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Bill Hybels' Leadership Must-Reads

I get the honor of sharing with you this year's reading list from Bill Hybels.

As many of you know, Bill is an avid reader of books on leadership, and every year people ask for the top leadership books he has read. So, here it is below; enjoy sifting through it.

Before you start, though, what is the top leadership book you have read over the last year? We all want to know!

(All of these books are available here)

Goals
Brian Tracy
 
Authentic Leadership
Bill George
 
Tough Choices      
Carly Fiorina
 
Leadership Can Be Taught
Sharon Daloz Parks
 
Winning
Jack Welch & Suzy Welch
 
Courage: The Backbone of Leadership
Gus Lee & Diane Elliott-Lee
 
Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness
Peter Koestenbaum
 
The 360° Leader
John Maxwell
 
Executive Intelligence
Justin Menkes
 
The Prepared Mind of a Leader
Bill Welter & Jean Egmon
 
Intuition at Work
Gary Klein
 
Resonant Leadership
Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee
 
Great Leadership
Antony Bell
 
The Leadership Mystique
Manfred Kets De Vries
 
Leading in Black and White
Ancella B. Livers & Keith Caver
 
The One Thing You Need to Know
Marcus Buckingham
 
Launching a Leadership Revolution
Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward
 
Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge (2nd ed.)
Warren Bennis
 
Paths to Power
Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, Laura G. Singleton
 
Enough  
Juan Williams.
 
The Leadership Gap
David S. Weiss & Vince Molinaro
 
Project Leadership
James P. Lewis
 
Leading Quietly
Joseph L. Bodarracco, Jr.
 
Ladder Shifts
Samuel Chand
 
Taking Advice
Dan Ciampa
 
Results  
Gary Neilson & Bruce Pasternack      
 
Execution
Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
 
Leadership Passages
David L. Dotlich, James L. Noel, Norman Walker
              
A Bias for Action
Heinke Bruch & Sumantra Ghoshal
 
The Highest Goal
Jim Collins
 
Primal Leadership
Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee & Richard E. Boyatzis
 
Flexible Leadership
Gary Yukl & Richard Lepsinger
 
The Ethical Challenge
Noel Tichy & Andrew R. McGill
              
Changing Minds
Howard Gardner
              
Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
 
Culture Shift
Robert Lewis & Wayne Cordeiro
 
The Future of Leadership
Warren Bennis, Gretchen Spreitszer & Thomas Cummings
                                    
Silos, Politics & Turf Wars
Patrick Lencioni
              
Building the Bridge As You Walk on It
Robert E. Quinn
              
Leading the Way
Robert Gandossy & Mark Effron, Hewitt Associates
              
Value Leadership
Peter S. Cohan
              
Business Evolves, Leadership Endures
Andrea Redmond & Charles A. Tribbett, III
              
The Next Generation Leader
Andy Stanley
 
Grow Your Own Leaders
William C. Byhan, Sudrey B. Smith & Matthew J. Paese
 
The Go Point
Michael Useem
              
Competitive Strategy
Michael E. Porter
 
Integrity
Henry Cloud
              
Leadership on the Line
Martin Linsky & Ronald Heifetz
 
Nobody in Charge
Harlan Cleveland & Warren Bennis

Published Aug 10 2007, 10:37 AM by Kristen Aikman
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Comments

 

Doug McPherson said:

Let me add a book that is guaranteed to wreck anyone regarding God's view of racism. FROM EVERY PEOPLE AND NATION (a biblical theology of race) by J. Daniel Hays. Please read it and pass it on!
August 11, 2007 12:20 AM
 

Dennis Nun said:

I'd suggest a book for Bill.... and everyone... How The Best Get Better by Dan Sullivan. If you can't get it at your local bookstore, it can be seen at: http://private.strategiccoach.com/store/product/18 comes in hardback with an audio of the book included.
August 11, 2007 5:03 AM
 

Paul said:

That's quite a list. I've got to be careful or Amazon.com is going to reposess my car. As for the top books I've read recently... Reveal was definitely worth the read. Breakout Churches by Thom Rainier (sp?) was thought provoking and challenged me.
August 11, 2007 11:30 AM
 

Robin Green said:

I've read many of the books on Bill's list in the past year. I noticed Bill's selections were primarily focused on the "method" and "practice" of leadership. I'd like to suggest a couple of books not on Bill's list, but which for me are inspirational in their insights, helping tie our practice of leadership back to first principles. The first is "So, You Want to Be Like Christ" by Charles Swindoll. An easy read, but the simplicity of his 8 fundamental aspects of behavior characterizing the way Jesus inspired and led can transform one's perspective. The second is "The Jesus Way" by Eugene Peterson. Peterson writes that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic. This is an amazing realization that leadership without followership is empty rhetoric. Peterson takes the leadership of the contemporary American church head-on. Neither of these are particularly academic, but they are amazingly prescient!
August 11, 2007 11:40 AM
 

