Recommended Reading for 2019!

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I am a book lover and always curious what others endorse. At the end of last year, I polled my clients to inquire what book was most influential for them in 2018. Recently, I also saw a list of books that fellow leadership coaches recommend. Some of the books below made both lists!
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For those who may want to add some reading material to your bedside, perhaps consider the following:

1. How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, Or Job, by Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen
2. Virtuous Leadership, by Alexandre Havard
3. Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, by Patty McCord
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
5. Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us (Issues of Our Time), by Claude Steele
6. Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence--The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice, by Daniel Siegel
7. The Obstacle Is the Way, by Ryan Holiday
8. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz
9. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well, by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
10. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip and Dan Heath
11. Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult
12. Winners Take All, The Elite Charade of Changing the World, by Anand Giridharadas
13. A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger
14. Mastering Leadership by Bob Anderson and Bill Adams
15. Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
16. Presence-Based Leadership by Doug Silsbee
17. Becoming by Michelle Obama
18. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
19. Radical Candor by Kim Scott
20. Leaders: Myth and Reality by Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers, Jay Mangone
21. The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
22. Leading with Dignity by Donna Hicks
23. Hit Refresh by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
24. Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude, by Michael S. Erwin and Raymond Kethledge
25. Leadership in Turbulent Times, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
26. Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul, by Howard Schultz and Joanne Gordon

Cheers everyone!

I hope 2019 is
full of powerful reading & learning!
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What is on your bedside table?

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