Karthik RamamurthyAuthor, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultzChennai, 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." Saving Changes...
Sripriya NarayanasamyAuthor, Say Yes to Project Success| Director, KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, India
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
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2 replies by Karthik Ramamurthy and Vincent Guerard
Dec 02, 2018 7:58 AM
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.
Jan 27, 2019 5:17 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@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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Fawaz AlshammariCordnitor Admin| Royal CommissionJubail, Industrial Sity, Saudi Arabia
Ways to build a leading personality
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Jan 27, 2019 5:10 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Fawaz Alshammari: Thanks for your reply to this discussion.
Can you please recommend a specific book on ways to build a leading personality?
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,
A nice suggestion I have also read "Leaders Eat Last", I have also enjoyed it.
I will find the other.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Jan 27, 2019 5:09 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@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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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Nice thread. Karthik, it would be greatly helpful if you kept a consolidated list in the topic section. Though I too am not surprised by the results, I am by the drop-off.
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Dec 09, 2018 9:35 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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Andrew: Thanks a million for the excellent suggestion which has now been implemented.
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.
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Jan 27, 2019 5:07 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@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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Henry HattenrathProject Consultant| Tectonic Engineering MSA LLCNew York, Ny, United States
@Henry Hattenrath: Thanks a million for adding this book to the already impressive set of Leadership books for PMs!
Please do keep contributing for the benefit of our community here.
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RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Lots of books on leadership are available.
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Jan 27, 2019 4:44 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Rajesh KL: Thanks for your contribution.
It will be great if you can share a few Leadership books that have inspired you!
@Sante Vergini: Thank you very much for adding Peter Drucker's books to this already impressive list.
Please do keep contributing for the benefit of our PM community here!
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
The Monk who sold his Ferrari - It shows you how effective communication can be in a story.
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Jan 27, 2019 4:40 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Rami Kaibni: Thanks a million for sharing details of this book by Robin Sharma for the benefit of our community here.
That book is indeed a classic. It prompted me to buy and read all of Robin Sharma's motivational books. Of these, I particularly liked "The Leader Who Had No Title," and "Who Will Cry When You Die?"
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Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
There are so many, "Leadership on the Line"
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Jan 27, 2019 4:38 AM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Anish Abraham: Thanks a ton for sharing this title for the benefit of our community here.
Are you referring to the book whose authors are Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky?
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