Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute: Cohort 1 Resources
Following are resources that participants in Cohort One of the Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute share with you as places of inspiration, learning and leading.
We hope these resources are of value to you
in your life’s journey…
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Change your Questions Change Your Life by Marilee Adams |
Mandy Adkins, Director, Parks and Recreation, Botetourt County |
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Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
Trish Davidson, Assistant County Administrator for Finance and Operations, Rockingham County |
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Start with Why by Simon Sinek |
Kelly Davis, Planning Director, The Berkley Group |
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Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Try |
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain |
Monica Elder, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County |
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Working by Studs Terkel |
Sela Gordon, Fire Planning Analyst |
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Granny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzer |
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Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson |
Tangela Innis, Deputy City Manager, Petersburg |
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F#8@“ by Mark Manson |
Retta Jackson, Town Manager, Hillsville |
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Managing Transitions by William Bridges |
Maggie Mace, Recreation Services Manager, Lynchburg |
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How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie |
Megan Pittman, Director of Administration, Bedford Regional Water Authority, Bedford County |
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson |
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Recitatif by Toni Morrison |
Amy Southall, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Mt. Rogers Regional Partnership |
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves |
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Wag the Dog (Prime Video, amazon.com) |
Emily Ashley, Director, Citizen and Information Resources, Chesterfield County |
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Kid President, Pep Talk on YouTube |
Maggie Mace, Recreation Services Manager, Lynchburg |
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Excellence is Not a Skill, It’s an Attitude by Dr. Myles Munroe on YouTube |
Brandy Rosser, Director of General Properties, Franklin County |
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Boss Better Now w/Joe Mull |
Nelsie Birch, Chief Financial Officer, Albermarle County |
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Powerhouse Women: An Apple Podcast |
Olivia Epps, Strategic Programs Coordinator, Halifax County |
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Life with Lisa Harper: An Apple Podcast |
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On Purpose by Jay Shetty: An Apple Podcast |
Retta Jackson, Town Manager, Hillsville |
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Future Women Leadership Series Recommended Episodes: - Tackling Imposter Syndrome - Why You Should Stop Saying Sorry |
Ashley Nichols, Bureau Commander, Police Department, Williamsburg |
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HBR Ideacast @ hbr.org |
Nina Rezai, Economic Development Manager, Campbell County |
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LEADx Leadership Show with Kevin Kruse |
Jordan Wellborn, Director, Campbell County Library System and Department of Citizen Engagement and Quality of Life |
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TED Talks www.ted.talks |
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Subject Search: The Power of Introverts |
Monica Elder, Assistant County Administrator, Charlotte County |
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Subject Search: How to Turn Dissatisfaction into Action |
Emily Kilroy, Director of Communications and Public Engagement, Albemarle County |
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Subject Search: The Confidence Gap |
Shevonne Morgan-Glover, Assistant Director, General Services, Norfolk |
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Subject Search: Drew Dudley Everyday Leadership |
Jerri Wilson, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager, Newport News |