Espresso Notes Book Recommendations

Book Recommendations

Have you ever thought about how impactful it would be to have your own leadership mentor? Some wise hand who’s seen it all before and can speak to exactly your point of need?

Here we’ve pulled together some of the most useful reads on leadership, teams and culture to direct you to the wisdom that others have worked out and distilled. Every one of these books has the potential to be a mentor to your development as a leader.

'Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.'
Margaret Fuller

Leadership

As organisations scale, leadership is often accidental - defaulting to functional experts without the tools to do it well. Yet leadership is a skill that can be developed, and these books focus on the fundamentals – decision-making, communication, and sustaining the right culture.

Teams

Teamwork is the mechanism by which we deliver our products or services, yet it’s often neglected. Recruiting talent and putting it in the same room with a mission is not the same as forming a high-performance team. These books are packed with insight to help you develop more effective teams.

Culture

Culture is what happens when everyone turns up to work; the expression of all the behaviours – good and bad. The most effective organisations are highly deliberate about how they curate their cultures. The books we have selected here examine and demonstrate why culture really matters.

Decision-making

Decision-making is a critical skill for leaders. One definition of leadership is simply that it revolves around answering the question “What are we going to do?” Learning how we decide this, including the skills, behaviours and tools needed, is what these books are all about.

Performance

Performance is a process of understanding and paying attention to a system of interlinked skills. In combination these are the factors that will drive your outcome or result. These are the best titles we have found to give practical insights and inspiration into what performance means.

Psychology

Psychology is about being able to better understand and control the mind in order to be more consistently at our best. These are some of the best titles available if you want to understand topics like resilience, performing under pressure and mindset.
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