15 Best Books On Leadership Summarized.

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15 powerful leadership
books summarized.

1. primal leadership
This is the original book on. Pick
it up and learn classic lessons in
dealing with people through
empathy and understanding (it’s
more powerful than you think.)
The depth at which the authors
get into the neuroscience of
inﬂuence and impact is
incredibly interesting. And they
become especially powerful
when you connect these insights
to how you lead others.

2. the seasons of life
Jim Rohn was one of the greatest
speakers and storytellers to have
ever lived. Period. His books and
teachings on leadership and
business focused on the
fundamentals of human behavior
and how they have an impact on
optimal performance, personally
and professionally. My favorite thing
about Jim Rohn’s work is his ability
to take complex ideas and simplify
them such that anyone could
understand and apply them for
immediate results. Read this book
for powerful lessons in leadership
and a primer on living well.

3. the leader who had no
title
“A Modern Fable on Real Success in
Business and in Life.” The reason why
this is such a powerful leadership
book is because it gets down to the
nitty gritty of some of those easily
overlooked qualities of leadership:
modesty, consideration, empathy.
When those you lead begin to see you
actually living the values preached by
the organization or team you’re
leading — that’s when you can lead
without a title. Because that is when
you can be conﬁdent that you’ve
gained more than mere compliance;
but respect. Get the book here.

4. Environment is
everything
Lincoln On Leadership is more
than just a list of tips from
Honest Abe on how to lead
(though you couldn’t go wrong
with that!) This is a powerful
book about how to take some of
Lincoln’s most potent leadership
qualities and apply them to the
modern times we live in today.
Read this book for classic
lessons of leadership, and how
to apply in the technologically-
driven world of now.

5. the 21 irrefutable laws of
leadership
Behold, The 21 Irrefutable Laws
of Leadership — follow them
and people will follow you. This
is a powerful set of principles
written by one of the foremost
minds behind modern
leadership thinking, John C.
Maxwell. All 21 “laws” are very
easy to understand, and the
stories that support them make
each of them actionable for us to
apply within our own lives and
individual leadership roles.

6. strengths based
leadership
Written by the people who
brought you StrengthsFinder 2.0,
the good folks at Gallup have
also been focusing on the topic
of leadership. And after studying
over 1 million teams, and
conducting more than 20,000 in-
depth interviews with leaders,
they’ve come out on the other
end with more than just a few
big ideas on leadership. Read
this book to learn about great
teams, and great leaders, and
why people follow them.

7. emotional intelligence
Complete with a testimonial by
The Dalai Lama himself,
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
provides you with a modern
handbook of research-driven
rules on connecting with others
and building relationships to
help you lead. The book also
comes with an emotional
intelligence test to help you
determine where you should
focus to become a more
effective and well-esteemed
leader.

8. turn the ship around!
Written by an Navy officer David
Marquet, Turn The Ship Around! is a
compelling and powerful leadership
read that’s sure to get you thinking
about leadership in a whole new
way. “To give you an idea of what you’ll
find in this thought-provoking book,
here’s a quote from the author
himself: “Leadership should mean
giving control rather than taking control
and creating leaders rather than forging
followers.” Pick this book up for true
stories and first hand accounts of what it
takes to turn followers into leaders. The
book comes complete with a workbook
filled with tips, tools, and tactics to help
you take action towards your leadership
goals.

9. leaders eat last
Why is it that some teams pull together,
and others don’t? You’ll learn the
difference in this superbly written book
with stories peppered throughout. In
Leaders Eat Last, author Simon Sinek
asks us to imagine a world where
almost everyone wakes up inspired to
go to work, feels trusted and
valued during the day, then returns
home feeling fulﬁlled… this is not some
idealistic dream, Sinek says, but
something that is actually happening in
various organizations across the
United States. Buy the book here, get
the audio summary, or text summary
so you can get the key take-aways in
under 20 minutes.

10. the 7 habits of highly
effective people
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People is one of the most popular
personal development books ever
published. Essential reading for every
leader. The subtitle says it all: Powerful
Lessons in Personal Change. It’s true.
Both in life and in business. The
author, Dr. Stephen Covey, provides
research-driven advice gleaned from
decades of data on what it takes to
become as effective as possible
across every dimension of life. If I
were you, I’d grab a copy of the
original book and the audiobook, or if
you’re short on time — the 20-minute
book summary by FlashNotes.

11. on becoming a leader
Essential lessons in leadership
by a foremost expert in the ﬁeld,
Warren Bennis (also known as
“The Dean of Leadership Gurus”
according to Forbes), this book
provides insights on why leaders
are not born, but rather, that they
are made. On Becoming a
Leader provides us with research
on the various elements and
qualities that deﬁne leadership,
with real-life examples to support
them. Actionable insights on how
to become a better letter are also
outlined.

12. good to great
Why is it that some leaders can
take companies into the multi-
million (or billion!) dollar level
and beyond — and others
struggle to lead the customer
service department? Find out
in Good To Great as author Jim
Collins guides you through the
best leadership practices
deployed by the best
businesses, companies, and
organizations around the world.

13. principle-centered
leadership
Another classic by Dr. Covey on the
values and virtues of true leadership. In
Principle Centered Leadership, Stephen
Covey gives examples of some of the
greatest leaders from around the world
and what they did to become so
inﬂuential. In the book, he covers how
these leaders would bridge gaps amongst
people who might otherwise hate each
other. And he shows us how to do it
through meaningful communication
strategies and gentle persuasion This
book is best consumed via
audiobook (I’ve probably listened to it over
100 times, and because it’s only about an
hour long, you may end up doing the
same thing too.) But if you prefer books,
you can always go that route too.

14. drive
This book is packed with some of the
most powerful leadership lessons you’ll
ever learn. Author Daniel Pink debunks
some of the biggest myths about what
really motivates us at work; immediately
putting Drive on every serious leader’s
reading list. Drive describes the
characteristics of extrinsic and intrinsic
motivation — and how far too many
organizations rely on extrinsic motivators,
even though these are often
counterproductive. Instead, Pink explains
how we can best motivate ourselves and
others by understanding how to utilize
intrinsic motivators. Bottom line? You can’t
lead anyone unless you know what moves
and inspires them, and Drive is a
cornerstone book on how to ﬁgure that out.

15. the effective executive
Written by the most proliﬁc
management and leadership
writer of his time (and perhaps,
of all time), Peter R. Drucker, this
is the deﬁnitive guide to getting
the right things done that every
leader needs to read. Get the
book here. Or pickup the book
summary here.

Now that you’ve got this list of books — and the powerful leadership lessons contained within
them – there’s only one question left…
Which one do you read ﬁrst?
Should you go out and get all of them immediately? Should you read them all at once? So
many options. So little time. Ultimately, it’s totally your decision what you do with this list and
how you apply it to your life and career. But if I may, here’s what I would suggest you
consider as you get started:
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takeaways from the books on this list.
If you’d prefer to read an entire book, I would highly suggest that you read just ONE book at
a time. Sometimes, when we see something new and exciting, we have tendency to want to
do/learn/read it all at once… and as we all know, this is nearly impossible to do without
stressing ourselves out. So, choose a book. And then commit to reading it from start to ﬁnish.
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