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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 279,213 ratings — published 2009
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 143,007 ratings — published 2002
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 67,260 ratings — published 2014
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1962 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.24 — 105,218 ratings — published 2015
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
by (shelved 1912 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.17 — 131,901 ratings — published 2018
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1781 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.16 — 57,893 ratings — published 1998
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 1778 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.16 — 839,479 ratings — published 1989
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1777 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.12 — 308,569 ratings — published 2001
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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1665 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,293 ratings — published 2017
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 1552 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,185,137 ratings — published 1936
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 84,780 ratings — published 2002
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 22,545 ratings — published 2013
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 127,083 ratings — published 2009
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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box (Paperback)
by (shelved 949 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.10 — 35,489 ratings — published 2000
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever (ebook)
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avg rating 4.00 — 30,593 ratings — published 2016
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The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 884 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.95 — 149,102 ratings — published 1981
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Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 17,017 ratings — published 2010
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 270,828 ratings — published
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 37,066 ratings — published 2017
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The Leadership Challenge The Leadership Challenge (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 14,569 ratings — published 1987
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The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 39,083 ratings — published 2003
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 22,495 ratings — published 2019
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Developing the Leader Within You Developing the Leader Within You (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 25,708 ratings — published 1993
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 592,242 ratings — published -500
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials) The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
by (shelved 690 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.08 — 38,285 ratings — published 1966
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (Hardcover)
by (shelved 657 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.94 — 41,824 ratings — published 1998
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 647 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.80 — 42,618 ratings — published 2008
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 625 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.29 — 248,497 ratings — published 2012
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The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win (ebook)
by (shelved 625 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.36 — 16,018 ratings — published 2018
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Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 625 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,673 ratings — published 2002
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 621 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.20 — 105,105 ratings — published 2014
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 614 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.33 — 224,282 ratings — published 2016
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 610 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.13 — 14,080 ratings — published 2015
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High Output Management High Output Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 602 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.30 — 22,004 ratings — published 1983
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 598 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.21 — 182,914 ratings — published 1984
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 576 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,399,000 ratings — published 2018
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Leading Change Leading Change (Audiobook)
by (shelved 575 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.03 — 23,360 ratings — published 1988
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Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 567 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.87 — 519,725 ratings — published 1998
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The Infinite Game The Infinite Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 558 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,789 ratings — published 2017
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The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business (J-B Lencioni Series) The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business (J-B Lencioni Series)
by (shelved 558 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.13 — 16,595 ratings — published 2012
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 549 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,640 ratings — published 2023
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 542 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.19 — 113,667 ratings — published 2014
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The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 534 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,532 ratings — published
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 531 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.09 — 181,404 ratings — published 2006
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 516 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,616 ratings — published 2017
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 514 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.08 — 240,956 ratings — published 1999
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 513 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.03 — 55,674 ratings — published 2010
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 481 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.19 — 885,989 ratings — published 2008
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 470 times as leadership)
avg rating 4.07 — 483,691 ratings — published 2012
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Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 468 times as leadership)
avg rating 3.98 — 17,391 ratings — published 2019
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Peter F. Drucker
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
Peter Drucker, Essential Drucker

Dolly Parton
“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”
Dolly Parton

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