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There are two general books about leadership and effectiveness that should be in your library. They have both been around for decades and keep giving value to readers.
Peter Drucker's Effective Executive has been a handbook for folks responsible for a group for decades. The language in this book may be a bit dated, along with some of the examples, but the content is rock-solid and practical and the writing is as good as it gets. This is a true classic.
The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner has been around in various editions for almost twenty years now. One reason for that is that it is an excellent overview of leadership in organizations and how you can do it yourself.
Here are three excellent books about making the transition from individual contributor to manager.
George Fuller has written several books for supervisors. His First Time Supervisor's Survival Guide gets top ratings.
The First-Time Manager by Loren B. Belker is another book that gets good reviews from working managers.
Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership by Linda A. Hill is one of the most popular books about the transition to what Hill calls "management." It's also one of the best. This is the first book I ever saw that addressed the transition to a supervisory/management/leadership job from the position of individual contributor. There's good research here.
There's also an excellent article by Jim Jenkins in SHRM Online called: "Getting Up to Full Speed."
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