As a leader, owning your development is key. Whether it's through programs, coaching, or your own curiosity, you control your growth. Here are a few of my favorite books that have shaped both my journey as a corporate leader and my philosophy as an executive coach. Congrats on taking charge of your career development – enjoy the journey!
Leaders Eat Last
By Simon Sinek
This book provides key insights for leaders aiming to enhance team cohesion and drive success.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
By Simon Sinek
Through The Golden Circle framework, the book demonstrates how a clear sense of purpose can lead to greater success and loyalty.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
By Charles Duhigg
Through captivating stories and research, this book shows how changing habits can drive success, productivity, and positive change in various aspects of life.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
By Stephen Covey
Through captivating stories and research, this book shows how changing habits can drive success, productivity, and positive change in various aspects of life.
By Kim Scott
Radical Candor teaches that you can be both kind and clear in your leadership by balancing compassion with directness. It offers a practical approach to giving and receiving feedback, fostering a culture of openness that enhances team cohesion
By James Clear
This book provides a proven framework for making small changes that lead to remarkable results. By focusing on the system behind your habits, it offers practical strategies to form good habits, break bad ones, and master behaviors that drive long-term success.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
This book uses a parable to illustrate how a CEO transforms a dysfunctional team into a cohesive, successful unit. The book identifies common issues like lack of trust and accountability, and provides clear, actionable strategies to address these problems and enhance team performance.
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
By Jocko Willink
This book reveals how leadership principles learned by U.S. Navy SEALs in combat can be applied to business and life. Through gripping stories from the battlefield, it provides powerful strategies for leading teams, overcoming challenges, and achieving success.
By Joseph Grenny
This book equips readers with essential skills for handling high-stakes dialogues effectively. Updated for today's workplace, it offers strategies to communicate persuasively, manage emotional and challenging discussions, and achieve better outcomes in both personal and professional settings.
By Liz Wiseman
Multipliers explores why some leaders drain the capabilities of their teams while others amplify them to achieve remarkable results. By analyzing the traits of successful leaders, Liz Wiseman identifies five disciplines that turn leaders into "Multipliers," who inspire and elevate their teams, driving innovation and exceptional performance.
By Thomas Erickson
Surrounded by Idiots provides a groundbreaking method for understanding and improving communication by categorizing people into four distinct personality types. Thomas Erikson's insights help readers enhance their interactions, resolve conflicts, and connect more effectively with others, both personally and professionally.
