17 Best Leadership Books

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• Michael McCullough

  "Helps you decide which action to actually take." - Michael McCullough

• Shay Carl

  Shay Carl referenced this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• Jenn Im

  "Has changed my life in such a positive way." - Jenn Im

• Jim Kwik

  "This personal development classic is a classic for a reason." - Jim Kwik

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

• Ben Greenfield

  Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.

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• Frank Blake

  "As a business person, I love [this book]." - Frank Blake

• Tracy DiNunzio

  "It’s too good. [...] Definitely a must read." - Tracy DiNunzio

• Daniel Ek

  "A really interesting book." - Daniel Ek

• John Doerr

  John Doerr recommended this book at the end of "Measure What Matters."

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

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• Ken Block

  "One of the first books that really helped me achieve my management style and what’s helped me really be successful." - Ken Block

• DJ Vlad

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• Strauss Zelnick

  "Archaic references and overweening title to the side, it’s actually a great guide to leadership and salesmanship." - Strauss Zelnick

• Daymond John

  "I love all the Dale Carnegie books." - Daymond John

• Shay Carl

  "A staple that I have listened to three or four times." - Shay Carl

• Tim Draper

  "[One of the books] that are recommended or required at Draper University." - Tim Draper

• Sahil Lavingia

  Sahil Lavingia recommended this book on Notion.

• Barbara Corcoran

  "A must read for anyone in business." - Barbara Corcoran

• Alex Hormozi

  Alex Hormozi recommended this book on Instagram.

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

• Ben Greenfield

  Most Recommended Books reached out to Ben Greenfield directly.

• Patrick Bet-David

  Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

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• Terry Crews

  "Incredible." - Terry Crews

• Jimmy Fallon

  "Talks about the meaning of life, and I believe you come out a better person from reading it." - Jimmy Fallon

• Tony Robbins

  "Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins

• Simon Sinek

  "Single most important book you can read." - Simon Sinek

• Michael Gervais

  "Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais

• Daniel Pink

  "A hugely important book for me." - Daniel Pink

• Ev Williams

  On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

• Bryan Johnson

  "His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson

• Dustin Moskovitz

  Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.

• Sam Altman

  This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.

• Chelsea Handler

  "One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler

• Ryan Holiday

  "Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday

• Maria Popova

  "A meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught [the author] about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived." - Maria Popova

• Aniela Gregorek

  "A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek

• Fedor Holz

  "[From it] I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential." - Fedor Holz

• Turia Pitt

  "[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt

• Chip Conley

  "If I were to take the meaning of [this book], and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning." - Chip Conley

• Dave Elitch

  Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

• PewDiePie

  "A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie

• Shane Parrish

  "As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz." - Shane Parrish

• Phil Jackson

  "An important book for me." - Phil Jackson

• Tom Bilyeu

  Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

• Lex Fridman

  "I reread [this book] quite often." - Lex Fridman

• Mark Manson

  Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.

• Alastair Humphreys

  "Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys

• Steve Kerr

  "Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr

• Robin Black

  "One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black

• Jim Kwik

  "Illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us." - Jim Kwik

• Michael Hyatt

  Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.

• Patrick Bet-David

  Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

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• Aaron Levie

  "[One of] four good books that I would highly recommend reading if you're gonna build a B2B software company." - Aaron Levie

• Ev Williams

  On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

• Max Levchin

  One of Max Levchin's answers to "what's your favourite business book you'd advise to young entrepreneurs?"

• Tim O’Reilly

  "[A] business classic." - Tim O’Reilly

• Caterina Fake

  "A must-read for entrepreneurs." - Caterina Fake

• Guy Kawasaki

  "Taught me why it’s so hard to come up with a second hit." - Guy Kawasaki

• Bill Gurley

  "All entrepreneurs should read." - Bill Gurley

• Blake Scholl

  "Everyone talks about it, I wonder how many people actually read it. You should actually read it." - Blake Scholl

• Chris Dixon

  Chris Dixon recommended this book on Twitter.

• Marc Andreessen

  "Really critical to understanding how this industry works." - Marc Andreessen

• Michael Bloomberg

  "An insightful analysis of changing technology and its importance to a company's future success." - Michael Bloomberg

• Steve Blank

  "The foundational read for managing disruptive innovation." - Steve Blank