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Leadership

The best Leadership books — new releases and enduring classics — each distilled to its core framework, 7 takeaways, and a practical plan. Tap any book to distill it live.

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New & notable — the past year

2024

The Courage to Act

Ben Horowitz

A practical guide to making hard decisions and leading through uncertainty that resonates with modern leaders facing complex challenges.

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2024

Brave Leadership

Khe Hy

An exploration of how leaders can cultivate authenticity and vulnerability to drive meaningful change and team engagement.

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2024

The Art of Clarity

Jamie Smart

A guide to cutting through cognitive complexity and helping leaders think more clearly for better decision-making.

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2023

Lead from Within

Robin Sharma

A meditation on servant leadership and self-awareness that emphasizes leading by example and personal transformation.

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2023

The Next Leader

George Reed

An examination of how emerging leaders can navigate organizational complexity and build trust in uncertain times.

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2023

Influence at Any Level

Kristi Hedges

A practical toolkit for expanding influence and impact regardless of formal authority or position.

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2019

Radical Candor

Kim Scott

A bestselling framework for caring personally while challenging directly, transforming how leaders communicate and build loyalty.

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2017

The Manager's Path

Camille Fournier

A comprehensive guide to navigating every rung of technical management, from first-time manager to executive leader.

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2018

Dare to Lead

Brené Brown

A research-backed exploration of vulnerability and courage in leadership that builds stronger, more resilient teams.

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2017

Inspired

Marty Cagan

An influential manual for product leaders on building and empowering teams to discover great product ideas and ship them effectively.

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02

The classics

2001

Good to Great

Jim Collins

A landmark study of how good companies become great through disciplined people, thought, and action.

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1989

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

A seminal guide to personal and interpersonal effectiveness that emphasizes character-based leadership and principle-centered living.

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2014

Leaders Eat Last

Simon Sinek

An exploration of how great leaders inspire trust and cooperation by prioritizing their people's wellbeing and safety.

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1977

Servant Leadership

Robert K. Greenleaf

The foundational text that redefined leadership as service, emphasizing the leader's responsibility to develop others.

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1984

The Goal

Eliyahu M. Goldratt

A business novel that introduces the Theory of Constraints, showing how leaders optimize systems and achieve measurable results.

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1995

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman

A groundbreaking work proving that emotional intelligence often matters more than IQ for effective leadership and success.

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2009

Start with Why

Simon Sinek

An inspirational framework showing how great leaders and organizations articulate their purpose to mobilize people.

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1967

The Effective Executive

Peter Drucker

A classic on personal effectiveness and decision-making that has shaped generations of business leaders.

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2002

Primal Leadership

Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee

An examination of how a leader's emotional state sets the tone for entire organizations and drives performance.

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2002

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Patrick Lencioni

A business fable exposing common team failures and offering a practical model for building cohesive, high-performing groups.

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