Business Resources: Books that illustrate the power of great leadership, teamwork, creativity, innovation, persistence, great process design and management, and the power of vision

These books are just a few of the many that address leadership, the value of strong teamwork, creativity, innovation, persistence in pursuit of a challenging goal, and the power of vision. These books may trigger ideas or inspiration for you or your team.

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Books that address great leadership and the power of great teamwork

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Peter Lencioni

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Leading Change by John P. Kotter

Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration by Keith Sawyer

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge

Books that address creativity and innovation

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp

Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius by Michael Michalko

Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition) by Michael Michalko

Books that address the power of great process design and management, process innovation, lean thinking, leana management and customer focus

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck

Lean Thinking : Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by K. Anders Ericsson, Neil Charness, Paul J. Feltovich, and Robert R. Hoffman

Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones

Lean Six Sigma for Service : How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions by Michael L. George

The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes by Beau Keyte and Drew Locher

Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving by Gerald Nadler and Shozo Hibino

Improving Performance: How to Manage the White Space in the Organization Chart by Geary A. Rummler and Alan P. Brache

The Customer-Driven Company: Moving from Talk to Action by R. C. Whiteley

Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity by Bettina von Stamm

Edison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond by Alan Axelrod