Recommended Reading:

Reading quality, relevant books is one of the most important things you can do to advance your career. The books mentioned in this tip are just three of many that we have found valuable in our work.

“Good to Great” by Jim Collins is the most referenced book we encounter with our clients. For years, Collins and his colleagues researched, studied and compared Fortune 500 Companies to determine how many had truly made the change from being a good company to a great one based on strict and rigid standards. Research that started with over 1400 companies ended with 11 great ones.

Read this quality book to understand the research team’s findings and how the characteristics of your company compare to those of the great ones.

John Maxwell is a well known author concerning the subject of leadership. He has written many books and the two that we have recommended are especially good if you desire to grow as a leader.

In "Developing The Leaders Around You", Maxwell touches many subjects from Lead (Don't Manage) with Vision, Build Trust, How to Equip for Excellence and many more.

In "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership", Maxwell introduces us to 21 strong leadership principles or laws such as Intuition, Respect, Empowerment and Influence. Both of these books have so much information, easily read and understood that they become reference books in your library.

"Grow Your Own Leaders", discusses ways to identify and develop the leaders in your organization. Because it contains so many excellent ideas for developing people in different situations, it to becomes an excellent reference book.