In: Leadership

Business Leaders

The biographies and autobiographies of business leaders offer insights into their successes and failures, their industries, their ambition and their purpose. Go behind the scenes and meet them, face to face.

Summaries

9 Book

Quirky
The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Melissa Schilling
Public Affairs, 2018
9 Book

Burn Book
A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher
Simon & Schuster, 2024
8 Book

The Purpose Mindset
How Microsoft Inspires Employees & Alumni to Change the World
Akhtar Badshah
HarperCollins Leadership, 2020
8 Book

Digital Goddess
The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur
Victoria Montgomery Brown
HarperCollins Leadership, 2020
9 Book

Up Close and All In
Life Lessons from a Wall Street Warrior
John Mackey
Simon Element, 2022
9 Book

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog
Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven
Grand Central, 2023
8 Book

The Battle to Do Good
Inside McDonald's Sustainability Journey
Bob Langert
Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019
8 Article

Jenna Bush Hager, Progeny of Presidents, Is Now a Publishing Kingmaker
The former first daughter is famous in her own right. Her TV book club is one of the few reliable paths to the best-seller list in a precarious industry.
Matt Flegenheimer
The New York Times, 2022
7 Book

Self Less
Lessons Learned from A Life Devoted to Servant Leadership, in Five Acts
Len Jessup
ForbesBooks, 2024
9 Book

CEO Excellence
The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
Carolyn Dewar et al.
Scribner, 2022
9 Article

Jane Goodall's legacy of empathy, curiosity and courage
As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure.
Claire Elise Thompson
Grist, 2024
8 Book

After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Tripp Mickle
William Morrow, 2022