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Books like On Becoming a Leader
The best books like On Becoming a Leader are Fierce Conversations, Reboot, and Dare to Lead. On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis is about leadership, self-knowledge, character. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Fierce Conversations
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Susan Scott · Business
Fierce Conversations is Susan Scott's argument that the quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of your conversations — and that the conversations most people avoid are precisely the ones that would most improve their relationships and results.
Shares leadership and authenticity with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - Reboot
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Jerry Colonna · Business
Reboot is Jerry Colonna's examination of the connection between a leader's inner life and their organizational behavior — the argument that how you lead others is shaped by who you are, and that who you are is shaped by experiences, traumas, and stories that most people carry unexamined into leadership.
Shares leadership and authenticity with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - Dare to Lead
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Brené Brown · Business
Dare to Lead is Brené Brown's application of her research on vulnerability and courage to the specific context of leadership.
Both dig into leadership.
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- The Leadership Challenge
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James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner · Business
The Leadership Challenge is James Kouzes and Barry Posner's evidence-based framework for what leaders actually do when they're at their best, drawn from decades of survey research and thousands of case studies.
Shares leadership and character with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John C. Maxwell · Business
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership is John C.
Shares leadership and character with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The Ideal Team Player
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Patrick Lencioni · Business
The Ideal Team Player is Patrick Lencioni's business fable about the three qualities that distinguish people who thrive in team environments from those who undermine them.
Shares leadership and character with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The Leadership Gap
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Lolly Daskal · Business
The Leadership Gap argues that the same qualities that make leaders effective also carry within them a shadow that can undermine performance.
Shares leadership and authenticity with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The Making of a Manager
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Julie Zhuo · Business
The Making of a Manager is Julie Zhuo's account of what it actually means to manage people, written from her experience going from individual contributor to VP of Design at Facebook in her twenties.
Shares leadership and career growth with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The Manager's Path
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Camille Fournier · Business
The Manager's Path is Camille Fournier's guide to the complete arc of engineering leadership, from tech lead to CTO.
Shares leadership and career growth with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - The Score Takes Care of Itself
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The Score Takes Care of Itself
Bill Walsh · Business
The Score Takes Care of Itself is the account of Bill Walsh's leadership philosophy, assembled from his writings and interviews by Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh after Walsh's death in 2007.
Shares leadership and character with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - What Got You Here Won't Get You There
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith · Business
What Got You Here Won't Get You There is Marshall Goldsmith's counter-intuitive argument about career plateaus: the behaviors that drive early success in organizations actively work against you once you reach a senior level.
Shares leadership and career growth with On Becoming a Leader.
Read the summary → - Forged in Crisis
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Nancy Koehn · History
Nancy Koehn, a historian at Harvard Business School, profiles five historical leaders who were forged — not simply demonstrated — by crisis: Ernest Shackleton, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rachel Carson.
Shares leadership and character with On Becoming a Leader.
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Books like On Becoming a Leader: quick answers
What are the best books like On Becoming a Leader?
The best books like On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis are Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott, Reboot by Jerry Colonna, Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with On Becoming a Leader, such as leadership, self-knowledge, character.
What should I read after On Becoming a Leader?
A natural next read after On Becoming a Leader is Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott. Shares leadership and authenticity with On Becoming a Leader. Other strong choices are Reboot by Jerry Colonna, Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.
What books are similar to On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis?
On Becoming a Leader centers on leadership, self-knowledge, character. Books with a similar feel include Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott, Reboot by Jerry Colonna, Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell, The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
