There’s no shortage of great books. However, it can be difficult to wade through the thousands upon thousands of books that are our there and being released. It’s one of the reasons I curate these leadership reading lists every month. I hope to make it easier for you to find a great book to increase your skills and stretch your thinking.
5 Leadership Books To Read In August 2024
1. Thinking At The Speed Of Bias: How To Shift Our Unconcious Filters by Sara Taylor:
Sara Taylor tackles a major issue in organizations: the bias factor. Biases come into play without us even knowing it. Sure, there are conscious biases but we also have unconscious biases. These are extremely dangerous if we’re not aware of them.
Taylor helps readers understand where unconscious biases come from. She also encourages readers to ask questions of themselves, change their mindset, and discuss issues openly.
If you’d like to get rid of your unconscious biases, this book is for you.
2. Great to Good: How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Ambitions by Jae Hoon Lee:
While I love Jim Collins’s book Good to Great, Pastor Jae Hoon Lee gives us a good challenge to consider. How do we measure success? What standards do we set? Are we looking at Biblical ideas of success or worldly measures?
Lee will challenge us to think about our definitions of success. Do we want to be great? Or do we want to be good?
Christian leaders, this is a must-read. I think you will experience a paradigm shift as you turn each page.
Grab your copy and think about leadership and business success in a new way.
3. Becoming a Leader Worth Following: A Practical Guide for Leading Self, Teams, and Organizations by Mike Easley:
I’m jumping the gun a little early on this one as it won’t release until September but it’s a book you won’t want to miss. Mike Easley breaks down what it takes to be a leader worth following. Do you meet the criteria?
Easley has a lifetime of leadership experience behind him. He breaks down what he’s experienced and how he has led over the years to give you an easy-to-follow roadmap for your own leadership. I found that you can pick and choose what fits your leadership style.
4. The Intersection: Faith, Work, and Life—An Introduction to God’s Design for Integrated Living by Bob Varney and Hugh Brandt:
Christian leaders can feel the pressure to compartmentalize their faith from their work. I know I feel this struggle regularly, even on this blog. There’s that tension between sharing what you believe and making sure you’re within the guidelines of an organization.
Authors Bob Varney and Hugh Brandt help readers understand how you don’t have to choose between work and faith. The two intersect in a beautiful way.
Grab your copy to see the intersection of faith, work, and life.
5. How To Have A Good Day by Caroline Webb:
When you get home from the office, you and your spouse may ask each other how your day went. A lot of times, the answer can be frustrating: The office was crazy. It was just another Monday. I’m not sure why I’m even there.
What if you could change the way you think and feel about your day? Could that change your attitude and outlook? Could it make you a better decision-maker? Could it sharpen your mind?
Webb believes so and she shows readers why.
