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Top 10 Leadership Books

Leading people who don't have to listen to you is a different skill from being good at the work itself — these are the books that actually teach it.

Start with Why book cover
#1

Start with Why

Simon Sinek · 2009 · Overall 7/10

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things book cover
#2

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Ben Horowitz · 2014 · Overall 8/10

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Good to Great book cover
#3

Good to Great

Jim Collins · 2001 · Overall 9/10

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The Culture Code book cover
#4

The Culture Code

Daniel Coyle · 2018 · Overall 8/10

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Traction book cover
#5

Traction

Gino Wickman · 2011 · Overall 8/10

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Delivering Happiness book cover
#6

Delivering Happiness

Tony Hsieh · 2010 · Overall 7/10

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Shoe Dog book cover
#7

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight · 2016 · Overall 9/10

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Never Split the Difference book cover
#8

Never Split the Difference

Chris Voss with Tahl Raz · 2016 · Overall 9/10

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Thinking, Fast and Slow book cover
#9

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman · 2011 · Overall 9/10

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Atomic Habits book cover
#10

Atomic Habits

James Clear · 2018 · Overall 9/10

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