54 behaviours
Further reading and references
For every behaviour, the one book to read next and every source the Everyone Succeeds book draws on, in one place.
54 behaviours, 154 references
Strategy
Recommended book
Start With Why – Simon Sinek (2009)
Explains the Golden Circle (Why → How → What), showing why purpose inspires action. Explains the rationale for starting with “why.”
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- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Dodd, D. and Favaro, K. (2007) The Three Tensions: Winning the Struggle to Perform Without Compromise. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Pink, D.H. (2012) To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. New York: Riverhead Books. Amazon
- Sinek, S. (2009) Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. New York: Portfolio. Amazon
Recommended reading
What Is Public Narrative? – Marshall Ganz (2016)
This text deepens your understanding of the behaviour by illustrating how structured storytelling motivates collective action, helping you frame narratives that move people towards a shared purpose.
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- Brown, B. (2015) Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. London: Penguin Life. Amazon
- Ganz, M. (2011) 'Public narrative, collective action, and power', in Odugbemi, S. and Lee, T. (eds) Accountability Through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action. Washington, DC: The World Bank, pp. 273–289. Amazon
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
This book strengthens your practice by showing how confronting reality enables better decision-making, helping you lead with honesty, optimism and clarity.
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The Advantage – Patrick Lencioni (2012)
This text supports the behaviour by demonstrating how values shape healthy organisational culture, helping you use them as a filter for decisions and expectations.
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- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Coyle, D. (2018) The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. New York: Bantam. Amazon
- Hargreaves, A. and Fullan, M. (2012) Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School. New York: Teachers College Press. Amazon
- Robinson, V.M.J. (2011) Student-Centered Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Schein, E.H. with Schein, P. (2016) Organizational Culture and Leadership. 5th edn. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Amazon
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Measure What Matters – John Doerr (2018)
This book helps you put the behaviour into action by showing how clear goals and measurable key results create focus, alignment and disciplined improvement.
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- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Doerr, J. (2018) Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. Amazon
- McChesney, C., Covey, S. and Huling, J. (2012) The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals. New York: Free Press. Amazon
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
This text deepens your understanding by exploring how clarity of purpose enables organisations to prioritise what matters most and ignore distractions.
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- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Doerr, J. (2018) Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. Amazon
- Covey, S.R. (1989) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Free Press. Amazon
- Pounds, W.F. (1965) The Process of Problem Finding. Working Paper 148-65. Cambridge, MA: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Amazon
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The Advantage – Patrick Lencioni (2012)
This book reinforces your practice by showing how frequent, consistent messaging builds trust, alignment and shared purpose across a team.
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- Ebbinghaus, H. (1885/1964) Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology. Translated by H.A. Ruger and C.E. Bussenius. New York: Dover Publications. Amazon
- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2007) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. New York: Random House. Amazon
- Kahneman, D. (2011) Thinking, Fast and Slow. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. Amazon
- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution – Chris McChesney et al. (2012)
This text strengthens your behaviour by clarifying how predictive actions drive outcomes, helping you identify where your effort will make the most significant difference.
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Recommended reading
Dave Brailsford’s case studies on British Cycling
These examples deepen the behaviour by showing how small, disciplined improvements compound into transformational results.
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- Hardy, D. (2010) The Compound Effect: Multiplying Your Success, One Simple Step at a Time. New York: Vanguard Press. Amazon
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Leading Change – John Kotter (1996)
This book helps you apply the behaviour by breaking down the steps required to embed change so it lasts, offering a clear structure for leading improvement.
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- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2007) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. New York: Random House. Amazon
- Buck, A. (2018) Leadership Matters 3.0: How Leaders at All Levels Can Create Great Schools. Woodbridge: John Catt Educational. Amazon
- Collins, J. and Hansen, M.T. (2011) Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. London: Random House Business. Amazon
- Dweck, C.S. (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House. Amazon
- Kahneman, D. and Tversky, A. (1979) 'Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk', Econometrica, 47(2), pp. 263–291. Amazon
- Knoster, T.P., Villa, R.A. and Thousand, J.S. (2000) 'A framework for thinking about systems change', in Villa, R.A. and Thousand, J.S. (eds) Restructuring for Caring and Effective Education: Piecing the Puzzle Together. 2nd edn. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. Amazon
- Kotter, J.P. (2012) Leading Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press. Amazon
- Zajonc, R.B. (1968) 'Attitudinal effects of mere exposure', Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 9(2, Pt. 2), pp. 1–27. Amazon
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Great by Choice – Jim Collins & Morten Hansen (2011)
This text strengthens your practice by illustrating how bold thinking, disciplined experimentation and resilience enable leaders to achieve 10X results.
