🤲 Servant Leadership

A philosophy of leading by putting others first, rooted in humility, empathy, and stewardship. These books challenge command-and-control models with the radical idea that the best leaders serve.

It's Not About You

by Bob Burg • 2011

The best leaders don't push. They pull. A furniture company shows a young executive how.

4.16

849

📖 Business Parables 🧲 Influence Skills 🌱 Humility In Leadership 💪 Empowerment 💎 Character-Driven Leadership

It's Not About You

The best leaders don't push. They pull. A furniture company shows a young executive how.

by Bob Burg 2011

4.16

849 ratings

📖 Business Parables 🧲 Influence Skills 🌱 Humility In Leadership 💪 Empowerment 💎 Character-Driven Leadership

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

4.38

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change ♻️ Continuous Improvement

Unlocking Agility

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change ♻️ Continuous Improvement

Leading with a Limp

by Dan B. Allender • 2006

The quickest way to gain authority is to admit you don't deserve it.

4.09

1k+

✝️ Christian Leadership 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🕊️ Brokenness And Grace 📉 Failure In Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Leading with a Limp

The quickest way to gain authority is to admit you don't deserve it.

by Dan B. Allender 2006

4.09

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Leadership 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🕊️ Brokenness And Grace 📉 Failure In Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Love-Powered Parenting

by Tom Holladay • 2011

Parenting where love leads: a biblical guide to grace, limits, and making faith feel like home.

4.26

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🌿 Grace-Based Parenting 💗 Unconditional Love 📖 Family Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Love-Powered Parenting

Parenting where love leads: a biblical guide to grace, limits, and making faith feel like home.

by Tom Holladay 2011

4.26

43 ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🌿 Grace-Based Parenting 💗 Unconditional Love 📖 Family Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Agile Product and Project Management

by Mariya Breyter • 2022

Turn fuzzy requests into working software: the Agile playbook for product and project managers.

4.67

💻 Agile Software Development 📋 Project Management 🛠️ Product Management 🔄 Scrum Framework 📖 User Stories

Agile Product and Project Management

Turn fuzzy requests into working software: the Agile playbook for product and project managers.

by Mariya Breyter 2022

4.67

3 ratings

💻 Agile Software Development 📋 Project Management 🛠️ Product Management 🔄 Scrum Framework 📖 User Stories

The Habit of Excellence

by Langley Sharp • 2021

How the British Army builds trust and character under fire, and why it translates anywhere.

4.12

114

🎖️ Military Leadership 🔄 Decentralized Command ⚖️ Values-Based Leadership 🔁 Leadership Habits 🌱 Character Development

The Habit of Excellence

How the British Army builds trust and character under fire, and why it translates anywhere.

by Langley Sharp 2021

4.12

114 ratings

🎖️ Military Leadership 🔄 Decentralized Command ⚖️ Values-Based Leadership 🔁 Leadership Habits 🌱 Character Development

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Remember Who You Are

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Lead

by Paul David Tripp • 2020

Your church can grow and your soul can shrink. The gospel has a different leadership playbook.

4.42

3k+

📋 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel-Centered Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎭 Identity And Idolatry

Lead

Your church can grow and your soul can shrink. The gospel has a different leadership playbook.

by Paul David Tripp 2020

4.42

3k+ ratings

📋 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel-Centered Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎭 Identity And Idolatry

The Leader's Checklist

by Michael Useem • 2011

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

3.48

282

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

The Leader's Checklist

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

by Michael Useem 2011

3.48

282 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

This Is Day One

by Drew Dudley • 2019

Leadership is a daily act, not a title. The questions that make it real.

4.18

606

🏠 Everyday Leadership 💎 Values-Driven Leadership 📅 Daily Habits 🦁 Courage And Fear 🌱 Abundance Mindset

This Is Day One

Leadership is a daily act, not a title. The questions that make it real.

by Drew Dudley 2019

4.18

606 ratings

🏠 Everyday Leadership 💎 Values-Driven Leadership 📅 Daily Habits 🦁 Courage And Fear 🌱 Abundance Mindset

The Heart of a Servant Leader

by C. John Miller • 2004

Real spiritual leadership begins where competence ends: with your own sin, confessed daily.

