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An important goal of the USA Section is the cultivation and support of leadership activities.

As a member of the International College of Dentists you are recognized by your peers as a leader in your profession. Leadership skills vary greatly among individuals. The acquisition and improvement of leadership skills is a never-ending process. A high-quality list of exceptional leadership books is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to improve their leadership skills. The following bibliography has been prepared by the ICD USA Section to cultivate and support your leadership skills for the benefit of the ICD and the profession of dentistry. 

Most Important Leadership Books - Recommended by ICD Fellow Dr. Robert Frazer, Jr.

The books with the most ****are the most valuable for strategic planning. Many are also leadership books.

This list courtesy of ICD Fellow Dr. Robert Frazer, Jr., a nationally recognized leadership & strategic planner.

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*	Bennis, Warren. On Becoming a Leader, Addison-Wesley, 1989
***	Block, Peter. Stewardship, Barrett-Koehler, 1993
**	Bridges, William. Transitions, Addison-Wesley Publishing
*	Bridges, William. Managing Transitions, Addison-Wesley Publishing
**	Brown, Brene. Daring Greatly, Gotham Books, 2012
***	Collins, Jim. Good To Great, Harper Collins Publisher 2001
***	Covey, Stephen. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Simon & Schuster
**	DePree, Max. Leadership is an Art, Dell Publishing Co.
***	DePree, Max. Leadership Jazz, Dell Publishing Co., 1989
***	Drucker, Collins, Kouzes, et al, The Five Most Important Questions, Jossey-Bass, 2008
**	Frankl, Viktor. Man’s Search for Meaning, Pocketbooks, 1963
	Hamel, Gary. Leading The Revolution, Harvard School Press, hardback – 2000
***	Godin, Seth, Purple Cow, Portfolio Press, 2003
**	Godin, Seth, Linchpin – Are You Indispensable? Portfolio/Penguin -2011
*	Goleman, Daniel. Primal Leadership, Harvard Business School Press, 2002
***	Kouzes and Posner. The Leadership Challenge, Wiley, 2012 – 5th Edition
**	Marquet, L. David., Turn the Ship Around! Portfolio/Penguin, 2012
*	Pfeiffer, J. William. Shaping Strategic Planning, University Associates
*	Pirsig, Robert. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Bantam Books
*	Senge, Peter. The Fifth Discipline, Doubleday, 1990
***	Sinek, Simon, Start with WHY, How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, 2009
**	Sinek, Simon, The Infinite Game, Penguin 2018
**	Treacy & Wiersema. The Discipline of Market Leaders, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1995
**	Zak, Paul J. Trust Factor, The Science of Creating High Performance Co’s, AMACOM, 2017

Additional Leadership Books - Recommended by ICD Fellow Dr. Robert Frazer, Jr.
This list courtesy of ICD Fellow Dr. Robert Frazer, Jr., a nationally recognized leadership & strategic planner.

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*	Arrien, Angeles. The Four Fold Way, Harper, 1993
	Bradshaw, John. Bradshaw On: The Family. Health Communications, 1988
	Bradshaw, John. Healing the Shame That Binds, Health Communications
	Cousins, Norman. Anatomy of an Illness & Human Options, Bantam Books
*	Gibran, Kahlil. The Prophet, Knopf Publishing Co., 1923
**	Goleman, Daniel. Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books 2000
*	Goleman, Daniel. Social Intelligence Bantam 2006
***	James, Jennifer. Visions From the Heart, Newmarket Press, 1991
	Jampolsky, Gerald. Love is Letting Go of Fear, Celestial Arts
**	Kay, John, Obliquity, Why goals are best achieved indirectly, Penguin 2010
**	McEwen, William J. Married To The Brand, Gallup Press 2005
	Muller, Wayne Sabbath Bantam 1999
**	Nevins, Paul R., Balanced Scorecard, 2nd Edition, 2006, Wiley
**	Peck, M. Scott. The Road Less Traveled, Simon and Schuster, 1978
*	Powell, John. Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am? Argus Communications
	Prather, Hugh. Notes to Myself, Bantam Books
*	Rackham, Neil. S.P.I.N. Selling Fieldbook, McGraw Hill, 1996
	Rogers, Carl. On Becoming a Person, Houghton Mifflin, (Chapters 3-6-8-17-19)
**	Sanders, Betsy Fabled Service, Pfeiffer and Company, 1995
	Siegel, Bernie S. Love Medicine and Miracles, Harper & Row
*	Simon, Sidney. Meeting Yourself Halfway, Argus Communications, 1974
**	Stanley, Thomas J, The Millionaire Mind, Andrews Mc Neal 2000
*	Zander, Benjamin & Rosamund. The Art of Possibility, Harvard Business School Press, 2000

Other Important Leadership Books
• Carver, John. On Board Leadership: “In addition to Boards That Make a Difference, Reinventing the Board, and A New Vision of Board Leadership, Carver has produced an amazing array of short pieces designed for those who want to use Policy Governance. This book, On Board Leadership, is a convenient compendium of these articles.”
  
  
• Carver, John. Boards That Make a Difference:  “Carver continues to debunk the beliefs and habits that hobble boards and replace them with his innovative approach to effective governance. This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders.”
  
