Leaders Are Readers

 

As I think of 2021, I think of growth and a new era of leadership. The world has grown, shifted and adapted to what is. 

Leaders had to decide how to make themselves different from their competitors. They had to be innovative and quick in order to set themselves apart from others. Today’s leader has had to learn a new skill this year - virtual management. Running a team virtually requires increased communication, trust and the art of delegation and inspecting what was expected.

In 2022, I foresee an increase in the ability to show empathy, compassion and foresee a new trend in mastering video communication and a new genre of leaders that are excellent at disruptive change management. 

As we wrap up one year and head into another, you might have some time to read over the next few weeks. 

Here are 10 leadership books that can help you expand your thinking of what will be expected of great leadership in the new year.

1. Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win 

2. Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

3. The EQ Deficiency: How Emotional Intelligence and Compassion Can Cure an Emotional Pandemic, Solve Our "People Problems" and Be a Catalyst for Positive Change

4. The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Leadership Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite, and Achieve

5. Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them

6. Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin Donuts

7. The Ends Game: How Smart Companies Stop Selling Products and Start Delivering Value 

8. How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

9. Your Hidden Superpower: The Kindness That Makes You Unbeatable at Work and Connects You with Anyone

10.  Work Disrupted: Opportunity, Resilience, and Growth in the Accelerated Future of Work

Best, 

Manal