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Books like True North
The best books like True North are Dare to Lead, Start with Why, and Leaders Eat Last. True North by Bill George is about authentic leadership, self-awareness, purpose. 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.
A kindred business read.
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.
Both dig into purpose.
Read the summary → - Leaders Eat Last
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Simon Sinek · Business
Leaders Eat Last is Simon Sinek's argument that the best organizations run on a feeling he calls the Circle of Safety — an environment where people trust that the people above them in the hierarchy have their interests at heart.
A kindred business read.
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- Primal Leadership
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Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee · Business
Primal Leadership is the application of emotional intelligence to organizational leadership, written by Daniel Goleman with Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee.
Both dig into self-awareness.
Read the summary → - Authentic Leadership
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Bill George · Business
Authentic Leadership arrived in 2003 in the aftermath of Enron, WorldCom, and the first wave of corporate governance scandals.
Shares authentic leadership and self-awareness with True North.
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.
Shares self-awareness and leadership development with True North.
Read the summary → - Immunity to Change
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Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey · Psychology
Immunity to Change is Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey's attempt to explain why intelligent, motivated people fail to change behavior they genuinely want to change.
Shares self-awareness and leadership development with True North.
Read the summary → - Off Balance
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Matthew Kelly · Self-help
Off Balance opens with a provocation: the concept of work-life balance is a myth, and chasing it makes people less satisfied rather than more.
Shares purpose and values with True North.
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.
Both dig into leadership development.
Read the summary → - Anything You Want
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Derek Sivers · Business
Anything You Want is Derek Sivers' account of building, running, and eventually selling CD Baby, the independent musician distribution company he founded accidentally in 1998 when a few friends asked him to sell their CDs online.
Both dig into values.
Read the summary → - Difficult Conversations
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Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen · Business
Difficult Conversations is the product of the Harvard Negotiation Project, the same research group that produced Getting to Yes.
Both dig into self-awareness.
Read the summary → - Energy Leadership
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Bruce D. Schneider · Business
Energy Leadership is Bruce Schneider's framework for understanding how leaders show up — the quality of awareness and presence they bring to interactions, decisions, and crises.
Both dig into self-awareness.
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Books like True North: quick answers
What are the best books like True North?
The best books like True North by Bill George are Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Authentic Leadership by Bill George, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with True North, such as authentic leadership, self-awareness, purpose.
What should I read after True North?
A natural next read after True North is Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. A kindred business read. Other strong choices are Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee.
What books are similar to True North by Bill George?
True North centers on authentic leadership, self-awareness, purpose. Books with a similar feel include Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Authentic Leadership by Bill George, Co-Active Coaching by Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl, and Laura Whitworth — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
