Elevate Career Lab

Ted Talks

Adam Grant – “Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”

Amanda Palmer – “The Art of Asking”

Amy Cuddy – “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are”

Amy Edmondson – “Building a Psychologically Safe Workplace”

Angela Duckworth – “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”

Bill Burnett – “Designing Your Life”

Brené Brown – “The Power of Vulnerability” and “Listening to Shame”

Carol Dweck – “The Power of Believing That You Can Improve”

Celeste Headlee – “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation”

Dan Gilbert – “The Surprising Science of Happiness”

Dan Pink – “The Puzzle of Motivation”

David Brooks – “Should You Live for Your Résumé or Your Eulogy?”

David Epstein – “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World”

Eduardo Briceño – “How to Get Better at the Things You Care About”

Elizabeth Gilbert – “Your Elusive Creative Genius”

Emily Esfahani Smith – “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy”

Emily Wapnick – “Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling”

Gabriele Oettingen – “Mental Contrasting: The Science of Success”

Greg McKeown – “The Disciplined Pursuit of Less”

Jia Jiang – “What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection”

Julian Treasure – “How to Speak So That People Want to Listen”

Kelly McGonigal – “How to Make Stress Your Friend”

Matt Walker – “Sleep Is Your Superpower”

Mel Robbins – “How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over”

Nicholas Christakis – “The Hidden Influence of Social Networks”

Nigel Marsh – “How to Make Work-Life Balance Work”

Rory Vaden – “How to Multiply Your Time”

Ruth Chang – “How to Make Hard Choices”

Shawn Achor – “The Happy Secret to Better Work”

Simon Sinek – “Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe”

Susan Cain – “The Power of Introverts”

Susan David – “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage”

Tanya Menon – “How to Reframe Your Networks for Career Success”

Tim Ferriss – “Why You Should Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals”

Tim Urban – “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator”

Books

Adam Grant

  • Give and Take
  • Think Again

Albert-László Barabási

  • The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

Alain de Botton

  • Status Anxiety

Alex Pentland

  • Social Physics

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

  • Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Angela Duckworth

  • Grit

Andy Molinsky

  • Reach

Annie Murphy Paul

  • The Extended Mind

BJ Fogg

  • Tiny Habits

Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

  • Designing Your Life

Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness

  • Peak Performance

Brené Brown

  • Dare to Lead
  • Daring Greatly
  • The Gifts of Imperfection

Cal Newport

  • Deep Work
  • Slow Productivity

Carol S. Dweck

  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Charles Duhigg

  • The Power of Habit

Chris Bailey

  • The Productivity Project

Daniel Goleman

  • Emotional Intelligence

Daniel H. Pink

  • Drive

Daniel Kahneman

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow

David Brooks

  • The Road to Character

Emily & Amelia Nagoski

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Emily Esfahani Smith

  • The Power of Meaning

Erin Meyer

  • The Power of Meaning

Frederic Hudson

  • The Adult Years

Gabriele Oettingen

  • Rethinking Positive Thinking

Gretchen Rubin

  • The Four Tendencies

Greg McKeown

  • Essentialism

Harriet Lerner

  • The Dance of Anger

Herminia Ibarra

  • Working Identity

James Clear

  • Atomic Habits

Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz

  • The Power of Full Engagement

John Whitmore

  • Coaching for Performance

Katty Kay & Claire Shipman

  • The Confidence Code

Keith Ferrazzi

  • Never Eat Alone

Kelly McGonigal

  • The Upside of Stress

Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton

  • Now, Discover Your Strengths

Marshall Goldsmith

  • What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
  • Triggers

Manuel J. Smith

  • When I Say No, I Feel Guilty

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • Flow

Nedra Glover Tawwab

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler

  • Connected

Peter Drucker

  • Managing Oneself

Priya Parker

  • The Art of Gathering

Randy J. Paterson

  • The Assertiveness Workbook

Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha

  • The Startup of You

Rick Hanson

  • Resilient

Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

  • The Good Life

Ryan Holiday

  • The Obstacle Is the Way

Shawn Achor

  • The Happiness Advantage

Simon Sinek

  • Start With Why

Steven Pressfield

  • The War of Art

Susan David

  • Emotional Agility

Susan Jeffers

  • Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Tasha Eurich

  • Insight

Tony Schwartz

  • The Only Way to Win

Viktor Frankl

  • Man’s Search for Meaning

William Bridges

  • Managing Transitions
  • Transitions

Podcasts

Brené Brown

  • Dare to Lead Podcast
    https://brenebrown.com/dare-to-lead-podcast/

Shane Parrish

Andy Molinsky

Mel Robins

Harvard Business Review