AGN’s Recommended Books

When it comes to leadership, the right books can offer invaluable insights, inspiration, and practical strategies. Here are some of my favorite reads that explore different aspects of effective leadership, including building strong teams and fostering innovation and resilience. Each of these titles has significantly shaped my understanding of what it means to lead with purpose and impact, making them essential additions to any leader’s bookshelf. Have a book you love – leave it in the comments so I can read it!

• Culture Map by Erin Meyer
• Raving Fans by Kenneth Blanchard
• Radical Candor by Kim Scott
• Saving Normal by Allen Frances
• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
• Making Friends with Monsters by Sandra Rostirolla
• Grit by Angela Duckworth
• Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
• The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
• The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac
• Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
• Do Hard Things by Alex Harris
• Gifted Hands by Ben Carson, MD
• A Life Worth Living by Robert Martensen
• A Long Way Gone:  Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
• Crazy Love by Frances Chan
• Forgotten God by Frances Chan
• The Shack by William P. Young
• Catching Fireflies by Patsy Clairmont
• Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
• Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster
• An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina
• Uncommon by Tony Dungy
• Fearless by Max Lucado
• Outlive your Life by Max Lucado
• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
• Wild Swans by Jung Chang
• Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
• War and Peace
• Love and War by John and Stasi Eldredge
• The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
• Supercommicators by Charles Duhigg
• This Naked Mind by Anne Grace
• Dry by Augusten Burroughs
• Give and Take by Adam Grant
• Originals by Adam Grant
• Leading with Gratitude by Adrian Gostick
• On The Rocks by Maria Palmer
• Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
• Venture Deals by Brad Feld
• Sunshine Warm Sober by Catherine Gray
• Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
• What Happened to You? By Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry
• Journeys In Life: A Memory Illustration Album by Jim Schwoebel
• Courageous Cultures by Karin Hurt
• The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
• Transforming The Living Legacy of Trauma by Janina Fisher
• Healing The Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors by Janina Fisher
• The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog by Bruce Perry
• Building A Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan