a great leader never stops learning. There are several ways you can do this. Whether it is additional university courses, online courses, attending seminars, Google-Fu or any other way, the easiest way to keep growing is by reading.
Reading can be done by cracking open a physical book (my wife loves the smell of a good book), downloading it to your eBook reader, or a audiobook. Whichever method you choose, reading opens you up to the insights of others. You can dive into what they have experienced and apply it to your organization.
This month we bring you 5 great leadership books to read.
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5 leadership books to read in February 2024
1. The Growth Leader: Strategies to Improve the Top and Bottom by Scott K. Edinger:
Scott K. Edinger is a business growth consultant who helps leaders understand the path to growth. In The Growth Leader, Edinger lays out his thesis that growth is not a sales problem, but a leadership problem.
Edinger helps you understand the importance of systems, processes and the right mindset. Once you’re done with The Growth Leader, you’ll be ready to grow your organization.
2. You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School: And Other Simple Truths About Leadership by Mac Anderson:
You can teach many things to the people you train, but there are some things you can’t do. Mac Anderson calls these things desire, personality and drive. These three are critical to a leader’s success.
In You Can’t Send A Duck To Eagle School, Anderson takes you through his 40 years of leadership experience. He helps you connect, communicate and create a culture that people want to be a part of.
Stop sending your ducks to eagle school by purchasing a copy of the book here.
3. Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can’t Miss by David Cottrell:
If you like stories, you’ll love Monday Morning Leadership. It’s a fable about Jeff, a man who wants to get better and see his professional career soar. He finds a mentor who helps him understand the next steps he needs to take by experiencing 8 Monday mentoring sessions.
You will become engrossed in the story as David Cottrell weaves his tale. You will notice that you grow both personally and professionally.
4. I Said This, You Heard That by Kathleen Edelman:
Communication… when it’s good, things are good. When it’s bad, things get bad very quickly. Kathleen Edelman looks at the way we are connected and how it can cloud the way we communicate.
If you pick up “I said this, you heard that,” you will see how skewed your communication can be. That’s the hard truth. The good news is that you can learn to communicate more effectively and powerfully through her framework.
If you want to communicate better, this book is for you.
5. Why Simple Wins: Escape the Trap of Complexity and Get to Work That Matters by Lisa Bodell:
I am a simple man. I believe that the simpler we can make something, the easier it is to do. Lisa Bodell believes something similar. Bodell believes that complexity can be a pitfall. A situation where people feel frustrated and unproductive.
Break the trap of complexity by thinking about its ideas and what you can do to make things simpler for yourself and others. It will be a trip you won’t regret.
Read your copy by purchasing it here.
