This morning I was participating in an educational chat that I often visit on Saturday mornings - #LeadUpChat (@leadupchat) facilitated by Jeff Veal (@heffrey) and Nathan Lang (@nalang1). I love tuning in on Saturday mornings and pushing my thinking about innovative ideas in education. Today the chat was "edcamp" style where the "attendees" to the chat posed the questions. As an avid reader and aspiring leader, it seemed like a great place to ask this question:
What books do you recommend to aspiring leaders?
Within 15 minutes, I had over "40 notifications" and 17 new books to check out! I wanted to share them back to the #Leadupchat tribe and to other aspiring leaders! Here they are:
- Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
- Drive by Daniel Pink
- The Principal 50: Critical Leadership Questions for Inspiring Schoolwide Excellence by Baruti K. Kafele
- Becoming a Great School: Harnessing the Power of Quality Management and Collaborative Leadership by Dr. Kenneth B. Cooper and Nels Gustafson
- The Principal by Michael Fullan
- School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker
- The Way of the Shepherd: 7 Ancient Secrets to Managing Productive People by Kevin Leman and William Pentak
- The 360 Degree Leader: Developing your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization by John Maxwell
- The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive by MIchael Fullan
- Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times by Eric Sheninger
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
- The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter, Facts You Need to Know by James Kouzes and Barry Posner
- Tuesday Morning Coaching: Eight Simple Truths to Boost Your Career and Life by David Cottrell
- Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Grenny and Kerry Patterson
- Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools by by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo and Doug Lemov
- Leaders of Learning: How District, School, and Classroom Leaders Improve Student Achievement by Richard DuFour and Robert Marzano
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny
Thank-you for all the great suggestions! My Amazon cart is overflowing! $$ lol