A look at the books inspiring our thinking, leadership, and growth this year.

Julie Lancaster’s Picks
A mix of creativity, focus, communication, and purpose-driven leadership.

• Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life — Matthew Dicks
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World — Cal Newport
• The Let Them Theory — Mel Robbins
• Supercommunicators — Charles Duhigg
• Hidden Potential — Adam Grant
• The Infinite Game — Simon Sinek
• Beyond Words: How Our Stories and Strategies Inspire Leadership Action — Julie Lancaster

Jeff Kennedy’s Picks

Leadership lessons from sports legends, corporate pioneers, and high-performance cultures.

• Leading with the Heart — Mike Krzyzewski
• Win Forever: Live, Work, and Play Like a Champion — Pete Carroll
• Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World — John Hope Bryant
• Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? — Louis V. Gerstner
• Common Purpose: How Great Leaders Get Organizations to Achieve the Extraordinary — Joel Kurtzman
• The Articulate Executive — Granville N. Toogood
• The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau’s Code of Excellence — Frank Figliuzzi

Judy Tincher’s Picks

Curiosity, motivation, parenting wisdom, and cross-generational leadership.

• The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map — Alex Hutchinson
• 10-25: The Science of Motivating Young People — David Yeager
• Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be — Dr. Becky Kennedy
• Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce — Megan Gerhardt