Human Resources Library

An Everyone Culture – Kegan & Lahey

Argues that organizations should foster continuous personal growth. Presents case studies of ‘deliberately developmental organizations.’

Building a Winning Culture in Government – Leddin & Noon

Focuses on unique challenges in the public sector. Offers strategies for leaders to develop value-driven government organizations.

Humanocracy – Hamel & Zanini

Challenges bureaucratic management models, advocating for people-centered systems that unlock innovation.

Lead Now! – Stewart & Stewart

Outlines a leadership framework based on character, results, relationships, and influence. Offers practical tools for immediate application.

Lead the Way in Five Minutes a Day – Preston

A practical guide to small daily actions that reinforce leadership presence. Provides short, actionable exercises.

Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek

Using examples from the military and business, Sinek explains how prioritizing people over profit builds resilient organizations.

On Culture and Change – Harvard Business Review Press

A collection of essays and research insights on how organizations adapt to cultural shifts. It offers frameworks for navigating change and sustaining growth.

Start with Why – Simon Sinek

Sinek outlines the importance of beginning with purpose when leading teams. The book highlights how a strong ‘why’ builds loyalty and drives results.

The Contemporary Servant as Leader – Kent M. Keith

Presents the philosophy of servant leadership, emphasizing service to others as a pathway to organizational success.

The Culture Code – Daniel Coyle

Explores the behaviors and skills that create successful group cultures. The book identifies belonging, vulnerability, and purpose as critical foundations.

The Culture Question – Green, Stutzman, Loewen, Vaudry

Provides diagnostic tools and strategies to evaluate and strengthen workplace culture. Emphasizes trust, collaboration, and alignment.

10 Skills for Effective Business Communication – Higgins

Covers ten essential communication skills, from clarity in writing to delivering presentations.

Back Off – Catherine Mattice

Addresses workplace bullying and provides strategies for recognizing, preventing, and responding to toxic behavior at work.

Communication Skills Training – James W. Williams

Covers techniques for improving active listening, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. Includes exercises for confidence and clarity.

Communication Skills Training – Ian Tuhovsky

An introductory guide with exercises for building confidence and competence in daily communication

Crucial Confrontations – Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

Focuses on accountability conversations. Offers frameworks for addressing broken promises and unmet expectations.

Difficult Conversations – Stone, Patton, Heen

Explains how to approach high-stakes conversations with honesty and empathy. Offers methods to reduce defensiveness and encourage problem-solving.

Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to Be Difficult – Gordon Killy

Provides simplified strategies for handling disagreements in both personal and professional contexts.

Effective Communication at Work – McLeod

A workplace-focused communication guide. Offers practical methods for improving team communication and reducing conflict.

Improve your People Skills – Patrick King

Offers practical techniques to communicate more effectively, build rapport, and navigate social and professional interactions with confidence.

Just Listen – Mark Goulston

Offers listening techniques to defuse conflict and build rapport. Provides practical tools for empathy and persuasion.

Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People – Renee Evanson

Provides ready-to-use language and techniques to handle challenging conversations calmly, confidently, and effectively.

Say What You Mean – Oren Jay Sofer

Combines mindfulness with communication skills to create authentic dialogue. Encourages presence and clarity.

Simply Said – Jay Sullivan

A guide to effective business communication with emphasis on clarity and brevity. Highlights how to make presentations and conversations impactful.

Social Skills for the Over-Thinker – Nick Trenton

Offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety and overthinking while building confident, natural social interactions.

Sticking Points – Hayden Shaw

Helps leaders identify and resolve common generational and communication friction points to improve collaboration and workplace relationships.

Surrounded by Idiots – Thomas Erikson

Presents a personality-based model of communication. Helps readers adapt their style to different personality types.

Thanks for the Feedback – Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen

Addresses the challenge of receiving feedback productively. Explores triggers and strategies for personal growth.

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace – Gary Chapman & Paul White

Shows how tailoring appreciation to what people value most improves morale and engagement at work.

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work – Bruce Tulgan

Teaches how to become a reliable contributor without burnout. Emphasizes prioritization, boundaries, and influence.

The Power of Mattering – Mercurio

Highlights the importance of making people feel valued at work. Provides strategies to increase engagement and loyalty.

Belonging at Work – Rhodes Perry

Practical guide to creating inclusive workplaces. Provides strategies for fostering acceptance and equity.

Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection – Geoffrey L. Cohen

Explains the psychological need for belonging and its impact on performance. Suggests ways leaders can foster inclusion.

Cure for Stupidity – Eric Bailey

Challenges readers to rethink poor decisions and behaviors by promoting awareness, accountability, and smarter everyday choices.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves

Provides a step-by-step program to improve emotional intelligence through self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

Team Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Jean Greaves & Evan Watkins

Applies emotional intelligence concepts to teams. Offers assessment tools and strategies for collaborative improvement.

Design for How People Learn – Julie Dirksen

Focuses on creating learning experiences that match how people actually think, learn, and use information.

Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals (14th Ed.) – Neal

A reference of pre-written phrases for managers conducting evaluations. Useful for providing balanced and specific feedback.

Engaging Government Employees – Lavigna

Research-based strategies for increasing employee engagement in the public sector.

Everybody Matters – Bob Chapman & Raj Sisodia

Argues that treating employees with respect and care drives organizational success. Offers examples from industry leaders.

Fully Staffed – Chester & Tim Sackett

Addresses recruitment challenges and strategies to ensure consistent staffing levels.

Helping People Change – Boyatzis, Smith, Van Oosten

Focuses on coaching techniques are rooted in emotional intelligence. Encourages lasting personal and professional growth.

Hire Right, Fire Right – Hewertson

Covers the essentials of making effective hiring decisions and managing dismissals with fairness and compliance.

Hire to Win – Tatyana Cure

Provides a strategic framework for recruitment. Focuses on aligning talent acquisition with organizational goals.

Improving the Performance of Government Employees – Liff & Marciano

Addresses performance management in the public sector. Offers tools for accountability and motivation.

Leading Without Authority – Keith Ferrazzi

Explains how individuals can influence and lead without formal power. Highlights collaboration and trust.

Management Mess to Leadership Success – Scott Jeffrey Miller

Identifies 30 leadership challenges and how to overcome them. Encourages self-reflection and growth.

Managing Government Employees – Liff

Focuses on unique challenges of supervising in government organizations. Provides practical tools for compliance and motivation.

MAP IT – Cathy Moore

Explains how to design training programs that directly address workplace performance needs.

Organizational Behavior (6th Ed.) – Colquitt, LePine, Wesson

Examines how individuals and groups behave in organizations. Offers frameworks for motivation, decision-making, and leadership.

Performance Conversations – Lee

Explains how to structure one-on-one meetings for employee growth. Encourages ongoing dialogue rather than annual reviews.

Rapid Teamwork – Sean Glaze

Shows how teams can quickly build trust, improve communication, and work together more effectively under pressure.

Stick Together – John Gordon and Kate Leavell

Motivational fable about a high school basketball coach who uses sticks to teach his team how shared purpose, communication, and perseverance create strong, connected teams.

The 27 Challenges Managers Face – Bruce Tulgan

A guide for managers on how to tackle common workplace challenges. Provides actionable strategies for leadership development.

The Bully-Free Workplace – Namie & Namie

Addresses workplace bullying and provides strategies for prevention and response.

The Drama-Free Workplace – Zahedi

Focuses on creating workplaces free of unnecessary conflict. Provides techniques for respectful communication.

The No Complaining Rule – Jon Gordon

Encourages a workplace culture that replaces negativity with positive problem-solving.

The Talent Fix – Tim Sackett

A practical guide to modern talent acquisition. Highlights technology, branding, and candidate experience.

You Are The Team: 6 Simple Ways Teammates Can Go From Good To Great – Michael Rogers

Highlights how small, intentional actions by each teammate can significantly strengthen team performance and culture.

Radical Candor – Kim Scott

Emphasizes giving honest, direct feedback while genuinely caring about people to build trust and strong working relationships.

Take Your Lunch Break – Massoma Alam Chohan

Encourages healthier workplace boundaries by highlighting the importance of rest, balance, and self-care for sustained performance.

Thanks for the Feedback – Stone & Heen

Addresses the challenge of receiving feedback productively. Explores triggers and strategies for personal growth.

The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier

Teaches leaders how to use simple, powerful questions to coach more effectively and foster employee growth without micromanaging.

The Power of Appreciation in the Workplace – White & Chapman

Shows how expressing genuine, meaningful appreciation increases employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

Conflict Resolution Playbook – Pollack

Provides practical tools and strategies to address conflict constructively and turn disagreements into productive outcomes.

Crucial Confrontations – Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

Focuses on accountability conversations. Offers frameworks for addressing broken promises and unmet expectations.

Dealing with People You Can’t Stand – Rick Brinkman & Rick Kirschner

Offers practical strategies for understanding personality differences and managing difficult interactions more effectively.

Let’s Talk About It: Turning Confrontation into Collaboration at Work – Paul L. Marciano

Shows how to transform workplace confrontation into productive, collaborative conversations through clear communication and mutual respect.

Talk to Me – Dean Nelson

Focuses on improving workplace communication by helping people have clearer, more respectful, and more productive conversations.

Working with Bitches – Meredith Fuller

Offers practical guidance for navigating difficult workplace personalities and conflicts with professionalism, confidence, and emotional intelligence.

Do the Hard Things First – Scott Allan

Encourages building discipline and resilience by tackling difficult tasks head-on to create lasting personal and professional growth.

It’s Okay to Be the Boss – Bruce Tulgan

Reassures managers that clear authority, expectations, and accountability are essential for leading teams effectively and fairly.

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) – Tavris & Aronson

Explores how people justify poor decisions and resist admitting mistakes, and how recognizing these patterns can improve accountability and relationships.

