Leadership experts & authors

Explore leadership through the work and perspectives of John Ayers, Steve and Stacy Sell, Shane Battier, and other authors on Chapters.

97 profiles on Chapters.

• John Ayers

  Co-Founder of Chapters.io. Builder. Writer. Obsessed with authentic expertise in the age of AI.

  Selected work: LinkedIn Post: Keep judgment visible as automation grows

• Steve and Stacy Sell
• Shane Battier
• Bob Fashano

  Executive leadership coach and founder of LeadOne Consulting, helping leaders approach retirement with purpose.

• Boss Wooldridge
• Brenda Scarborough
• Bryan Muehlberger
• Chris Pronger

  Chris Pronger is a Hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion who shares lessons on discipline, consistency and building character through struggle.

• Dustin Sellers

  Search fund investor writing on searcher readiness, leadership resilience and coachability.

• Liz Haberberger
• Nicole Mcmackin
• Alyssa Fenoglio
• Patrick Brensinger

  Patrick Brensinger writes about purpose-driven leadership for small- to mid-sized business owners.

• Rod Neuenschwander

  Rod Neuenschwander works on business turnarounds and transformations, drawing on two decades of experience across multiple industries.

• Sharon Fiehler

  Sharon Fiehler founded ABC to CEO to educate young women about becoming CEOs and previously served as a Fortune 500 C-suite executive.

• Abby Wambach

  Abby Wambach is a former U.S. national soccer team forward and author whose book WOLFPACK addresses women's leadership and collective power.

  Selected work: WOLFPACK

• Adam Grant

  Organizational psychologist and author exploring how people learn, reconsider assumptions, and work more effectively together.

  Selected work: Think Again

• Alison Levine

  Mountaineer and leadership author who draws lessons from Everest and other extreme environments to discuss decision-making under pressure.

  Selected work: On the Edge

• Amy C. Edmondson

  Author of The Fearless Organization.

  Selected work: The Fearless Organization

• Ann Dunwoody

  Ann Dunwoody is a retired U.S. Army general whose nonfiction draws on military command experience to explain leadership, accountability, and continuous learning.

  Selected work: A higher standard

• Annie McKee

  Author of How to Be Happy at Work.

  Selected work: How to Be Happy at Work

• Ben Horowitz

  American technology entrepreneur, author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things.

  Selected work: The Hard Thing About Hard Things

• Bill Gates

  Bill Gates is a Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist whose work spans software, business leadership, global health, education, and poverty alleviation.

  Selected work: The impatient optimist

• Bill George

  Author of True North.

  Selected work: True North

• Bob Iger

  American media executive, author of The Ride of a Lifetime.

  Selected work: The Ride of a Lifetime

• Brene Brown

  Author of Dare to Lead.

  Selected work: Dare to Lead

• Brian Grazer

  Brian Grazer is an American film and television producer and Imagine Entertainment co-founder whose book explores curiosity’s role in personal and professional growth.

  Selected work: A curious mind

• Carla Harris

  Author of Expect to Win.

  Selected work: Expect to Win

• Christina Wodtke

  American product designer, author of Radical Focus.

  Selected work: Radical Focus

• Clayton M. Christensen

  Author of The Innovator's Dilemma.

  Selected work: The Innovator's Dilemma

• Daniel Coyle

  Author of The Culture Code.

  Selected work: The Culture Code

• Daniel Goleman

  American author and science journalist, author of Emotional Intelligence.

  Selected work: Emotional Intelligence

• Daniel H. Pink

  American non-fiction writer, author of Drive.

  Selected work: Drive

• Dorie Clark

  American author and professor, author of Reinventing You.

  Selected work: Reinventing You

• Doris Kearns Goodwin

  American biographer and historian, author of Leadership in Turbulent Times.

  Selected work: Leadership in Turbulent Times

• Dr. Monifa McKnight

  Education executive and former Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent who writes about leadership, public education, and navigating institutional pressure.

  Selected work: Full Flight

• Erin Meyer

  American author and academic, author of The Culture Map.

  Selected work: The Culture Map

• Frances Frei

  Frances X. Frei is a Harvard Business School professor whose work focuses on leadership, trust, and organizational transformation.

  Selected work: Unleashed

• Frederic Laloux

  Author of Reinventing Organizations.

  Selected work: Reinventing Organizations

• Gary Hamel

  American management consultant, author of The Future of Management.

  Selected work: The Future of Management

• Herminia Ibarra

  Professor of organizational behavior, author of Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader.

  Selected work: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

• Indra Nooyi

  Indian-American business executive, author of My Life in Full.

  Selected work: My Life in Full

• James Comey

  James Comey is an American lawyer and former FBI director whose government experience informs his writing on ethical leadership and decision-making.

  Selected work: A Higher Loyalty

• James N. Mattis

  James N. Mattis is a retired Marine Corps four-star general and former U.S. secretary of defense whose writing examines military leadership and strategy.

  Selected work: Call Sign Chaos

• Jeffrey Pfeffer

  American business theorist, author of Power.

  Selected work: Power

• Jim Collins

  Author of Good to Great.

  Selected work: Good to Great

• Jocko Willink

  Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL officer, author, and podcaster who co-authored Extreme Ownership and co-founded the management consulting firm Echelon Front.

  Selected work: Extreme Ownership

• John C. Maxwell

  American pastor and author, author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.

  Selected work: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

• John Doerr

  American businessman, author of Measure What Matters.

  Selected work: Measure What Matters

• John Gatewood

  Founder of Gatewood Wealth Solutions and financial advisor who emphasizes listening and relationship-building in client service.

  Selected work: The Listening Advisor

• John P. Kotter

  Author of Leading Change.

