Tali’s Book List
Here are some of my favorite books, from which I’ve sourced many tools, studies, and methodologies from credible authors and researchers. I invite you to review some of the topics I'm passionate about, and content I enjoy bringing to life.
For each book I’ve written high level overviews and key takeaways for a taste of how I share content that these authors have so skillfully detailed in these splendid books.
Quick Tip: start small! When you have a large goal, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or for life to take you off track. Make commitments to daily, practical and achievable goals, and then use ‘habit stacking’ to build your habits sustainably to success.
Quick Tip: Reduce the block to positive habits with the 20-second rule, where you reduce the activation energy needed to initiate tasks by reducing barriers to start ie lay out your workout clothes the day before. (Exercise being another tool - endorphins make us feel good!)
Quick Tip: When someone raises a challenge, ather than jumping to a solution, pause and ask some impactful, open questions.
Quick Tip: For knowledge workers, motivation will be most effective when leaders focus on innate human desires for Purpose, Mastery, and Autonomy.
Quick Tip: In challenging conversations, try to Seek First to Understand. Lead with curiosity and understanding the other person’s viewpoint before sharing your own, to enhance the likelihood of an effective outcome.
Quick Tip: Feedback is one of the most important skills to develop as a leader. Get specific, focus on observable behaviors, and focus on next steps in the future over blame.
Quick Tip: 40+ years of research indicate that Psychological Safety is the key determinant of highly effective teams. Psychological Safety exists on teams when everyone knows they can make mistakes, challenge the status quo, ask for help, and they know they won’t be shamed, blamed, or pushed out of the in-group.
Quick Tip: Humans are not nearly as logical as we'd like to think. Being aware of the 175+ cognitive biases we are subject to can help you monitor when to fact check yourself.
Quick Tip: Conflict exists on a continuum, and productive conflict is necessary for effective teams. Productive conflict can exist when teams have a foundation of trust, and can disagree with respect. Destructive conflict occurs when we attack people, constructive conflict can occur when we challenge ideas while respecting the people who present them and drive toward a shared outcome.