Stop Overthinking – Trenton

Offers practical techniques to quiet mental overload, reduce anxiety, and regain clarity by breaking cycles of excessive thinking.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey

Presents a principle-centered approach to personal and professional effectiveness built on character, responsibility, and intentional habits.

The Coffee Bean – Gordon & West

Uses a simple metaphor to show how individuals can positively influence their environment rather than being shaped by it.

The Cure for Stupidity – Eric M. Bailey

Challenges readers to rethink poor decisions and behaviors by promoting awareness, accountability, and smarter everyday choices.

The New One Minute Manager – Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson

Updates the classic management model with simple techniques for setting clear goals, giving timely feedback, and building productive working relationships.

The One Minute Manager – Ken Blanchard

Introduces a simple, effective management approach built on clear goals, quick feedback, and frequent positive reinforcement.

The Power of Mattering – Mercurio

Highlights the importance of making people feel valued at work. Provides strategies to increase engagement and loyalty.

The Price of Pettiness – Alonso & Alonso

Highlights how petty behaviors damage relationships and performance, and encourages choosing professionalism and accountability in the workplace.

What You Do Is Who You Are – Ben Horowitz

Shows how organizational culture is shaped by everyday behaviors and decisions, not slogans or stated values.

Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson, M.D.

Uses a simple parable to illustrate how embracing change and adapting quickly leads to greater success and less stress.

Gen Z @ Work – David Stillman & Jonah Stillman

Explores how organizations can attract, engage, and lead Gen Z employees by understanding their values, expectations, and work styles.

Generation Z in the Workplace – Seemiller & Grace

Examines the motivations, strengths, and expectations of Generation Z and offers strategies for effectively engaging and leading them at work.

Leading the Unleadable – Alan Willett

Focuses on practical techniques for influencing resistant employees and improving performance through adaptive leadership.

Managing Generation Z – Robin Paggi & Kat Cloke

Provides practical strategies for leading, motivating, and communicating effectively with Generation Z employees in the workplace.

The Remix – Lindsey Pollak

Explores how multiple generations can work together effectively by adapting skills, expectations, and collaboration styles in a changing workplace.

101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems: A Guide to Progress – Paul Falcone

Provides clear, legally sound examples to help managers document performance issues and apply progressive discipline consistently and fairly.

96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire – Paul Falcone

Provides targeted interview questions to help employers assess skills, fit, and performance potential before making a hire.

A Busy Leader’s Guide for Caring Leadership – Joe Dicianno

offers practical guidance for leaders to show empathy, build trust, and care for their teams while balancing everyday responsibilities.

First Time Manager – Loren Belker

Offers practical guidance to help new managers confidently transition into leadership and manage people effectively.

Foundations of Human Resource Development – Swanson

Introduces the core principles, theories, and practices that support effective learning, performance, and development in organizations.

Hire to Win – Tatyana Cure

Provides a strategic framework for recruitment. Focuses on aligning talent acquisition with organizational goals.

Hire with Fire – Denise and Randy Wilkerson

Explains how to attract, select, and retain the right talent by hiring for passion, fit, and performance.

HR on Purpose – Steve Browne

Emphasizes intentional, people-centered HR practices that build trust, connection, and meaningful workplace culture.

I Love I Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave – Clint Pulver

Focuses on how leaders build cultures of trust, purpose, and appreciation that make people want to stay and thrive.

Millennials’ Guide to Management & Leadership: What No One Ever Told you About How to Exc – Jennifer Wisdom

Offers practical guidance to help emerging leaders build credibility, manage people effectively, and succeed in modern workplaces.

Recruiting Sucks – Steve Lowisz

Offers a candid, practical guide to fixing broken hiring processes by focusing on people, relationships, and smarter recruiting strategies.

She Thinks Like a Boss – Jemma Roedel

Encourages women to build confidence, lead with purpose, and think strategically about their careers and leadership potential.

The HR Scorecard – Becker, Huselid, Ulrich

Focuses on measuring and aligning HR practices with organizational strategy to demonstrate HR’s impact on business performance.

The War at Work – Seth Mattison

Explores how leaders can bridge generational differences and modern workplace tensions to build more collaborative, adaptable teams.

The Way of the HR Warrior – Perry & Kleiner

Presents HR leadership as a strategic, ethical, and people-focused practice that balances organizational goals with employee advocacy.

Bigger Leaner Stronger – Michael Matthews

Presents a straightforward, science-based approach to building muscle, losing fat, and improving strength through effective training and nutrition.

The Price of Fitness – Alonso & Alonso

Examines the physical, mental, and lifestyle costs of fitness choices while encouraging balanced, sustainable approaches to health and performance.

Thinner Leaner Stronger – Michael Matthews

Provides a science-based plan for losing fat and building lean muscle through smart training, nutrition, and sustainable habits.

Oracle PL/SQL for Dummies – Rosenblum & Collins

Offers a beginner-friendly guide to writing, understanding, and managing PL/SQL code for Oracle databases.