Reading really makes you smarter.
A well-stocked bookshelf can definitely help you grow and build leadership and management skills. So, to inspire you and to add books into your reading list, here is a long list of best leadership book.
- What Great Principals do Differently by Todd Whitaker
- Lexicon of Leadership by John Adair
- Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
- The leader in Me by Stephen Covey
- Unmistakable Impact by Jim Knight
- Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks by August Turak
- The Daily Disciplines of Leadership by Reeves
- “It’s Your Ship” by Mike Abrashoff.
- Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey
- Leverage Leadership by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
- Legacy-15 skills in Leadership written by James Kerr
- Moral Leadership by Thomas Sergiovanni
- Leadership from the Inside Out by Kevin Cashman
- Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman
- Causing Others to Want Your Leadership by Robert DeBruyn
- Lincoln On Leadership by Donald T. Phillips
- The Wounded Leader: How Real Leadership Emerges in Times of Crisis by Richard H. Ackerman and Pat Maslin-Ostrowski
- Beginning the Principalship: A Practical Guide for New School Leaders by John C. Daresh
- The Results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically Improved Schools, by Mike Schmoker
- Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don’t Learn, by Richard DuFour
- School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results, by Robert Marzano
- Teacher Leadership that Strengthens Professional Practice, by Charlotte Danielson
- Failure is Not an Option: Six Principles that Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools, by Alan Blankstein
- Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Time by Eric Sheninger
- Leading a Digital School: Principles and Practice by Mal Lee
- Understanding Educational Leadership: People, Power and Culture By Hugh Busher
- Insights into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works By William Sterrett
- The Art of School Leadership By Thomas R. Hoerr
- The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results By Douglas B. Beeves
- Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice By Charlotte Danielson
- Professional School Leadership: Dealing with Dilemmas By Daniel Murphy
- Improving Schools from Within: Teachers, Parents, and Principals Can Make the Difference by Roland Sawyer Barth
- Leadership for the Schoolhouse: How Is It Different? Why Is It Important? By Thomas J. Sergiovanni
- Motivating and Inspiring Teachers: The Educational Leader’s Guide for Building Staff Morale By Todd Whittaker, Beth Whittaker, Dale Lumpa
- Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education by Peter Senge
- The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and Tougher Standards by Alfie Kohn
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