| Title | Author | Comments |
| Authentic Leadership (2003) |
George, Bill |
Good insights on responsible leadership by the great former Medtronic CEO |
| Built to Last (1994) |
Collins, James C. and Jerry I. Porras |
Collins, James C. and Jerry I. Porras |
| First, Break All the Rules (1999) |
Buckingham, Marcus, and Curt Coffman |
A leader’s bible for finding what makes team members tick and how to turn it into an organization’s fuel |
| Good to Great (2001) |
Collins, Jim |
A fantastic follow-up |
| Jack Welch and the GE Way (1999) |
Slater, Robert |
Profile of perhaps the best corporate leader of the past generation |
| Leadership Effectiveness Training, 25th Anniversary ed (2001) |
Gordon, Dr. Thomas |
A classic text on leadership training |
| Leadership is an Art (1989) |
DePree, Max |
A must-read for leaders |
| Leading Change (1996) |
Kotter, John |
As essential as change is constant. Shouldn't be on every leader's shelf...it should be on the desk, open and dog-earred. |
| Making a Difference: 12 Qualities That Make You A Leader (1990) |
Murray Bethel, Sheila |
A must-read for leaders |
| My Years With General Motors (1963) |
Sloan, Jr., Alfred P. |
Dated in places, but still packed with gritty jewels |
| On Becoming a Leader (1989) |
Bennis, Warren |
A must-read for leaders |
| On Leadership (1990) |
Gardner, John W. |
A must-read for leaders |
| Servant Leadership (1977) |
Greenleaf, Robert |
A cult favorite of enlightened leaders, turning into a classic text |
| The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (1991) |
Maxwell, John C. |
A must-read for leaders |
| The E-Myth Revisited (1995) |
Gerber, Michael |
The bible for small business leaders |
| The Essential Wooden (2007) |
Wooden, John |
Anyone with this kind of a record of success and reputation has to be studied closely. |
| The Fifth Discipline (1990) |
Senge, Peter |
Another classic text on leadership, focused on the organization as a learning body |
| The Leadership Challenge, 3rd ed (2002) |
Kouzes, James, and Posner, Barry |
A classic text on leadership |
| The Leadership Engine (1997) |
Tichy, Noel, and Eli Cohen |
Another classic text on leadership |
| The Source of Leadership (2007) |
Traversi, David M. |
What can I say? |
| The Source of Success (2005) |
Georgescu, Peter |
Good leadership insights focused on the relationship between customers and employees |
| The Tao of Leadership (1985) |
Heider, John |
Out of print, but worth tracking down; ahead of its time |
| Where Have All The Leaders Gone? (2007) |
Iacocca, Lee |
I'd feel so much better if this book weren't so necessary. |
