🤲 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.

The Future Leader

by Jacob Morgan • 2020

140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.

4.16

348

🦎 Adaptive Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💻 Digital Transformation 🎯 Coaching Culture 🌍 Cultural Intelligence

The Future Leader

140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.

by Jacob Morgan 2020

4.16

348 ratings

🦎 Adaptive Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💻 Digital Transformation 🎯 Coaching Culture 🌍 Cultural Intelligence

The Lost Art of Connecting

by Susan McPherson • 2021

Why the best-connected people lead with generosity, and a three-part method for doing it.

3.98

191

🤝 Business Networking 🎁 Service Mindset 👂 Active Listening 🔐 Trust Building 🌍 Inclusive Networking

The Lost Art of Connecting

Why the best-connected people lead with generosity, and a three-part method for doing it.

by Susan McPherson 2021

3.98

191 ratings

🤝 Business Networking 🎁 Service Mindset 👂 Active Listening 🔐 Trust Building 🌍 Inclusive Networking

The Carrot Principle

by Adrian Gostick • 2001

74% of leaders skip the one practice that triples returns: genuine, specific appreciation.

3.69

1k+

🧱 Employee Recognition ⚡ Employee Engagement 🌳 Talent Retention ✨ Positive Psychology 🏛️ Corporate Culture

The Carrot Principle

74% of leaders skip the one practice that triples returns: genuine, specific appreciation.

by Adrian Gostick 2001

3.69

1k+ ratings

🧱 Employee Recognition ⚡ Employee Engagement 🌳 Talent Retention ✨ Positive Psychology 🏛️ Corporate Culture

Make Your Mark

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2014

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

3.97

1k+

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

Make Your Mark

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2014

3.97

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

Mastering Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2015

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

4.18

402

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

Mastering Leadership

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

by Bob Anderson 2015

4.18

402 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

The Trust Edge

by David Horsager • 2011

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

3.80

500

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ✅ Accountability

The Trust Edge

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

by David Horsager 2011

3.80

500 ratings

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ✅ Accountability

Becoming a Changemaker

by Alex Budak • 2022

A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.

4.04

174

🔄 Change Management 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Leading Without Authority 🌈 Inclusive Leadership 📚 Continuous Learning

Becoming a Changemaker

A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.

by Alex Budak 2022

4.04

174 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Leading Without Authority 🌈 Inclusive Leadership 📚 Continuous Learning

Flight of the Buffalo

by James A. Belasco • 1994

The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.

3.71

279

🏢 Flat Hierarchies 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🎯 Customer Centricity ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🪞 Personal Accountability

Flight of the Buffalo

The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.

by James A. Belasco 1994

3.71

279 ratings

🏢 Flat Hierarchies 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🎯 Customer Centricity ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🪞 Personal Accountability

The Heart and the Fist

by Eric Greitens • 2011

A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.

4.12

10k+

🌍 Humanitarian Memoir ⚓ Navy Seal Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🛡️ Moral Courage 🎌 Cultural Competence

The Heart and the Fist

A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.

by Eric Greitens 2011

4.12

10k+ ratings

🌍 Humanitarian Memoir ⚓ Navy Seal Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🛡️ Moral Courage 🎌 Cultural Competence

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

by Bruce Tulgan • 2021

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

3.62

280

🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration 🧑‍💼 New Managers

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

by Bruce Tulgan 2021

3.62

280 ratings

🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration 🧑‍💼 New Managers

The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership

by Tim Elmore • 2021

Great leaders don't pick a side. They hold opposites in tension. Eight paradoxes that show how.

4.22

561

⚖️ Polarity Management 🏢 Executive Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership

Great leaders don't pick a side. They hold opposites in tension. Eight paradoxes that show how.

by Tim Elmore 2021

4.22

561 ratings

⚖️ Polarity Management 🏢 Executive Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Spark

by Angie Morgan • 2013

Eight behaviors, forged in the Marines, for earning influence from any seat.

3.84

772

🎖️ Military Leadership 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧭 Leading Without Authority ⏳ Time Management 💪 Confidence Building

Spark

Eight behaviors, forged in the Marines, for earning influence from any seat.

by Angie Morgan 2013

3.84

772 ratings

🎖️ Military Leadership 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧭 Leading Without Authority ⏳ Time Management 💪 Confidence Building

Developing the Leaders Around You

by John C. Maxwell • 1999

Most leaders develop followers. The real payoff: building leaders who go on to build other leaders.

4.21

3k+

🌱 Leadership Development 🔍 Talent Development 🤝 Mentorship 🧩 Team Building 📋 Delegation

Developing the Leaders Around You

Most leaders develop followers. The real payoff: building leaders who go on to build other leaders.

by John C. Maxwell 1999

4.21

3k+ ratings

🌱 Leadership Development 🔍 Talent Development 🤝 Mentorship 🧩 Team Building 📋 Delegation

Chief Joy Officer

by Richard Sheridan • 2018

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

3.94

500

🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations 📖 Business Storytelling

Chief Joy Officer

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

by Richard Sheridan 2018

3.94

500 ratings

🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations 📖 Business Storytelling

Great Leaders Grow

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2012

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

4.04

838

📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture 🆕 New Managers

Great Leaders Grow

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2012

4.04

838 ratings

📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture 🆕 New Managers

Build to Last

by Keith Callahan • 2018

Network marketing's real business is leadership. Develop the leaders, then step back.

