RESOURCES

For personal growth

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Discover Opal Training Group’s recommended personal growth resources.

Destination Unstoppable
Draw On Your Strengths - great way for creative, artistic people to better understand their themes
First, Break All The Rules: What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently - letter to industry about strengths
How Full Is Your Bucket
Soar With Your Strengths: A Simple Yet Revolutionary Philosophy Of Business And Management
Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, And Why People Follow - how leaders lead with hope, stabiilty, compassion, and trust
Strengths Based Marriage: Build A Stronger Relationship By Understanding Each Other's Gifts - from the lens of a certified strengths coach and a christian counselor, applicable for all marriages

Strengths Based Parenting
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Blog: 34 Strong Blog Series: Leading With Self-Awareness - 3 essays for each of the 34 themes (description, go-to's, and watchouts)
CliftonStrengths Coaching Blog - Resources - great overview of many free online resources from Gallup
CliftonStrengths Coaching Blog - Theme Thursday
Facebook: Called To Coach - active facebook group, members include coaches and those with a strong interest in strengths
Podcast: Maximize Your Strengths

Destination Unstoppable
Draw On Your Strengths - great way for creative, artistic people to better understand their themes
First, Break All The Rules: What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently - letter to industry about strengths
How Full Is Your Bucket
Soar With Your Strengths: A Simple Yet Revolutionary Philosophy Of Business And Management
Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, And Why People Follow - how leaders lead with hope, stabiilty, compassion, and trust
Strengths Based Marriage: Build A Stronger Relationship By Understanding Each Other's Gifts - from the lens of a certified strengths coach and a christian counselor, applicable for all marriages

Strengths Based Team Activities - Super fun way to bring Strengths games into your team meetings. Jennifer is super accessible if you have any questions
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
The Speed of Trust: The One Things That Changes Everything - Goes I depth on how you can assess if you are trust-worthy, and if you trust others.
Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford To Live Without

Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision Making
I Thought It Was Just Me But It Isn't: I Am Enough
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out Of The Box
Power Of 2 - How To Make The Most Of Your Partnerships At Work and In Life - For years, I underestimated the importance of partnerships. In fact, our Strengths develop in relation to other people. This is a must read if you are serious about Strengths.
Six Sigma Team Dynamics: The Elusive Key To Project Success - Great book on facilitation and team dynamics

Destination Unstoppable
Draw On Your Strengths - great way for creative, artistic people to better understand their themes
First, Break All The Rules: What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently - letter to industry about strengths
How Full Is Your Bucket
Soar With Your Strengths: A Simple Yet Revolutionary Philosophy Of Business And Management
Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, And Why People Follow - how leaders lead with hope, stabiilty, compassion, and trust
Strengths Based Marriage: Build A Stronger Relationship By Understanding Each Other's Gifts - from the lens of a certified strengths coach and a christian counselor, applicable for all marriages

Find Your Why: A Practical Guide To Discovering Purpose For You And Your Team - Simon Sinek is a must read.
Oprah: What I Know For Sure - Love Oprah, very inspirational
The Purpose Economy

Chopra Center Meditation - There are free meditation series every six months or so. Deepak was a keynote speaker at the 2nd Gallup Summit. Very aligned with Strengths Based thinking. My Connectedness loves this.
App: Insight Timer (most popular free meditation app)
Ted Talk: Start With Why - How Great Leaders Inspire Actionpire Actionpire Action

7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Classic book by Stephen Covey. This work was foundational for the Strengths Strategy message of Confident Vulnerability
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Great perspective for well being, personal happiness, personal performance, team performance and flow
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way - Simple. Continuous improvement.
Smarter Faster Better - by the author of Power of Habit - great book on personal productivity

Writing The Natural Way - If you get stuck creating outlines for your writing, this book is for you. Clustering is a powerful method for capturing all those random thoughts and start to put them in order
Writing To Learn - Classic.

Writing The Natural Way - If you get stuck creating outlines for your writing, this book is for you. Clustering is a powerful method for capturing all those random thoughts and start to put them in order
Writing To Learn - Classic.

American Society for Quality - Recognized worldwide
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Green Belt Certification - Recognized worldwide
American Society for Quality - Sacramento Chapter - Come join!
Association for Talent and Development - Sacramento
34 Strong (StrengthsFinder) Train the Trainer - Especially effective for people wanting to lead, coach and advocate strengths within their work environment. Brandon was in the first of the coaching certification classes ever offered by Gallup

Gallup Strengths Coaching Certification Program - The elite, most prestigious Strengths coaching certification. The true source of the original definitions and philosophy. Learn from the people who developed it.
Strengths Strategy (People Acuity) Coaching Certification - In depth study of the contributions and needs for each StrengthsFinder theme
Toastmasters - Roseville Rappers - Developing leaders and communicators. They are rolling out a new curriculum that is on trend. Come join!