Leadership Development & Leadership
by Kouzes and Posner
With extensive research and interviews with public and private organizations around the world, Kouzes and Posner establish that the concept of leadership has not changed – what we must adapt to is its ever-changing environment.
Neuroscience for Leadership: Harnessing the Brain Gain Advantage
by Tara Swart, Kitty Chrisholm and Paul Brown
This book connects how neuroscience can be a lever to effective leadership development and provides managers with a guide to practical actions to think creatively and improve performance within their teams.
Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to the Worst “Best” Practices of Business Today
by Susan Scott
Using a technique Scott names “squid eye,” she teaches how spot the worst “best” practices in our organizations. It incorporates topics of employee feedback, corporate diversity and customer relations, and provides alternative to the traditional “best” practices that are popular within businesses today.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown
A new vision on how to embrace vulnerability and use it as a powerful force behind how we lead our teams, live our lives, love, and parent.
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
by Ronald Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow
A hands-on, practical guide with case studies, tools, and worksheets to help you develop your skills as an adaptive leader and address the toughest challenges.
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
by Brené Brown
Insight on how we, as leaders, can be more intentional and whole-hearted when it comes to having difficult conversations – through the use of empathy, connection, and courage.
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything
by Stephen M.R. Covey
Covey is one of the world’s leading authorities on trust and explains how it is one thing that can drastically improve your personal and professional success. He offers insight about how trust is the foundation of any relationship, whether with yourself or with others, and how it can accelerate and improve performance.
The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
by Lolly Daskal
Daskal explores how the traits that can make great leaders are also double-edged swords, whereby they can also hold them back to fully achieving their potential.