Books to Help You Lead Like a CEO
No Matter Your Title
From fire-fighting to future-building—these books give you the mindset, systems, and tools to lead with clarity, influence, and strategic power.
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🔥 COMING FALL 2025
Lead Like a CEO
You don’t need a new job to lead at the next level.
You need a system.
With a fast-paced 90-day rhythm and the proven Six-Step Leadership Challenge, this book helps you stop reacting and start architecting real leadership growth—from the inside out.
You'll learn to:
✔ Think like a CEO, no matter your title
✔ Run smarter experiments that actually shift behavior
✔ Build visible presence and lasting influence
✔ Lock in habits that drive results without burning out
This isn’t a theory book. It’s a playbook for intentional ascent.
You’re not here to survive another quarter.
You’re here to ascend.
🚀 Coming Fall 2025
The Six-Step Leadership Challenge
Six Steps in Six Months to Revolutionize Your Leadership at Any Level
If you want to grow your leadership without fluff or fire drills—this is your playbook.
Based on Jim’s proven coaching framework, this book is packed with:
✔ Real-world examples from tech, startups, and executive life
✔ Actionable leadership experiments you can test immediately
✔ The behavioral science behind why leaders stall—and how to break through
✔ A clear path from frustrated manager to strategic operator
Whether you’re new to leadership or ready to level up, this book gives you the mindset, the moves, and the momentum.
🔥 Reviving the Work Environment
Taking Your Position as a Leader
Before the frameworks, there was the mindset shift.
This short and sharp book breaks leadership down into three pillars:
✔ Assess yourself
✔ Assess your performance
✔ Take the right actions—fast
Designed for leaders who feel “stuck” and need to restart their momentum, this is a direct call to take ownership and move forward. Think of it as your jumpstart manual.
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