David Mays  Updated November 2007

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My Favorite Books on Leadership             

         

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30 Days to Confident Leadership

Bobb Biehl

Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998, 243 pp.   

 

Ascent of a Leader: How ordinary relationships develop extraordinary character and influence

Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath

Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000, 200 pp. 

 

Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies          

James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras

Harper Business 1994,1997, 333 pp.                              

 

Encouraging the Heart: A Leader’s Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999, 199 pp. 

 

First Things First                                                       

Stephen R. Covey

Simon & Schuster, 1994, 346 pp.                                    

 

Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality

How Six Essential Qualities Determine Your Success in Business

Dr. Henry Cloud

Collins, 2006, 282 pp., ISBN 0-06-084968-1

           

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box

The Arbinger Institute

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2000, 180 pp

ISBN 1-57675-174-0

           

Leadership is an Art

Max DePree

Doubleday, 1989, 136 pp. 

 

Leading Out of Who You Are: Discovering the Secret of Undefended Leadership

Simon P. Walker

Piquant Editions, 2007, 161 pp., ISBN 1-903689-43-0

 

The One Thing You Need To Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

Marcus Buckingham

Free Press, 2005, 289 pp., ISBN 0-7432-6165-8

 

Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: The Paradox of Personal Dysfunction

Gary McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima, Sr.

Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997, 233 pp.

 

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee

Harvard Business School Press, 2002, 300 pp. 

 

Spiritual Leadership                                                  

J. Oswald Sanders

Chicago: Moody Press, 1967                                         

                                                                                     

Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest           

Peter Block

San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1993, 256 pp.

 

What Leaders Really Do                                            

John P. Kotter

Harvard Business Review Book, 1999, 172 pp.               

 

 

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