Resources
There are so many materials I could list here! I've taken the chance to highlight just a taste of my favourite resources - feel free to drop me an email if you would like some additional recommendations in your area of interest.
Where I have recommended a particular business or person it is because I have some insight into or experience of their work and values and can feel confident in recommending them.
Authentic communication
- 'Fierce Conversations' - Susan Scott (Piatcus Books Ltd.)
- 'Difficult Conversations' - Stone, Patton & Heen (Penguin Books)
- ‘Five Fundamentals of Real Conversation® - An introduction to saying what needs to be said!’ – Alison Williams (audio CD)
- ‘Real Conversation® for profitable Relationships’ – Alison Williams (audio CD)
- 'Say it like Obama' - Shel Leanne (McGraw Hill)
Career Development
- 'Zen and the Art of Making a Living - A practical guide to creative career design' - Laurence G. Boldt (Penguin Group)
Conflict Management
- Strength Deployment Inventory® - a simple and highly effective tool I provide to grow understanding of underlying motivation in team members and give a language to better recognise and address potential conflict - see www.personalstrengths.com
Depression & Anxiety
- 'Beating the Blues' - S. Tanner & J. Ball (Southwood Press)
- 'No More Anxiety' - G. McMahon (Karnac Books)
- www.calmclinic.com - A practical & informative website resource produced by Ryan Rivera, who describes himself as an 'almost' ex-anxiety sufferer
- www.moodgym.anu.edu.au - learn cognitive behavioural therapy skills for preventing and coping with depression
- National Depression Initiative - www.beyondblue.org.au
- Lifeline Telephone Helpline – 13 11 14
Family Systems work
- 'Family ties that bind - A self-help guide to change through family of origin therapy' - Ronald Richardson (Self Counsel Press)
- 'Set yourself free' - Shirley Smith (The Radiant Group Pty Ltd)
- Bowen Centre Website - www.thebowencenter.org
Grief & Loss
- 'Coping with Grief' - M. McKissock & D. McKissock (ABC Books)
Leadership
- 'Peaceful Chaos - The art of leadership in times of rapid change' - Margot Cairnes (The Change Dynamic)
- 'The 8th habit - From effectiveness to greatness' - Stephen R. Covey (Free Press)
- “The new leaders - Transforming the art of leadership into the science of results' - Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee (Time Warner)
- "The Leadership Challenge' - Kouzes & Posner (Jossey-Bass)
- 'Fierce Leadership: A bold alternative to the worst 'best' practices of business today' - Susan Scott (Crown Business)
Relationships
- 'Really Relating' - Jansen Newman (Hutchinson Australia)
- 'Behind closed doors - the truth about intimate relationships and how to create them’ – Shirley Smith (The Radiant Group Pty Ltd)
- 'Why marriages succeed or fail' - John Gottman (Bloomsbury)
Spirituality/Personal growth
- 'Manifest your destiny' - Dr Wayne W. Dyer (HarperCollins Publishers)
- 'Spirit Intelligence' - David R J Powell (Richmond)
- 'Staying sane in a changing world' - Margot Cairns (Simon Schuster)
- 'The art of effortless living' - Ingrid Bacci (Bantam Books)
- 'The dark side of the light chasers' - Debbie Ford (Riverhead Books)
Teambuilding
- Change-Works (Clare Edwards) www.change-works.com.au – I have personally seen Clare’s work and highly recommend her services to build strong teams
Understanding Change/Culture Change
- 'Managing transitions' - William Bridges (Nicholas Breely Publishing)
- 'Walking the talk' - Carolyn Taylor (Random House)
Understanding more about Psychotherapy
- www.goodtherapy.com.au – Good explanations of the various types of therapy work.

















