This resource is provided by American Corporate Partners, which aims to ease the transition from the military to the civilian workforce. ACP is a national nonprofit organization focused on helping returning veterans and active duty spouses find their next careers through one-on-one mentoring, networking and online career advice.
Recommended Reading List
Translating Military Skills
- A Civilian’s Guide to the U.S. Military: A comprehensive reference to the customs, language and structure of the Armed Forces, Barbara Schading, Writers Digest Books, 2006
- Out of Uniform: Your Guide to a Successful Military-to-Civilian Career Transition, Tom Wolfe, Potomac Books Inc., 2011
- Signs of a Great Résumé: Veterans Edition: How to Write a Résumé that Speaks for Itself, Scott Vedder, Create Space Publishing, 2014
Mentoring
- Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives, Karen Kimsey-House, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2011
- Monday Morning Mentorship: 10 Lessons to Guide You Up the Ladder, David Cottrell, Cornerstone Leadership Institute, 2002
- Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships, Ellen A. Ensher and Susan E. Murphy, Jossey-Bass, 2005
- The Mentor Leader, Tony Dungy, Tyndale House Publishers, 2010
Career Planning
- The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence From Anywhere in the Organization, John C. Maxwell, Thomas Nelson Inc., 2011
- How Will You Measure Your Life?, Clayton Christensen, HarperCollins, 2012
- I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What it Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It, Barbara Sher, Dell, 1995
- Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, 2013
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful, Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter, Hyperion, 2007
Management and Leadership
- Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck, Crown Business, 2002
- It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, Michael Abrashoff, Business Plus, 2002
- Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box, Arbinger Institute, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010
- Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Harvard Business Review Press, 2004
- Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity,Stephen Snyder, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2013
Networking and Relationship-Building
- Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior, Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, McGraw-Hill, 2004
- Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves, TalentSmart, 2009
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher, Penguin, 2011
- How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie, Pocket Books, 1998
- Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz, Crown Publishing Group, 2005
Personal Development
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, 2007
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, 2011
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen, Penguin, 2002
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg, Random House Inc., 2012
- Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Geoff Colvin, Portfolio Trade, 2010
