While this list is by no means exhaustive, the titles listed here are those that I have personally found to be the most timeless, relevant, and enjoyable reads for leadership, coaching, and agility. In no particular order:

• Agile Coaching by Rachel Davies and Liz Sedley
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
• Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth by Ellen Van Oosten, Melvin Smith, and Richard E. Boyatzis
• The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It by Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter
• Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
• Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
• The Science of Why: Decoding Human Motivation and Transforming Marketing Strategy by David Forbes
• Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright
• Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie
• Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
• Liftoff: Launching Agile Projects & Teams by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies
• Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great by Diana Larsen and Esther Derby
• The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, Devops, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford
• Just Start – Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future by Leonard A. Schlesinger, Charles F. Kiefer with contributions by Paul B. Brown