  Selected work: Leading Change

• Juliet Funt

  Author of A Minute to Think.

  Selected work: A Minute to Think

• Keith Ferrazzi

  American author and entrepreneur, author of Never Eat Alone.

  Selected work: Never Eat Alone

• Ken Blanchard

  American motivational speaker and author, author of The One Minute Manager.

  Selected work: The One Minute Manager

• Kim Scott

  Author of Radical Candor.

  Selected work: Radical Candor

• L. David Marquet

  Author of Turn the Ship Around!.

  Selected work: Turn the Ship Around!

• Laszlo Bock

  American businessman, author of Work Rules!.

  Selected work: Work Rules!

• Linda A. Hill

  American ethnographer, author of Collective Genius.

  Selected work: Collective Genius

• Liz Wiseman

  American researcher, author of Multipliers.

  Selected work: Multipliers

• Maranda Dziekonski

  Customer-success executive, leadership speaker, and coach whose work connects organizational growth with empathetic leadership and stronger customer relationships.

  Selected work: Saying the Hard Parts Out Loud

• Marcus Buckingham

  English author, motivational speaker and business consultant, author of First, Break All the Rules.

  Selected work: First, Break All the Rules

• Marshall Goldsmith

  American executive leadership coach, author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There.

  Selected work: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

• Michael Bungay Stanier

  Author of The Coaching Habit.

  Selected work: The Coaching Habit

• Michael D. Watkins

  Michael D. Watkins is a Canadian-born author and professor whose work focuses on leadership, negotiation, and organizational change.

  Selected work: Your next move

• Morgan Sage Norman

  Marketing and creative executive whose work examines how professionals can contribute original ideas and maintain a creative identity at work.

  Selected work: The Corporate Artist

• Morten T. Hansen

  Author of Great at Work.

  Selected work: Great at Work

• Olivia Fox Cabane

  Olivia Fox Cabane is a French and American author and public speaker whose books address charisma and the neuroscience of innovation.

  Selected work: The charisma myth

• Patrick Lencioni

  American author, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

  Selected work: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

• Peter F. Drucker

  Peter F. Drucker was a management consultant, educator, and author whose writing helped shape modern management thinking.

  Selected work: The Effective Executive

• Peter Guber

  Peter Guber is a business executive, film producer and educator whose work spans entertainment, sports ownership and business writing about storytelling.

  Selected work: Tell to Win

• Priya Parker

  Author of The Art of Gathering.

  Selected work: The Art of Gathering

• Ram Charan

  Author of Execution.

  Selected work: Execution

• Reed Hastings

  American entrepreneur and education philanthropist, author of No Rules Rules.

  Selected work: No Rules Rules

• Richard Rumelt

  American professor, author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.

  Selected work: Good Strategy/Bad Strategy

• Rita McGrath

  Author of The End of Competitive Advantage.

  Selected work: The End of Competitive Advantage

• Robert A. Lutz

  Robert Anthony Lutz is a Swiss-American automotive executive whose leadership career included senior positions at Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.

  Selected work: Icons and idiots

• Robert B. Cialdini

  Author of Influence.

  Selected work: Influence

• Robert I. Sutton

  American management academic, author of The No Asshole Rule.

  Selected work: The No Asshole Rule

• Robert Iger

  Robert Iger is an American media executive whose leadership at Disney encompassed major acquisitions, international expansion, and investment in direct-to-consumer entertainment.

  Selected work: The Ride of a Lifetime

• Robin Sharma

  Canadian self help writer, author of The Leader Who Had No Title.

  Selected work: The Leader Who Had No Title

• Roger L. Martin

  Author of Playing to Win.

  Selected work: Playing to Win

• Sally Helgesen

  American writer on women and the workplace, author of How Women Rise.

  Selected work: How Women Rise

• Sara Ahmed

  Sara Ahmed is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose work examines feminist theory, emotions, institutional power and the experiences of those who complain.

  Selected work: Complaint!

• Satya Nadella

  Indian-American business executive, author of Hit Refresh.

  Selected work: Hit Refresh

• Shawn Gaffney

  Founder of INFINIUM Architectural Wall Systems, drawing on decades of operational leadership and experience building a manufacturing organization.

  Selected work: Seeing Clearly

• Sheryl Sandberg

  American business executive, author of Lean In.

  Selected work: Lean In

• Simon Sinek

  American author and speaker, author of Start with Why.

  Selected work: Start with Why

• Stacey Abrams

  Stacey Abrams is a politician, lawyer, and voting rights activist whose nonfiction explores leadership, career advancement, and the strengths of being an outsider.

  Selected work: Minority leader

• Stanley A. McChrystal

  Stanley A. McChrystal is a retired U.S. Army general whose leadership writing explores organizational adaptability, shared communication, and decentralized authority.

  Selected work: Team of Teams

• Stephen R. Covey

  Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

  Selected work: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• Susan Cain

  American writer, author of Quiet.

  Selected work: Quiet

• Susan David

  South African psychologist, author of Emotional Agility.

  Selected work: Emotional Agility

• Tamika Tyson

  Business growth strategist and author focused on the leadership roles and talent structures companies need as they expand.

  Selected work: Win or Win

• Tasha Eurich

  Author of Insight.

  Selected work: Insight

• Tom Peters

  United States writer on organisation and employment, author of In Search of Excellence.

  Selected work: In Search of Excellence

• Tom Rath

  Tom Rath is an American author and consultant who synthesizes research on strengths-based leadership, employee engagement, and well-being for a broad readership.

  Selected work: Are you fully charged?

• Vijay Govindarajan

  Indian-American academic, author of The Three-Box Solution.

  Selected work: The Three-Box Solution