4.36

513

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🌱 Dying To Self ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🙌 Prayer And Intercession

The Heart of a Servant Leader

Real spiritual leadership begins where competence ends: with your own sin, confessed daily.

by C. John Miller 2004

4.36

513 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🌱 Dying To Self ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🙌 Prayer And Intercession

Simply Said

by Jay Sullivan • 2016

Your speaking, writing, and leadership share one failure point. Fix it and watch everything change.

4.10

1k+

🏢 Workplace Communication ✍️ Business Writing 🎤 Presentation Skills 👂 Active Listening 📖 Storytelling In Business

Simply Said

Your speaking, writing, and leadership share one failure point. Fix it and watch everything change.

by Jay Sullivan 2016

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Communication ✍️ Business Writing 🎤 Presentation Skills 👂 Active Listening 📖 Storytelling In Business

Love 'Em or Lose 'Em

by Beverly Kaye • 2003

Your best people are leaving because no one asked them what would keep them.

3.85

552

🧲 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 🤝 Workplace Respect 🔥 Employee Engagement 📈 Career Growth

Love 'Em or Lose 'Em

Your best people are leaving because no one asked them what would keep them.

by Beverly Kaye 2003

3.85

552 ratings

🧲 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 🤝 Workplace Respect 🔥 Employee Engagement 📈 Career Growth

Serving with Eyes Wide Open

by David Livermore • 2006

Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.

4.03

746

✈️ Short-Term Missions 🏛️ Cross-Cultural Ministry 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🌍 Global Church 💰 Power And Poverty

Serving with Eyes Wide Open

Mission trips built around you. Cultural intelligence for serving communities instead.

by David Livermore 2006

4.03

746 ratings

✈️ Short-Term Missions 🏛️ Cross-Cultural Ministry 🧠 Cultural Intelligence 🌍 Global Church 💰 Power And Poverty

10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition

by Joel Peterson • 2019

Trust has rules: a measurable framework that turns culture into competitive advantage.

4.08

📈 Trust Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Accountability 🔓 Empowerment 🧱 Team Building

10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition

Trust has rules: a measurable framework that turns culture into competitive advantage.

by Joel Peterson 2019

4.08

51 ratings

📈 Trust Building 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Accountability 🔓 Empowerment 🧱 Team Building

Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

Eight character traits that earn more influence than any title ever will.

4.31

🏗️ Leadership Development 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Influence Without Authority 🌱 People Development 🛡️ Character And Integrity

Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough

Eight character traits that earn more influence than any title ever will.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

4.31

16 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Influence Without Authority 🌱 People Development 🛡️ Character And Integrity

What You're Made For

by George Raveling • 2025

Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

4.40

749

🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

What You're Made For

Dr. King handed him the speech. Kobe called for advice. Twelve lessons from sixty years between.

by George Raveling 2025

4.40

749 ratings

🏀 Sports Leadership 🌱 Mentorship 💪 Resilience 🎯 Attention Management 📅 Daily Disciplines

Discipling

by Mark Dever • 2016

Discipling isn't just for pastors. How any church member can teach, model, and multiply disciples.

4.35

4k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Disciple-Making 🕊️ Spiritual Mentoring ⛪ Church Discipleship 🤝 One-On-One Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development

Discipling

Discipling isn't just for pastors. How any church member can teach, model, and multiply disciples.

by Mark Dever 2016

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Disciple-Making 🕊️ Spiritual Mentoring ⛪ Church Discipleship 🤝 One-On-One Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development

Begin With WE

by Kyle McDowell • 2022

A 10-part cure for office selfishness: building a culture where the team wins together.

4.62

499

🏢 Workplace Culture 💼 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🔒 Trust Building 📋 Accountability Systems

Begin With WE

A 10-part cure for office selfishness: building a culture where the team wins together.

by Kyle McDowell 2022

4.62

499 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 💼 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🔒 Trust Building 📋 Accountability Systems

Teamwork 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.

