When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi   

“Best book by far I have read this year ”

“Incredible book by a young brain surgeon diagnosed with terminal cancer. Makes you appreciate every day as a gift ”

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  Legacy – James Kerr     

“Although I believe the All Blacks were not very happy with some parts of this book “Legacy” shows that having high standards and values in how we treat our fellow human beings and the earth is an essential contributor to achieving the optimum levels in  team performance”

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  Mindset – Carol Dweck   

“A good book to help people consider lifelong learning and the importance of fostering the approach that you can learn anything ”

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 Lean in – Sheryl Sandberg

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  Turn the ship around!A true story of building  leaders by breaking the rules 

– L. David Marquet

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  Winning – Sir Clive Woodward 

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  Business Leadership and the lessons from sport  – Hans Westerbeek, & Aaron Smith 

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  Secrets of a CEO Coach:  – Benton, Debra A     

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 Sport Leadership in the 21st Century – John Borland, Gregory Kane & Laura Burton

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  How will you measure your life?-Clayton Christensen, James Allworth & Karen Dillon 

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  Blue Ocean Strategy:  – W Chan Kim &Renee Mauborgn     

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  The Battle – Paul O’Connell         

“All about the mental battle, very motivating and insightful”

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  Born to Run – Christopher McDougall     

” Informative and inspirational book about running and how the human species has evolved to be the #1 running machine, but we’ve forgotten how to – a seriously hard book to put down!

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 A walk in the woods – Bill Bryson   

“Funny, educational and an easy read when you need to turn the brain off ”

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  The Effective Executive – Peter Drucker 

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  Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson 

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 Growth Pitstop – Ray Collis & John O’Gorman

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  Shoe Dog – Phil Knight        

“A good autobiography about the founder of Nike and his struggles in the early days and the importance of perseverance in the face of near bankruptcy ”

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 Winners – Alistair Campbell 

“An interesting collection of perspectives from Politics, Sport & Business on their approaches to success ”

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  Sapiens – Noah Harari  

“Looks at how the human race has evolved and how history has shaped our current thinking”

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  Homo Deus – Noah Harari   

“This builds on Sapiens and takes a look at what’s potentially next for the human race as priorities change and technology and science hold new opportunities ”

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  Sensing the Future to Compete in the Present  – Robert Johansen     

“While it was written a while back, I think the essence of sensing the future to compete in the present is always valid – great business books are about stimulating a way of thinking ”

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  The 100 year life   – Lynda Grattan & Andrew Scott         

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  Bobby Kennedy – A Raging Spirit  – Chris Matthews     

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  What Happened – Hillary Clinton     

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 Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman 

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  Why should anyone be led by you – Rob Goffee    

” Well worth a read and if you every need an entertaining or passionate speaker, Rob Goffee is a good mark ”

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  Give and Take – Adam Grant    

” This book is all about why helping others drives success ”         

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  Predictably Irrational, The Hidden Forces that shape our decisions – Daniel Ariely   

” I think this is a great one to learn about human behaviour from a business point of view ”

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  The Lean Start up – Eric Ries     

“Great if you are interested in technology start-ups ”

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  Do you talk funny? – David Nihill 

“Everyone has seen a boring presentation at a conference, this will help you keep your audience engaged, entertained and ensure your presentation is memorable ”

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  Losing my virginity – Richard Branson   

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  The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen R Covey 

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  Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kaheman         

“Very Provocative ”

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  Unlocking Potential – Michael K Simpson         

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  The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier             

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  6 Simple Rules: How to Manage Complexity  – Yves Morieux   

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 Team of Teams – David Silverman       

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