JP Chavez messaged me yesterday afternoon to ask the following question:
"How does one get better at communication? Specifically in regards to what you are having Josiah do this summer, how do you train yourself o organize your thoughts and distill information, then train yourself to express them in a coherent way?"
As part of my answer to JP's excellent question, I explained how I have filled out a personal reading list toward the end of understanding the elements of communication better. As promised, here is my list:
- Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and LeadershipBy John Dickson
- Good Leaders Ask Great QuestionsBy John C. Maxwell
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are HighBy Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler
- Influencer: The New Science of Leading ChangeBy Grenny, Patterson, Maxfield, McMillan, and Switzler
- The Culture CodeBy Daniel Coyle
- The Talent CodeBy Daniel Coyle
- Outliers: The Story of SuccessBy Malcolm Gladwell
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBy Malcolm Gladwell
- The Marshmallow TestBy Walter Mischel
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and WinBy Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- The Dichotomy of LeadershipBy Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
