Resources and Inspiration
Bibliography
Works that influence my approach to leading teams, designing for home and property, and establishing a culture of positive productivity.
Organization & Leadership
The Ideal Team Player, Patrick Lencioni (also The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Death By Meeting)
Good to Great and the Social Sectors, Jim Collins
Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg
Daring Greatly, Brene Brown
Design
The Timeless Way of Building, Christopher Alexander
A Pattern Language: Towns, Building, Construction, Christopher Alexander
Piet Oudulf at Work, Cassian Schmidt
Architecture of Place, Paul Masi
Field Architecture: Conversations with the Land, Oscar Riera Ojeda
Stables: High Design for Horse and Home, Oscar Riera Ojeda
Places
Places that reflect my aesthetic and how I believe a place should feel. Spectacularly built and designed, these sites are infused with balance, whether created by man, God, or nature.
Fallingwater, Pennsylvania
Inns of Aurora, Finger Lakes, New York
The Tuileries, Paris, France
The Apple Farm, Philo, California
Tunnel Tops to Chrissy Field Beach, San Francisco
Central Park, New York
The Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
Normandy American Cemetery and Monument, France
St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican, Italy
Professionals
People and programs I work with to hone my forward-looking approach and optimistic mindset.
Positive Intelligence program
The Tools, Phil Stutz
Jennie Winton, professional coach and co-founder of Mission Minded
The Optimism Company, Simon Sinek
References
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