The Explorer’s Backpack

Books, podcasts, and tools we keep coming back to. We add to it as we go.
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- BookLeadership development
Rethinking Leadership: A New Look at Old Leadership Questions
Stop staring at the person in charge. Ladkin looks at the whole leadership moment: who’s leading, who’s following, what it’s for, and what’s happening around it.
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
- BookOrganizational change
Creating Leaderful Organizations: How to Bring Out Leadership in Everyone
What happens when leadership stops waiting at the top. A practical guide for organizations that want people bringing their judgment to the work, not just their hands.
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
- BookLeadership development
The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century
Edited by Carol S. Pearson
The gap between the hero we expect leaders to be and the problems they face. Many voices, one useful question: what else could leadership look like?
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
- BookLeadership development
Leadership: Essential Selections on Power, Authority, and Influence
A tour of the thinkers who shaped what we believe about leading, from Lao Tzu to Rachel Carson. Good for building your leadership literacy.
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
- BookOrganizational change
Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers
How bad leadership gets worse, and why the people around it have a hand in stopping it or letting it slide.
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
- PodcastLeadership development
On Being with Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett
Long conversations about what it means to be human and how we want to live. Good company on a commute, a walk, or a quiet hour.
Pairs with: Three Myths of Leadership
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