Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

December 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is growth mindsets. See what’s new below.

Books:

• Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace & Purpose Every Day - Jay Shetty

• Think Again - Adam Grant

Podcasts:

• Huberman Lab: The Science of Gratitude and How to Build a Gratitude Practice

• Huberman Lab: Dr. Alia Crum: Science of Mindsets for Health & Performance

• Bossed Up: Set Strong Boundaries, Step into Your Power, & Stop People Pleasing

• On Purpose: 6 Ways to Transform a Negative Mindset & How to Overcome Fear and Anxiety

Articles:

• A Summary of Growth and Fixed Mindsets - Carol Dweck

• Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset: How What You Think Affects What You Achieve - Jennifer Smith

Videos:

• TED Talk: What Frogs in Hot Water Can Teach Us About Thinking Again - Adam Grant

• TED Talk: The Habits of Happiness - Matthieu Ricard

• TEDx Talk: Change your mindset, change the game - Dr. Alia Crum

Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

November 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is burnout, stress and resilience. See what’s new below.

Books:

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Drs. Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Podcasts:

• On Purpose: Jim Kwik on Why You Feel Burned Out & How to Break Free from Your Limiting Beliefs

• On Purpose: Neha Kumar on Building Resilience to Negativity, and How to Make Your Passions Practical

• Science Vs.: Burnout - Can We Fix Work?

• Habits on Purpose: Breaking the Habits That Lead to Burnout

• Bossed Up: How to Deal with Difficult Coworkers and Build Interpersonal Relationships

• Bossed Up: How to Create Purposeful Goals to Avoid Burnout

• WorkLife: Burnout is Everyone’s Problem

• WorkLife: Breaking Up with Perfectionism

• Unlocking Us: Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle

• Unlocking Us: Comparative Suffering, the 50/50 Myth, and Settling the Ball

• Dare to Lead: Grit and the Importance of Trying New Things

Articles:

• The 7 Types of Rest That Every Person Needs - Saundra Dalton-Smith (TED Ideas)

• Your Body Knows You’re Burned Out - Melinda Wenner Moyer (New York Times)

• Everything You Need to Know About Burnout at Work - Calm

• Stress, Worry and Anxiety Are All Different. How Do You Cope With Each? - Jeremy Engle (New York Times)

• Your Email Does Not Constitute My Emergency - Adam Grant (New York Times)

• Beating Burnout - Monique Valcour (Harvard Business Review)

• Signs of Burnout at Work – and What to Do About It - Allaya Cooks-Campbell (BetterUp)

Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

October 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is increasing focus, memory and concentration to improve your performance as a leader. See what’s new below.

Podcasts:

• The School of Greatness: How Your Brain is Hurting or Helping Your Relationships, Memory and Life

• Dare to Lead: Finding Focus and Owning Your Attention

• WorkLife: How to Remember Anything

• Huberman Lab: Understand & Improve Memory Using Science-Based Tools

• Huberman Lab: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools

• Huberman Lab: How Meditation Works & Science-Based Effective Meditations

• Huberman Lab: Focus Toolkit

Videos:

• All It Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes - TED Talk by Andy Puddicombe

• The Art of Focus - TEDx Talk by Christina Bengtsson

• What Makes Some Brains More Focused Than Others? - TEDx Talk by Marvin Chun

• How To Get Your Brain to Focus - TEDx Talk by Chris Bailey

• Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do - TED Talk by Joshua Foer

• How Your Memory Works, and Why Forgetting is Totally OK - TED Talk by Lisa Genova

Articles:

• Focus: The Ultimate Guide on How to Improve Focus and Concentration - James Clear

• 14 Tips to Improve Your Concentration - Crystal Raypole (Healthline)

• Mending Memory - Rachel Adelson (American Psychological Association)

• An Effortless Way to Improve Your Memory - David Robson (BBC)

Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

September 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is the importance of sleep. Sleep is critical for our physical and mental well-being, and the quality of our sleep can influence our effectiveness as leaders.

Books:

• Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker

Podcasts:

• The Matt Walker Podcast

• Sleep With Me: The Podcast That Puts You To Sleep

• Nothing Much Happens

• Huberman Lab: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep

• Huberman Lab: Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake

• Huberman Lab: Sleep Toolkit - Tools For Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing

• Science Vs.: Sleep - All Aboard the Snooze Cruise!

• Feel Better, Live More: How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep, The Very Best Tips on Sleep

Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

August 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is building habits that will help you achieve your goals.

Books:

• The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg

• Atomic Habits - James Clear

Podcasts:

• Habits 2 Goals: The Habit Factor, with Martin Grunburg

• Habits On Purpose: Helping Women Create Lifelong Habit Change, with Kristi Angevine

• Changing Habits - Changing Lives, with Azzy Aslam

Looking for resources to aid your leadership development? CUYLM’s Learning Commons is a collection of resources curated by the CUYLM Executive Committee. The Learning Commons contains recommendations for books, articles, podcasts, videos and more on a wide variety of topics.

July 2024 Update:

We’ve added new resources! The theme of this update is improving work well-being and optimizing your workspace. See what’s new below.

Podcasts:

• Huberman Lab: Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus & Creativity

• Huberman Lab: Improve Flexibility with Research-Supported Stretching Protocols

Articles:

• 5 Science-Based Steps to Improve Your Workspace

• Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control)

• 20 Ways to Become More Productive

• 9 Desk Stretches for People Who Sit All Day

• Benefits of Stretching at Work