Leadership Book Roundup

Hello everyone!  Here we have a collection of books that you may find interesting. The idea for this list came after my recent travels to Los Angeles, CA, to attend the Leadership Live Event, hosted by the people at CultureSync.  While at the event, there were so many great people to meet, it was mind boggling.  Then, I started thinking to myself, "What books do these people read?"  So, I started looking at their websites and sending out emails in the quest to find some killer new reading material.  The books below are a compilation of the replies that were sent back.  The subject matter leans heavily toward the area of leadership, but also steps into personal development and sales.  If you are looking for a new book, there may be something interesting here.  I hope you enjoy the list.

Dr. Dan Kaufman

Over the years, Dan has been called to leadership in a variety of ways.  Through leading professional associations, chairing committees, participating and chairing community coalitions, founding a non-profit organization, serving in Rotary and serving as a K12 district administrator Dan has learned many lessons and has grown in ways he never would have imagined.  This calling became a passion that led him to go on to study leadership and receive his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University.  Now his greatest passion is to share what he has learned with others who are on similar paths.

Website: Integral Potential

On Organizational Learning, by Chris Argyris
The Reflective Practitioner, by Donald Shon
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, by James Flaherty
Leadership Without Easy Answers, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, by Ronald Heifitz
The Evolving Self, In Over Our Heads, Immunity to Change, by Robert Kegan
Measuring Hidden Dimensions: The Art And Science of Fully Engaging Adults, by Otto Laske
Developing Reflective Judgment, by Karen Kitchener
Start Where You Are, by Pema Chodron
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki

David Brown

David has over 30 years experience in the people business, including 17 years as a licensed psychotherapist before becoming a coach in 1998. He is gifted in his ability to help leaders discover and transcend their blind spots and become powerful change agents and thought leaders within their professions and industries. His passion is in the area of conscious leadership and organizational cultures. He coaches leaders, including C-suite executives, senior managers, professionals and entrepreneurs, helping them increase their personal effectiveness, overcome obstacles or grow their businesses. He especially enjoys leadership development and creating high performing cultures. David and his group at MasterCoaches help organizations discover their sweet spot where people, purpose, productivity and profit converge.

Website: Master Coaches

Delivering Happiness, by Tony Hsieh
The Integral Vision, by Ken Wilber
Switch, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works, by Ricardo Semler
The Answer To How Is Yes, by Peter Block
Blue Ocean Strategy, by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
Community:The Structure For Belonging, by Peter Block
Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell
Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert
Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values, by Fred Kofman
StrengthsFinder 2.0, by Tom Rath
David Allen Getting Things Done, by David Allen

Dr. Dehra Glueck

Dr. Dehra Glueck is a physician who is interested in bringing innovative leadership strategies and technology to the healthcare setting. She is the medical director of a program that uses actors to train healthcare workers in communication and diagnostic skills and practices as a child psychiatrist in a teaching clinic at Washington University Medical School.

Linkedin: Dr. Dehra Glueck

The Culture Game, by Daniel Mezick
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, by Daniel Pink
Comments: I love a Whole New Mind because I think it supports a whole new way of of endorsing creativity. I just loved that it was no longer the world of the linear. I was excited to think about ways that the different things I could love could come together - and that bringing them together was a skill!
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, by Seth Godin
Comments: I thought Linchpin was great because it challenged me to take the next step in leadership and understand that people want good leadership - in the same way they want good art. There doesn't have to be a map - in fact there won't be one - but that is where the art comes in!

JP Laqueur

JP is a true believer in the power of a compelling story and a noble purpose to create understanding, bring people together, and provide the foundation for a strong brand and a high-performing culture. It's a craft he's practiced over a career that began at MCI as part of a team of evangelists for an exciting new technology that came with the lofty promise of being able to connect computers - and people - all over the world: the internet. After stops that included PanAmSat and Broadwing Communications, JP launched idea-ware, a full-service marketing firm specializing in helping technology firms and other clients tell their compelling brand stories.

Website: Brandstone
Bonus: Here is a very interesting interview where JP discusses how culture and brand intersect.

Start With Why, by Simon Sinek
Tribal Leadership, by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright
Different, by Youngme Moon
Winning the Story Wars, Jonah Sachs
Grow, by Jim Stengel

Robert Cornish

How can I Inspire Greatness? That's the operating question Robert lives from each day. A.k.a. "The Winner's Coach" is from the time when he started coaching fellow racecar drivers, and it was typically those who were already winners who hired him (and won more often). Robert coached drivers who won 13 SCCA National Championships, Mazda MX 5 Cup Championship, and the only American driver since Mario Andretti to win an FIA world championship title.

Linkedin: Robert Cornish

Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work That Makes You Proud, by L. Mcleod
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work, by Shawn Achor


So there you have it.  A big list of books for your reading enjoyment.  Until next time, have fun with your reading material!

Thanks, Jer