Read these, and you can do a good deal of this yourself.
Twelve or so books, each with a written synopsis and a five-minute video from Nathaniel. If you want to know what working with Quail is like, read the library. If you would rather do the work for free, read the library and do what it says.
How to use this page.
Each book has its own entry. The synopsis takes about two minutes to read, and the video gives you Nathaniel’s take in about five. If a single title is exactly what someone on your team needs right now, you can send them that one entry on its own, without the rest of the page attached.
The library.
Issues
Mark O'Donnell, Sue Hawkes, and Jill Young
Issues is part of the Traction Library, the book that takes one of EOS®’s six components (vision, traction, people, process, issues, data) and builds…
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The War of Worldviews
Jamie Winship
This is the newest addition to my library, and it’s made an immediate, real impact on how I move through my days. The framework…
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The Ideal Team Player
Patrick Lencioni
This is about the people side: are these the right people on your team? The filter he gives you: Humble. Not about them. Hungry.…
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni
If you’ve been through a proper EOS® annual planning session, you know this book gets a serious chunk of the agenda. Why? Because every…
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The Coaching Habit
Michael Bungay Stanier
If you manage people, this is non-negotiable reading. What this book gives you is the tactical how: actual questions, actual frameworks for connecting with…
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Renovated
Jim Wilder (with Dallas Willard)
In a unique format, the chapters alternate between a transcribed Dallas Willard seminar and Jim Wilder’s response through the lens of brain science. If…
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Redeeming Your Time
Jordan Raynor
This book blends tactical frameworks with real inspiration. It modernizes Getting Things Done, then builds on it in ways that make it genuinely useful…
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Moving Mountains
John Eldredge
Moving Mountains is a book about prayer, and it changed how I understand it. For years, my prayer life was flat and self-focused: I…
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The 6 Types of Working Genius
Patrick Lencioni
Of the three Lencioni books in my top 12, this is my favorite. I’m certified in Working Genius, but what matters isn’t the certification.…
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Process
Mike Paton and Lisa Gonzalez
This book is a cheat code. Part of the Traction Library, Process hands over the exact step-by-step method for building core processes that people…
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Crucial Conversations
Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory
Outside of the Bible, this is probably the book I recommend more than any other, and the one that’s had the most cumulative impact…
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The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
This is a fun, inspirational, and genuinely thought-provoking read. Sinek takes game theory and applies it to business with a brilliant reframe: finite games…
Read the entryHow we use it.
After a referral coffee or a talk, the follow-up email links the one entry that fits the conversation. After an inquiry call, the next email points to a single book and a single five-minute video. And across a longer decision, the library is how we stay relevant between calls without sending another check-in email.