10 books every leader should read in 2019
Looking for inspiration to inform your messaging and tactics? Here are some books that everyone in a leadership role should peruse.
This article originally ran in 2019 and is part of our annual countdown of the most-viewed stories from PR Daily.
President Harry S. Truman once said, “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”
Reading can help you build your expertise, give you an escape from your current situation, and offer wisdom from other people’s experiences. Though you can’t learn everything there is to know about leadership from books, these stories can provide you with new ideas, encourage you to make better decisions and remind you of important fundamentals and concepts.
To inspire your own reading list, here is a list of top 10 books you should read about leadership in 2019:
Authors: Stanley McChrystal, Jeff Eggers and Jason Mangone
In this book, Stanley McChrystal, a retired general who spent 34 years in the U.S. Army, and his co-authors (Jeff Eggers, and Jason Mangone), discuss 13 great leaders and explain how leadership differs from common assumptions.
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