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- Dweck, C.S. (2006) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Random House. Amazon
- Clance, P.R. (1985) The Impostor Phenomenon: Overcoming the Fear That Haunts Your Success. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. Amazon
- Doidge, N. (2007) The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. Melbourne: Scribe. Amazon
- Ericsson, A. and Pool, R. (2016) Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Amazon
- Lemov, D., Woolway, E. and Yezzi, K. (2012) Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
Describes the Flywheel Effect – momentum from consistent, reinforcing actions.
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- Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Collins, J. (2009) How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In. London: Random House Business. Amazon
- Handy, C.B. (1990) The Age of Unreason. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Amazon
- Hargreaves, A. and Fink, D. (2006) Sustainable Leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
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Built to Last – Jim Collins & Jerry Porras (1994)
This book deepens the behaviour by showing how consistent, reinforcing actions generate long-term momentum and cultural change.
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- Collins, J.C. and Porras, J.I. (2005) Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Locke, E.A., Shaw, K.N., Saari, L.M. and Latham, G.P. (1981) 'Goal setting and task performance: 1969–1980', Psychological Bulletin, 90(1), pp. 125–152. Amazon
- Sullivan, D. and Hardy, B. (2023) 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House Business. Amazon
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Thinking in Systems – Donella Meadows (2008)
This book helps you practise the behaviour by revealing how decisions ripple through a system, equipping you to predict impact and act with foresight.
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- Senge, P.M. (1990) The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency. Amazon
- Simon, H.A. (1957) Models of Man: Social and Rational. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Amazon
- Thaler, R.H. and Sunstein, C.R. (2008) Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New Haven: Yale University Press. Amazon
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Sources of Power– Gary Klein (1998)
This text strengthens the behaviour by demonstrating how anticipating failure in advance leads to better planning, sharper insight and reduced risk.
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- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2013) Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. New York: Crown Business. Amazon
- Klein, G. (2007) 'Performing a project premortem', Harvard Business Review, 85(9), pp. 18–19. Amazon
- Marquet, L.D. (2013) Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the Rules. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. Amazon
Culture
Recommended book
Leverage Leadership 2.0 by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
This book supports the behaviour by showing how precise expectations and follow-up drive consistency, improvement and professional trust.
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- Whitman, D. (2008) Sweating the Small Stuff: Inner-City Schools and the New Paternalism. Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Amazon
Recommended book
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle (2009)
This text deepens your practice by demonstrating how stretch, high expectations and focused coaching unlock potential across a school.
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- Catmull, E. and Wallace, A. (2020) Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Toronto: Vintage Canada. Amazon
- Coyle, D. (2020) The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. London: Random House Business. Amazon
- Porter, A.C., Murphy, J., Goldring, E., Elliott, S.N., Polikoff, M.S. and May, H. (2008) Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education: Technical Manual, Version 1.0. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. Amazon
- Rosenthal, R. and Jacobson, L. (1968) Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupils' Intellectual Development. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Amazon
Recommended book
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 – Doug Lemov (2021)
This text reinforces the behaviour by illustrating how disciplined, reliable action outperforms sporadic bursts of intensity.
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- Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2018) Leverage Leadership 2.0: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C.H.M., Potts, H.W.W. and Wardle, J. (2010) 'How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world', European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), pp. 998–1009. Amazon
- Lemov, D., Woolway, E. and Yezzi, K. (2012) Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
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Great by Choice – Jim Collins & Morten Hansen (2011)
The “20 Mile March” concept: consistent discipline outperforms bursts of intensity.
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The Power of Moments – Chip & Dan Heath (2017)
Explains how recognition and designed moments build culture and motivation.
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- Bliven, A. and Jungbauer, M. (2021) 'The impact of student recognition of excellence to student outcome in a competency-based educational model', The Journal of Competency-Based Education, 6(4), pp. 195–205. Amazon
- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2017) The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. New York: Simon & Schuster. Amazon
- Lepkowska, D. (2018) Tackling Teacher Retention and Turnover Challenges. Slough: NFER. Available at: https://www.nfer.ac.uk/media/ebkabwz0/tackling_teacher_retention_and_turnover_challenges_htu.pdf Amazon
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Leading in a Culture of Change – Michael Fullan (2001)
This book enriches your practice by showing how leaders draw insight from diverse sources and use that inspiration to drive purposeful change.
