{"id":38,"date":"2016-08-22T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T03:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvingleadership.wordpress.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2016-08-22T22:24:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T03:24:58","slug":"recommended-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/improvingleadership.org\/?page_id=38","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of my favorite ways to grow as a leader is through exposure to the thoughts and experiences of others. I primarily gain this exposure by reading a wide range of books. Below is a list of books (in no particular order) that have had a significant impact on my thinking.<\/p>\n

I would love to hear your thoughts if you have read any of these or if there are other books you think belong on this list. Check back periodically as I will be updating this list as I find new resources that are worth sharing.<\/p>\n

“A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>–\u00a0Jane Austen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Henry Cloud<\/a><\/p>\n

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Jim\u00a0Collins<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Charles Duhigg<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Greg McKeown<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ideas Are Free: How the Idea Revolution Is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n

The Idea-Driven Organization: Unlocking the Power in Bottom-Up Ideas <\/a><\/p>\n

by Alan G. Robinson<\/a> and Dean M. Schroeder<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low-Cost Approach to Management <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Masaaki Imai<\/a><\/p>\n

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Daniel H. Pink<\/a><\/p>\n

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Beyond Heroes: A Lean Management System for Healthcare <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Kim Barnas<\/a><\/p>\n

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Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Mike Rother<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Eliyahu M. Goldratt<\/a>, Jeff Cox<\/a><\/p>\n

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Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling <\/a>
\nby<\/span> Edgar H. Schein<\/a><\/p>\n

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