Leadership Development Books
What are your favorite books on leadership?
Each year, I pick an area of my job that I want to be intentional and strategic about growing in. One year it was discipleship and small groups, one year it was theology, one year it was preaching and communication, one year it was church history. In 2010, I want to refocus a bit on leadership.
NCC is growing and Team D (my discipleship crew) is morphing, and I need to be a good steward of the leadership responsibilities that have been entrusted to me.
So...if I were to read 12 books on leadership in 2010, they should be...
posted by Heather Z @ 9:22 PM
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Sacred Roads: Exploring the Historic Paths of Discipleship
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These are some of the best ones from my "Biblical Leadership" courses.
Charting a Bold Course - Andrew Seidel
Visioneering - Andy Stanley
Spiritual Leadership - J Oswald Sanders
Deep Change - Robert Quinn
Spiritual Leadership - Blackaby
Leadership Challenge - Kouze & Posner
Overcoming The Dark Side of Leadership - McIntosh & Rima
In the Name of Jesus, by Henri Nouwen
Spiritual Leadership by Henry Blackaby
It's a mix match for me. I would include a copy of the following:
Execution - Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
Spiritual Leadership - Henry Blackaby
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't - Jim Collins
Anything by John Maxwell
If you finalize a list for yourself, could you please post it so we can all enjoy? Thanks!
The Making of a Leader - Bobby Clinton
The One Thing You Need to Know - Marcus Buckingham
Would love to see your final list as well!
Heather, I have to think about this one....(and review the books on the shelves at home!). I can't wait to see YOUR list - I'm sure I'll have to read every one of them!
PS. Can you post the lists of books you've read on the other topics also? Maybe the top pick of each category?
Permission Marketing, by Seth Godin
The Power of Rubber Bands, by Nancy Ortberg
Axiom, by Bill Hybels
Just about anything by Andy Stanley, John Maxwell or Jim Collins!
Here are two to force some thinking...
"Tribes" by Seth Godin
"Rules for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky
Visioneering by Andy Stanley and Axiom by Hybels are the most practical books on leadership I've read. 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Lencioni has been particularly helpful too.
I prefer biographies....
any on MLK, my favorite is Let the Trumpet Sound, by: Stephen Oates
In the Name of Jesus, by Henri Nouwen is also great
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