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What are the best Leadership books you've read and applied to succeed as a Project Manager"

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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
What are the best Leadership books you've read, and been able to apply successfully for Project Management success?
Background: PMI's "Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report" on the topic "Navigating Complexity" featured results of a very important study on the most critical skills to manage complex projects to success.
Not surprisingly, "Leadership" was the #1 skill with 81% responses.
The next closest were each at just 9%: "Technical Project Management Skills" and "Strategic and Business Management Skills."
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Dec 02, 2018 1:13 PM
Replying to Keith Novak
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I really enjoyed "The Wisdom of Crowds". It's an interesting contrast to what I held as conventional wisdom that decision by committee is inherently bad. It describes how under the right conditions, the inputs of many non-experts can be more effective than a few gurus.
@Keith Novak: Thanks a ton for adding "Wisdom of the Crowds" by James Surowiecki to this list of Leadership books which will be extremely useful to PMs in delivering Project Success.
I've really enjoyed reading this book, and frequently recommend it to attendees of my PMP Prep traning sessions.
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Dec 02, 2018 7:58 AM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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Sripriya,

A nice suggestion I have also read "Leaders Eat Last", I have also enjoyed it.
I will find the other.
@Vincent Guerard: Thanks you very much for your kind words.
What other leadership book would ou recommend for PMs apart from Simon Sinek's "Leaders Eat Last" which you already mentioned?
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Dec 02, 2018 6:41 AM
Replying to Fawaz Alshammari
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Ways to build a leading personality
@Fawaz Alshammari: Thanks for your reply to this discussion.
Can you please recommend a specific book on ways to build a leading personality?
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Dec 02, 2018 2:00 AM
Replying to Sripriya Narayanasamy
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Interesting discussion Karthik.

The following are some of the books I will recommend.

"The leader who had no title" by Robin Sharma
"Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek
@Sripriya Narayanasamy: Thanks for posting two awesome Leadership books for the benefit of our PM community here.
I hope you will continue adding posts to leep our PM community moving forward!
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Peter Ambrosy Weinheim, Germany
Dec 09, 2018 9:36 AM
Replying to Karthik Ramamurthy
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Here's a list of all the books posted so far, plus a few of my own favorites. I'm also posting as part of the topic discussion as suggested by
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
Dream Wth Your Eyes Open by Ronnie Screwalla
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Excellence in Engineering by WH Roadstrum
First Break all the Rules by Marcus Buckingham
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by David Allen
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success" by Adam Grant
Human Factors in Project Management by Paul C Dinsmore
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Leadership on the Line by Martin Linsky and Ronald Heifetz
Leading by Alex Ferguson
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Survival of the Savvy by Rick Brandon and Marty Seldom
The Dance of Change by David Senge
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ny Steven Covey
The Startup Way by Eric Ries
The Three Laws of Performance by Steve Jaffron and Dave Logan
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
Unlocking Potential by Michael K Simpson
Vital Smarts Series - Crucial Conversations
Vital Smarts Series - Influencer
Who Will Cry When You Die by Robin Sharma
Wings of Fire by Abdul Kalam
Winners by Alastair Campbell
Like to add:
"Leading Agile Teams" by Doug Rose
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Feb 11, 2019 1:38 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Peter Ambrosy: Thanks a million for your suggestion!
I will edit the list to add the book you recommended!
Please continue to contribute suggestions for the beneft of our vibrant community on projectmanagement.com!
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Jan 28, 2019 5:35 AM
Replying to Peter Ambrosy
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Like to add:
"Leading Agile Teams" by Doug Rose
@Peter Ambrosy: Thanks a million for your suggestion!
I will edit the list to add the book you recommended!
Please continue to contribute suggestions for the beneft of our vibrant community on projectmanagement.com!
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