LEADERSHIP ON THE LINE: STAYING ALIVE THROUGH THE DANGERS OF CHANGE BY RONALD HEIFETZ AND MARTY LINSKY

This book is a little bit harder to read. It’s much more of a textbook than anything else I have recommended here before. And in full disclosure, I had to read it for a class. But when I went back and was looking at the parts that I highlighted, I was reminded just how good of a book it is. The following quote is particularly hard-hitting:

“In this sense, exercising leadership might be understood as disappointing people at a rate they can absorb.”

That idea alone is enough for this book to be worth the read, but there are a whole lot more gems in it. It’s dry, but it’s worth the effort.

Recommended for Officers