Books For Developing New Leaders
Recently a friend asked for some recommendations on what books I would use to mentor a new leader to help facilitate their growth as a leader. Below is a list of books I recommended broken down by levels.
- Do you use books to coach and develop leaders in your organization?
- What are some other methods and resources you use to help build leaders on your team?
- What would your book list look like?
- Please add a comment sharing your resources.
Level 1
Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality
The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential
Level 2
StandOut: The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Level 3
9 Things a Leader Must Do: How to Go to the Next Level–And Take Others With You
Developing the Leader Within You
Level 4
First Break all the Rules Summary
Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential
Bringing Out the Best in People
Level 5
The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization
360 Degree Leader-Maxwell
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Level 6
Flight of the Buffalo: Soaring to Excellence, Learning to Let Employees Lead
Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life andWork
Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It
Level 7
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
Level 8
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
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