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title: Books to Read from Those Who Lead
description: Check out the latest recommendations for books about leadership by some of the Horn National Advisory Board Members!
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# [Books to Read from Those Who Lead](https://horn.udel.edu/books-to-read-from-those-who-lead)

 Written by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) | Jan 21, 2021 6:01:46 PM

Reading books is one of the best ways to exercise your mind, offering stress relief, memory enhancement, and improved cognitive function. Along with the mental health benefits that reading offers, books can teach new skills, help readers find growth, and share the valuable experience of other accomplished individuals. Need a book to start off your reading? Try one of the recommendations given by our Horn National Advisory Board Members and Friends in the latest UD Magazine.

  
**Leaders Eat Last** by Simon Sinek

“The book correlates well to work and personal life. It speaks to what matters to people, how to to treat people and ultimately what inspires people. Very important components for leadership.” - [Dee Anthony Ridgeway](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daridgeway/) BE98, Chief Data and Analytics Officer for Predictive Analytics Group

 

**Dare to Lead** by Brené Brown

“I love this book because it teaches the importance of embracing vulnerability and leading with self-awareness and courage.” - [Tanya Bakalov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyabakalov) BE04, CEO and Founder of HelloTeam

 

**Leadership From the Inside Out** by Kevin Cashman

“A great practical and reference guide to the meaning, skills, tools and practices of leadership.” - [Charlie Horn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliehorn1/) AS75, Co-founder of Horn Entrepreneurship at UD

 

**The Founder’s Mentality** by Chris Zook & James Allen

“I so connected with many concepts within this book, which have supported our success, especially the idea of an insurgency when setting a Bold Mission with a Limitless Horizon.” - [Robert L Siegfried Jr](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-l-siegfried-jr-3307a79)  BE81, CEO & Founder of The Siegfried Group and Founder of the Siegfried Initiative for Entrepreneurship Leadership at UD

 

To read the full feature on leadership, go to page 24 in the [UD Magazine](http://www1.udel.edu/ocm/magazine/UDMagazine_v28n3/mobile/index.html). 

 

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