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- Barber, M. (2021) Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things. London: Allen Lane. Amazon
- Fullan, M. (2001) Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Katz, R. and Allen, T.J. (1982) 'Investigating the Not Invented Here (NIH) syndrome: A look at the performance, tenure, and communication patterns of 50 R & D project groups', R&D Management, 12(1), pp. 7–20. Amazon
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The Four Pillars of Parental Engagement. Robbins, J. and Dempster, K., (2021)
This book strengthens the behaviour by demonstrating how meaningful partnership with parents supports student outcomes and strengthens trust.
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- Dufur, M.J., Parcel, T.L. and Troutman, K.P. (2013) 'Does capital at home matter more than capital at school? Social capital effects on academic achievement', Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 31, pp. 1–21. Amazon
- Education Endowment Foundation (2021) Parental engagement. Teaching and Learning Toolkit. Available at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/parental-engagement Amazon
- Hattie, J. (2008) Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. London: Routledge. Amazon
- Robbins, J. and Dempster, K. (2021) The Four Pillars of Parental Engagement: Empowering Schools to Connect Better with Parents and Pupils. Carmarthen: Crown House Publishing. Amazon
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The Power of Moments – Chip & Dan Heath (2017)
This book deepens the behaviour by showing how leaders can deliberately create moments of elevation, insight, pride and connection that people remember.
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- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2017) The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. New York: Simon & Schuster. Amazon
- Guidara, W. (2022) Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect. New York: Optimism Press. Amazon
- Kahneman, D., Fredrickson, B.L., Schreiber, C.A. and Redelmeier, D.A. (1993) 'When more pain is preferred to less: Adding a better end', Psychological Science, 4(6), pp. 401–405. Amazon
Leadership
Recommended book
Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek (2014)
This book reinforces the behaviour by showing how modelling actions and values shape culture more powerfully than instruction.
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- Covey, S.R. (2004) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Free Press. Amazon
- Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R. and McKee, A. (2002) Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Amazon
- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
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The Progress Principle – Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer (2011)
This text strengthens your practice by explaining how celebrating small wins fuels motivation, resilience and team culture.
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- Andony, T., Gorjian, N. and Finkelman, J. (2016) 'Effects of positive leadership and flow on employee well-being through the PERMA lens', Austin Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 3(1), 1051. Amazon
- Seligman, M.E.P. (2011) Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. New York: Free Press. Amazon
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In Search Of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies – Tom Peters and Robert Waterman Jr (1982)
This book deepens your understanding by showing how visible leadership presence builds connection, insight and shared purpose.
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- Bambrick-Santoyo, P. (2018) Leverage Leadership 2.0: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Cohen, J., McCabe, E.M., Michelli, N.M. and Pickeral, T. (2009) 'School climate: Research, policy, practice, and teacher education', Teachers College Record, 111(1), pp. 180–213. Amazon
- Hallinger, P. and Murphy, J.F. (2013) 'Running on empty? Finding the time and capacity to lead learning', NASSP Bulletin, 97(1), pp. 5–21. Amazon
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done – Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan (2002)
This text helps you apply the behaviour by showing how clarity, ownership and disciplined follow-through lead to consistent delivery.
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Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek (2014)
This book reinforces your practice by emphasising how small, visible acts of service strengthen trust and model expectations.
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- Buck, A. (2018) Leadership Matters 3.0: How Leaders at All Levels Can Create Great Schools. Woodbridge: John Catt Educational. Amazon
Recommended book
Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek (2014)
This text strengthens the behaviour by exploring how leaders who put others first create safety, loyalty and collective performance.
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- Greenleaf, R.K. (1977) Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. New York: Paulist Press. Amazon
- Hester, W.T. (2020) The Whole Teacher: Growing Educator Resilience and Well-Being. Doctoral capstone (EdLD), Harvard Graduate School of Education. Amazon
- Sinek, S. (2014) Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't. London: Portfolio Penguin. Amazon
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The Wisdom of Crowds – James Surowiecki (2004)
This book deepens the behaviour by showing how collective intelligence leads to better decisions and greater buy-in.
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- Deci, E.L. and Ryan, R.M. (2000) 'The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior', Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), pp. 227–268. Amazon
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The Speed of Trust – Stephen M.R. Covey (2006)
This text supports the behaviour by illustrating how reliability and follow-through build credibility and strengthen relationships.
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The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande (2009)
This book helps you apply the behaviour by demonstrating how structured tools reduce error and increase consistency in complex environments.
