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In The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner explain how anyone can become a better leader. Citing various examples from their 25 years of experience and extensive research, the authors present their theories on what makes a successful leader, and give practical advice on how to learn good leadership behavior.

• Anyone in a management position
• Anyone leading a team of any size
• Anyone interested in becoming a better leader

Challenging Coaching argues that traditional coaching is limited by its therapeutic origins. Blakey and Day introduce a better alternative for the twenty-first century business environment: the FACTS approach. Its emphasis on demanding challenging Feedback, Accountability, Courageous Goals, Tension and Systems Thinking drives a client to achieve their full potential.

• Anyone interested in coaching or being coached
• Anyone interested in peak performance

A Year with Peter Drucker (2014) offers a treasure trove of the management guru’s most essential insights, known as “Druckerisms.” Over decades, Peter Drucker (who died in 2005) developed a groundbreaking philosophy of leadership and success, teachings blissfully free of the jargon that dominates management studies today.

• Anyone who’s a fan of management guru Peter Drucker
• Managers who want to think “beyond the boardroom”
• Newly minted MBAs who might be wondering, "What's now?"

Many people today are frustrated with their day-to-day jobs, because deep down they know that they’re not really living the life they desire. Dream Year helps you identify your dreams, and offers practical advice on how you can go about starting your own business to pursue them.

• Anyone who is frustrated with their current job
• Anyone who has ever thought of starting their own business
• Anyone who can’t quite articulate their dream

Growing Great Employees (2006) is about coaching, management and leadership. Using gardening as metaphor that runs throughout the book, consultant and CEO Erika Andersen cleverly explains how to successfully develop thriving and productive employees.

• Aspiring life coaches
• Organizers and leaders
• Anyone responsible for other people at work

In Leading (2015), one of the world’s most celebrated soccer coaches shares lessons he learned about teamwork, leadership and incredible athletic performance. His observations and experiences provide timeless insights into success in the sporting world and beyond.

• Anyone interested in Manchester United’s success under Ferguson
• Team leaders, managers and coaches curious about Ferguson’s leadership style
• Anyone interested in how to maintain success

Co-Active Coaching (2011) is about designing an effective, empowering relationship between the client and the coach. The authors outline the cornerstones of collaborative coaching, providing applicable examples of how to achieve a successful and trusting coach-client relationship.

• Anyone who wants to become a successful coach
• Managers who coach or mentor their staff
• Established coaches who want to expand their knowledge

The Leader as a Mensch (2009) is a guide to becoming a great leader. Learn the importance of caring for those you lead, and how reflecting on yourself will bring you closer than ever to becoming the best leader you can be.

• Managers and supervisors who want to become better leaders
• Anyone wanting to improve their communication skills

High Output Management (1995) is a guide to the most important skill for any entrepreneur: managing a business. These blinks explain how a leader can encourage employees to deliver their best performance.

• Students of business administration with an interest in managing teams
• Managers wanting to better lead their teams
• Anyone who wants to know how to run a company as successful as Intel

Doing the Right Things Right (2015) cuts to the core of successful leadership. It teaches you how to manage a team and how to work with others to achieve profitable and productive results. Get ready to feel confident and lead your team to success.

• Executives who want to boost their leadership skills
• Leaders on the lookout for new time-management strategies
• Anyone who wants to improve their productivity

Learning Leadership (2016) proves that leaders don’t have to be born with a talent for great leadership. Like any other skill, leadership is something that can be learned and improved upon. And with the help of just five fundamental strategies, you too can learn what it takes to be an effective leader. These are great tips for those who are just stepping into a leadership position or for seasoned pros looking for a fresh perspective.

• Executives, managers and CEOs who want to perfect their abilities
• Anyone looking to step into a leadership role
• Supervisors who want to improve their team’s performance

Barking Up the Wrong Tree (2017) explores the divide between the extremely successful and the rest of the pack. These blinks draw on science, statistics and surprising anecdotes to explain the factors that determine success – and how almost anyone can attain it.

• Parents, coaches and teachers
• Psychologists and those interested in the field
• Anyone who wants to be more successful in life

The Leader Habit (2018) details an approach to leadership development that favors practice and habit learning over rote learning of knowledge. By looking at the ways habits are developed, and by breaking down the skills necessary for successful leadership into microbehaviors, these blinks offer a structure for becoming a better leader through short training exercises.

