Leaders Are Readers

The KK&W team feel reading is an important aspect of any leadership role and truly believe that “Leaders Are Readers.” The following list is comprised of recommended reading by members of the KK&W team as well as attendees at various KK&W Summits over the years and is continually being updated.

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2 Chairs

by Bob Beaudine

10 Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela’s Life

by Richard Bowerman

10% Happier

by Dan Harris

12 Elements of Great Managing

by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter

12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

by Doug Stanton

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John Maxwell

1501 Ways to Reward Employees

by Robert Nelson

4-3-2-1 Leadership – What America’s sons and daughters taught me on the road from Second Lieutenant to Two-Star General

by Vincent E. Boles

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A Good Time to be a Girl: Don’t Lean In, Change the System

by Helena Morrissey

A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four Star General

by Ann Dunwoody

A Life Well Played

by Arnold Palmer

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

by Ekhart Tolle

A Perfect Season

by Darryl Belfry

A Rumor of War

by Philip Caputo

A Slice of the Pie

by Rick Sarillo

A Winning Team

by Elmer Nordstrom

Above the Line

by Urban Meyer

Against The Grain

by Bill Courtney

All Buts Stink

by Walter Bond

American Sniper

by Chris Kyle

American Values

by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

American Icon – Alan Mullaly and the fight to save Ford Motor Company

by Bryce G. Hoffman

AntiFragile

by Nassim Taleb

Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court

by Jay Wright

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Be Our Guest

by Theodore Kinni

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark Sullivan

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by Author Name Goes Here

C

Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story

by Chris Nashawaty

Can’t Hurt Me

by David Goggins

Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande

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by Author Name Goes Here

D

Dare to Lead

by Brene Brown

Dare to Serve

by Cheryl Bachelder

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by Author Name Goes Here

E

Earning Serendipity

by Glenn Llopis

Elite

by Nick Hayes

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by Author Name Goes Here

F

FANS! Not Customers

by Vernon W. Hill

Fearless Leaders – Sharpen Your Focus

by Cathy Greenberg

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by Author Name Goes Here

G

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

by Jack Weatherford

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by Author Name Goes Here

H

Happiness – The art of living with peace, confidence and joy

by Douglas A. Smith

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Review

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by Author Name Goes Here

I

If I Knew Then What I Know Now

by Richard Edler

In Search of Excellence

by Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr.

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by Author Name Goes Here

J

Jack – Straight from the Gut

by Jack Welch

Jesus, CEO

by Laurie Beth Jones

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by Author Name Goes Here

J

Killing Kennedy

by Bill O’Reilly

Killing Lincoln

by Bill O’Reilly

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by Author Name Goes Here

L

Leadership and Self Deception

by the Arbinger Institute

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by Author Name Goes Here

M

Make Your Bed by Admiral

by William H. McCraven

+++++ Ms ++++++++

by Author Name Goes Here

N

Napoleon, a Life

by Andrew Roberts

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if your life depended on it

by Chris Voss

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by Author Name Goes Here

O

Old Path White Clouds

by Thich Naht Han

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by Author Name Goes Here

P

Peak

by Chip Conley

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by Author Name Goes Here

Q

Queen Bees and Wannabes

by Rosalind Wiseman

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by Author Name Goes Here

R

Radiant Angel

by Nelson DeMille

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by Author Name Goes Here

S

Saban, the Making of a Coach

by Monte Burke

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by Author Name Goes Here

T

Take Action

by Susan Bixler

Taking People with You

by David Novak

Talent is Overrated

by Geoff Calvin

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by Author Name Goes Here

U

Unbroken

by Lauren Hillenbrand

W

Walk the Talk

by Eric Harvey and Al Lucia

What Great Brands Do

by Denise Yohn

Y

You are a BAD ASS

by Jen Sincero

Z

Zen Golf

by Dr. Joseph Parent

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2 Chairs

by Bob Beaudine

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10 Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela’s Life

by Richard Bowerman

10%

10% Happier

by Dan Harris

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12 Elements of Great Managing

by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter

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by Bob Smith

10

10 Victories in Coding

by Roy Rodgers

10%

10% Sadder

by Dan Boring

12

12 Ways to Blow It

by Larry the Loser