These are in no particular order, but if you're serious about developing yourself as a leader, I highly recommend you check out these books.
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey: This oldie but goodie focuses on a framework for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Dare to Lead by Brene Brown: Emphasizes leaders who embrace vulnerability and uncertainty.
- Eat that Frog by Bryan Tracy: Serves as a guide to help you overcome procrastination.
- Good to Great by Jim Collins: Focuses on investing in the right people and being disciplined about organizational success.
- Radical Candor by Kim Scott: Centers on challenging employees while still caring about them.
- Cognitive Coaching: Developing Self-Directed Leaders and Learners: Focuses on conversations to gain employee trust and improve self-efficacy.
- The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmondson: Provided a blueprint for developing psychological safety.
- Lead from Outside by Stacey Abrams: Handbook for historically marginalized who aim to lead.
- The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle: Discusses how to build successful organizational cultures.
- Mentoring 101 by John Maxwell: Outlines hot so develop others to enhance your legacy.