Reading is helpful, especially if it is a topic that you’re really interested in. If you’re a leader and want to enhance your skills in being the honcho of your team, then here’s a list of leadership books that will get you going.
- The 20% Solution by John Cotter
It focuses on the redesigns of technology which will greatly influence the next century.
- The 21st Century Organization by Warren Bennis and Michael Mischel
Re-organizing the company through re-invention and re-engineering.
- The 21st Century Supervisor by Jeff Stokes
The Top 9 Skills for Leaders
- The Art of Framing by Gail Farhurst and Robert Sarr
Managing the Language of Leading
- At the Helm by Peter Isler
Business Lessons in Navigating Rough Waters
- Big Change by Paul Taffinder
A Map for Corporate Transformation
- CEO Succession by Dennis Carey and Deyton Ogden
Steps on how boards can get it right when choosing a new Chief Executive Officer
- Co-Leaders by David Heenan and Warren Bennis
Great Partnerships are powerful
- The Dream Society by Rolf Jensen
How the shift from Imagination to Information can change a business
- The Good, The Bad and Your Business by Jeffrey Seglin
Making the right decisions in ethical dilemmas
- High Flyers by Morgan McCall
Developing tomorrows great leaders
- How To Think Like a CEO by Benton
22 Vital Traits Every CEO needs to have
- The Individualized Corporation by Sumantra Ghoshal and Christopher Bartlett
A New Approach to Management
- Leader to Leader by Frances Hasselbein and Paul Cohen
Insights on Leadership
- Leadership IQ by Emmett Murphy
A Personal Development Process that is Based on Scientific Studies of a New Generation of Leaders
- A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing by Dale Neef
Understanding the Global Economy
- The Management Team Handbook by Marie McIntyre
Five Key Strategies for Maximizing Performance
- Managing with Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer
Politics and its Influence in an Organization
- The Next Common Sense by Michael Lissack and Johan Roos
The e-Manager’s Guide in Understanding Complexities
- The Power of Simplicity by Jack Trout
A Management Guide in Cutting Through Nonsense and Doing Things the Right Way
- Re-engineering Management by James Champy
The Management for New Leadership
- Responsible Managers Get Results by Gerald Faust, Richard Lyles, Will Phillips
How the Best Leaders Look for Solutions and Not Excuses
- Semper Fi by Dan Carrison and Rod Walsh
Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way
- The Transformation Imperative by Thomas Vollman
Effective processes in decision-making