Posts with the category “books-and-resources”

By Jim Ladoux Teams That Thrive by Ryan W. Quinn and Robert E. Quinn is a book that explores the dynamics of successful teams and how they can achieve peak performance. Here's a brief summary of each chapter of the book along with some considers I've been asking about the teams I lead, coach, or participate in. 1 | The Four Pillars of a Thriving TeamThe authors introduce the concept of thriving te...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The book by Kathleen Smith, Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down, provides a wealth of insights on how to live a less anxious and more fulfilling life that’s guided by principles that reflect our true self.  Using Bowen Theories, it reflects an approach for managing anxiety by looking at our relational systems where we re...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The Elevation Approach, by Tina Wells, is a helpful guide for helping people elevate the quality of their lives and ministries to a new level, and for helping people live as our best selves. It’s a book that challenge readers to take on projects that bring them joy, do less but do what matters, and to experience work-life harmony in the midst of our competing commitments. Listed be a...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The Art of Noticing is a thought-provoking book designed to spark one’s awareness and creativity through the intention use and focus of our senses. It challenges the reader to experience the moment and to be present to the people, places, sights, sounds, and smells of our environment. The book includes 131 simple and playful exercises to help you become a clearer thinker, a better li...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Two my favorite books to read on lowering people's level of anxiety include Edwin Friedman's book, A Failure of Nerve, and Steve Cuss's book titled, Managing Leadership Anxiety.  Listed below are a few of my insights on anxiety based on these two books.  1 | The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change.Wh...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux In today's society, finding moments of rest and rejuvenation has become a luxury rather than a necessity. In his enlightening book, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives, Wayne Muller invites us to experience the transformative power of embracing one sacred day of rest each week, and to embed Sabbath moments into our daily lives. Muller describes how the act o...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The Art of Noticing is a thought-provoking book designed to spark one’s awareness and creativity through the intention use and focus of our senses. It challenges the reader to experience the moment and to be present to the people, places, sights, sounds, and smells of our environment. The book includes 131 simple and playful exercises to help you become a clearer thinker, a better li...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux One of my favorite books on exercising effective leadership includes A Failure of Nerve. Below, you'll find 12 reasons why I think it's a book everyone should read. 1 | The colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to change.What are some indicators of a person's willingness to change?What are some typical tactics p...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux 1 | Good leadership is not enough! The work of leadership must do more than improve. It must change. How must leadership change to effectively address today's emerging challenges and opportunities?How are you leading differently now than you were 5-10 years ago?What types of leadership skills to you need to further develop?2 | Until we see things in new ways we will be constrained to...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The final portion of the James Clear's book highlights ways to build good habits. He notes how our personality types play a critical role in our success, and how we might design habits and align better with our personalities.  When we think of habits, we might assume that everyone has the same chance of developing a new routine or lifestyle change with ease. However, the truth is tha...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Atomic Habits by James Clear is a book that explores the science of habit formation and provides a framework for building good habits and breaking bad ones. The book introduces four laws to help individuals create and maintain effective habits which are listed below. This law emphasizes the importance of clarity and visibility in habit formation. To make a habit obvious, you can ask ...  Read More