4.17

249

🤝 Network Marketing 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Leadership Development 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 👥 Team Building

Build to Last

Network marketing's real business is leadership. Develop the leaders, then step back.

by Keith Callahan 2018

4.17

249 ratings

🤝 Network Marketing 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Leadership Development 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 👥 Team Building

The Matheny Manifesto

by Mike Matheny • 2015

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

4.28

2k+

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting 🙏 Faith And Sports

The Matheny Manifesto

An MLB manager's manifesto for youth sports: build the kid before the scoreboard.

by Mike Matheny 2015

4.28

2k+ ratings

🌱 Youth Sports 📋 Coaching Philosophy 🧱 Character Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Sports Parenting 🙏 Faith And Sports

Disciples Are Made Not Born

by Walter A. Henrichsen • 2002

Stop staffing programs. Start investing your life into a few people who will do the same.

4.17

352

🔥 Discipleship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring 🧱 Character Development 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leaders

Disciples Are Made Not Born

Stop staffing programs. Start investing your life into a few people who will do the same.

by Walter A. Henrichsen 2002

4.17

352 ratings

🔥 Discipleship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring 🧱 Character Development 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leaders

The Bottom of the Pool

by Andy Andrews • 2019

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

3.93

606

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🤝 Relationship Building 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Bottom of the Pool

Most people chase the same opportunities at the surface. One layer deeper, the competition vanishes.

by Andy Andrews 2019

3.93

606 ratings

🧠 Unconventional Thinking 💎 Value Creation ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🤝 Relationship Building 📚 Lifelong Learning

Built to Serve

by Evan Carmichael • 2020

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

4.23

174

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel 💡 Thought Leadership

Built to Serve

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

by Evan Carmichael 2020

4.23

174 ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel 💡 Thought Leadership

Tao Te Ching

by Stefan Stenudd • 2011

Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.

4.30

178

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action 🧘 Mindfulness 🍂 Non-Attachment 🪵 Voluntary Simplicity

Tao Te Ching

Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.

by Stefan Stenudd 2011

4.30

178 ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action 🧘 Mindfulness 🍂 Non-Attachment 🪵 Voluntary Simplicity

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook

by John C. Maxwell • 2007

Stop managing, start leading: earn influence, build trust, and develop other leaders.

4.23

2k+

🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Strategic Vision 🛡️ Trust Building ⚡ Empowerment 🎯 Prioritization

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook

Stop managing, start leading: earn influence, build trust, and develop other leaders.

by John C. Maxwell 2007

4.23

2k+ ratings

🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Strategic Vision 🛡️ Trust Building ⚡ Empowerment 🎯 Prioritization

Life Is Tremendous

by Charlie Jones • 1981

Enthusiasm is a decision, not a mood. The leadership laws that start with that one choice.

4.19

857

🔥 Business Motivation 📚 Continuous Learning 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🎁 Selfless Giving ✝️ Christian Self-Help

Life Is Tremendous

Enthusiasm is a decision, not a mood. The leadership laws that start with that one choice.

by Charlie Jones 1981

4.19

857 ratings

🔥 Business Motivation 📚 Continuous Learning 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🎁 Selfless Giving ✝️ Christian Self-Help

The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World

by Aaron Hurst • 2013

The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.

3.76

418

🏢 Purpose Driven Business 📈 Economic History 💼 Meaningful Work ✂️ Job Crafting 🧠 Positive Psychology At Work

The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World

The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.

by Aaron Hurst 2013

3.76

418 ratings

🏢 Purpose Driven Business 📈 Economic History 💼 Meaningful Work ✂️ Job Crafting 🧠 Positive Psychology At Work

Fish! Tales

by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

3.95

2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Fish! Tales

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

by Stephen C. Lundin 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Love as a Business Strategy

by Mohammad F. Anwar • 2021

The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.

4.17

212

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Human-Centered Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🫂 Empathy At Work 🌍 Inclusive Leadership

Love as a Business Strategy

The business case for love: how inclusion, trust, and forgiveness drive retention and innovation.

by Mohammad F. Anwar 2021

4.17

212 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Human-Centered Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🫂 Empathy At Work 🌍 Inclusive Leadership

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

by G. Edward Evans • 2017

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

2.89

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

by G. Edward Evans 2017

2.89

18 ratings

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Master Mentors

by Scott Jeffrey Miller • 2021

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

3.68

349

🧱 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building 🔄 Self-Disruption

Master Mentors

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

by Scott Jeffrey Miller 2021

3.68

349 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building 🔄 Self-Disruption

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

by Rick Johnson • 2006

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

4.01

327

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

by Rick Johnson 2006

4.01

327 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Be a People Person

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

A playbook for making people feel valued, building trust, and handling difficult people.

3.97

2k+

🗣️ People Skills 📖 Biblical Leadership ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🛡️ Handling Criticism 🔗 Building Trust

Be a People Person

A playbook for making people feel valued, building trust, and handling difficult people.

by John C. Maxwell 2005

3.97

2k+ ratings

🗣️ People Skills 📖 Biblical Leadership ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🛡️ Handling Criticism 🔗 Building Trust

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