Even the world's top CEOs remember how difficult it was when they made the transition from co-worker to manager. Let's face it, leadership is hard work! And whether you're a grizzled veteran or new to the challenge, there's always more to learn.
We live in a fast-paced world and every day new information becomes available about how the nature and lingua franca of work is changing. Every manager can benefit from ideas for working with both new and experienced employees, navigating an increasingly tech-driven workplace, and fostering an environment of respect and trust.Leadership often tests your ability to get employees from different generations working efficiently together. Helping Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers to communicate effectively is essential to making sure that they combine their talents. In addition, you may need guidance to navigate a politically charged and increasingly divisive world, to make your workspace a safe environment that encourages collaboration and communication, to encourage innovation in an automated and digital climate. What events, strategies, or team-building exercises can help your team bond?
Leadership books are a great resource for developing the habits and mindset you need to reach your career and leadership goals. Not sure which books to start with? The good news is that the editors at Amazon have you covered with a captivating list of their 100 favorite leadership and success books.
The 100 leadership books on this year's list present an opportunity for you and the people you work with to become more productive. The stories between the pages are uplifting, thought-provoking, and informative. From new titles to celebrated classics, this list has something for everyone.
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"#Girlboss" by Sophia Amoruso
"A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle
"Andrew Carnegie" by David Nasaw
"Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins
"Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert
"Business Adventures" by John Brooks
"Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" by Daniel G. Amen
"Chicken Soup for the Soul" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark
"Choose Yourself!" by James Altucher
"Crush It!" by Gary Vaynerhcuk
"Do Over" by Jon Acuff
"Drive" by Daniel H. Pink
"Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy
"Elon Musk" by Ashlee Vance
"Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman
"Essentialism" by Greg McKeown
"Execution" by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck
"Find a Way" by Diana Nyad
"First, Break all the Rules" by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
"Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Flying Without a Net" by Thomas J. DeLong
"Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
"Getting More" by Stuart Diamond
"Getting Things Done" by David Allen
"Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton
"Give and Take" by Adam M. Grant
"Good to Great" by Jim Collins
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
"How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon
"Influence" by Robert B. Cialdini
"Leadership on the Line" by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifetz
"Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg
"Made to Stick" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
"Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius
"Mindset" by Carol Dweck
"Misbehaving" by Richard Thaler
"Oh, The Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss
"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
"Personal History" by Katharine Graham
"Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely
"Quiet" by Susan Cain
"It Worked for Me" by Colin Powell and Tony Kolt
"Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse
"Start With Why" by Simon Sinek
"Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
"Strengths Finder 2.0" by Tom Rath
"Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert
"Superforecasting" by Philip E. Tetlock
"Talent is Overrated" by Geoff Colvin
"The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing" by Al Ries and Jack Trout
"The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene
"The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey
"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
"The Art of Happiness" by Dalai Lama
"The Art of Stillness" by Pico Iyer
"The Art of Strategy" by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff
"The Art of the Start 2.0" by Guy Kawasaki
"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu
"The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"The Charisma Myth" by Olivia Fox Cabane
"The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande
"The Confidence Code" by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
"The Effective Executive" by Peter F. Drucker
"The Essays of Warren Buffett" by Warren E. Buffett and Lawrence A. Cunningham
"The First 90 Days" by Michael D. Watkins
"The First Tycoon" by T.J. Stiles
"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni
"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills
"The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brene Brown
"The Happiness Advantage" by Shawn Achor
"The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin
"The Hard Thing About Hard Things" by Ben Horowitz
"The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton M. Christensen
"The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham
"The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow
"The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo
"The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod
"The Now Habit" by Neil Fiore
"The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg
"The Prince" by Nicolo Machiavelli and N.H. Thompson
"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran
"The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck
"The Road to Character" by David Brooks
"The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne
"The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" by Deepak Chopra
"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
"Titan" by Ron Chernow
"Triggers" by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
"Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
"Turn the Ship Around!" by L. David Marquet
"Uncertainty" by Jonathan Fields
"Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman
"What Got You Here Won't Get You There" by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
"Willpower" by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney
"Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes
"Zero to One" by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
