Change is hard as a individual. Implementing lasting change in a team or organization is probably one of the most difficult things one can attempt. I say lasting change, because it is easy to impose short term change, but hard to make that change stick.

Over the years I have read countless management and technical books and of those books there are a select few that had a profound impact on how I view the world and my capabilities as a leader. I have put together this list of books to share so that others can benifit from their knowledge and so I can remind myself of some books I should periodically read.

Over the years I have been approached by numerous people who have an idea for a great software application or website. Sometimes these are individuals that are looking to start a new business, sometimes they are the executive of the company I work for and sometimes that person is me.

I recently lead a team through their first Planning Poker session and had an interesting conversation with one of the team members afterward that I thought I'd share.