I believe that leadership is a by-product of who we are, what we believe, and what we value. The most important ‘leadership’ journey is the journey we take to know ourselves. As such, you will find many books in my ‘leadership’ list of books that have been instrumental in me ‘knowing myself.’ This is not an exhaustive list by any stretch, but is a good representation of those readings that have shaped my thinking and my life. I will continue to pass along ‘good reads’ as I find them. And, by the way, in addition to ‘good reads’ that have shaped me, people have shaped me as much or more. The picture above is of my Grandfather and Grandmother Struck. I don’t think we recognize enough those generations that have gone before us.
The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ronald Heifeitz
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization by Peter Drucker
The Me I Want to Be by John Ortberg
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Choice Theory by William Glasser, M.D.
The Bible
Not Fade Away by Peter Barton and Laurence Shames
Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes
The Five Faces of Genius by Annette Moser-Wellman
When God Interrupts by M. Craig Barnes
Quiet Leadership by David Rock
God in the Alley by Greg Paul
Servant Leadership – readings by Robert Greenleaf
Appreciative Inquiry – by Cooperrider, Sorensen, Yaeger, Whitney
Good To Great by Jim Collins
The Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr
The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
Influencer by Patterson, Grenny, Maxfield, McMillan, Switzer
Hole in the Gospel by Richard Stearns
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
Tuesday Mornings with the Dads – stories by fathers who have lost a son or daughter