Leadership in General

Blanchard, K., and Hodges, P. Servant Leader. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003.

Boyatzis, R., and McKee, A. Resonant Leadership. Boston: Harvard School Business Press, 2005.

Covey, S. R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free Press, 2004.

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z. The Leadership Challenge. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Conversations in General

DuPree, M. Leadership Is an Art. New York: Crown Business, 2004.

Goulston, M. Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Everyone. New York: AMACOM, 2010.

Patterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R., and Switzler, A. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

Stone, D., Patton, B., and Heen, S. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. New York: Penguin Books, 2000.

Building Relationships

Ferrazzi, K. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time. New York: Currency Doubleday, 2005.

Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., and McKee, A. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

Kotter, J. P., and Cohen, D. S. The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

Roberto, M. A. Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

Shell, R. G., and Moussa, M. The Art of WOO: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas. New York: Portfolio, 2007.

Tannen, D. That’s Not What I Meant: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships. New York: Harper Perennial, 2011.

Developing Others

Charan, R., Drotter, S., and Noel, J. The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.

Cooperrider, D. L. Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2005.

Davenport, T. H. Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances and Results from Knowledge Workers. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z. Encouraging the Heart: A Leader’s Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Making Decisions

Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z. Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.

Marquardt, M. Leading with Questions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Senge, P. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday, 2006.

Tichy, N. M., and Bennis, W. G. Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls. New York: Portfolio Trade, 2009.

Taking Action

Blanchard, K., and Miller, M. The Secret: What Great Leaders Know—and Do. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2009.

Ciampa, D., and Watkins, M. Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.

Goldsmith, M. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: A Round Table Comic: How Successful People Become Even More Successful. New York: Hyperion, 2007.

Horwath, R. Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action. Austin, TX: Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2009.

Joiner, B., and Josephs, S. Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Kundtz, D. Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1998.