I’m subscribed to many academic journals on leadership and management and I am always on the lookout for practical, current and relevant resources to help the leaders I am working with.
I’m also often asked by clients to recommend great books for leaders and managers and when asked, I refer people to the following lists… I hope you might find something here that sparks your interest!
McKinsey CEO Reading list – https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/the-executives-reading-list
HBR’s 10 Must Reads for New Managers: https://store.hbr.org/product/hbr-s-10-must-reads-for-new-managers-with-bonus-article-how-managers-become-leaders-by-michael-d-watkins/10134
Goodreads Management Books: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/management
Financial Times Best Business Books: https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/categories/leadership-and-management/
McKinsey Annual Book Recommendations: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/annual-book-recommendations
And because it’s important to read for leisure too, here’s the ABC Radio National Top 100 Books: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/countdown/top100books
...and great podcasts
Some people don’t like reading, but they love listening to podcasts. If this is you, on my website you might like to look at my podcast recommendations!
The podcasts I listen to are sometimes about coaching and sometimes about leadership… but often they are just about being human (noting that you need to be a good human to be a great leader). Occasionally I find ‘podcast gold’ and I like to share those gems here.
...and videos
I regularly send my clients links to specific and relevant videos that I believe will help them to make progress with their coaching goals and I have shared a few of my favourites here.