 | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $5.59 Jim Collins does an amazing job of distilling the factors that make good companies great. As in Built to Last, the leaders in here are for the most part humble leaders and I love that.
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 | Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $15.40 A fantastic book. It shows that the best companies were built by great leaders who were mostly unassuming and didn't seek attention. We don't see biographies on most of these great leaders.
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 | First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $5.95 I listened to this one and had a hard time with his accent, but I love the premise - forget precedent and do what makes sense!
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 | Take Command!: Leadership Lessons from the Civil War by Tom Wheeler
Buy used from: $0.54 A great look at the leaders of the Civil War and what made them succeed or fail. I think it's one of the most fascinating books on leadership. It's out of print but can be purchased used.
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 | Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.40 A fable about being a true leader in life. The lessons in this book apply to business, home, and any other relationship. It truly is about relationships. A great book.
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 | The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell
Buy used from: $1.00 I don't remember much of what was in this book, but I do recall that the "laws" were very simple, straightforward, and practical.
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 | Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business by Patrick M. Lencioni
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.45 A wonderful little fable about how to use meetings effectively. Giuliani used many of these same tactics when he was mayor, although they are most likely independent of each other.
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 | Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround by Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
Buy new: $20.40 / Used from: $0.01 I had no clue that IBM needed to be turned around in the '90s, let alone that it was. A great book on leadership, thinking differently, and building great teams.
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 | TRUE PROFESSIONALISM : The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career by David H. Maister
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.71 A great book for anyone in business, particularly a leader.
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 | The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Buy used from: $0.44 This is not a book on leadership, but it is about thinking differently about solving problems. I first read it in a manufacturing class in college. A fun read and very insightful.
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 | Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $2.61 Benjamin Franklin is an amazing guy. Talk about a guy who "thinks out of the box". He also shows once again that hard work is what makes a great leader. He was a very hard worker.
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 | Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
Buy used from: $0.01 His book is very boastful, but the leadership wisdom he shares is worth reading. I love that he rose from a "nobody" to be a great CEO. Too bad his personal life isn't as stellar.
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 | Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.01 I was surprised by the impressive things Giuliani did during his tenure as NYC mayor. He toots his horn a lot, but I think it is deserved. Sadly it seems he worked himself out of a marriage.
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 | My American Journey by Colin L. Powell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Colin Powell is an amazing American. I feel badly that he got caught in a very bad place as Sec State as I think he has integrity, but the war makes others think differently.
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 | Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
Buy used from: $0.93 What a visionary. I was fascinated by the horrible family conditions in which he was raised, and amazed by his vision, hard work, and dedication to doing something he thought was possible. Monopoly?
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 | My Life by Bill Clinton
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $0.01 Before I listened to this book, I despised Clinton. I now have a lot of respect for him and think he truly was a great leader. He failed in the most important of areas, but he seems penitent.
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 | Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $0.01 Before listening to this, I thought ill of Hillary. After listening to her tell her side of the story, I respect her and would consider voting for her, "consider" being the operative word. :)
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 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.93 I devoured this book. I found it fascinating to dissect why it is we make certain decisions or snap judgements. I guess you'll either love it or hate it, judging by the reviews.
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 | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.47 I think Malcolm Gladwell is a revolutionary thinker. I saw him at a conference and he was captivating. His book made me think a lot - I highly recommend.
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 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Buy new: $9.57 / Used from: $4.20 The most useful part of this book for me is the quadrants. Paying attention to the quadrant 2 activities will make you successful in life and work.
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