Here are some of my favourite book recommendations
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score explores how trauma affects both the brain and the body and why its effects can continue long after the original experience has passed. Bessel van der Kolk draws on neuroscience and decades of work with trauma to explain why people can continue to react to situations as though a past threat is still happening in the present. Being trauma-informed is becoming increasingly important across all aspects of life, not just within clinical professions. As a coach, I work with leaders who are often trying to make sense of difficult behaviour in others or sometimes recognise it in themselves. A colleague may become defensive when challenged, frustrated or angry under pressure or withdraw during conflict. A trauma-informed approach gives leaders a different way of looking at
Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
Are you an accidental diminisher? Multipliers by Liz Wiseman explores how effective leaders bring out the best in the people around them by giving them ownership, challenging their thinking, and creating space for their ideas, rather than controlling everything themselves; the result is a team that becomes more capable, confident, and effective. This book is one of my favourite recommendations for anyone who struggles with delegation, or who manages or leads teams and wants to get the best out of the people around them. One idea which resonated was to think of the people you manage as clients of your leadership. This book is particularly relevant if you have high positive traits of conscientiousness and agreeableness and these have tipped into perfectionism or people pleasing. Perfectionists can find it difficult