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- Clark, R.C. (2008) Building Expertise: Cognitive Methods for Training and Performance Improvement. 3rd edn. San Francisco: Pfeiffer. Amazon
- Gawande, A. (2009) The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. New York: Metropolitan Books. Amazon
- Kahneman, D. (2011) Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Amazon
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Turn the Ship Around! – L. David Marquet (2012)
This text strengthens your practice by showing how distributing responsibility grows confidence, clarity and ownership across a team.
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- Blanchard, K., Zigarmi, P. and Zigarmi, D. (2013) Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership II. Rev. edn. New York: William Morrow. Amazon
- Grove, A.S. (1995) High Output Management. 2nd edn. New York: Vintage Books. Amazon
- Hersey, P., Blanchard, K.H. and Johnson, D.E. (2012) Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources. 10th edn. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Amazon
- Hyatt, M. (2019) Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. Amazon
- Landsberg, M. (2015) The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness at Work by Inspiring and Developing Those Around You. London: Profile Books. Amazon
- Yukl, G. (2010) Leadership in Organizations. 7th edn. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Amazon
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Adaptive Leadership – Ronald Heifetz (2009)
This book deepens the behaviour by explaining when to hold firm, when to adapt and how to navigate complexity with flexibility.
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- Chughtai, M.S., Syed, F., Naseer, S. and Chinchilla, N. (2024) 'Role of adaptive leadership in learning organizations to boost organizational innovations with change self-efficacy', Current Psychology, 43(33), pp. 27262–27281. Amazon
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey (1989)
This text supports the behaviour by helping you focus energy on what you can influence, improving clarity, calm and effectiveness.
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Teams
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First, Break All the Rules – Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman (1999)
This book deepens the behaviour by showing how knowing strengths and motivations enables better deployment and stronger relationships.
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- Seligman, M.E.P. and Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000) 'Positive psychology: An introduction', American Psychologist, 55(1), pp. 5–14. Amazon
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Coaching for Performance – John Whitmore (1992)
This text strengthens your practice by offering a clear structure for using questions to build ownership, confidence and clarity.
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
This book supports the behaviour by explaining how selecting the right people and roles creates the foundation for exceptional performance.
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- Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Bryar, C. and Carr, B. (2021) Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon. London: Macmillan Business. Amazon
- Pink, D.H. (2009) Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. New York: Riverhead Books. Amazon
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni (2002)
This text deepens the behaviour by exploring how trust, norms and shared purpose turn groups into effective teams.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni (2002)
This book strengthens your practice by showing how healthy conflict enables creativity, clarity and commitment.
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Radical Candour – Kim Scott (2017)
This text supports the behaviour by demonstrating how combining care and challenge builds strong, productive relationships.
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- Heath, C. and Heath, D. (2017) The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. New York: Simon & Schuster. Amazon
- Alexander, B.K., Coambs, R.B. and Hadaway, P.F. (1978) 'The effect of housing and gender on morphine self-administration in rats', Psychopharmacology, 58(2), pp. 175–179. Amazon
- Curry, O.S., Rowland, L.A., Van Lissa, C.J., Zlotowitz, S., McAlaney, J. and Whitehouse, H. (2018) 'Happy to help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, pp. 320–329. Amazon
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Death by Meeting – Patrick Lencioni (2004)
This book helps you apply the behaviour by showing how structured, purposeful meetings drive clarity, alignment and momentum.
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- Dutton, J.E. and Ashford, S.J. (1993) 'Selling issues to top management', Academy of Management Review, 18(3), pp. 397–428. Amazon
- Lencioni, P.M. (2004) Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable… About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Rogelberg, S.G. (2022) 'Make the most of your one-on-one meetings', Harvard Business Review, 100(6), November–December. Available at: https://hbr.org/2022/11/make-the-most-of-your-one-on-one-meetings Amazon
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done – Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan (2002)
This text strengthens the behaviour by explaining how to turn conversations into clear, owned next steps that move work forward.
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- McChesney, C., Covey, S. and Huling, J. (2012) The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals. New York: Free Press. Amazon
- Carter, D. and McInerney, L. (2020) Leading Academy Trusts: Why Some Fail, But Most Don't. Woodbridge: John Catt Educational. Amazon
- Collins, J. (2009) How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Steel, P. (2007) 'The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure', Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), pp. 65–94. Amazon
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The Speed of Trust – Stephen M.R. Covey (2006)
This book deepens your practice by showing how follow-up builds credibility and strengthens accountability.
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- Locke, E.A. and Latham, G.P. (2002) 'Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey', American Psychologist, 57(9), pp. 705–717. Amazon
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni (2002)
This text supports the behaviour by illustrating how shared accountability strengthens commitment, quality and team cohesion.
