17 Best Leadership Books
Goal: Find the best Leadership books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best leadership books" and study the top 6+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
17 Best Leadership Books
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
Also recommended by:
Dave Ramsey, Daniel Pink, Ken Block, Dustin Moskovitz, Noah Kagan, Kishore Biyani, Ben Greenfield, Jim Kwik, Michael McCullough, Shay Carl, Jenn Im, Michael Hyatt
Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
by Jim Collins
Also recommended by:
Jeff Bezos, Dave Ramsey, Jason Calacanis, Max Levchin, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Frank Blake, Daniel Ek, Tracy DiNunzio, Michael Hyatt, John Doerr
How To Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
by Daniel Pink
Also recommended by:
Tobi Lütke, David Heinemeier Hansson, Danny Miranda, Michael Hyatt
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, Esther Perel, Emma Watson, Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Terry Crews, Jimmy Fallon, Tony Robbins, Simon Sinek, Michael Gervais, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Sam Altman, Chelsea Handler, Ryan Holiday, Maria Popova, Aniela Gregorek, Fedor Holz, Turia Pitt, Chip Conley, Dave Elitch, Jim Kwik, Lex Fridman, PewDiePie, Shane Parrish, Mark Manson, Phil Jackson, Tom Bilyeu, Michael Hyatt, Alastair Humphreys, Steve Kerr, Robin Black, Patrick Bet-David
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
Also recommended by:
Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, Drew Houston, Aaron Levie, Ev Williams, Max Levchin, Tim O’Reilly, Caterina Fake, Guy Kawasaki, Bill Gurley, Marc Andreessen, Michael Bloomberg, Blake Scholl, Chris Dixon, Steve Blank
Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Also recommended by:
Drew Houston, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Patrick Bet-David
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni
Also recommended by:
Developing the Leader Within You 2.0
by John C. Maxwell
Excellence Wins
A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise
by Horst Schulze
First, Break All the Rules
What the world's Greatest Managers Do Differently
by Gallup Organization
Leadershift
The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace
by John C. Maxwell
Leadership Is an Art
by Max Depree
Leading Change
by John P. Kotter
The Fifth Risk
Undoing Democracy
by Michael Lewis
True North
Discover Your Authentic Leadership
by Bill George
Sources
- 1
15 Best Leadership Books Every Leader Must Read - Lifehack
lifehack.org
- 2
Best Leadership Books: 21 of the Most Impactful Reads
betterup.com
- 3
Best Leadership Books to Help You Become a Better Boss
blinkist.com
- 4
The 25 Best Leadership Books of All-Time | Soundview Executive Book Summaries
summary.com
- 5
Top 20 Best Books on Leadership and Management [All-Time]
greatworklife.com
- 6
Best Leadership Books: 8 Essential Reads You Need In Your Library
forbes.com
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