My Top Leadership Books Dec 2025

My Top Leadership Books Dec 2025

A collection of my personal faves. 

This list will be re-published over time, adding more detail and some links to reviews, etc.

• Essentialism - Greg McKeown 
• efficiency, leadership, minimalism, work-life balance) 
• 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene 
• interpersonal politics, leadership
• Extreme Ownership & Dichotomy of Leadership - Jocko Willink & Leif Babin 
• leadership, mindset, managing people, project management
• The Ideal Team Player - Patrick Lencioni
• teamwork, mindset
• Start with Why
• motivation, managing people, project management
• Mindset - Dr Carol Dweck
• mindset, managing people
• Radical Candor - Kim Scott 
• leadership, managing people
• Atomic Habits - James Clear
• discipline, efficiency
• Why We sleep - Steve West & Dr Matt Walker
• work-life balance, mental health, health
• Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (I like this translation)
• leadership, mindset
• Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday 
• mindset
• Drive - Daniel Pink 
• leadership, motivation
• Endurance: Shakleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing, Simon Prebble 
• leadership, mindset, tenacity