• Wallflowers looking to improve their leadership skills
• Business school students and entrepreneurs
• Strivers who’ve failed to keep a New Year’s resolution

Good People, Bad Managers (2017) argues that the culture of the modern American workplace is perpetuating bad management without our being aware of it. The current management culture of self-preservation leads to behavior that actively harms well-being, productivity and motivation. Culbert explores why so many good people are trapped in the cycle of bad management, and makes a case for cultural change in our workplaces.

• Managers looking to improve their business
• People who are interested in how work culture functions
• Those who want to challenge conventional management approaches

No Bullsh*t Leadership (2019) dispels the myths we often hear about what makes a great leader. Whether you’re managing a company, school or sports team, the principles behind effective leadership aren’t rocket science. Nor do they require impressive titles or expensive suits. In this timely volume, experienced leader Chris Hirst explains how any of us can learn the philosophy behind great leadership if we put our minds to it.

• Aspiring leaders looking to up their game
• Experienced managers in need of refreshing ideas
• Anyone interested in the science – or lack thereof – behind leadership

Feedback (and Other Dirty Words) (2019) is a smart and practical guide to something many of us fear: seeking, giving and receiving feedback. It explains how we can avoid the negative psychological reactions many of us have to feedback, and offers practical tips for how we can all build a positive and helpful feedback culture. 

• Anyone who has felt uncomfortable giving or receiving feedback 
• Leaders who’d like to help their people grow and create a safe and strong feedback culture
• People committed to improvement in the workplace

Leading without Authority (2020) explores how non-managerial employees can drive change and influence their coworkers. These blinks outline simple techniques for making a big impact in the workplace, regardless of your official title.

• Employees looking for their next promotion
• Managers seeking fresh insights 
• Executive coaches wanting a new perspective

The Fifth Discipline (1990) is a comprehensive guide to creating learning organizations – workplaces that nurture innovation and personal growth. The author argues that, in our rapidly changing world, companies can only succeed if they change the way in which they deal with problems. In his view, a reactive approach, based on constantly putting out fires, no longer works. Instead, businesses need to adopt what he calls a systems thinking method. This method is proactive, and its purpose is to identify underlying patterns and generate innovative solutions. But this approach only works if you have motivated staff who share the company’s vision. 

• Entrepreneurs who want to uncover blind spots in their thinking
• Disgruntled employees seeking satisfaction in their work
• Team members who want to learn to speak their minds

Great Leaders Have No Rules (2019) challenges leaders to adopt a contrarian approach to managing people and their time so that they succeed more easily and quickly. By identifying the flaws in traditional or typical leadership practices, it reveals why going against the grain results in better outcomes.

• Leaders who want to optimize their performance
• Managers looking for new ways to motivate their teams
• Entrepreneurs seeking to create a dynamic workplace culture

Staring Down the Wolf (2020) is a leadership guide to forging great teams in the face of adversity. Drawing upon the teachings of the Navy SEALs, one of the world’s most elite military units, it shows what it takes to command an elite team.

• Leaders seeking to align and strengthen their teams
• Military aficionados
• Anyone who needs inspiration to push past their plateau

Mastering Leadership (2015) explores the link between personal development and great leadership. It reveals the mindset needed to lead effectively, and explores how insights from classical mythology can help managers find their inner heroic leader. 

• Middle managers aspiring to join the C-suite
• Leaders looking for fresh insights
• Business owners seeking a new perspective

Lead Like It Matters to God (2021) is a reminder to Christians that work isn’t just about money and status. Stearns uses his own career experiences to offer guidance to Christians in leadership positions. He outlines the key values to prioritize and gives practical suggestions for improving organizations and creating a more positive working environment.

• Leaders and aspiring leaders
• Christians contemplating their careers
• People who want to integrate their religious values with their working lives

Permission to Glow (2021) provides managers with a roadmap to lead with intention and purpose so that everyone can reach their full potential. By embracing its four permissions, it shows how leaders can maximize outcomes and personal successes by first tapping into their own power and then guiding others to do the same.

• Leaders looking for meaning and fulfillment
• Managers wanting to champion the potential of others
• Seekers of inner peace

Everyone Deserves a Great Manager (2019) provides business leaders with six crucial practices that will transform team members into high performers. Offering practical solutions, it fills in the gap many new managers encounter when they’re promoted without receiving any leadership training. 

• Newly promoted managers who have no idea what they’re doing
• Fledgling managers wanting better outcomes
• Senior managers looking to update their skills

Remarkable (2021) is a playbook for professionals looking to advance their careers. It’s not about getting ahead by any means, though. Covering topics like self-promotion, mistakes, and disagreements, it makes a compelling case that the best way to move forward is by staying humble and working with – and for – your team. 

• Managers and leaders
• Entrepreneurs and self-starters 
• Team players

Driving Performance Through Learning (2019) is a guide to help learning and development professionals understand the full breadth of possibilities for learning in the modern workplace. It explains the benefits of learning during the natural flow of work, encouraging a wide range of innovative methods.

• Learning and development professionals expanding their horizons
• Managers who want to understand L&D better
• Workers who love learning new professional skills

Brilliance by Design (2011) is all about creating learning experiences that bring out the brilliance in every student. Targeted at coaches, teachers, mentors, and anyone who spends time in a classroom, it provides a handy and helpful model for high-impact instructional design that will inspire and motivate learners. 

• Teachers looking to add tools to their repertoire
• Mentors having a hard time energizing their mentees
• Anyone who spends time at the front of a classroom

Shift Into a Higher Gear (2021) uses the metaphor of a motorcycle to deliver some inspiring lessons on pursuing your dreams, achieving self-growth, and living your life to the fullest. Drawing from the author’s years of motorcycling experience, its teachings are equally applicable to your personal and professional lives. 

• People who want to fire on all cylinders in life 
• Motorcycle enthusiasts and those curious about motorcycling 
• Anyone who can relate to that ’90s song about always being “stuck in second gear”

The Leader Lab (2021) is a handbook for anyone who wants to improve their management skills fast. Through extensive research, and training more than 200,000 managers, the authors have identified the core behaviors and skills that all great managers share. They offer simple, practical tips, and methods that can be applied for rapid results.

• New managers lacking in confidence
• Leaders keen to improve their skills
• Anyone who wants to communicate more effectively in the workplace

You Coach You (2022) is a guide to being your own coach for maximum career success and happiness. With practical guides, questions that help you think about who you are at work, and fun exercises, the authors show you how you can be your own best cheerleader and guide. 

• Anyone who is looking to improve their happiness at work
• Anyone who is stuck in their career and looking for growth
• Anyone who wants to change gears at work

The Handbook of Strategic 360 Feedback is a guide to the pros and cons of 360 Feedback, including detailed guidance on how to implement the process as well as how to avoid pitfalls such as unconscious bias or people who try to game the system. 

• Company leaders
• HR managers
• Team leaders

Empowered (2020) is a written master class that guides ordinary people to create extraordinary products. Discover how to create profitable products that consumers love!

• Tech product owners looking to lead with purpose
• Lovers of influential product designs
• Anyone curious about how great tech gets made

Buy Back Your Time (2023) teaches entrepreneurs how to hire the right people for the right tasks, so they can free up the time they need to build their empire. Practical advice and success stories guide those who feel stuck in their busy lives out of the tedium of small chores and into the limitless field of pure production.

• Entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their business
• Anyone who feels stuck in the daily grind of work
• Managers trying to find ways to inspire employees

Leadership: Theory and Practice (2015) is a popular textbook exploring the topic of leadership. It discusses the main theories of leadership, explains the popular types of leadership style, and offers practical advice on improving your own leadership characteristics.  

• Anyone interested in what makes a leader
• Business-owners, teacher, coaches, or anyone involved in leading groups
• Anyone wishing to be a leader

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog (2023) draws on the experiences and leadership challenges faced over the 40-year career of a former American naval admiral to provide timeless guidance on what it takes to be a successful leader.

