The Reading List

If you are a delivery consultant or professional services leader and want to sharpen your skills, we recommend the following 25 business books. Click on the title of each book to read a detailed description and why it’s important. These books (or any books, for that matter), in addition to “in the field” experience, are critical components of a Continuous Learner.

On Being A Human-Centered Leader

• Reboot by Jerry Colonna
• Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute
• Humanocracy by Gary Hamel & Michelle Zanini
• Linchpin by Seth Godin

Decision-Making

• Nudge by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• A Beautiful Constraint by Adam Morgan & Mark Barden

Communication & Influence

• Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
• Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
• Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
• Why Are We Yelling? by Buster Benson
• Changing the Conversation by Dana Caspersen
• Writing for Busy Readers by Todd Rogers & Jessica Lasky-Fink

Leadership, Management & Coaching

• The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
• The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
• Tribes by Seth Godin
• Start with Why by Simon Sinek
• Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart by Shane Snow
• Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

The Business (of Consulting and Strategy)

• Flawless Consulting by Peter Block
• The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
• Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David

Change Management

• Change the Culture, Change the Game by Roger Connors
• Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

The AI Revolution

• The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman