If You Want to Lead, Read These Ten Books, HBR Blog Network

11 Books Every Young Leader Must Read by John Coleman

1. The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations Marcus Aurelius
3. Man's Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl
4. A Man in Full Tom Wolfe
5. Liar's Poker Michael Lewis
6. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't Jim Collins
7. Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built Richard S. Tedlow
8. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World Niall Ferguson
9. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change) Clayton M. Christensen
10. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Stephen R. Covey
11. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership Bill George  

Note: Below is a slightly different list (with a mix of gender, at the least), because 'There were no books by women on the list.'

If You Want to Lead, Read These 10 Books by Whitney Johnson

1. We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love
   Robert A. Johnson
2. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
   Carol Dweck
3. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change) Clayton M. Christensen
4. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
   Brene Brown
5. Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl: And Why You Should, Too (Motley Fool Books)
   The Motley Fool
6. The Power of a Positive No
   William Ury
7.   Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
   Jane McGonigal
8.   The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
   Eric Ries
9. Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives
   Wayne Muller
10.  And a bonus: Les Miserables Victor Hugo, because it’s one of the greatest pieces of fiction ever, and because Jean Valjean is a leader who embodies the best of both the masculine and feminine

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