Recommended Leadership Books
I often speak to people about books I have found helpful in developing my thinking about leadership, personal growth, relationships, balanced perspectives on current affairs and new level thinking.
Listed below are books I recommend with an easy click-thru link to purchase them through Amazon books. My promise is to provide you with easy, cost effective access to great books that have shaped my life. Please enjoy.
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1. Spiral Dynamics by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan. From the Back Cover: Spiral Dynamics reveals the hidden codes that shape human nature, create global diversities, and drive evolutionary change. These magnetic forces attract and repel individuals, form the webs that connect people within organizations, and forge the rise and fall of nations and cultures. This book tracks our historic emergence from clans to tribes to networks and holograms; identifies seven Variations on Change, and adds power and precision to the design of human systems and 21st century leadership.
2. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. One of the best overall descriptions of Leadership. If Leadership were a well cut and rather large diamond then The 21 Laws are like 21 different facets from which to view the overall ‘beauty’ of the stone. This is an easy to read, well illustrated and easy to apply study of leadership. The 21 Laws are difficult to argue with even though there are some that I personally find extremely challenging.
3. Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell. My favourite of many books by Maxwell. Like all his books this is easy to read, very practical and well illustrated. It is the first ‘How to’ book I ever read on Leadership that was extremely helpful. The chapter on leading through change is incredibly helpful to any leader of an organisation. For Maxwell Leadership is Influence, nothing more and nothing less. If you read this book and apply what you learn I guarantee you will grow your influence.
4. Influence by Robert Cialdini. The ultimate marketing and marketer’s book. This book explains the psychology of influence. It is an illuminating analysis of human thinking and behaviour showing the ways people respond to a whole range of stimulii. If you are interested in selling to people and leading people you MUST READ this book. It will open your eyes and explain people’s responses with a level of research that satisfies the analytical mind.
5. Simple Strategies for Business Success by Sharon Pearson. Sharon is my business mentor and has written an incredibly helpful book for business owners. She firstly challenges and stretches your mindset and then gives very practical strategies which if followed will guarantee business success. This book is geared to the Internet economy but will also assist you to build an offline business.
6. The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. This is a must read for small business owners if you want to succeed in business. Gerber explains the main thing that is missing in most small businesses which is the reason why 80% fail in the first 5 years. Intrigued? Click thru to get your copy and find out what you need to learn as Gerber advises an imaginary client through the steps to build a business.
7. Tribes by Seth Godin. What an inspiring read! If you know you have a passion within you to lead others or to make a difference in your world, this book will assist you to think outside the box of ways to touch people’s lives to inspire them to greatness. Seth is incredibly tuned to the internet age and sees it as empowering everyone who has a voice to rise to make that voice heard in our noisy but often hopeless world.
