Studying love is exciting, being taught the doctrines of love is enlightening, praying about love is heart moving, and seeing love modeled is motivating, but in the end, we must lovingly obey God and sacrificially serve people. We must be practitioners of love, not theorists. We must be doers of love, not talkers. We must forge a connection between words and actions.
~ Alexander Strauch, from Love or Die
The following books are some I highly recommend for those who are in leadership positions, or aspire to grow as leaders.
While my primary interest is church leadership, I am fascinated by effective leaders in any sphere. The books listed are not necessarily distinctively Christian. I believe most, if not all, of these books would be beneficial for leaders in any realm.
Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden & Steve Jamison
Transforming Leadership by Leighton Ford
Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders (of OMF)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Principle-Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey
First Things First by Stephen Covey
Good to Great by Jim Collins
(Note Collins has also written a short, but excellent supplement to this book, titled Good to Great in the Social Sectors)
Leading Change by John Kotter
Excellence in Leadership by John White
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John Maxwell
Agape Leadership by Alexander Strauch & Robert Peterson
Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel
Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender
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