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Recommended Books

Top Leadership and Management Books

Below you'll find the leadership and management books we recommend during our seminars and keynote presentations.  These books are listed in alphabetical order by title.

Motivational speaker Harry K. Jones has written more than 200 book reviews. Please click on the graphic of Harry to read his book review. The links on the books will direct you to Amazon.com.

The 3 Keys to Empowerment

The 3 Keys to Empowerment
by Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, and Alan Randolph
book review

The 12 Simple Secrets of Microsoft Management

The 12 Simple Secrets of Microsoft Management
by David Thielen

book review

21st Century Leadership

21st Century Leadership
by Lynne Joy McFarland

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell
book review

50 Companies That Changed the World

50 Companies That Changed the World
by Howard Rothman
book review

The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made ... and 21 of the Worst!

The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made ... and 21 of the Worst!
by Stuart Crainer

The 100 Best Business Books of All Time

The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten
book review

The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success

The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success
by Brian Tracy
book review

The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders

The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders
by Warren Blank
book review

 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work

1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work
by Bob Nelson
book review

Apples Are Square

Apples Are Square
by Dr. Susan Smith Kuczmarski and Thomas Kuczmarski
book review

Army of Entrepreneurs
by Jennifer Prosek
book review

Best Practices

Best Practices
by Barry J. Gibbons
book review

Be the Leader: Make the Difference

Be the Leader: Make the Difference
by Paula B. Thornton
book review

Billion-Dollar Lessons

Billion-Dollar Lessons
by Paul B. Carroll and Chunka Mui
book review

Blue's Clues for Success

Blue's Clues for Success
by Diane Tracy
book review

Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy
by W. Chan Kin and Renee Mauborgne
book review

Broken Windows, Broken Business

Broken Windows, Broken Business
by Michael Levine
book review

Business Masterminds

Business Masterminds
by Robert Heller
book review

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
by Brian Tracy
book review

The Circle of Innovation 

The Circle of Innovation 
by Tom Peters
book review

Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will 

Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will 
by Noel M. Tichy and Stratford Sherman
book review

Create Your Own Future

Create Your Own Future
by Brian Tracy
book review

The Daily Drucker

The Daily Drucker
by Peter F. Drucker with Joseph A. Maciariello
book review

Developing the Leader Within You

Developing the Leader Within You 
by John C. Maxwell

Developing the Leaders Around You

Developing the Leaders Around You
by John C. Maxwell

Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty

Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty
by Harvey Mackay
book review

Don’t Fire Them, Fire Them Up

Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up
by Frank Pacetta
book review

Drive Your People Wild Without Driving Them Crazy

Drive Your People Wild Without Driving Them Crazy
by Jennifer White
book review

riving Fear out of the Workplace

Driving Fear out of the Workplace
by Kathleen D. Ryan and Daniel Oestreich

The Education of an Accidental CEO

The Education of an Accidental CEO
by David Novak and John Boswell book review

The 8th Habit

The 8th Habit
by Stephen R. Covey
book review

Everyone a Leader

Everyone a Leader
by Horst Bergmann, Kathleen Hurson, and Darlene Russ-Eft
book review

Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald's

Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald's
by Paul Facella
book review

Execution

Execution
by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
book review

Executive Warfare

Executive Warfare
by David F. D'Alessandro and Michele Owens
book review

Fast Company's Greatest Hits

Fast Company's Greatest Hits
Edited by Mark N. Vamos and David Lidsky
book review

The Fifth Discipline

The Fifth Discipline
by Peter M. Senge

The First 90 Days

The First 90 Days
by Michael Watkins
book review

First Things First

First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey

The Five Temptations of a CEO

The Five Temptations of a CEO
by Patrick Lencioni
book review

Forbes Great Success Stories

Forbes Great Success Stories
by Alan Farnham

Fun Works

Fun Works
by Leslie Yerks
book review

The Future of Leadership

The Future of Leadership
by Warren Bennis, Gretchen Spreitzer, and Thomas Cummins
book review

Geeks & Geezers

Geeks & Geezers
by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas
book review

Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge

Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge
by Geoffrey M. Bellman

Glorious Accidents

Glorious Accidents
by Michael Glauser

Good to Great

Good to Great
by Jim Collins
book review

The Google Story

The Google Story
by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed
book review

Great by Choice

Great by Choice
by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
book review

Great Leaders See the Future First Series 

Great Leaders See the Future First Series 
by Carolyn Corbin
book review

Gung Ho!

