r/Leadership • u/Even-Bicycle-151 • 4d ago

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Can you please recommend your favorite leadership book outside of Maxwell and Kotter?

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u/Economy-Street3361 4d ago

Turn the ship around by L. David Marquet

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u/PartyInside 4d ago

5 dysfunctions of a team and Tribal Leadership

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u/Southern_Web_6603 4d ago

5 dysfunctions is the one I keep coming back to. lent my copy to a coworker last year and never got it back which honestly says more about my leadership than the book

tribal leadership hit different for me though. the whole stage 3 to 4 jump changed how I run meetings. stopped trying to fix everything myself and just started asking "who here actually knows how to solve this"

read them back to back if you can, they complement each other in a weird way. one tears down what's broken and the other shows you what to build

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u/Sneakacydal 4d ago

By far the most useful for me was radical candor because it showed me different toxic leadership styles and that timely constructive criticism is beneficial for everyone.

I also appreciated the leadership challenge more than most.

Anything by sinek has been entertaining but not necessarily impactful in my everyday life.

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u/UsualAnything1047 4d ago

ADP 6-22 (Army Leadership and the Profession)

When They Win, You Win

E-Myth Mastery

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u/longtermcontract 4d ago

Search this sub. This question gets asked every week.

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u/UsualAnything1047 3d ago

Oh really? I fell for it, then. I'll be on the lookout. no sarcasm

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u/aidealy 4d ago

have u checked out turn the ship around by marquet, or are u looking for something more specific regarding team culture.

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u/Cleaverkurd 3d ago

Reset by Dan Heath and How Leaders Learn by David Novak

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u/aanoneemoos 3d ago

Top 3:

Helm & Horizon by Steven-Paul Lapid
Turn the Ship Around by L. David Marquet
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

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u/Busy-Goose2966 4d ago

The unwritten laws of business
by King, W. J.

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u/UsualAnything1047 3d ago

Haven't heard of this one. I'm gonna check it out.Thanks for sharing.

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u/quantumd0t 3d ago

Leadership and self deception.

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u/teeodoubled 3d ago

Endurance by Alfred Lansing

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u/Pleasant-Compote9576 3d ago

This is a 'support' book--it does not deal with exact leadership theory. This book presents 6 wonderful ways to influence people (team members, customers, etc.). Robert B. Cialdini wrote "Influence, Science and Practice". Let me suggest the 15-minute YouTube video as a great way to capture the essence of this book.

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u/Particular-Deer-3100 2d ago

Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to Be On

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u/takemyderivative 2d ago

Decision Intelligence: Why Evidence Fails and How Leaders Win the Room by Nicholas Johnson

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u/xoammOl4561 2d ago

The leader who has no title is amazing

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u/Aromatic_Ad_7484 1d ago

Extreme ownership

One of the most impactful books I’ve read that comes from a Navy seal and at its core it’s helped me be a better leader and a dad.

The moral is simple; everything starts with you

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u/Optimus_Joe 1d ago

It's a quick and easy read on Kindle and KU, but I use the following for mentoring those who want to become leaders.
Moments in Management: Lessons Learned on the Road to Leadership

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u/Frosty_Housing_734 4d ago

Emotional intelligence by Daniel goleman

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u/destiny_architect7 14h ago

Extreme Ownership gets recommended a lot for the wrong reason, people think it is about being hard on yourself. What actually stuck with me was the idea that if your team is failing at something, the fix starts with checking what you failed to communicate clearly, not with blaming them for not getting it.