On May 4, 2011, WICT Southeast and NAMIC Tennessee held a lunch and learn featuring Michael Smith, SVP and GM of Cooking Channel. During this event, Michael shared his professional story, including the people, challenges, and opportunities that have shaped his career. Many of his tips included professional development resources. Below is the list he shared:
Paulo Coello – The Alchemist: A Fable about Following Your Dreamhttp://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Fable-About-Following-Dream/dp/0062502182
Redlan Nadler – Leading with Emotional Intelligencehttp://www.truenorthleadership.com/leading-with-emotional-intelligence
Jim Collins – Good to Greathttp://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Companies-Leap-Others/dp/0066620996
Robert Greenleaf – Servant Leadershiphttp://www.amazon.com/Servant-Leadership-Legitimate-Greatness-Anniversary/dp/0809105543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304612047&sr=1-1
Kevin Eikenberry – From Bud to Bosshttp://www.amazon.com/Bud-Boss-Successful-Transition-Remarkable/dp/0470891556/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304612253&sr=1-1
Bob Sutton – Good Boss, Bad Bosshttp://www.amazon.com/Good-Boss-Bad-Best-Learn/dp/0446556084/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304612330&sr=1-1
The Great Courses – Lifelong Learninghttp://www.thegreatcourses.com/ The Useful Commutehttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bnet-the-useful-commute/id250802582
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Serieshttp://ecorner.stanford.edu/
Diana Smith McLain – Elephant in the Room: How Relationships Make or Break Sucess of Leaders and Organizationshttp://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Room-Relationships-Organizations-Management/dp/1118015428/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1304612833&sr=8-5