Leadership Books
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Finding good leadership books are essential to your journey as a leader. In your leadership journey, more often than not, you’re giving instead of receiving.
This means you’re often investing your time in others; be it counselling, training, teaching, advising and so on. The thing is that all these actions are good, but you often give of yourself to achieve these things.
But you need to receive too.
A good leader is committed to her personal growth as much as the growth of his team. He understands that the team can only become as good as him and he sees the need to grow so that he can be a better leader to his team.
Although he gives up a lot of time to others, he does not neglect the aspect of receiving as well.
And books are one important source.
As Margaret Thatcher once said, “Great leaders are great readers.”
Indeed so.
You can be a great reader, but not a great leader; but you can never be a great leader without first being a great reader.
In order to grow and continually grow to become better and better, you need to invest in leadership books. By reading leadership books, you’re tapping on the knowledge and experience of many great leaders that have gone before you.
In this section, you will find many of my book recommendations on leadership. I have classified them into different sections for your different needs.
General
Leadership Books
These books talk about personal leadership as well as leadership principles in general. As you can see, John Maxwell is one of my favourite authors as he writes in an engaging but simple way that anyone can understand.
Stephen Covey, on the other hand, has a more business focus in writing his book, but nonetheless, it can be applied to every aspect of your life.
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Of all the books, I recommend these 3:
#1: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
#2: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
#3: Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
You can find books on more specific topics in leadership under:
Team Building Books
Read about how you can build successful teams with the best team building books out there in the market.
Books on Influence and Persuasion
The essential job of a leader is influencing the team and persuading them. Read books that can help you improve your persuasion skills and increase your influence.
Books on Business Leadership
The most common form of leadership in today’s world is business leadership. Read about successful business leaders and how you can emulate your life and your organization after them.
Biographies of Great Leaders
Many great men and women have shaped history. Read about the biographies of some of these great leaders and receive lessons about their lives that you can learn form.
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