Top 100 Best Books for Managers, Leaders & Humans (part 1)

6 November 2008

Posted in Uncategorized tags leadership, management

part 1: 1-25 | part 2: 25-50 | part 3: 50-75 | part 4: 75-100 | blog post+description

Nr	Title / Author(s) / Tags
1	The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer (personal growth, self-help, success, achievement, coaching)
2	The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition William Strunk, E. B. White (style, writers reference, writing)
3	How to Win Friends & Influence People Dale Carnegie (personal development, communication skills, self improvement)
4	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath, Dan Heath (marketing, communication, ideas, persuasion, business)
5	Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition) Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister (management, project management, software development)
6	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini (persuasion, psychology, influence, marketing, sales)
7	What Got You Here Won’t Get You There Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter (leadership development, executive coaching, leadership)
8	Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras (business, management, leadership development, leadership)
9	Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery Garr Reynolds (presentations, communication, public speaking)
10	Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity David Allen (management, productivity, time management)
11	The Magic of Thinking Big David Schwartz (positive thinking, personal development, self improvement)
12	Leading Change John P. Kotter (change management, leadership, organizational behavior)
13	The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox (theory of constraints, professional development, operations)
14	Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t Jim Collins (business, leadership, management, success, excellence)
15	The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick M. Lencioni (leadership, team building, management, professional development)
16	The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done Peter F. Drucker (management, leadership, effectiveness, vision)
17	The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea Bob Burg, John David Mann (self-help, business, success, networking)
18	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey (personal development, self improvement, leadership)
19	The Gregg Reference Manual William A. Sabin (grammar, writing, reference, editing, english)
20	Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most Douglas Stone, etc. (communication skills, negotiation, self improvement)
21	First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman (management, leadership, professional development)
22	Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Kerry Patterson, etc. (communication, leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict)
23	The Toyota Way Jeffrey Liker (lean, business, quality control, toyota production system)
24	The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail Clayton M. Christensen (innovation, technology, business, marketing)
25	The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything Stephen M.R. Covey (trust, leadership, relationships, business, success)