Top 10 Leadership Books for CEOs and Executives: November Edition

If you want to gain useful information about life, strategy, and business a good way is by reading leadership books. Becoming a leader means being influential, making decisions, and be followed by other people. If you are a business leader or you want to become one is worth paying attention to the books presented below.

1. Developing the leader within you (John C. Maxwell).
   Through this book, the reader has the opportunity to improve leadership skills and inspire others. This book includes the true definition of a leader, the traits of leadership, and the difference between management and leadership. Developing the leader within you has sold more than one million copies. The author has updated his classic analysis of leadership for the 21st century presenting leadership insights for a variety of sectors like the church, the government, and business.
2. If I could tell you just one thing (Richard Reed).
   Remarkable people like former President Bill Clinton and Dalai Lama give their most valuable advice on leadership. Reed collected an incredible amount of advice from extraordinary individuals. For readers who are looking for basic insights on leadership from many leaders, this book is the best choice.
3. Leadership is an art (Max Depree)
   The former CEO of Herman Miller Inc. gives his advice on how executives and managers can learn the leadership skills that build a better and more profitable organization. This book is ideal for those in the fields of manufacturing, technology, and entertainment where creativity is the key to profit.
4. The Ride of a lifetime (Robert Iger)
   Robert Iger, the Executive Chairman of the Walt Disney Company in this book offers his philosophy of leadership. Iger through his book proves that his most important deals were successful by treating business acquaintances with respect. More specifically, Iger refers to the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Lucasfilm, and 21st Fox that make up the modern Disney empire.
5. Excellence wins (Horst Schulze)
   In this book, Schulze shares all the principles that made him successful throughout the years. His piece of advice is simple, practical, and compatible with leaders of every age and field of industry. Schulze shares all his secrets for empowering employees to become leaders.
6. The fifth risk (Michael Lewis)
   Michael Lewis presents the aspects of leadership from a different perspective. What do we mean? That of mid-level managers and employees. Lewis examines the careers of long-term federal civil servants in the United States offering useful information to managers and leaders trying to understand those below them.
7. Essentialism (Greg McKeown)
   The book teaches readers how to do better by doing less. By focusing on more selective criteria the disciplined pursuit of less empowers people to reclaim control of their own choices about where to spend precious time and energy. This way of thinking and acting can be applied in every area of our life.
8. The seven habits of highly effective people (Steven R. Covey)
   This book must be read by people who are trying to form an organization. Undoubtedly, it is an influential book that teaches readers the principles of effectiveness. Covey shows the way for readers to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
9. When the buck stops with you (Alan Axelrod Ph. D)
   In this book, Axelrod presents Truman’s leadership philosophy and values including more than 150 principles from the life and career of one of America’s greatest presidents. This is a great book for people who may undertake leadership positions in their life. Truman’s ability to adapt to any kind of situation is a gem for any leader in any situation.
10. Business Adventures (John Brooks)
    This book helps readers understand what motivates two of today’s most successful business leaders. Who are they? Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Brooks successfully connects corporate life and business strategy by examining notable events in the history of large companies.

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