A question I get asked regularly: what books can you recommend on (insert topic)? In this series of articles, I present books and resources that have been helpful in my own practice. Posts will be updated as I find new material worth recommending.
This is #1: books on Agile (in general) and Leadership.
Agile philosophy and values
- Denning, Stephen: The Leader's Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century. 2010
- Snowden, D., Boone, M.: "A Leader's Framework for Decision Making", in: Harvard Business Review Nov. 2007
- Hirotaka Takeuchi, Ikujiro Nonaka: The New New Product Development Game, in: Harvard Business Review Jan. 1986
- Cagan, Marty: Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love. 2008
- Graham, Paul: Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
- Laloux, Frederic: Reinventing Organizations. 2014
Leadership
- Avery, Chris: The Responsibility Process: Unlocking Your Natural Ability to Live and Lead with Power.
- Banfield, R., Eriksson, M., Walkingshaw, N.: Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Create and Launch Successful Products.
- Bungay, Stephen: The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results.
- Collins, James C.: Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap and Others Don't.
- David, Susan: Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life.
- Horowitz, Ben: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers.
- Lencioni, Patrick: The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. A Leadership Fable.
- Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y.: Business Model Generation.
- Reinertsen, Donald G.: The Principles of Product Development Flow.
- Wodtke, Christina R.: Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with OKRs.
Books in German
- Arnold, Rolf: Wie man führt ohne zu dominieren
- Hofert, Svenja: Agiler führen
- Pfläging, Niels: 12 neue Gesetze der Führung
- Selinger, Ruth: Dschungelbuch der Führung
- Wohland, Gerhard: Denkwerkzeuge der Höchstleister
Part II: Books and Resources — Coaching Organisations
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