  
• Conger, Jay. Charismatic Leadership in Organizations: “Sort of a how-to on leadership incorporating charisma. This book not only integrates the growing body of research and theory on charismatic leadership, but also pushes back the frontiers of our knowledge by introducing new theories and insights. The authors present a comprehensive model of the charismatic leadership process. The model is documented by extensive empirical research and richly illustrated with case examples of corporate leaders.”
  
  
• Covey, Stephen R. The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Free Press, 2004: Covy’s 1989 book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is considered a classic in the genre, and rightly so. Most who read it come away with specific skills to improve their personal and professional lives. This follow-up takes the content of that work, ties a ribbon around it, and presents it as a gift. Better than the prequel. - Peter Korch 
  
  
• Eadie, Doug. Extraordinary Board Leadership: This is a book that should be read by anyone who is the member of an organization. Eadie examines what he calls “seven keys to high-impact governance.”   
  
  
• Galford, Robert. The Trusted Leader: “Based on highly specific research and experience that covers a wide spectrum of managers and organizations, The Trusted Leader identifies the three critical types of trust that leaders need to master: strategic trust, organizational trust and personal trust. It introduces a practical and effective formula for building organizational confidence and provides and provides a unique analysis of the obstacles to trust and the sources of resistance to the building of trust inside an organization.”
  
  
• George, Bill. Discover Your True North: This is a leadership classic that offers a concrete and comprehensive guide to becoming an authentic leader and shows how you can chart your path to success. George helps you discover your True North or internal compass that assists you in unlocking your full potential as a leader and a human being. - Michael Kenney
  
  
• Goffee, Rob and Jones, Gareth. Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? With a New Preface by the Authors: What It Takes to Be an Authentic Leader
  
  
• Harvard Business Review. The Authentic Leadership Collection: Master Your Leadership Presence
  
  
• Harvard Business Review (Drucker, Peter F. - Goleman, Daniel - George, William W.). HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (with featured article "What Makes an Effective Executive," by Peter F. Drucker)
  
  
• Kotter, John. Leading Change: “John Kotter’s now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the foundation for leaders and organizations across the globe. By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and access by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.”
  
   
• Lencioni, Patrick. The Four Obsessions of Extraordinary Executives: “Lencioni’s focus is on a leader’s critical role in building a healthy organization, an often overlooked but essential element of business life that is the linchpin of sustained success. Readers are treated to a story of corporate intrigue as the frustrated head of one consulting firm faces a leadership challenge that threatens to topple his company, his career and everything he holds true about leadership itself. In the story telling, Lencioni helps his readers understand the disarming simplicity and power of creating organizational health, and reveals four disciplines that they can follow to achieve it.”   
  
   
• Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team: A Leadership Fable about the complex world of teams. Throughout the story, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams, even the very best ones fail, often struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team. Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all who strive to be exceptional team leaders. 
  
  
• Maxwell, John. Five Levels of Leadership: Maxwell’s book offers a roadmap for building leadership and taking it to the highest level. He provides an in-depth view of the characteristics, behaviors, advantages of each level of leadership. Maxwell helps you to discover where you are on the leadership journey and how to get to the next level. - Michael Kenney  
  
  
• Morrell, Margo. Shackleton’s Way: Leadership Lessons From The Great Antarctic Explorer
  
  
• Peters, Thomas and Waterman, Robert. In Search of Excellence: This book is a classic that was written in 80s but is still relevant today. It is an interesting read that shows how mindset is everything. The authors discuss eight basic principles or themes that were characteristic of excellent companies in the past. These principles include some of the best business behaviors that have survived the test if time. - Michael Kenney   
  
  
• Sinek, Simon. The Infinite Game, 2019: Simon Sinek is easily my favorite author in the leadership literature. So much so that he was my second choice for guest speaker for the 2019 Section I convocation. In this work, he argues what leaders in an association such as ICD really should be thinking and doing. Reading this book will change your perception of an organization and your role in it. Not to be missed. - Peter Korch
  
  
• Su, Amy Jen and Wilkins, Muriel Maignan. Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence
  
  
• Warren, Rick. The Purpose Driven Life
  
  
• Whitney, Diana. The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: “The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the internationally embraced approach to organizational change that dramatically
  Improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss and build upon what’s working – strengths – rather than trying to fix what’s not.  
  
  
Recommended Leadership Videos
There are many excellent YouTube videos on leadership. Some of the best are by:

• John Maxwell
• Simon Sinek
• Nido Qubein
Recommended Ted Talks
TED Talks Radio Hour are also valuable resources for leadership training. Go to Ted Talks on Podcast. Some examples:
• “The Act of Listening”
• “Wisdom in Hindsight”
• “Inspire to Action”
• “Set Backs”
TED Talks: Go to Ted.com
• “How Great Leaders Inspire Action”- Simon Sinek
• “The Puzzle of Motivation” - Dan Pink
• “How the Generational Stereotypes Hold Us Back At Work”- Leah Georges
• “What Babyboomers Can Learn From Millennials At Work and Vice Versa”- Chip Conley
• "You Can Grow New Brain Cells. Here's How"
Recommended Leadership Podcasts
• FROM THE VAULT - In the Wake of Leadership
• The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast - Chapter 114: Leadership and Attitude
Recommended Articles
• 4 Ways to Communicate with More Empathy
• Don't Let Cynicism Undermine Your Workplace
• Leaders Don’t Have to Choose Between Compassion and Performance
• The Discipline of Teams
• The Hidden Traps in Decision Making
• What Are Your Decision-Making Strengths and Blind Spots?