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12 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization By John Wooden Widely regarded as the best coach college basketball has ever known, 10- time NCAA champion John Wooden imparts his wisdom on team building in Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization. e late UCLA legend shares his "Pyramid of Success," which illustrates 25 behaviors Wooden believed were essential to personal development. Wooden's "Pyramid of Success" has been a popular tool for team builders and managers across the globe, and through Wooden on Leadership, the famed coach explains how the principles of his pyramid apply to the workplace. Each chapter in Wooden on Leadership concludes with a list of steps the reader can take to implement Wooden's ideas. Wooden, however, doesn't just focus on the short term, as he also provides big-picture guidance throughout the book. On Becoming a Leader By Warren Bennis Professor Warren Bennis set out to determine what it takes to be a good leader in his book On Becoming a Leader. rough hundreds of interviews, Professor Bennis examined the psychological and philosophical attributes of those who have shared in an ability to unite and motivate people for a common goal. Called "the dean of leadership gurus" by Forbes magazine, Bennis has longed believed that leaders are not born, they are made. Bennis' work has served as a source of inspiration for those looking for new ways to increase their ability to guide and direct. Professor Bennis' On Becoming a Leader is a worthwhile read for anyone aspiring to improve their leadership skills. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence By Daniel Goleman Psychologist Daniel Goleman sets out to prove that being in touch with your feelings is a key to good leadership in his book Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. rough numerous case studies and work with renowned researchers Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Goleman examines how the concept of emotional intelligence applies to leadership. rough his studies, Goleman claims that those who have the ability to channel their emotions in a positive direction are the best at inspiring those around them. Goleman's "Primal Leadership" has been embraced by leaders in business professionals across the globe. His ideas have also been used in universities, graduate schools, professional programs, and even by professional sports coaches. Liar's Poker By Michael Lewis Michael Lewis' first book, Liar's Poker, chronicles his brief career after college as a bond salesman in the 1980s. After graduating from Princeton and the London School of Economics, Lewis landed a job on Wall Street and quickly began bringing in millions of dollars. While rocketing to the top of the financial world, Lewis got an inside look at the often times wild world of Wall Street in and American business. Published in 1989, Liar's Poker tells the story of Wall Street in the '80s, and details the temptations, challenges, disappointments, and troubles that an ambitious young business leader can face in their career. Lewis' account is sure to provide several laughs along the way. "Michael Lewis is as good a writer as he was a bond salesman. Perhaps that's because both jobs involve being able to tell a good story." -New York Times Book Review