Books are wonderful gifts for friends, colleagues, peers, or anyone in your life who enjoys lifelong learning. The Abilitie team has you covered on the best leadership books to give as gifts, with valuable insights, powerful stories, and new perspectives.

Book recommendations for business leaders and lifelong learners

1. Dare to Lead, Brene Brown

   “Brene Brown is as inspiring as ever and calls to attention the importance of vulnerability in order to effectively lead.”
   
   

2. Back to Human, Dan Schawbel

   “For the millennial who recognizes our connection to technology is isolating us from deeper human connection…Back to Human explains the benefits of a more socially connected workforce, and how it can impact productivity, engagement, and fulfillment.”
   
   

3. Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek
   “Leadership is not a rank, it is a responsibility. Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of those in your charge.”
   
   

4. Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Lois P. Frankel
   “Dr. Lois Frankel reveals why some women roar ahead in their careers while others stagnate.”
   
   

5. Drive, Daniel Pink
   “The secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.”
   
   

6. The Everyone Culture, Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
   “This book demonstrates a whole new way of being at work. It suggests that the culture you create is your strategy and that the key to success is developing everyone.”
   
   

7. Flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

   “While the book is dated in many aspects, the key perspective shift it suggests, that one’s level of enjoyment is up to them, resonates with my experiences in school, work, and the rest of my life. It’s empowering!”
   
   

8. What The CEO Wants You to Know, Ram Charan
   “For everyone who wants to master and understand the levers that drive a successful business.”
   
   

9. Pour Your Heart Into It, Howard Schultz

   “The inspirational story of how Starbucks got started.”
   
   

10. Growth Mindset, Joshua Moore and Helen Glasgow
    “This book bridges the gap between personal and professional growth as well as scaffolding theory with concrete plans of action to ensure you are successful in your growth development efforts in all facets of your life.”
    
    

11. Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kahneman

    “A more general purpose framework for recognizing biases and attempting to solve problems and approach situations with better patterns of thought.”