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Books like The 5 Levels of Leadership
The best books like The 5 Levels of Leadership are Dare to Lead, Start with Why, and Multipliers. The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell is about leadership development, influence, people development. 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.
- 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 organizational culture.
Read the summary → - Start with Why
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Simon Sinek · Business
Start with Why is Simon Sinek's argument that the most influential leaders and organizations in history didn't succeed because they made better products or ran smarter campaigns.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - Multipliers
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Liz Wiseman · Business
Multipliers is Liz Wiseman's exploration of a striking leadership pattern: some leaders make the people around them smarter, more capable, and more engaged, while other leaders — often equally intelligent and well-intentioned — make the people around them dumber, more dependent, and less confident.
A kindred business read.
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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.
A kindred business read.
Read the summary → - An Everyone Culture
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Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey · Business
An Everyone Culture introduces what Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey call the Deliberately Developmental Organization — a company designed around the idea that the work of personal growth and the work of business performance are not separate activities but the same thing.
Shares leadership development and organizational culture with The 5 Levels of Leadership.
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 influence and people development with The 5 Levels of Leadership.
Read the summary → - The Connected Leader
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Emmanuel Gobillot · Business
The Connected Leader is Emmanuel Gobillot's argument that traditional command-and-control leadership is giving way to a model built on genuine connection, community, and shared meaning.
Shares influence and organizational culture with The 5 Levels of Leadership.
Read the summary → - Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
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Frank Slootman · Business
Amp It Up is Frank Slootman's account of how he approaches leading organizations through rapid growth.
Both dig into organizational culture.
Read the summary → - An Elegant Puzzle
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Will Larson · Business
An Elegant Puzzle is Will Larson's guide to the craft of engineering management, written from his experience leading engineering teams at Digg, Uber, and Stripe.
Both dig into career growth.
Read the summary → - Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras · Business
Built to Last is Jim Collins and Jerry Porras's six-year research project into what separates companies that endure for decades from those that simply perform well for a season.
Both dig into organizational culture.
Read the summary → - Co-Active Coaching
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Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl, and Laura Whitworth · Business
Co-Active Coaching presents the model developed at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), which has trained more professional coaches than any other organization in the world.
Both dig into leadership development.
Read the summary → - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace · Business
Creativity, Inc.
Both dig into organizational culture.
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Books like The 5 Levels of Leadership: quick answers
What are the best books like The 5 Levels of Leadership?
The best books like The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell are Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Multipliers by Liz Wiseman, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The 5 Levels of Leadership, such as leadership development, influence, people development.
What should I read after The 5 Levels of Leadership?
A natural next read after The 5 Levels of Leadership is Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Both dig into organizational culture. Other strong choices are Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Multipliers by Liz Wiseman, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.
What books are similar to The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell?
The 5 Levels of Leadership centers on leadership development, influence, people development. Books with a similar feel include Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Multipliers by Liz Wiseman, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
