Top 25 Leadership Books

Ben Stapley

Here are my top 25 leadership books over the past 25 years. Sharing in case you are looking for some holiday reading. What are some books that have formed your leadership?

  1. Canoeing the Mountains by Tod Bolsinger

  2. Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson

  3. Culture Wins by William Vanderbloemen

  4. Dare To Lead by Brené Brown

  5. Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley

  6. Empowering Leadership by Michael Fletcher 

  7. First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham

  8. Four Disciplines Of Execution by Chris McChesney

  9. Good to Great by Jim Collins

  10. Hero Maker by Dave Ferguson

  11. How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie

  12. Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard

  13. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

  14. Leadership and Self Deception by the Arbinger Institute

  15. Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath

  16. One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard

  17. Radical Candor by Kim Scott

  18. Start with Why by Simon Sinek

  19. Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne

  20. The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni

  21. The Emotionally Healthy Leader By Peter Scazzero

  22. The Five Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell

  23. The Servant by James C. Hunter

  24. The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

  25. The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt