In spite of economic cycles, market fluctuations, increased global competitiveness and consolidations, one thing remains constant – the need for high impact business skills that help both individual contributors and leaders make a difference – to your customers, to your organization and to their colleagues. And while the specific requirements may have expanded to include everything from coaching and engagement to leading change and sustaining innovation, the capability of an organization's people remains a distinct competitive advantage in all sectors of the economy. Today, leaders need to engage their teams, and employees expect support in developing the skills they need to succeed. Discover more at www.dunsonandassociates.com Leadership is a posture and a choice, not a role that must be bestowed on you. Step up and be a leader when no one is watching or expecting you to do so." John Izzo and Marshall Goldsmith, Stepping Up This guote explains how important it is to become a leader regardless of your current position. These 7 Must Read Leadership Books will assist in that journey.

1. 7 MUST READ
LEADERSHIP BOOKS
FOR 2015

2. From the visionary head of Google's
innovative People Operations--a
groundbreaking inquiry into the
philosophy of work and a blueprint for
attracting the most spectacular talent
to your business and ensuring the best
and brightest succeed.
WORK RULES

3. Herminia Ibarra—an expert on
professional leadership and
development and a renowned
professor at INSEAD. Ibarra turns the
usual “think first and then act”
philosophy on its head by arguing
that doing these three things will
help you learn through action and
will increase what she calls your
outsight—the valuable external
perspective you gain from direct
experiences and experimentation.
ACT LIKE A LEADER, THINK LIKE A LEADER

4. In Players First, John Calipari
relates for the first time anywhere
his experiences over his first four
years coaching the Kentucky
Wildcats, college basketball’s most
fabled program, from the doldrums
to a national championship, drawing
lessons about leadership, character,
and the path to personal and
collective victory. The biggest take
away for any leader is to challenge
your team to lead better lives and
give back to others.
PLAYERS FIRST

5. TALK LIKE TED
Ideas are the true currency of the
twenty-first century. So, in order
to succeed you need to be able to
sell yourself and your ideas
persuasively. The ability to sell
yourself and your ideas is the
single greatest skill that will help
you accomplish your dreams. TED
Talks have redefined the
elements of a successful
presentation and become the
gold standard for public
speaking.

6. DESIGN TO GROW
In Design to Grow, a Coca-Cola
senior executive shares both the
successes and failures of one of the
world’s largest companies as it
learns to use design to be both
agile and big. In this rare and
unprecedented behind-the-scenes
look, David Butler and senior Fast
Company editor, Linda Tischler, use
plain language and easy-to-
understand case studies to show
how this works at Coca-Cola—and
how other companies can use the
same approach to grow their
business. This book is a must-read
for managers inside large
corporations as well as
entrepreneurs just getting started.

7. In his powerful new book, Marshall
Goldsmith examines the
environmental and psychological
triggers that can derail us at work
and in life.
Do you ever find that you are not
the patient, compassionate problem
solver you believe yourself to be?
Goldsmith shows how we can
overcome the trigger points in our
lives, and enact meaningful and
lasting change.
TRIGGERS

8. GOALS FOR NEXT PERIOD
Can you imagine a choreographer
only training one dancer to lead
while his or her partner sits in the
lobby staring at the wall? Yet we do
this all the time in organizations.
Half the partnership is missing.
Leadership is Half the Story
introduces the first model to
seamlessly integrate leadership,
followership, and partnerships. This
research-backed, field-tested book
contributes many new ideas and
practical advice for everyone in an
organization – from CEO to HR
director to front-line manager to
consultant.

9. "Before you are a leader, success is
all about growing yourself. When you
become a leader, success is all
about growing others.” Jack Welch
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