Recommended Books on Leadership Development

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness by Joel ben Izzy

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

Strengths Based Leadership from Gallup by Tom Rath

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Picker

StrengthsFinder 2.0 from Gallup by Don Clifton

Leading the High-Energy Culture: What the Best CEOs Do to Create an Atmosphere Where Employees Flourish by David Casullo Leaders and managers today are experiencing an “energy crisis”. This energy crisis results from the failure to engage and inspire their people. Yet, a handful of leaders have found an endless supply of energy to fuel…

Falling Upward by Richard Rohr

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss Resource Type: Professional Who this Book is Good For: Emerging Leaders, Experienced Leaders, Executives, Entrepreneurs The 4-Hour Work Week was given to me by my son.  I hope it was not a message to the impact of my work…

Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work by David Rock Resource Type: Professional Who this Book is Good For: Experienced Leaders For me, this book struck a chord because, unknowingly, it taught an approach to leadership that matched my personal strengths and style. At the beginning of the book, I was fascinated by…

Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations by Ken Blanchard

The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman

Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders by Lindsey Pollak

Presidential Courage – Brave Leaders and How They Changed America by Michael Beschloss

Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D.

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World by The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko Resource Type: Aspirational Who this Book is Good For: Entrepreneurs The Millionaire Next Door describes the characteristics and statistics surrounding our nation’s millionaires.  Surprisingly, those individuals are not the highest earners because, statistically, the highest earners are…

The Power of Now – A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhark Tolle

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Golf is not a Game of Perfect by Dr. Bob Rotella

Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Everyone Communicates Few Connect by John C. Maxwell