Cindy Ahonen said:

1. Courageous Leadership (Bill Hybels) 2. Habitudes (Dr. Tim Elmore)- this was cool because it offered pictures with the ideas so that they were easier to memorize and in turn apply (it is a series).
August 12, 2007 12:17 AM
 

David Waring said:

I was surprised that nothing was listed by the late Robert Greenleaf who professed "Servant Leadership," that in order to truly lead, we must first be servants to those we lead so that they fully trust we will not lead them wrong. Of all the hundreds of leadership books and articles i've read, in my opinion the very very best is "If I Ran The Zoo" by Dr. Suess (1950). fyi, that is the book in which Suess invents the word "nerds." The text is not as important as his use of humor and imagination. I have given that book to several leaders in a number of civic and non-profit organizations with an inscribed reminder that "Whenever things get so botched up or you are feeling so down that you can't seem to find your way, read this book. After all, our humor will help get us through the bad times, and our imagination will get us to the good times." Yes, I know many of you reading this will say that is what prayer is for, and you are partially right. However, humor relaxes us by defusing and de-stressing the toughest situations, allowing us to be more effective praying to as well as listening to God. My opinion is humor and imagination are complimentary to prayer.
August 12, 2007 1:25 PM
 

Scott Pixler said:

After Bill's session on Inspiration, I want to remind everyone of the incredible story of Sir Earnest Shackleton's disasterous trans-antarctic expedition and the leadership book that is based upon it, Shackleton's Way by Morrell and Capparell (Viking) This is the most inspiring story I have ever come across and it has motivated me through many tough times in ministry.
August 14, 2007 1:57 PM
 

Tom Reed said:

Great list Bill...read about 1/4 of the ones you recommend and far and away my favorite was "Launching a Leadership Revolution"...incredibly insightful book and one that I reread every few months.
August 20, 2007 12:35 PM
 

Christina Zeeb said:

I wondered if Bill has ever read Henri Nouwen's book "In the Name of Jesus" Its a short read...but it turns the utilitarianism that creeps into my leadership style on its head as Nouwen paints a picture of what "doing it together" is really like.
August 21, 2007 12:14 PM
 

Tony Myles said:

I'd also add "The Real Deal" by Dan Webster (authenticleadershipinc.com)
August 22, 2007 11:59 PM
 

Dale Borgen said:

I'd highly recommend, "Me, Myself, and Bob" by Phil Vischer. It hits at leadership motivations and success in a life changing way. It's also one of the funniest books I have ever read.
August 25, 2007 11:31 AM
 

Gary R Sweeten said:

In grad school I was taught that great inluencers/leaders/teachers/therapists could be developed by developing more knowledge and techniques. Then I did a doctorate in outcome research on what kinds of traits good influencers had from the client's point of view. It boils down to this: The quality of interaction between the actor/leader and the client/seeker/folllower. Read Out of Babel and The Heroic Client by Scott Miller, et al to get the point that it is the fruit of the Spirit more than the gifts that really make the difference.
August 28, 2007 8:37 PM
 

Mike Brewer said:

Tom Peters' book called Leadership
September 8, 2007 8:36 PM
 

Tony Wallace said:

Here's another for Bill's list. "Leading by Example", one of the titles in the "Lessons Learned-Straight Talk from the World's Top Business Leaders", published by Harvard Business School Press(2007). In it, top business leaders from Europe and America recount some of the hard-won lessons that have shaped their leadership philosophies. TW
September 11, 2007 10:38 AM
 

Candace said:

Excellent list, my absolute favorite and the one I would read over and over is Launching a Leadership Revolution. The authors have hit the nail on the head and definitely are leaders.
October 2, 2007 1:17 PM
 

Deni said:

I can't understand why Christians would listen to the beatles? Revolution,,, They uplifted a demonic leader known as Aleister Crowley.. Ever watch the show on tv called," They Sold Their Souls for Rock-n-Roll" ? I suggest a book also called Fossilized Customs. just google it... It will open your eyes to much truth. For the serious believers!! They honor me with their lips but they're hearts are far from me... Learn please open your Scriptures and read for yourselves. Google " Occult Holidays" too.. see more lies we were all brought up in... Please. read.! Amen.
March 7, 2008 2:06 PM
 

Deni said:

no rock n roll Amos 5:21 and 5:23 please read... also google " They sold their souls for rock-n-roll"... what is a christian church having anything to do with the Beatles? they followed a man by the name of Aleister Crowley... Please Christian people do your homework!! also please google Fossilized Customs. learn truth.
March 7, 2008 2:11 PM
 

Brandon Syler said:

I'm so glad to see Launching a Leadership Revolution on this list. Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady are making a huge impact on our culture for God's glory.
March 10, 2008 8:18 PM

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