Hi Danielle,

One of my favorite leadership books is The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner.   The reason I recommend this book is because of the amount of research that went into it on a global scale – and how the research was done not once, but twice over two decades.  The book discusses the top characteristics of admired leaders and breaks down these characteristics based upon country.   Although a textbook in nature, it’s still an easy read with solid information that you can put to immediate use.

Thank you for a great question!

Bill