4.04

794

🧱 Team Building 🔄 Team Dynamics ⚡ High Performance Teams 🤝 Collaborative Culture 🌱 Talent Development

Teamwork 101

Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

4.04

794 ratings

🧱 Team Building 🔄 Team Dynamics ⚡ High Performance Teams 🤝 Collaborative Culture 🌱 Talent Development

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

3.42

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 📈 Kaizen 🧱 Team Building

The Agile Pocket Guide

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 📈 Kaizen 🧱 Team Building

H3 Leadership

by Brad Lomenick • 2015

Three words, twenty habits: humility, hunger, hustle. Leadership model that holds up under pressure.

3.95

1k+

🧱 Leadership Habits 🛡️ Self-Leadership 🔭 Purpose And Calling ✝️ Christian Leadership 🎯 Execution

H3 Leadership

Three words, twenty habits: humility, hunger, hustle. Leadership model that holds up under pressure.

by Brad Lomenick 2015

3.95

1k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Habits 🛡️ Self-Leadership 🔭 Purpose And Calling ✝️ Christian Leadership 🎯 Execution

God's Outrageous Claims

by Lee Strobel • 1997

Forgive, serve, risk: God's hardest teachings are not naive. They are tested.

4.11

302

🙏 Christian Living 🔍 Christian Apologetics 🤝 Forgiveness And Healing 🤔 Faith And Doubt 💼 Faith And Business

God's Outrageous Claims

Forgive, serve, risk: God's hardest teachings are not naive. They are tested.

by Lee Strobel 1997

4.11

302 ratings

🙏 Christian Living 🔍 Christian Apologetics 🤝 Forgiveness And Healing 🤔 Faith And Doubt 💼 Faith And Business

Agile Project Management

by James Crowder • 2014

The Agile playbook for delivering working products and self-managing teams, minus the jargon.

3.50

🏗️ Agile Methodology 🔄 Scrum 📊 Kanban ♻️ Lean Development 📋 User Stories

Agile Project Management

The Agile playbook for delivering working products and self-managing teams, minus the jargon.

by James Crowder 2014

3.50

6 ratings

🏗️ Agile Methodology 🔄 Scrum 📊 Kanban ♻️ Lean Development 📋 User Stories

Be a People Person

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

Leadership is built on relationships, not authority. Here is the playbook for both.

3.97

2k+

🤝 Relational Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🗣️ People Skills 🔒 Building Trust 🌱 Encouraging Others

Be a People Person

Leadership is built on relationships, not authority. Here is the playbook for both.

by John C. Maxwell 2005

3.97

2k+ ratings

🤝 Relational Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🗣️ People Skills 🔒 Building Trust 🌱 Encouraging Others

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

by Vlad Vaiman • 2010

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

4.50

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 💡 Innovation Culture

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

by Vlad Vaiman 2010

4.50

2 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 💡 Innovation Culture

Real Influence

by Mark Goulston • 2012

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

3.79

442

🔍 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building

Real Influence

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

by Mark Goulston 2012

3.79

442 ratings

🔍 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building

The 100X Leader

by Jeremie Kubicek • 2019

Most bosses default to control or retreat. The calibration that makes people choose to follow you.

3.93

304

📋 Leadership Frameworks 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Awareness 📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Mentorship

The 100X Leader

Most bosses default to control or retreat. The calibration that makes people choose to follow you.

by Jeremie Kubicek 2019

3.93

304 ratings

📋 Leadership Frameworks 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Awareness 📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Mentorship

Humility

by C.J. Mahaney • 2005

Your ambition isn't wrong; it's just aimed at the wrong throne.

4.17

11k+

🦚 Pride And Humility 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 📜 Reformed Theology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Christian Parenting

Humility

Your ambition isn't wrong; it's just aimed at the wrong throne.

by C.J. Mahaney 2005

4.17

11k+ ratings

🦚 Pride And Humility 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 📜 Reformed Theology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Christian Parenting

Identity

by Eric Geiger • 2008

You can't out-behave your self-image. Eight biblical identities that change how you live.

3.91

110

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🆔 Identity In Christ 🕊️ Grace And Forgiveness 🌍 Missional Living ✝️ Evangelical Christianity

Identity

You can't out-behave your self-image. Eight biblical identities that change how you live.

by Eric Geiger 2008

3.91

110 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🆔 Identity In Christ 🕊️ Grace And Forgiveness 🌍 Missional Living ✝️ Evangelical Christianity

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