“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” -Harry Truman
Below are some of my favorite books, all of which would be helpful and insightful for any leader. Enjoy!
- The Bible
- Servant Leadership in Action – Ken Blanchard & Renee Broadwell
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones – James Clear
- The Circle Maker – Mark Batterson
- Never Split the Difference – Chris Voss
- Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences – Carey Nieuwhof
- Dare to Serve – Cheryl Bachelder
- Building a StoryBrand – Donald Miller
- Leadership & Self-Deception – The Arbinger Institute
- Start With Why – Simon Sinek
- The Work of Leaders – Straw, Scullard, Kukkonen, & Davis
- Soul Keeping – John Ortberg
- Ordering Your Private World – Gordon MacDonald
- Divine Direction: 7 Decisions That Will Change Your Life – Craig Groeschel
- It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It – Craig Groeschel
- Crucial Conversations – Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, & Switzler
- Lead Like Jesus – Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges
- Deep & Wide – Andy Stanley
- Next Generation Leader – Andy Stanley
- 7 Men and the Secret of Their Greatness – Eric Metaxas
- H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle – Brad Lomenick
- Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders – Joel Manby
- Tough Choices – Carly Fiorina
- Quitter – Jon Acuff
- The Advantage – Patrick Lencioni
- The Ideal Team Player – Patrick Lencioni
- Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni
- Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars – Patrick Lencioni
- The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive – Patrick Lencioni
- Death by Meeting – Patrick Lencioni
- The Three Signs of a Miserable Job – Patrick Lencioni
- Leading at The Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition – Dennis Perkins
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration – Ed Catmull
- If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God’s What If Possibilities – Mark Batterson
- 3 Seconds: The Power of Thinking Twice – Les Parrott
- Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms – Tim Tebow
- Rhinoceros Success – Scott Alexander
- The Noticer – Andy Andrews
- The Traveler’s Gift – Andy Andrews
- American Patriot’s Almanac – Bill Bennett
- Toxic Charity – Bob Lupton
- My Utmost For His Highest – Oswald Chambers
- Great by Choice – Jim Collins & Morten Hansen
- Good to Great – Jim Collins
- How the Mighty Fall – Jim Collins
- Built to Last – Jim Collins & Jerry Porras
- The Leadership Challenge – Barry Posner & James Kouzes
- Madness – Jossy Chacko
- Spiritual Leadership – Henry & Richard Blackaby
- The Energy Bus – Jon Gordon
- Leadership in the Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader – Sandy Shugart
- Liberty & Tyranny – Mark Levin
- Thinking for a Change – John Maxwell
- The Sales Bible – Jeffrey Gitomer
- Love is the Killer App – Tim Sanders
- Jesus CEO – Laurie Beth Jones
- Cure for the Common Life – Max Lucado
- Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
- The Strangest Secret – Earl Nightingale
- How Did You Do It Truett? – Truett Cathy
- Common Sense – Glenn Beck
- Being George Washington – Glenn Beck
- Dreamers and Deceivers – Glenn Beck
- Miracles and Massacres – Glenn Beck
- StandOut – Marcus Buckingham
- Go Put Your Strengths to Work – Marcus Buckingham
- How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
- The Servant Leader – Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges
- The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me – Richard Paul Evans
- The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude – Jeffrey Gitomer
- The Little Red Book of Selling – Jeffrey Gitomer
- Purple Cow – Seth Godin
- FISH! – Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul & John Christensen
- The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader – John Maxwell
- Be Our Guest – Disney Institute