• Leaders aspiring to lead better
• Anyone interested in the origins of some well-known words of wisdom
• Lovers of good storytelling

Next! (2023) is an inspiring guide to personal reinvention. With insights from scientific research and real-life success stories, it provides practical steps to implement meaningful change in life and work.

• Tenacious scholars
• Aspiring creatives
• Visionary millennials

Raising Men (2016) is a powerful exploration of life-changing military lessons, emphasizing the importance of boldness, accountability, and bonding. Via real-life stories from Navy SEALs, this captivating narrative will teach you how to build strong relationships with your son and raise him with discipline, leadership, and grace.

• Expectant fathers
• Distant Dads
• Military patriarchs

It Worked for Me (2012) imparts Colin Powell’s practical wisdom on becoming an effective leader. It’s largely based on his time in the military and public service, and the insights he gained from his experiences in these positions. 

• Experienced leaders looking to improve their leadership techniques
• Military personnel who’d like to learn from a four-star general
• Anyone who aspires to be a leader

Mixed Signals (2023) sheds light on the power of incentives, drawing on behavioral economics research to explore how various factors like money, social status, and external nudges can influence our choices. It explores how incentives often have complex and counterintuitive effects, offering an understanding of these dynamics to improve decision-making and outcomes.

• People interested in improving their decision-making
• Business leaders who want to manage people more effectively
• Anyone looking to better persuade people to take action

Coaching for Performance (2009) is the foundational text which launched the multimillion-dollar business coaching industry. The 25th anniversary edition brings new life to the hallmark GROW model, and revisits the methods after a quarter-century of learning in performance coaching. It’s essential for leaders and coaches globally.

• Leaders looking for inspiration
• Coaches who want to understand the performance coaching method
• Anyone looking to improve the performance of their team

Primal Leadership (2013) argues that the fundamental task of any great leader is to engage the emotions of their followers and guide them in a positive direction. Offering up an emotionally intelligent, resonant style of leadership, it delves into the skills and qualities needed to become a better leader and bring out the best in your team.

• Managers looking to improve their skills
• Workers seeking ways to convince their peers
• Anyone who wants to become a better leader

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon (2006) is a riveting tale about track and field coach Bill Bowerman’s relentless drive to produce the best athletes from his base in his native Oregon. Through innovation and sheer force of character, he inspired a community to fall in love with running, and in the process co-founded Nike.

• Track and field fans
• Followers of the American Olympic movement
• Nike aficionados and people curious about the history of apparel brands in sport

The Purpose Effect (2016) combines motivational psychology, organizational culture, and the pursuit of meaning to explore how shared purpose can change the world. What happens when company and employee goals align? How can we foster a culture where we pursue work that really has an impact? This deep-dive is your guide to finding the sweet spot of shared purpose.

• Leaders wanting to build meaningful businesses
• Employees seeking purpose in their career
• Managers and coaches looking to optimize performance

When They Win, You Win (2022) is your guide to being a great manager. This playbook reveals the simple leadership principles that unlock your employees’ full potential, create happy, engaged teams, and drive better business results.

• Managers and leaders looking to improve employee satisfaction
• Founders and entrepreneurs seeking to build effective teams and retain top talent
• Business school students studying organizational behavior and human resources

Influence and Impact (2021) offers a practical guide for professionals seeking to build their influence within organizations. Drawing on proven coaching techniques, it provides frameworks, stories, and solutions to help you evaluate your strengths, develop critical skills, and determine what roles will maximize your effectiveness.

• Professionals seeking to advance their careers through developing leadership abilities
• Managers looking to improve their skills and better motivate their teams
• Individual contributors aiming to increase their impact and influence within their organizations

The Blueprint (2020) is a transformative journey and a practical manual for aspiring leaders. It offers six manageable and incremental steps designed to fit within the hustle of modern life, aimed at revolutionizing leadership approaches. It explores the paths of envisioning, reflecting, studying, planning, practicing, and improving to achieve career success, joy, and fulfillment. These steps, coupled with realistic and practical exercises, provide a foundation for meaningful change in various organizational settings.

• Aspiring leaders aiming to develop foundational leadership skills.
• Management students seeking real-world leadership insights and strategies.
• Personal development enthusiasts focusing on self-improvement and leadership growth.

