Book List

People often ask, "Hey Chris what's a good book for ..."

This list is a combination of lists from several sources including Wells Fargo, The Masters College, Summary.com, my coaches and myself.

The books on this list revolve around the theme of leading yourself and others in a business setting. I've not read them all. I don't agree with the entire content of the ones I have read. But I've learned from them.

In reading you have the unique opportunity to sit with an expert and hear their thoughts, learn their techniques, challenge your thinking. Enjoy ...

On the Level Performance Communication That Works, Patricia McLagan and Peter Krembs
The One-Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni
Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton
The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, Stephen Covey
Leadership and the One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard
Coaching for Performance, John Whitmore
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcom Gladwell
The Leader’s Guide, Randal Ponder
Leader As Coach: Strategies for Coaching and Developing Others, David B. Peterson and Mary Dee Hicks
The Extraordinary Leader, John H. Zenger and Joseph Folkman
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell
Leadership Lessons of Jesus: Timeless Wisdom for Leaders in Today’s World, Bob Briner, Ray Pritchard
The Book on Leadership, Dr. John MacArthur
Trust – the one ting that makes or breaks a leader, Les T. Csorba
Understanding Leadership, Tom Marshall
Battleground, Stephen Gaukroger
Profiles of a Leader, Judson Cornwall
The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make, Hans Finzel
The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker
The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership, Steven B. Sample
On Becoming a Leader, Warren Bennis
Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work, Debra E. Meyerson
Leading Quietly, Joseph Badaracco
Leadership is an Art, Max DePree
Leading Change, John P. Kotter
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times, Donald T. Phillips
Jack Welch & The G.E. Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO, Robert Slater
Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within, Robert E. Quinn
The Centurion Principles, Col. Jeffrey O’Leary (ret.)
Good to Great, Jim Collins
First, Break All The Rules, Marcus Buckingham and Curtis Coffman
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrows’s Big Changes, Mark J. Penn
Trump Never Give Up, Donald Trump and Meredith Mclver
The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leaders Day, John Maxwell
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader, Dinesh D’Sousza
Finishing Well: What People Who Really Live Do Differently!, Bob Buford
Purple Cow, Seth Godin
Six Hats Thinking, Edward De Bono
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Kerry Patterson
Getting Things Done, David Allen
Competent to Counsel, Wayne Mack
Co-active Coaching, Whitworth, Kimsey-House, Sandahl
Christian Coaching, Gary Collins
Masterful Coaching, Hargrove
The Laws of Lifetime Growth, Dan Sullivan and Catherine Nomura
Unique Ability, Catherine Nomura and Julia Waller
Your Coach In A Book, Robert Hargrove and Michel Renaud
Total Life Coaching, Patrick Williams and Lloyd Thomas
Life Entrepreneurs, Christopher Gergen.
One Month To Live, Kery Shook. .
Built to Last, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras
Business @ the Speed of Thought, Bill Gates with Collins Hemingway
The Discipline of Market Leaders, Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema
The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge
First Things First, Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill
The Heart of Change, John Kotter and Dan Cohen
Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business, Leigh Branham
Leading Change, John P. Kotter
People Styles at Work, Robert Bolton and Dorothy Bolton
Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
The Wisdom of Teams, Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith
Breakfast with Fred, Fred Smith