Resources
Useful links for firm owners
Karlita Liliana on Medium ↗
Writing on leadership, equity and building thriving organizations.
Brava Leaders ↗
Leadership development and coaching resources.
American Evaluation Association ↗
Professional association for evaluators, including the Independent Consulting TIG.
AEA Independent Consulting TIG ↗
A community of evaluators who run their own practices.
U.S. Small Business Administration ↗
Guidance on growing, financing and managing a small business.
Books we love
Reads that have shaped how our members run their firms.
10x Is Easier Than 2x
Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
How aiming for exponential growth, not incremental gains, frees you to focus on the work that matters most.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗Reinventing Organizations
Frederic Laloux
A look at organizations built on self-management, wholeness and evolutionary purpose, and what that means for how we lead.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗The Four Pivots
Shawn A. Ginwright, PhD
Reimagining justice and healing by shifting how we show up for ourselves, each other and our communities.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗The Culture Code
Daniel Coyle
The secrets of highly successful groups: building safety, sharing vulnerability and establishing purpose.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗Radical Candor (Revised & Updated)
Kim Scott
How to be a kick-ass boss without losing your humanity, by caring personally and challenging directly.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗Radical Respect
Kim Scott
On our to-read list
The follow-up to Radical Candor, on building workplaces free of bias, prejudice and bullying.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗Managing the Professional Service Firm
David H. Maister
The classic guide to running a firm built on expertise: economics, people, clients and partnership.
Find on Bookshop.org ↗