11 Books for the Leader in You
They say ”you are not born a leader, you become one.” Being a good leader is not everyone’s cup of tea. Hence, people tend to associate leadership with the power to dominate others. But this perception is entirely wrong. It’s called Leadership, not dictatorship. The ultimate goal of a leader should be to bring out the best in their teammates by inspiring, influencing, motivating, and guiding them. A leader should be credible for the team and others to believe in them. Without a team, there is no leader. Therefore, a great leader isn’t someone you run in front of the crowd. Rather, a great leader is someone who places a goal, a limit and then guides the crowd in the direction of success.
If you are a leader, here are 11 books on leadership that will help you succeed in your endeavor.
1. Positive Personality Profile
Author:- Robert A. Rohm
Using the easily learned "D-I-S-C" system, Dr. Robert A. Rohm’s Positive Personality Profiles helps readers understand themselves and others. Dr. Rohm’s new book clearly illustrates essential variations in basic personality types, provides practical insights into how people react, provides clues for knowing your children, and explains techniques for operating with others.
2. Leaders Eat Last
Author:- Simon Sinek
The highly anticipated follow-up to Simon Sinek’s global bestseller Start with Why Simon Sinek is an optimist, a visionary intellectual, and a leader of the cultural revolution of WHY. His second book is the natural extension of Start with Why, extending his ideas at the organizational level. He cites the Marine Corps for having discovered a way to build a culture in which men and women are willing to risk their lives because they know others would do the same for them. If businesses could adopt this supportive mentality, employees would be more motivated to take bigger risks, because they’d know their co-workers and the company would back them up, no matter what. Drawing on powerful and inspiring stories, Sinek shows how to sustain an organization’s WHY while continually adding people to the mix
3. Think and Grow Rich
Author:- Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" is about more than getting rich: it's about getting what you want. And while his no-nonsense insights come with a liberal dose of craziness, his overarching philosophy is spot-on. Hill's recipe boils down to this: to get what you want you must 1) desire, 2) believe, 3) act and 4) persist.
4. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Author:- Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two fathers— his real father and the father of his best friend, his "rich dad" — and the ways in which both men shaped his views about money and investing. Hence, the book busts the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.
5. Corporate Chanakya
Author:- Radhakrishnan Pillai
Chanakya, who existed in the 4th Century BC, was a leadership guru par excellence. His ideas on how to identify leaders and groom them to govern a country have been well documented in his book Kautilya's Arthashastra. This book comprises 6000 aphorisms or sutras. In the present book, the author simplifies the age-old formula of success for leaders of the corporate world. Therefore, divided into 3 sections of Leadership, Management, and Training Corporate Chanakya incorporates tips on diverse topics like organizing and conducting effective meetings, dealing with tricky situations, managing time, decision making and responsibilities, and powers of a leader.
6. Romancing Balance Sheet
Author:- Anil Lamba
Anil Lamba has hit a home run with Romancing the Balance Sheet. Financial literacy is simply the most valuable yet ignored subject, especially in the younger peeps. This book really makes a child’s play of all the Accounting Jargons and explains the concepts vividly and precisely. Filled with easy-to-follow illustrations, Anil demystifies balance sheets, cash flow statements, and touches upon the golden rules of investing. The same examples run through multiple chapters which really help connect the different facets of a company’s finances together.
7. Chanakya's 7 Secrets of Leadership
Author:- D. Sivanandhan and Radhakrishnan Pillai
The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling book Corporate Chanakya is finally here. Co-authored by leadership guru Radhakrishnan Pillai and former Director-General of Police (Maharashtra) D. Sivanandhan, Chanakya’s 7 Secrets of Leadership puts forth a model for leadership drawn from the teachings of Chanakya and Sivanadhan’s own decades-long experience in the police force.
8. The Unusual Billionaires
Author:- Saurabh Mukherjea
Saurabh Mukherjea tells you why focusing on the core business is central to corporate success and how a promoter giving up control to the top management could be a boon. He also explains how investors can generate market-beating investment returns from identifying companies such as these using a simple set of metrics.
9. Deep Work
Author:- Cal Newport
In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen. Presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
10. Leadership Secrets from Mahabharat
Author:- Meera Uberoi
The Mahabharata, one of the greatest books of all time; is not simply the story of a fratricidal war or a fount of wisdom for philosophers. In addition, it is also a comprehensive manual on strategy. From this storehouse of knowledge; Meera Uberoi selects the most pertinent shlokas to reveal the secrets of leadership and the path to success. She shows that the Mahabharata is equal, if not superior, to other management bibles. For example, The Art of War, The Prince, and Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings).
11. Great Indian Business Stories
Author:- Various
The Portfolio Book of Great Indian Business Stories contains excerpts from a selection of the finest business books published by Penguin Portfolio. This anthology features snippets from the lives of some of the most eminent business leaders India has seen—M.S. Oberoi, Ratan Tata, Aditya Birla, and Rahul Bajaj, among others. In addition, there are tales of outstanding successes, crushing failures, extraordinary challenges, and relentless determination. Some of which chronicle the times when these legends were just simple businessmen trying to make a mark. The grit and ruthless persistence of these men defined who they were and the legacies they left behind.
In conclusion, these books will enrich and guide you in your endeavor. Therefore, get your copy today and discover and forge the path that will lead to your success.
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