just a bit of theory. All aimed at helping us build greater humanity in our places of work.
“This stuff really works” and
”Courage to Change”
“This Stuff Really Works” and “Courage to Change” form a pair of easy-to-read books on organisational behaviour. On the soft skills needed to get things done in an organisation. ANY organisation.
They bring together:
a crisp writing style, with no words wasted
pieces of theory and models to help make the concepts stick
real-life stories from all sectors
cartoons, again to help fix the ideas
short exercise sections
an emphasis on simplicity rather than complexity
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“I’ve found the wisdom contained in these two books invaluable as I’ve navigated my first leadership roles. Truly practical, they’ve transformed the way I approach both leadership and management, resulting in positive changes in working relationships and true service improvement. I recommend them to anyone seeking to lead with empathy and purpose”
“don’t look back”
“Don’t Look Back” is a different sort of book.
It’s intended for anybody thinking of becoming an Executive Coach themselves. Or perhaps a Consultant. For anybody wondering what that journey might feel like.
It comprises:
a series of snapshots from Martin’s own journey as an Executive Coach since 2004, but also showing how the foundations for this journey were laid down much earlier
interviews with eight other Executive Coaches who have made different journeys, starting at different ages and from different backgrounds
a distillation of major themes from all nine stories.
“This is gold. I so wish I’d had this when I was getting started”