The 10 Best Leadership and Management Books: In Haiku

Simon Ash
Management Matters
Published in
2 min readJul 26, 2021

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A Haiku Synopsis of the best leadership and management books

There are lots of list of the best leadership and management books such as those on Google, Soundview and Amazon. I have compared these against the recommendations of Time magazine, and the New York Times bestsellers lists to come up with an integrated list that I can personally vouch for, having read all of the titles.

All these books are great resources of wisdom and practical advice for leaders and managers, and I would recommend you read them all. But, with busy lives and so many books to read, where should you start?

Hopefully these pithy summaries can help. I have composed these Haiku poems, each as a short synopsis of each book. Any volume would be hard to sum up in 1700 words, let alone 17 syllables, but hopefully there is enough to reveal a key lesson or inspire you to try the book.

1. Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Always Start With Why.

The question unlocks purpose,

To ensure success.

2. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

Fear is not weakness.

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Simon Ash
Management Matters

Ever curious. Lover of adventure. Fascinated by leadership. Inspired to serve others on their journey. https://therightquestions.co