From the Book
Additional Resources
A curated collection of podcasts, newsletters, and books to continue your leadership journey.
Continue Your Journey
Podcasts
Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak. Great content on leadership topics with a huge back library of episodes and weekly guides.
Coaching Real Leaders
Muriel Wilkinson. Live coaching sessions with people working through real leadership development issues.
HBR IdeaCast
Harvard Business Review. Insights into business and leadership to help you become a more well-rounded leader.
Leader Readcast
National Preparedness Leadership Institute. Conversations with crisis professionals for your “You’re It” moments.
Leadership Tea
Shelby Smith-Wilson & Belinda Jackson-Farrier. Conversations about leadership fundamentals and lived experience.
The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
Craig Groeschel. Faith-based podcast focused on leadership development at all levels.
The Great Conversation
Ron Worman. Business and leadership development with eclectic guests, often focused on the security industry.
The McKinsey Podcast
McKinsey & Co. Business and leadership topics from one of the world’s premier consulting firms.
The WiLD Conversation
Dr. Rob McKenna. Whole and Intentional Leadership Development principles and insights.
Stay Informed
Online Subscriptions & Newsletters
Free resources worth adding to your inbox.
Always Care Community
Paul Moxness on Substack — practical insights on leadership and human-centered management.
HBR Leadership Tips
Harvard Business Review’s daily leadership tips delivered straight to your inbox.
TED Talks Daily
Short-form content on a wide range of topics — not all leadership, but consistently thought-provoking.
Yes And!
Avish Parashar’s blog on improvisation, leadership, and inspiration.
Lead at Every Level
Books referenced in Scaling Pyramids
Politics
Aristotle (Reeve Trans.)
Boy Scout Handbook (10th ed.)
Boy Scouts of America
Dare to Lead
Brené Brown
The Innovators
Walter Isaacson
The Leadership Challenge (7th ed.)
Kouzes & Posner
The Introvert Advantage
Marti Olsen Laney
Tribal Leadership
Logan, King & Fischer-Wright
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John C. Maxwell
Composed
Dr. Rob McKenna
Drive
Daniel H. Pink
Presilience
Dr. Gav Schneider
Scaled Influence
Recommended Biographies and Histories
Benjamin Franklin
Walter Isaacson
Einstein
Walter Isaacson
Leonardo Da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
John Adams
David McCullough
Mornings on Horseback
David McCullough
The Wright Brothers
David McCullough
Truman
David McCullough
Adams vs. Jefferson
John Ferling
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
Boyd
Robert Coram
John Marshall
Jean Edward Smith
Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson
The House of Morgan
Ron Chernow
Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand
Expanded Capacity
Leadership and Self-Improvement Recommendations
Crisis Ready
Melissa Agnes
Culture Rules
Mark Miller
How to Develop a Personal Mission Statement
Stephen R. Covey
Range
David Epstein
Start with Why
Simon Sinek
The Coaching Habit
Michael Bungay Stanier
The Go-Giver
Bob Burg & John David Mann
The One Thing
Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Tribe of Mentors
Tim Ferriss
