Resources

There are so many materials I could list here! I've taken the chance to highlight just a taste of my favourite resources - feel free to give me a call if you would like some additional recommendations in your area of interest.
Where I have recommended a particular business or person it is because I have some insight into or experience of their work and values and can feel confident in recommending them.

Authentic communication

• 'Fierce Conversations' - Susan Scott (Piatcus Books Ltd.)
• 'Difficult Conversations' - Stone, Patton & Heen (Penguin Books)
• ‘Five Fundamentals of Real Conversation® - An introduction to saying what needs to be said!’ – Alison Williams (audio CD)
• ‘Real Conversation® for profitable Relationships’ – Alison Williams (audio CD) need link to product page

Career Development

• 'Zen and the Art of Making a Living - A practical guide to creative career design' - Laurence G. Boldt (Penguin Group)

Conflict Management

• Strength Deployment Inventory® - a simple and highly effective tool I provide to grow understanding of underlying motivation in team members and give a language to better recognise and address potential conflict - see www.personalstrengths.com www.positivepeoplesolutions.com.au (Ken Warren) – Ken specialises in workshops to help health workers better handle difficult people and deal with conflict

Depression

• 'Beating the Blues' - S. Tanner & J. Ball (Southwood Press)
• 'No More Anxiety' - G. McMahon (Karnac Books)
• National Depression Initiative - www.beyondblue.org.au
• Lifeline Telephone Helpline – 13 11 14

Family Systems work

• 'Family ties that bind - A self-help guide to change through family of origin therapy' - Ronald Richardson (Self Counsel Press)
• 'Set yourself free' - Shirley Smith (The Radiant Group Pty Ltd)
• Bowen Centre Website - www.thebowencenter.org

Grief & Loss

• 'Coping with Grief' - M. McKissock & D. McKissock (ABC Books)

Leadership

• 'Peaceful Chaos - The art of leadership in times of rapid change' - Margot Cairnes (The Change Dynamic)
• 'The 8th habit - From effectiveness to greatness' - Stephen R. Covey (Free Press)
• “The new leaders - Transforming the art of leadership into the science of results' - Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee (Time Warner)

Relationships

• 'Really Relating' - Jansen Newman (Hutchinson Australia)
• ‘Set yourself Free in Relationships’ – Shirley Smith (The Radiant Group Pty Ltd)
• 'Why marriages succeed or fail' - John Gottman (Bloomsbury)

Spirituality/Personal growth

• 'Manifest your destiny' - Dr Wayne W. Dyer (HarperCollins Publishers)
• 'Spirit Intelligence' - David R J Powell (Richmond)
• 'Staying sane in a changing world' - Margot Cairns (Simon Schuster)
• 'The art of effortless living' - Ingrid Bacci (Bantam Books)
• 'The dark side of the light chasers' - Debbie Ford (Riverhead Books)

Teambuilding

• Change-Works (Clare Edwards) www.change-works.com.au – I have personally seen Clare’s work and highly recommend her services to build strong teams

Understanding Change/Culture Change

• 'Managing transitions' - William Bridges (Nicholas Breely Publishing)
• 'Walking the talk' - Carolyn Taylor (Random House)

Understanding more about Psychotherapy

• www.goodtherapy.com.au – Good explanations of the various types of therapy work.