Writing a good email is a cross between writing a thoughtful letter long-hand and posting something on Twitter. It needs to be descriptive, but brief enough to capture the perpetually distracted, Youtube-connected, reader. Any leader who has asked a group of blank stares if they “read my email” know it’s hard to write the perfectly weighted email. Leaders also need to make sure they strike the right tone in their messages. Criticisms can turn into …

Since I write and teach about leadership I’m often asked, “What are the best leadership books?”
It’s always a hard question. First, there are so many great books on the subject and second, not everyone has the same tastes. While one person might like The Art of Woo they may yawn over a reputable academic volume dedicated to 17th century organizational behavior.
However, there are a handful of books that can teach us a lot about leadership …