Recently I attended my tenth BK Authors retreat, which was held November 1-4 at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos, California, not far from San Francisco. I will write a more in-depth post about the retreat within the coming weeks (as I have done in previous years), but for now I’m spotlighting 26 books by authors who participated in the 2024 retreat.
Most of the books are published by Berrett-Koehler, but some non-BK authors also participated this year, and I have included their books below, denoted with an asterisk. Two of those authors, Richard P. Finnegan and Margaret Moore, have forthcoming BK books.
As with all of my select/curated book lists, this is not meant to be comprehensive or definitive. I’ve chosen one book for each author, usually the most recent one. (The exception is Julie Winkle Giulioni, the Retreat Committee Chair, who is represented for her own book, and as a co-author with Beverly Kaye.)
In the meantime, happy reading, and stay tuned for my next post about the retreat!
Marilee Adams: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, 4th Edition: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Results, 4th Edition
Massimo Backus: Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism
Edward Beltran: Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress One Conversation at a Time
Marcia Daszko*: Pivot, Disrupt, Transform: How Leaders Beat the Odds and Survive
Andrea Mein DeWitt* : Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life
Charles Feltman: The Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer For Building Trust at Work, 3rd edition
Richard P. Finnegan*:The Power of Stay Interviews for Engagement and Retention, Second Edition (note: future BK author)
Eric FitzMedrud*: The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex
Ed Frauenheim: Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection (with Edward M. Adams)
Fatimah Gilliam: Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You
Julie Winkle Giulioni*: Promotions Are SO Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. Help Employees Thrive.
Gerald Harris: The Art of Quantum Planning: Lessons from Quantum Physics for Breakthrough Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership
Jane Hyun: Leadership Toolkit for Asians: The Definitive Resource Guide for Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Angela Jackson: The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success (forthcoming BK book, March 2025)
Rob Jolles: Why People Don’t Believe You…: Building Credibility from the Inside Out
John Kador: Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust
Jennifer Kahnweiler: The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength, Second Edition
Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Still Want, Third Edition
Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz: The Power of Agency: Cultivating Autonomy, Authority, and Leadership in Every Role
Margaret Moore*: Coaching Psychology Manual, 2nd Edition (note: future BK author)
Farzana Nayani: The Power of Employee Resource Groups: How People Create Authentic Change
Peter Neuwirth: What’s Your Future Worth? Using Present Value to Make Better Decisions
Marcia Reynolds: Breakthrough Coaching: Creating Lightbulb Moments in Your Coaching Conversations
Bruce Rosenstein: Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life
Gale West*: Money, Come Dance With Me
Leslie Yerkes: 301 Ways to Have Fun At Work (with Dave Hemsath)
*denotes non-BK book