Best Leadership Books of 2006

Our selection for the best leadership books of 2006 are listed below. The books listed below—in no particular order—we believe, have added something unique or a useful restating of important insights that we all need to be reminded of as we develop our leadership skills.

It's true, as Michael Silverblatt wrote, "The art (as opposed to the technology) of reading requires that you develop a beautiful tolerance for incomprehension. The greatest books are the books that you come to understand more deeply with time, with age, with rereading." Because we only see what we believe, it's through time, experience and personal growth, that we are able to draw insight and connections we didn't see before.

The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization by John C. Maxwell

Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? What It Takes to Be an Authentic Leader by Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones

Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton

A Leader's Legacy by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change by William B. Joiner and Stephen A. Josephs

Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win by William C. Taylor and Polly G. LaBarre

Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery and Mark Thompson

Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis

Great Leadership: What It Is and What It Takes in a Complex World by Anthony Bell

Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature by Joseph Badaracco, Jr.

Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work by David Rock



In 2006 at least three biographies were released that are worthy of mention:

The Defining Moment : FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter

Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw

Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox by Charles D. Ellis

Posted by Michael McKinney at 10:00 AM
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