Top 10 books for a Transformation Leader in VUCA World

“Leadership is an art, not an action”

Leaders should know what they want, why they want it, and how to communicate what they want, in order to gain their support. They should know how to achieve their goals. The key to understand is-learn.

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top leadership books
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executive leadership books
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Here are Learn Transformation’s picks for the top 10 leadership books:

1. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
By Simon Sinek

Some personalities and companies are more innovative, powerful, and more successful than others, but why? The question is answered in this formidable book where there is a broad spectrum of real-life stories that Sinek binds untidily to give a clear conception of what it truly takes to lead and encourage.

Grab a copy of Start with Why and get inspired.

2. The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
By James Kouzes & Barry Posner

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The status of information on this book is exceptional. It is the most trusted source on maturing into a better leader and is highly recommended to those who want to be serious about them as a competent leader, seek continuous improvement.

Grab a copy of The Leadership Challenge and get inspired.

3.Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
By Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan

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A must-read book for intermediate managers and C-levels on how to execute their company goals and objectives. The first half of the book has a lot of impressive and useful management ideas like think “Good to Great.” The second half of the book focuses on strategic planning and operational planning. In all, it is a good book to read.

Grab a copy of The Discipline of Getting Things Done and get inspired.

4.Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ
By Daniel Goleman

Does our IQ define our future success? Read this gem to understand the importance of Emotional Intelligence in our lives. The book paving a way for us to know, why we are the way we are and that perhaps it’s not our fault. It reveals how to understand, how disputes arise, and how to reduce, disarm potential conflicts.

Grab a copy of Emotional Intelligence and get inspired.

5. How to Win Friends & Influence People
By Dale Carnegie

Carnegie is capable of bringing insight on top of showing you what to do. The book is simple and impactful. The overall theme of the book is to be considerate of other people’s emotions and also be a leader: how to change people without giving offense or stimulating resentment. If you are a professional who is, or maybe placed into, a position of leadership – this book is unquestionably for you.

Grab a copy of How to Win Friends & Influence People and get inspired.

6. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
By John C. Maxwell

This helps to guide readers toward setting direction, joining people, and inspiring – all with the terminal aim of building a leader that people want to follow. Maxwell’s mixture of down to earth leadership principles, linked with relevant examples and his experience in various businesses, makes this book an expert on the subject.

Grab a copy of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and get inspired.

7. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By Patrick Lencioni

This book offers a compelling and informative leadership fable. Lencioni explains the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams usually struggle. He drafts a powerful model and steps that can be used to defeat these everyday barriers and build a cohesive, productive team.

Grab a copy of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and get inspired.

8. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
By Stephen R. Covey

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Stephen Covey shares a clear pathway for breathing with justice, honor, duty, and human dignity. He gives principles that provide us the assurance to adapt to change and the knowledge and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change proliferates.

Grab a copy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and get inspired.

9. On Becoming a Leader
By Warren Bennis

Will you be one of them? Here, Bennis suggests the need for more effective leaders. He explains the modes of learning the world for leaders: innovative learning, broadening exposure by travel, learning from friends, study, travel, people, work, play.

Grab a copy of On Becoming a Leader and get inspired.

10. See Sooner Act Faster
By George S. Day and Paul J.H. Schoemaker

Explains how to designate the limited supply of attention, how to discover low signals and separate them from background sound, and how to react strategically before competitors do. The trial is not just to act quicker but to act wisely. There are inspiring examples including Adobe, MasterCard, and Amazon.

Grab a copy of See Sooner Act Faster and get inspired.

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