10 Leadership Virtues for Disruptive Times (2021) provides a framework for leaders navigating major change, concentrating on core virtues such as kindness, humility, and respect. Ziglar’s insights advocate for a Coach Leadership style that cultivates each team member’s unique dreams and abilities, ensuring that businesses thrive even in difficult times.

• Modern motivators
• Team-centric visionaries
• Digital desk directors

The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook (2011) is a guide to building and maintaining robust professional relationships. Filled with actionable insights and real-world examples, it equips you with strategies to enhance your credibility, deepen trust with clients and colleagues, and master the art of empathetic communication. Whether you're navigating complex partnerships or seeking to build rapport quickly, this resource is your roadmap to becoming an indispensable advisor in your field.

• Business consultants seeking enhanced client relationship strategies
• Sales professionals aiming to build deeper trust with clients
• Corporate leaders focused on fostering a culture of trust

Bringing Out the Best in People (first released in 1994) explores how positive reinforcement can drive behavioral change and improve performance, whether in a corporate setting, educational context or personal life.

• Managers tackling performance issues
• Employees aiming for self-improvement
• Educators and parents interested in behavior management

The Performance Paradox (2023) offers a refreshing new approach to maintaining a healthy career. It identifies the chronic problem of being stuck in an endless cycle of high-level effort with no reward, and it offers a way to find more meaning and satisfaction in your work.

• Managers looking for inspiration
• Leaders who want better motivational skills
• Anyone interested in a more fruitful career

Glad We Met (2023) examines the transformative power of one-on-one meetings. This insightful exploration reveals why these meetings are not just a managerial duty but a cornerstone of effective leadership and team development. Learn to master the balance among productivity, relationship-building, and employee growth.

• The emerging leader
• Experienced executives
• The HR professional

The Goodwill Jar (2024) offers timeless wisdom on nurturing meaningful relationships and leaving positive legacies by living with an open heart. Overcome feelings of disconnectedness and crisis of purpose by making choices guided by goodwill which create ripple effects of joy.

• Professionals struggling to find purpose and connection with their work
• People longing for more satisfying personal relationships
• Anyone who could use a dose of positivity and goodwill

Your Big Leap Year (2024) is a daybook that provides 365 short entries that contain affirmations and advice on how to stay motivated in your journey toward self-actualization. It points out the many common problems people face along the way and helps you to navigate around these challenges while unlocking your full potential.

• Anyone aspiring to a more fulfilling life
• People working to overcome a fear of failure
• Self-doubters eager for a more positive outlook

Learned Excellence (2024) offers a comprehensive guide to the five mental disciplines necessary for peak performance. It provides principles and practices used by top athletes, military personnel, and business executives to attain excellence – professionally and personally.

• Corporate executives and business leaders
• Individuals in high-stress professions, such as first responders
• Anyone striving for excellence in their personal life

Coach Builder (2024) presents an essential guide for professionals aspiring to transition into the coaching and consulting industry, offering an 8-step strategy designed to ensure success. It’s particularly valuable for those who have realized their current careers don’t offer the security or fulfillment they seek and are looking to leverage their expertise into a profitable consulting career. It outlines practical steps to establish a consulting business, from creating a service menu and attracting ideal clients to setting realistic goals and building supportive communities, making it an indispensable resource for aspiring coaches.

• Aspiring coaches seeking a career transition
• Established coaches who want to improve their offerings
• Personal development enthusiasts exploring new career paths

Leading with Light (2024) offers a blueprint for achieving greater self-awareness, alignment with one’s deepest calling, and the ability to make intentional choices that lead to a more fulfilling life and conscious leadership. It serves as a guide for those aiming to navigate their paths with less effort and more abundance, whether they are seasoned executives, passionate entrepreneurs, or anyone in between looking to enhance their leadership skills and overall contentment.

• Executives interested in conscious leadership practices
• Entrepreneurs seeking purpose-driven business strategies
• Coaches and consultants focusing on leadership development

Get Clear Career Assessment (2024) is designed to deep dive into your talents, passions, and core motivations. A complement to the Get Clear Career Assessment test, it will provide you with insights that will ultimately guide you in finding the career path and roles best suited to your inherent abilities and interests.

• Career changers seeking clarity on their next steps
• Job seekers unsure of their ideal career path
• Professionals wanting to align work with their passions

Supercoach (2018) offers a simple but profound explanation of how the mind works and provides insights on happiness, goal-setting, relationships, emotions, financial security, and creativity. It aims to help readers unleash their potential and make a difference in the world while having a deeper, more meaningful experience of being alive.

• People seeking more ease, flow and consistency in pursuing their goals
• Individuals looking to cultivate deeper well-being and resilience
• Anyone open to unconventional approaches to achievement and success

The Art of Encouragement (2024) is a practical guide that empowers readers to enhance wellbeing and productivity through the power of encouragement. It offers actionable strategies for leaders to develop their teams, maximize impact, and create positive change within their organizations and communities. With compelling narratives and straightforward lessons, it serves as an essential resource for anyone looking to uplift and inspire those around them.

• Managers looking to improve team dynamics and drive productivity
• Coaches and consultants who guide others in personal and professional development
• Mentors interested in enhancing their leadership skills

The Score Takes Care of Itself (2009) outlines a philosophy of leadership based on focusing on process, preparation, and discipline rather than the outcome. It shares principles for achieving excellence by maintaining high standards, building a strong culture, and handling adversity. It suggests that, if you focus on consistent performance and execution, success will naturally follow.

• Aspiring and current business leaders seeking leadership insights
• Coaches and sports professionals aiming for team success
• Anyone interested in personal growth and discipline

Becoming a Person of Influence (1997) is a guide to positively impacting others, regardless of your position or title. It explores the four stages of influence – modeling, motivating, mentoring, and multiplying – and how the principles and practices outlined can be used to elevate both personal and professional success. 

• Leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs seeking to expand their influence
• Coaches and mentors guiding personal and professional growth
• Anyone seeking to improve communication and leadership skills

Raise Your Game (2020) reveals how discipline, preparation, and focus drive success in any field. With lessons from top athletes and leaders, it delivers powerful insights to help you build unstoppable habits. Whether it’s Kobe Bryant’s legendary work ethic or Mark Cuban’s fierce commitment to preparation, you’ll be ready to push your limits and hit new heights.

• Anyone wanting to develop high-performance habits
• Business leaders seeking strategies to boost team performance and culture
• Athletes aiming to apply mental discipline to excel in their sport

Compassionate Leadership (2021) explores how leaders can cultivate empathy and trust within their teams to create a more engaged and collaborative work environment. It provides practical strategies for improving communication, fostering emotional intelligence, and inspiring individuals to thrive both personally and professionally. Through actionable steps, it encourages leaders to build meaningful connections that enhance team performance and well-being.

• Aspiring leaders seeking to enhance emotional intelligence
• Experienced managers aiming to build stronger team trust
• Anyone interested in cultivating empathy-driven leadership skills

Manager as Coach (2012) reshapes leadership by swapping outdated commands for coaching dialogues that ignite engagement and drive results. Learn to cultivate talent without micromanaging, lower stress while boosting performance, and foster a proactive culture where issues are resolved before reaching you. This is a highly effective guide that will help you instill each interaction with capability and trust.

• Managers seeking stress-free leadership techniques
• New supervisors building coaching skills quickly
• HR professionals creating engagement-focused cultures

Monday Morning Leadership (2002) is a practical guide to real-world leadership challenges, offering clear advice and actionable solutions for becoming a more effective leader. Through a series of focused conversations, it delivers direct, no-nonsense guidance on managing people, setting priorities, and leading with integrity. 

• New managers seeking practical leadership guidance
• Team leaders facing performance or motivation issues
• Professionals wanting clear, actionable management strategies

No More Sh*t Managers (2023) is an engaging read and a practical guide for transforming workplace culture by helping leaders adopt a coaching mindset. It introduces a seven-step framework designed to enhance communication, build trust, and improve performance through effective conversations and honest feedback. By implementing these strategies, organizations can shift from traditional management styles to a more empowering, growth-oriented approach.

• Ambitious mid-level managers seeking leadership growth
• Forward-thinking HR professionals driving cultural change
• Anyone exploring better management styles
• Anyone frustrated by workplace toxicity who believes things can be better