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Personal Transformation for Leaders:
Recommended Reading
Leadership:
True North
Bill George
(A Wiley Imprint)
Discusses the key ingredients of Authentic Leadership using the life stories of mostly well-known
leaders.
* Easy Read
The Secrets of CEOs
Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave
(Nicholas Braeley)
Insights about Business Leadership today based on interviews with 150 CEO’s; and comments
from different professionals such as Ido van der Heijden.
*Easy Read
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
Susan Cain
(Penguin Books)
Highlights qualities of introversion that are essential to leadership. An affirming read for anybody
who has a part of introversion and an insightful read for anybody who knows an introvert.
*Easy read
Brain Science:
The Brain that Changes Itself
Norman Doidge
Stories of the Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Fascinating summary of research indicating the flexibility of the brain in terms of adapting to
different tasks. Addresses the neural implications in areas such as ageing, touch, vision, pain,
sexual attraction and love.
*Needs Some Concentration