- 12.26.11
The Leadership Hall of Fame
We have spent a year looking at the most influential business books and authors. Here is a complete syllabus for an education in being a leader. Which are your favorites? And which leadership classics did we miss?
• David Allen, Getting Things Done
“How Bad Plans And “Good Ideas” Ruin Meetings“
• Warren Bennis, On Becoming A Leader
“Leadership Is About Taking The Long View“
• Ken Blanchard, The One Minute Manager
“The First Secret: One Minute Goals“
• Po Bronson, What Should I Do With My Life?
• Marcus Buckingham, First, Break All The Rules
“Even In The Office, Casting Is Everything“
• James Champy, Reengineering The Corporation
• Clayton Christensen, The Innovators Dilemma
“Why Companies Fail to Innovate“
• Jim Collins, Good to Great
“How To Create A Business Where The Truth Is Heard“
• Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
“Using Empathic Listening to Collaborate“
• Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Flow
“Reclaim Your Life, One Experience At A Time“
• Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive
• Keith Ferrazzi, Never Eat Alone
“The Art of Audacious Conversation“
• Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek
• Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class
“Values of the Creative Class“
• Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point
“On Connectors, Mavens, And Salesmen: How New Ideas Spread Like Seeds“
• Seth Godin, Purple Cow
“Better Business Through Changing Behavior“
• Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There
“Goal Obsession: The Flaw That Creates More Flaws“
• Dan Heath and Chip Heath, Made to Stick
“How Do You Make Your Business Ideas Concrete? Look to Hamburger Helper“
• W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, Blue Ocean Strategy
“Navigate Blue Oceans To Undiscovered Business Opportunities“
• Tom Peters, In Search of Excellence
• Daniel Pink, Free Agent Nation
“The First Rule Of Being Your Own Boss? Be Authentic.“
• C.K. Prahalad, The Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid
“The Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid“
• Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice
“The Paradox Of Expanded Choices: What Too Much Of A Good Thing Means For Consumers“
• William C. Taylor, Practically Radical
“The Company as Community: Threadless Puts Everyone in Charge“
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