Books by Andiron
A Manager’s Guide to Coaching
A Manager’s Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the BEST Out of Your Employees, co-authored by Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr.
Navigating Polarities: Using Both/And Thinking to Lead Transformation
This is the groundbreaking, seminal book on polarities by Andiron’s Brian Emerson and Kelly Lewis. It offers a nuanced and practical look into what a polarity is, why knowing how to navigate them is important, and how to go about working with them in leadership and life.
On Becoming a Leadership Coach: A Holistic Approach to Coaching Excellence
Kelly Lewis authored Chapter 8 “The Coaching Relationship: A Mirror Into the Self”. It offers insight into how we can be mirrors for each other’s growth and development if we choose to look.
Podcasts with Andiron
Owning It: Leading By Being Unapologetically You
Leader and Follower – Kelly Lewis
Looking for And Podcast: Episode 42
Navigating Polarities – Kelly Lewis
Where Genius Grows Podcast: 73
Navigating Polarities Part I – Brian Emerson
Where Genius Grows Podcast: 74
Navigating Polarities Part II -Kelly Lewis
Owning It: Leading By Being Unapologetically You
Leader and Follower – Kelly Lewis
Pandemic Companion Podcast
Hope::Reality – Kelly Lewis
Other Resources by Andiron
Mindsets Paper
Our perspective on the role mindsets play in Leadership Development
Developing Leaders in a Complex World
A study on best in class leadership development programs
Embracing the Reality and Possibility of Transitions
An article by Kelly Lewis from Practicing OD Magazine about how the polarity of Hope::Reality plays out in transitions
Polarities in Everyday Leadership
Blogpost by Brian Emerson
Leadership Books & Articles by Others
Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World
by Jennifer Garvey Berger
Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps: How to Thrive in Complexity
by Jennifer Garvey Berger
On Becoming a Leader: The Leadership Classic
by Warren Bennis
Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems
by Barry Johnson
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
by Robert Kegan, Lisa Lahey
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brene Brown
HBR Article: The Real Reason People Won’t Change
by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey
Strategy & Business Article: Managing with the Brain in Mind
by David Rock
HBR Article: Seven Transformations of Leadership
by David Rooke and William Torbert