How to Be a Leader: Leadership Books you Need
How to Be a Leader: 8 Leadership Books You Need
Great leadership is something the whole world needs. Whether it's in politics, the office, or life in general, being a leader is a huge responsibility, but done right, it can also have many benefits. If you’re looking for inspiration and guidance on being a better leader, here are some books to start with.
Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization by Ron Williams with Karl Weber
Ron Williams wrote this book for readers who are just starting their careers and are struggling to get onto the leadership path. He uses his own experiences to show you the steps to the top of the leadership ladder.
Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 and Leadershift, both by John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell is a pioneer in the leadership field and he has written many books about how to be a good leader. These two books are his newest, and they contain fresh, yet solid ideas on how to succeed as a leader.
Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust by Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein
Edgar H. Schein is known for his knowledge and passion for company culture. But in this book, he teams up with his son, Peter, to dissect leadership and its levels. Rather than the traditional model of leadership, the Scheins encourage “improving your leadership skills into a collective challenge of helping to improve how your groups perform.”
Disrupt-It-Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business–Before the Competition Does by Simone Bhan Ahuja
Today’s world is full of fast-paced business ideas. Running your organization or company means you need to keep up with new trends and opportunities. Ahuja’s book is designed to help readers to just that — innovate and rethink your business from the inside before your competition disrupts you out of the game.
Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise by Horst Schulze with Dean Merrill
Written by a former Ritz-Carlton president, this book speaks to employees and guides them on finding leadership within themselves. Author Horst Schulze has many pro-employee ideas, and believes that the people doing the work have a better understanding of how to do things properly.
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
Lewis speaks to the mid-level employees of large organizations (like the government) and explains how their dedication can keep things afloat in the organization even without proper leadership from those they report to. But the book also goes into how much better things would go if those above gave their support to these employees.
Leadership Is An Art by Max DePree
Former CEO of Herman Miller Inc., Max DePree, wrote this book using his experience in leading numerous employees, many of those being creatives. He speaks about hiring the best people for the job and essentially giving them free rein. He also says the heart of leadership is, “the indispensable knack for building and nurturing relationships.”