Gung Ho!
by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
book review

The Guru Guide

The Guru Guide
by Joseph Boyett and Jimmie Boyett
book review

GUTS

GUTS
by Robert A. Lutz
book review

How They Achieved

How They Achieved
by Lucinda Watson
book review

 How the Mighty Fall

How the Mighty Fall
by Jim Collins
book review

How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard

How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard
by Robert Kriegel
book review

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?
by William Poundstone
book review

Hug Your Customers

Hug Your Customers
by Jack Mitchell
book review

If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It

If It's Broken, You Can Fix It
by Tom E. Jones

If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown

If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown
by Dave Anderson
book review

If You Want to Make God Really Laugh, Show Him Your Business Plan

If You Want to Make God Really Laugh, Show Him Your Business Plan
by Barry J. Gibbons
book review

Inside Steve's Brain
by Leander Kahney
book review

In Search of Excellence 

In Search of Excellence
by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman

In the Words of Great Business Leaders

In the Words of Great Business Leaders
by Julie M. Fenster
book review

Jack Welch and the GE Way

Jack Welch and the GE Way
by Robert Slater
book review

Jacked Up

Jacked Up
by Bill Lanebook review

The Janitor

The Janitor
by Todd Hopkins and Ray Hilbert
book review

Journey to the Emerald City

Journey to the Emerald City
by Roger Connors and Tom Smith
book review

Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins

Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins
by Marcia Layton Turner
book review

The Knowing-Doing Gap

The Knowing-Doing Gap
by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton
book review

Know-How

Know-How
by Ram Charan
book review

Leadership A to Z

Leadership A to Z
by James O'Toole

book review

The Leadership Challenge

The Leadership Challenge
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
book review

Leadership Gold

Leadership Gold
by John C. Maxwellbook review

The Leadership Pill

The Leadership Pill
by Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick
book review

The Leadership Pipeline

The Leadership Pipeline
by Ram Charan, Steve Drotter, and Jim Noel
book review

The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell

The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
by Oren Harari
book review

The Learning Edge

The Learning Edge
by Calhoun W. Wick

Learning Journeys

Learning Journeys
by Marshall Goldsmith, Beverly L. Kaye, and Ken Shelton
book review

Lessons from the Top

Lessons from the Top
by Thomas J. Neff and James M. Citrin
book review

Liberation Management

Liberation Management
by Tom Peters

The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence

The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence
by Tom Peters
book review

Longaberger

Longaberger
by Dave Longaberger
book review

The Luck Factor

The Luck Factor
by Richard Wiseman
book review

Management Challenges for the 21st Century

Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter F. Drucker

book review

The Management Gurus

The Management Gurus
by Chris Lauer and the Editors at Soundview Executive Book Summaries
book review

The Milkshake Moment

The Milkshake Moment
by Steven S. Little
book review

The Mind of the CEO

The Mind of the CEO
by Jeffrey E. Garten
book review

Mission Possible

Mission Possible
by Ken Blanchard and Terry Waghorn
book review

The Monster Under the Bed

The Monster Under the Bed
by Stan Davis and Jim Botkin
book review

The Myth of Excellence

The Myth of Excellence
by Fred Crawford and Ryan Mathews
book review

Never Fry Bacon in the Nude (And Other Lessons from the Quick and the Dead)

Never Fry Bacon in the Nude (And Other Lessons from the Quick and the Dead)
by Stone Payton
book review

New Ideas from Dead CEOs

New Ideas from Dead CEOs
by Todd G. Buchholz
book review

A New Paradigm of Leadership

A New Paradigm of Leadership
by Ken Shelton

NUTS!

