Best Audible Audiobooks for learning and developing leadership skills.

In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell provides a wealth of practical insights into what it takes to be a leader. It doesn’t matter whether you are interested in religious, corporate or political leadership. This book covers all leadership aspects of life including business, sports, politics, religion, and even military. Moreover, it is educative yet entertaining so you will enjoy it from start to the end.

The Extreme Ownership is a best-selling leadership book that took America and the entire world by storm. This is because of how it teaches the toughest leadership lessons with absolutely everything at stake. The author, Jocko Willink narrates how he and Leif Babin learnt first-hand that leadership is the most important factor in whether a team fails or succeeds. And although based on a battlefield, this book demonstrates how to apply combat mission principles to any organization and leadership environment.

Whether you have a business or just want to do better in your job, the Entreleadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches is the best audible audiobook for you. It covers how Dave Ramsey started and the lessons he learnt about building an effective team. This audiobook has several case studies that will not only show that things are possible but also how to do them. Plus, it demonstrates how anyone can lead any venture to higher levels through Dave’s EntreLeadership principles.

Controversial title aside, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck portrays real stuff that actually helps you come to terms with yourself. It contains factual arguments backed by both academic research and well-timed humour that you will definitely like. This audiobook is what you need to listen to if you want to know how to stomach lemons better and not turning them into lemonades. It will make you become a better version of yourself and a good leader to the people around you.

The secret to why some teams pull together and others don’t has been revealed in the Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. In this book, Sinek shows how leaders who are ready to eat last are rewarded with extremely loyal colleagues who will do whatever it takes to advance their vision. Therefore, it will teach you how to foster trust with your colleagues using Sinek’s “Circle of Safety” model.

If you want to be more than “the boss” that people follow just because they are required to, then The 5 Levels of Leadership is for you. It largely covers 5 levels of leadership including people development, position, permission, production, and pinnacle. Through humour and in-depth insights, John C. Maxwell demonstrates how to implement these stages of leadership to become a more respected and successful leader.

Successful leadership is not only a matter of being smart and skilful but also being empathic and self-aware like Daniel Goleman et al put it in the Primal Leadership. This audiobook shows how you can use emotional intelligence to understand different situations and handle them accordingly. And it draws from decades of analysis how resonant leaders excel not just through skills and IQ but also by connecting with others.

Learn how great leaders inspire everyone to take action with Simon Sinek’s Start with Why. This audiobook explores how the most innovative and profitable organizations use “why” to solve most problems. It draws on a wide range of real-life stories to make up a clear vision of what it truly takes to inspire and lead. The best thing about this audiobook is that it reminds you that if you can answer the reason why then you can inspire people to follow you without manipulating them.

Everyone has the potential of leadership but many do not know how to awaken and apply it to their lives. Luckily, The Spirit of Leadership defines the unique attributes that all effective leaders attribute as well as how to eliminate the hindrance to your leadership skills. All these are based on decades of sturdy and careful observations to help you identify the missing ingredient to activate your potential to lead.

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The best way to hone your leadership skills is to follow the habits of highly effective people. And that is what Stephen R. Covey offers in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This book has captivated and transformed readers from all walks of life for decades and it can transform you too. It guides you through all the 7 habits step by step to help you enrich your life for the better.