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Best Books for Leadership about Mindset and Thinking Like a Leader.

The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz.

This is one of my favorite leadership thinking books. It gives advice on how to be happier in your marriage, happier at work, and how to achieve fantastic goals. If you want to improve your success as a leader, re-read this book once every couple of years. Here is a favorite quote from the book.

Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

This book was first published in 1937 during the Great Depression. Napoleon Hill interviewed and studied the most successful people and business leaders of that time. He identified 13 principles that they all shared.

Less than six years from the time I read this book for the first time, I made my first million dollars.

Start with Why by Simon Sinek.

Simon Sinak first published this book in 2009. However, the book really took off after Sinak became a TED Talk sensation. His TED Talk is the third most-watched video in the entire series. The book and speech are centered around a very simple premise. If you understand the Why, then the how is pretty easy.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.

Stephen Covey came up with a new way of thinking about becoming a great leader. He identified that the habits that we develop determine our level of success. For instance, people who sleep in, show up late, and give a minimal amount of effort are doomed to live a mediocre life. However, when you change your daily habits, you change your success almost immediately.

Atomic Habits by James Clear.

His concept is really, really simple. It is really difficult to improve by 100%. However, it is much easier to improve by just 1%. Small changes lead to big results. Improve by that 1% every week, and in 100 weeks, you have your 100% improvement. He calls the changes atomic because when we look at them by themselves, they seem so small.

Leadership and Management Books about Increasing Efficiency.

These next few books are some of my favorite management skill books. In addition to building great relationships with your team and thinking bigger, good leaders are also able to direct and organize their team as well. The books in this series offer simple how-to guides in managing the people that you lead.

The One-Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson.

The book outlines ways to help your team members set goals, shows you how to praise your team, and also how to reprimand them. This is a great starter book for a new manager or leader.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell.

John Maxwell is the undisputed king of management skills. He has written dozens of books on the subject. So, picking my favorite was very tough.

This is one of the best books on leadership that gives the technical “how to: manage others.

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.

David and Goliath was another one of the great recent surprises in the best books about leadership training. If you are a small business owner or if you manage an agile team, this book is for you!


Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman.

In the same light, Traction is a fantastic book for small business owners. 

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