Category: Books That Shape Leaders

• Book 06: “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise” by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

  

  Discover Anders Ericsson’s science of expertise: why talent is overrated and how deliberate practice builds mastery in leadership and life.

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  29/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Anders Ericsson, •, deliberate practice, expertise, leadership development, leadership skills, mastery, Peak book, personal growth, Robert Pool, success, talent vs skill, vocation

• Book 05: “Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton

  

  Discover how leaders can unlock potential by focusing on strengths, not weaknesses. Lessons from Buckingham & Clifton’s Now, Discover Your Strengths.

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  25/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Donald Clifton, Employee engagement, inborn gifts, leadership, Marcus Buckingham, personal growth, personal-development, Strength-based leadership, StrenthFinder, success, Talent management, vocation

• Book 04: “Don’t Waste Your Talent: 8 Critical Steps to Discovering What You Do Best” By Don Hutcheson & Bob McDonald

  

  Discover Don Hutcheson & Bob McDonald’s “Don’t Waste Your Talent—8 steps to uncover your gifts, align passions, and design a life of purpose.”

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  19/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  8 Critical Steps, Bob McDonald, Don Hutcheson, Don’t Waste Your Talent, gifts, leadership, life design, passion, personal growth, purpose, self-discovery, talents, vocation

• Book 03: “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport

  

  Discover leadership lessons from Cal Newport’s “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” – why mastery, not passion, drives fulfillment and lasting success.

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  12/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  •, Cal Newport, career capital, career development, craftsman mindset, intrinsic motivation, leadership development, leadership wisdom, passion vs mastery, personal growth, self-determination theory, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, success, vocation

• Book 02: “Start With Why”: Discovering Purpose in Leadership from Simon Sinek

  

  Discover how Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” helps leaders, teams, and individuals find purpose, inspire others, and align work with deeper meaning.

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  04/09/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  career growth, leadership, Motivation, personal-development, purpose-driven leadership, Simon Sinek, Start With Why, success, vocation

• Book 01: “THE OUTLIERS” by Malcom Gladwell

  

  “Explore Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success and discover what it teaches us about opportunity, hard work, and leadership in the journey toward success.”

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  27/08/2025

  Books That Shape Leaders

  10000 hour rule, education, Hard Work, leadership, life, malcolm-gladwell, Opportunity, Outliers, personal-development, success, vocation