Happiness is reading books on leadership! Writing fiction is an art, and reading fiction is real happiness. That's my philosophy, until I met a colleague who is passionate about reading books on leadership. His recommendations changed my view on non-fiction books, and the first book I picked up was a spiritual one - Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. Later, I picked up a couple of books on leadership, which inspired me greatly. Therefore, I made a wish list of the top 30 must-read books on leadership.)
1. Bridging the Soft Skills Gap: How to Teach the Missing Basics to Today’s Young Talent by Bruce Tulgan
2. Crazy Bosses by Stanley Bing
3. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
4. Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
5. Drive by Daniel H. Pink
6. Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
7. Endurance by Alfred Lansing
8. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
9. Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso
10. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
11. Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
12. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
13. Leading Across New Borders: How to Succeed as the Center Shifts by Ernest Gundling and Christi Caldwell
14. Leading with GRIT: Inspiring Action and Accountability with Generosity, Respect, Integrity, and Truth by Laurie Sudbrink
15. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel
16. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hays translation)
17. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
18. Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed by George S. Everly Jr. and Douglas A. Strouse
19. Stupid On Purpose: The Art of Ignoring Good Advice, Doing Whatever The Heck You Want, and Actually Enjoying Your Life by Mark Messick
20. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
21. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
22. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
23. The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
24. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert I. Sutton
25. The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
26. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey
27. The Truth About Leadership by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
28. The War of Art by Steve Pressfield
29. Tribes by Seth Godin
30. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George, Peter Sims
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