Welcome back to the Look and Sound of Leadership, an ongoing series of executive

coaching tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want

to be perceived. I'm Tom Henschel, your executive coach, and today we're talking

about recommendations and resources. Marcy was a client of mine over a year ago. She's bright and funny and highly motivated.

Coaching her was a real pleasure. Recently, I got an email from her. She wrote,

Thanks again for the two books you gave me during our coaching.

I've read Nathaniel Brandon's self-esteem book twice now,

liked it even more the second time.

I'm about to sit on a couple of international flights.

What are you recommending these days? What do you think I should read? I'm about to sit on a couple of international flights.

What are you recommending these days?

What do you think I should read?

In response to her email, I created a list of recommended reading.

I divided the list into three categories. One, self-presentation and

self-confidence. Two, self-awareness and Relationships,

Three, Presentations and Impact.

What I'd like to share with you in this podcast

is a few titles from each category along with my editorial comments.

Also for you podcast listeners I'm going to add in some web-based recommendations.

Ready, here we go.

Category 1, self-presentation and self-confidence.

I have to begin this category by telling you about Nathaniel Brandon.

...