I am often asked what books I recommend. I’ve recently updated my recommended reading list and am posting it in two parts. This list covers personal development and leadership and business. You’ll find a mix of old and new, some classics and some picks that are a bit offbeat. Feel free to add your favorite books.

Personal Development

Mojo by Marshall Goldsmith

You and Your Network by Fred Smith

The Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Light from Many Lamps by Lilian Watson

Today Matters by John Maxwell

It’s Called Work for a Reason! by Larry Winget

The Intellectual Devotional (series) David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim

Leadership/Business

Axiom by Bill Hybels

On Leadership by John Gardner

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Ronald Reagan: How and Ordinary Man became an Extraordinary Leader by Dinesh D’Souza

The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner

Bringing Out the Leader Within by John Maxwell

Next Generation Leadership by Andy Stanley

Survival is not Enough: Why Smart Companies Abandon Worry and Embrace Change by Seth Godin

The Experience Economy by Jim Gilmore and Joe Pine

Competing for the Future by Prahalad and Hamel

Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith

Love is the Killer App by Tim Sanders

Innovation is Everybody’s Business by Robert Tucker

The One Minute Entrepreneur by Don Hutson and Ken Blanchard

A Category of One by Joe Calloway

All Business is Show Business by Scott Mckain

Getting Them to Give a Damn: How to Get Your Front Line to Care about Your Bottom Line by Eric Chester