Last month a client asked me what business books I recommend for a team of young leaders. I created a list several years ago and realized I hadn’t updated it in a while. Thus, here is a revised one – in reverse order of publication dates:
Generations – Jean Twenge (2023)
Better Decision Faster – Paul Epstein (2023)
Think Again – Adam Grant (2021)
Winning the War in You Mind – Craig Groeschel (2020)
Words Flow Through Me – David Handler (2020)
Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek (2020)
The Happiest Man on Earth – Eddie James (2020)
The Ride of a Lifetime – Bob Iger (2019)
Raise Your Game – Alan Stein Jr (2019)
Sea Stories – William McRaven (2019)
Dare to Lead – Brene’ Brown (2018)
Atomic Habits – James Clear (2018)
Make Your Bed – William McRaven (2017)
The Undoing Project – Michael Lewis (2016)
Misbehaving – Richard Thaler (2015)
Turn the Ship Around – David Marquet (2013)
Pendulum – Roy H. Williams (2012)
Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman (2011)
Linchpin – Seth Godin (2010)
Leadership and Self Deception – The Arbinger Institute (2010)
Start With Why – Simon Sinek (2009)
Drive – Daniel Pink (2009)
Your Brain at Work – Dr. David Rock (2009)
Tribes – Seth Godin (2008)
Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell (2008)
The 4-Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferris (2007)
Walt Disney – Neil Gabler (2006)
Blink – Malcolm Gladwell (2005)
Blue Ocean Strategy – Renee’ Maubagne, W. Chad Kim (2004)
Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni (2002)
Good to Great – Jim Collins (2001)
Wealth Within Reach – Bud Hadfield (1995)
The Great Game of Business – Jack Stack (1992)
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephan Covey (1989)
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl (1946)
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie (1936)
