One of the world’s reputed research agencies, Gallup, recently surveyed leadership globally. The results show that employees in 79% of organizations believe that leadership is lacking in their companies. Almost half of the respondents indicated that there would be a shortage of leadership skills in C-suite officers.
While the world struggles from dealing with the pandemic and the imminent climate change, the lack of leadership is likely to worsen things for the planet and its inhabitants. It is now time to take the reins and develop leadership skills to turn this ship around and create a better tomorrow. The first step would be to read about how to develop leadership skills. Fortunately, some good quality literature has been published in 2021, and we can all learn a lot from these leadership gurus. Let's take a look at the best leadership books published this year: 1. The 12 Inch Rule of Leadership: Proven Strategies For Career Success – Dr. Kaliym Islam Are leaders born, or can leadership can be acquired? Dr. Kaliym Islam answers this question with his most recent book on leadership published in May 2021 and available on amazom.com. Coming from a background of academics and training, Dr. Kaliym has shared his lifelong learning about leadership in a book that can bring the leader from within you. The book presents a 12-Inch rule framework intended to help emerging leaders deal with the challenges of the modern world. It is a guide for those who feel that they are stuck in their careers. The book is a powerful push towards your goal; once you open the first page, you are off on your journey to your new leadership position. 2. Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity – Scott GallowayScott Galloway is an NYU Business School professor who has taken up the pen to highlight the pandemic as a crisis and an opportunity. He has analyzed the impact of Corona on education, hi-tech companies, government and other industries in the book. The book is worth a look as it unveils deep insights about how the pandemic could be used to create a better future because the leadership skills required to face the new challenges have pushed humans to perform beyond their known capacity. 3. Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them - Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini The authors have chosen data as their main argument to make a case. Their case is that with ‘humanocracy’, a new blueprint of inspiring, innovative and humanistic companies can replace the existing setups that are not making the world better or making the employees happy. The key for future companies is developing the ability to thrive in uncertainty, embrace resilience and refine themselves to adapt to change. This book is great to read because it is not a theoretical book on leadership but a practical guide on how leadership must change to ensure the survival of humans and humanity in the world. 4. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know – Adam Grant Wharton’s top-rated professor Adam Grant is famous for his incredible books and engaging TED talks. He always presents ideas in simple terms for everyone to understand but includes messages that could change the world. This book is about rethinking and unlearning. Adam asks us to challenge everything we know and everything we believe to be true. He demonstrates how knowing something can inhibit us from discovering knowledge beyond that point. We are often too complacent with the bit of information we have and resist new ideas. This book is a mind-opener as it beckons us to come out of our mind cages and discover the world anew. 5. The Promises of Giants - John Amaechi ObeJohn Amaechi is on a quest to remind us that in the most unlikely circumstances and most troublesome situations is a possibility, a possibility to come back strong and save the world. The world needs leaders more than ever before. John has enlisted fourteen promises for us to keep. Every promise is one step towards bringing the leader from inside us out into the real world. The only way to discover your true potential and maximize that power is to test these promises on yourself. 6.Change Your World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference - John C. Maxwell, Rob HoskinsOne principle taught in Entrepreneurship is the bird in hand principle: You start with what you have. This message applies to everyone, everywhere. The authors of this book have taken a different route to leadership development. Instead of asking the reader to make drastic changes in their lives and wait for destiny to open doors to leadership positions in big companies or government organizations, they show us the mirror. The mirror they are holding shows us that the leader inside us is already here. It will only take a step to start our journey and make a contribution to saving the world. The book is not intended to make heroes; it reminds us of the superheroes we already are. 7. My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future – Indra NooyiIndra Nooyi is the famous PepsiCo CEO who has reached the position against all odds. She is the first immigrant and woman of color to lead a Fortune 50 company. Indra Nooyi has been in the spotlight for her exceptional contribution to PepsiCo. Her leadership style has been the talk of the town for decades now. The lessons of leadership from her personal and professional life in the form of a book are long overdue. It is time to learn from the best and join the list of the world's top leaders. 8. How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be – Katy Milkman Change is never easy, but it is also inevitable. Katy Milkman has identified some habits that are easy to adopt and can produce a lasting desirable change in oneself. She has discussed the importance of proper timing, advice, and overcoming inertia to find a place where one can do anything. There lies the path to leadership at any scale you can imagine. 9. The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart – Noreena HertzNoreena has made an appreciable effort to identify and solve one of the biggest problems in the world today – loneliness. The book is about how one can break the loneliness barrier and move out into a world of action. Noreena's solutions include compassionate AI and innovative urban life models to solve the problem. 10.. Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds - Scott Jeffrey MillerScott Jeffrey has compiled the revelations from Franklin Covey’s podcast and converted them into a book. The book has lessons from 30 master mentors that are paragons of transformation. The book invites us to challenge and restore our mindset and take a bold journey towards transformation.
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