Lead Well: People, Culture & Team Dynamics
Read these books when you’re leading others and want to build a healthier team, a stronger culture, and a leadership style that actually gets results.
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
Read this when you want to improve how you communicate, motivate, and influence others in any situation.
Business Made Simple – Donald Miller
Read this when you want to become a more effective leader, communicator, and decision-maker in a practical, no-fluff way.
The Effective Executive – Peter F. Drucker
Read this when you’re in a leadership role and need to sharpen your time, focus, and decision-making to drive results.
The Diary of a CEO – Steven Bartlett
Read this when you want a modern, vulnerable take on leadership, personal growth, and what really matters when building a company.
Radical Candor – Kim Scott
Read this when you want to give honest feedback without being a jerk—this book shows how to challenge directly while caring personally.
Crucial Conversations (Third Edition) – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler
Read this when tough conversations are holding your team back—this book gives you tools to speak honestly under pressure and resolve conflict without drama.
How to Be a Great Boss – Gino Wickman & René Boer
Read this when you’re managing people and want practical tools to lead, coach, and hold them accountable without micromanaging.
Turn the Ship Around! – L. David Marquet
Read this when you’re tired of being the only decision-maker—this Navy captain’s story shows how to create leaders at every level.
The Five Temptations of a CEO – Patrick Lencioni
Read this when you’re the top leader and feel pulled in conflicting directions—this leadership fable reveals five common traps that derail CEOs and how to avoid them.
Multipliers – Liz Wiseman
Read this when you want to bring out the best in your team—this book contrasts leaders who multiply intelligence versus those who drain it.
The Advantage – Patrick Lencioni
Read this when your strategy is solid but your culture, communication, or clarity is off—this book argues that organizational health is the ultimate competitive advantage, and shows how to build it.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni
Read this when your team struggles with trust, conflict, or accountability—this leadership fable reveals the root causes of team breakdowns and how to fix them.
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard – Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Read this when you’re trying to drive change and nothing’s sticking—this book breaks down how to create lasting behavioral shifts in yourself, your team, or your customers.
Leaders Eat Last – Simon Sinek
Read this when you’re building a team and want to create loyalty and trust by putting your people first.
No Rules Rules – Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer
Read this when you’re ready to rethink traditional management—this is Netflix’s radical approach to culture, candor, and trust.
The Great CEO Within – Matt Mochary
Read this when you’re a founder or executive ready to level up—this playbook covers everything from mindset and systems to team, culture, and time management for high-growth leadership.