Home  Updated: July 2010  David Mays

 

My Favorite Books on Leadership

 

30 Days to Confident Leadership

Bobb Biehl, Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998

 

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

Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000  

 

Authentic Leadership

Bill George, Josey-Bass, 2003

 

Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies       

James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras, Harper Business 1994,1997

 

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

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999  

 

First Things First                                                          

Stephen R. Covey, Simon & Schuster, 1994                    

 

Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality

How Six Essential Qualities Determine Your Success in Business

Dr. Henry Cloud, Collins, 2006

           

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box

The Arbinger Institute, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2000

           

Leadership is an Art

Max DePree, Doubleday, 1989  

 

Leading Across Cultures

James E. Plueddemann

 

Leading Change

John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School, 1996

 

Leading from the Sandbox

T. J. Addington, NavPress, 2010

 

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

Simon P. Walker, Piquant Editions, 2007

 

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

Marcus Buckingham, Free Press, 2005

 

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

Gary McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima, Sr., Baker Books, 1997

 

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee, Harvard Business School Press, 2002  

 

Speed of Trust

Stephen M. R. Covey, Free Press, 2006

 

Spiritual Leadership                                                     

J. Oswald Sanders, Chicago: Moody Press, 1967            

                                                                                     

Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest       

Peter Block, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1993

 

What Leaders Really Do                                                

John P. Kotter, Harvard Business Review Book, 1999

 

 

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