2022 Summer Reading Recommendations for Leaders

The premier leadership event of the year—The Global Leadership Summit—coming up on August 4-5, 2022, will deliver new ideas and fresh perspective for leaders looking for ways to voice their vision for a better future. As you head into the summer, consider picking up a book from our #GLS22 leadership faculty to prepare yourself for this year’s event.

Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication

For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the best-selling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues.

The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Bob Iger, the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, shares the ideas and values he has used to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world, and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.

RESET: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval

From Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., the CEO and President of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), comes the ultimate book on transforming the way we select, retain, and train our employees in a radically changed business environment.

Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You

This pragmatic book explains how to get it right. With humor, insight, and engaging storytelling, Dr. Heidi Grant describes how to elicit helpful behavior from your friends, family, and colleagues—in a way that leaves them feeling genuinely happy to lend a hand.

Not In It to Win It: Why Choosing Sides Sidelines the Church

Andy Stanley dives into a thoughtful analysis of the current cultural climate and a biblically based response to the pressing challenges facing Christians.

How We Love Matters: A Call to Practice Relentless Racial Reconciliation

In this powerful book, Albert Tate reimagines discipleship by begging us to acknowledge that racism exists in the Church—and offers the hopeful message that we can disciple it out.

Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

Popular speaker and New York Times best-selling author, Jon Acuff, takes a refreshingly honest and humorous look at overthinking—identifying what it masquerades as (being prepared), calling it what it really is (fear), and offering a simple plan to turn it from a super problem into a superpower.

How’s Your Soul? Why Everything that Matters Starts with the Inside You

New York Times best-selling author, Judah Smith, helps readers understand what steals their peace of mind, and outlines the path to peace and fulfillment: understanding and implementing the healthy soul environment God originally designed.

Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling

Written with passion and conviction, Emmy Award-winning journalist, Paula Faris reflects on what it truly means to be called, how to move past the fear holding you back, and how to walk in God’s path for you.

Are you registered to join us at The Global Leadership Summit on August 4-5, 2022?

Learn more and get your tickets today at GlobalLeadership.org/Summit.