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- Lencioni, P.M. (2012) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
Yourself
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Why We Sleep – Matthew Walker (2017)
This book deepens the behaviour by explaining the science behind sleep and its essential role in leadership clarity, decision-making and emotional regulation.
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- Cho, K., Barnes, C.M. and Guanara, C.L. (2017) 'Sleepy punishers are harsh punishers: Daylight saving time and legal sentences', Psychological Science, 28(2), pp. 242–247. Amazon
- Guadagni, V., Burles, F., Ferrara, M. and Iaria, G. (2014) 'The effects of sleep deprivation on emotional empathy', Journal of Sleep Research, 23(6), pp. 657–663. Amazon
- Van Dongen, H.P.A., Maislin, G., Mullington, J.M. and Dinges, D.F. (2003) 'The cumulative cost of additional wakefulness: dose-response effects on neurobehavioral functions and sleep physiology from chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation', Sleep, 26(2), pp. 117–126. Amazon
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Essentialism – Greg McKeown (2014)
This text strengthens your practice by showing how saying no protects time, focus and well-being, helping you prioritise what matters most.
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- Berry, J. (2016) Making the Leap: Moving from Deputy to Head. Carmarthen: Crown House Publishing. Amazon
- Brown, B. (2012) Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York: Gotham Books. Amazon
- Loehr, J. and Schwartz, T. (2001) 'The making of a corporate athlete', Harvard Business Review, 79(1), pp. 120–128. Amazon
- Loehr, J. and Schwartz, T. (2003) The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal. New York: Free Press. Amazon
- Mohr, T. (2014) Playing Big: A Practical Guide for Brilliant Women Like You. London: Hutchinson. Amazon
- Neff, K. (2011) Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. New York: William Morrow. Amazon
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Emotional Agility – Susan David (2016)
This book supports the behaviour by offering strategies for recognising, naming and navigating emotions with clarity and composure.
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- Beatty, B.R. (2000) 'The emotions of educational leadership: Breaking the silence', International Journal of Leadership in Education, 3(4), pp. 331–357. Amazon
- Boyatzis, R.E. and McKee, A. (2005) Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Amazon
- Goleman, D. (1996) Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. London: Bloomsbury. Amazon
- Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R. and McKee, A. (2002) Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Amazon
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Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
This text deepens your understanding by illustrating how humility, when paired with resolve, creates exceptional, values-driven leadership.
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- Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Schein, E.H. (2013) Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Amazon
- Fullan, M. (2001) Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Amazon
- Harris, A. (2004) 'Distributed leadership and school improvement: Leading or misleading?', Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 32(1), pp. 11–24. Amazon
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Getting Things Done – David Allen (2001)
This book helps you apply the behaviour by providing clear tools for structuring work, reducing overwhelm and improving focus.
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- Allen, D. (2001) Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York: Viking. Amazon
- Levitin, D.J. (2015) The Organized Mind: The Science of Preventing Overload, Increasing Productivity and Restoring Your Focus. London: Penguin. Amazon
- Sweller, J. (1988) 'Cognitive load during problem solving: Effects on learning', Cognitive Science, 12(2), pp. 257–285. Amazon
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey (1989)
This text strengthens the behaviour by showing how to focus on high-value work, reduce distraction and invest in long-term impact.
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- Collins, J. (2001) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don't. London: Random House Business Books. Amazon
- Covey, S.R. (1989) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Free Press. Amazon
- McKeown, G. (2014) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. London: Virgin Books. Amazon
- Newport, C. (2016) Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. London: Piatkus. Amazon
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The 12 Week Year – Brian Moran & Michael Lennington (2013)
This book supports the behaviour by demonstrating how long-term goals can be translated into disciplined daily action.
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Mindset – Carol Dweck (2006)
This text deepens your practice by exploring how a growth mindset fuels continuous learning and professional improvement.
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Atomic Habits – James Clear (2018)
This book strengthens your practice by showing how small, intentional actions compound over time and create lasting behavioural change.
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- Clear, J. (2018) Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. London: Random House Business. Amazon
- Fogg, B.J. (2020) Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. London: Virgin Books. Amazon
- Gollwitzer, P.M. (1999) 'Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans', American Psychologist, 54(7), pp. 493–503. Amazon
- Gollwitzer, P.M. and Sheeran, P. (2006) 'Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes', Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, pp. 69–119. Amazon
- Kegan, R. and Lahey, L.L. (2009) Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press. Amazon
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The research behind codifying leadership
The studies and wider reading on how school leadership affects pupil outcomes, and why naming and practising leadership behaviours matters.
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