NUTS!  
by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg
book review

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive
by Patrick Lencioni
book review

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
book review

On Becoming a Leader
by Warren Bennis

The One Minute Entrepreneur

The One Minute Entrepreneur
by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, and Ethan Willisbook review

Only the Paranoid Survive

Only the Paranoid Survive
by Andrew S. Grove

The Open-Book Experience

The Open-Book Experience
by John Case

The Other Side of the Card

The Other Side of the Card
by Mike Morrison
book review

The Oz Principle

The Oz Principle
by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman
book review

A Passion for Excellence

A Passion for Excellence
by Tom Peters and Nancy Austin

Please Don’t Just Do What I Tell You, Do What Needs to Be Done

Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You, Do What Needs to Be Done
by Bob Nelson
book review

Pour Your Heart into It

Pour Your Heart into It
by Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang
book review

The Power of Alignment

The Power of Alignment
by George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky
book review

The Power of Focus

The Power of Focus
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Lew Hewitt

book review

Practice What You Preach

Practice What You Preach
by David H. Maister
book review

Profiles of Genius: Thirteen Creative Men Who Changed the World

Profiles of Genius: Thirteen Creative Men Who Changed the World
by Gene N. Landrum

The Pursuit of Wow!

The Pursuit of Wow!
by Tom Peters

The Rule of Three

The Rule of Three
by Jagdish Sheth and Rajendra Sisodia
book review

The Rules of Business

The Rules of Business
by FAST COMPANY's Editors and Writers
book review

Seduced by Success

Seduced by Success
by Robert J. Herbold
book review

The Self-destructive Habits of Good Companies

The Self-destructive Habits of Good Companies
by Jagdish N. Sheth
book review

The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People 

The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People 
by Stephen R. Covey

Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution

Six Disciplines Execution Revolution
by Gary Harpst
book review

The SPEED of Trust

The SPEED of Trust
by Stephen M. R. Covey
book review

The Southwest Airlines Way

The Southwest Airlines Way
by Jody Hoffer Gittell
book review

The Stuff of Heroes

The Stuff of Heroes
by William A. Cohen
book review

Talent Is Never Enough

Talent Is Never Enough
by John C. Maxwell
book review

The Tao of Warren Buffett

The Tao of Warren Buffett
by Mary Buffett and David Clark
book review

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
by Patrick Lencioni
book review

Thinking for a Change

Thinking for a Change
by John C. Maxwell
book review

Thriving on Chaos

Thriving on Chaos
by Tom Peters

The Tom Peters Seminar

The Tom Peters Seminar
by Tom Peters

Tom Peters Trilogy: The Reinventing Work Series

Tom Peters Trilogy: The Reinventing Work Series
The Brand You 50
by Tom Peters
book review

Tom Peters Trilogy: The Reinventing Work Series

Tom Peters Trilogy: The Reinventing Work Series
The Professional Service Firm 50
by Tom Peters
book review

Topgrading

Topgrading
by Bradford D. Smart, Ph.D.
book review

Toy Box Leadership

Toy Box Leadership
by Ron Hunter, Jr. and Michael E. Waddell
book review

The Ultimate Business Library

The Ultimate Business Library
by Stuart Crainer
book review

Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense
by Stephen George

Walk the Talk

Walk the Talk
by Eric Harvey and Alexander Lucia
book review

The Wal-Mart Decade

The Wal-Mart Decade
by Robert Slater
book review

Whale Done!

Whale Done!
by Ken Blanchard
book review

What the Best CEOs Know

What the Best CEOs Know
by Jeffrey A. Krames
book review

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH
by Steven H. Baum with Dave Conti
book review

What Really Works

What Really Works
by William F. Joyce and Nitin Nohria
book review

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
by Lee Iacocca with Catherine Whitney
book review

Winning

Winning
by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
book review

ZAPP!

ZAPP!
by W.C. Byham

   

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