Recommended Reading List

Translating Military Skills

A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military: A Comprehensive Reference to the Customs, Language and Structure of the Armed Forces, Barbara Schading, Writers Digest Books, 2006

Out of Uniform: Your Guide to a Successful Military-to-Civilian Career Transition, Tom Wolfe, Potomac Books Inc., 2011

Signs of a Great Résumé: Veterans Edition: How to Write a Résumé that Speaks for Itself, Scott Vedder, Create Space Publishing, 2014

Barracks to Boardrooms: Negotiating Your Salary After Serving in the Military, Byron Y. Chen, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Success After Service: How to Take Control of Your Job Search and Career After Military Duty, Lida Citroën, Kogan, 2020

Mentoring

Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives, Karen Kimsey-House, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2011

Monday Morning Mentorship: 10 Lessons to Guide You Up the Ladder, David Cottrell, Cornerstone Leadership Institute, 2002

Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships, Ellen A. Ensher and Susan E. Murphy, Jossey-Bass, 2005

The Mentor Leader, Tony Dungy, Tyndale House Publishers, 2010

Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth, Richard Boyatzis, Melvin L. Smith and Ellen Van Oosten, Harvard Business Review Press, 2020

Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring, Lisa Z. Fain and Lois J. Zachary, Berrett-Koehler, 2020

Career Planning

The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence From Anywhere in the Organization, John C. Maxwell, Thomas Nelson Inc., 2011

How Will You Measure Your Life?, Clayton Christensen, HarperCollins, 2012

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What it Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It, Barbara Sher, Dell, 1995

Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, 2013

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter, Hyperion, 2007

Down Range: A Transitioning Veteran’s Career Guide to Life’s Next Phase, James D. Murphy and William M. Duke, Wiley, 2013

Your Next Mission: A Personal Branding Guide to the Military-to-Civilian Transition, Lida D. Citroen, Palisades, 2014

Management and Leadership

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck, Crown Business, 2002

It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, Michael Abrashoff, Business Plus, 2002

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box, Arbinger Institute, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Harvard Business Review Press, 2004

Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity, Stephen Snyder, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2013

The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World, Jon Gordon, Wiley, 2017

Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness & Belonging to Build Innovative Teams, Stefanie K. Johnson, Harper Business, 2020

Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment, Carla A. Harris, Avery, 2022

Networking and Relationship-Building

Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, McGraw-Hill, 2004

Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves, TalentSmart, 2009

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher, Penguin, 2011

How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie, Pocket Books, 1998

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz, Crown Publishing Group, 2005

Networking for Veterans: A Guidebook for a Successful Military Transition into the Civilian Workforce, Michael L Faulkner, Andrea Nierenberg, and Michael Abrams, Pearson, 2012

Personal Development

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, 2007

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, 2011

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen, Penguin, 2002

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg, Random House Inc., 2012

Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin, Portfolio Trade, 2010

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, Sebastian Junger, Twelve; 1st Edition, 2016

Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness, Steve Magness, HarperOne, 2022

Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person, Shonda Rimes, Simon and Schuster, 2016

Entrepreneurship

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, Eric Ries, Crown Business, 2011

11 Rules for Creating Value in the #SocialEra, Nilofer Merchant, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, Tony Hsieh, Business Plus, 2010

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It, Michael E. Gerber, HarperCollins, 1995

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, Jim Collins, HarperBusiness, 2001

Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 2011

Rise: The Veteran’s Field Manual for Starting Your Own Business & Conquering the Online Economy, Wes O’Donnell, WarriorLodge, 2014

Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success, Charlene Walters, McGraw-Hill, 2021