What Business Books Are You Reading?

Posted May 20, 2015 by Lois Gilbert

Books are so important: To learn, to open your mind to new ideas and to bring a little humor into your day

I am a book worm, always have been, always will be. As a Luddite, I take comfort in holding a real book in my hands. There aren’t enough hours in the day to read the books that I want to, whether business books or “beach” books (I am in Florida after all). So I’m asking for your help.

Do you have certain business/professional books that you’ve read that you keep going back to for reference or that you recommend?

Would you share with me what you are reading now or have read recently? 

Whether on leadership, motivation, personal or business development and strategies, sales, career success, branding, marketing, new technology, I’d appreciate your recommendations.

Here is a list of books that I recommend to clients, colleagues and business associates and that can be found on my website book store:

Knowing Your Value – Mika Brzezinski

Women, Money and Knowing What You’re Worth

Brag! – Peggy Klaus

How to brag when it’s not comfy

Yes, And: How Improvisation reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration – Lessons From the Second City – Kelly Leonard, Tom Yorton

Executives from The Second City-the world’s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation-reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators, encourage adaptable leaders, and build transformational businesses

Strengthsfinder 2.0 – Tom Rath

Discover untapped talents and develop your strengths

Entrepreneurial Strengthsfinder – Jim Clifton

Building on the runaway success of StrengthsFinder 2.0, focuses on the world’s rare business builders – and what drives them to start, sustain, and grow a successful company.

Awesomely Simple – John Spence

Business Strategies for turning ideas into action

Second-Act Careers: 50+ Ways to Profit from Your Passions During Semi-Retirement – Nancy Collamer

A career guide that rethinks the golden years, this handbook offers 50+ income models for creating flexible, fulfilling, and profitable work during the encore stage of one’s career.

The Charge – Brendon Burchard

Game changing book on personal development

Thrive – Arianna Huffington

Redefining success and creating a life of well being, wisdom and wonder

Lost in Translation:An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World – Ella Francis Sanders

“…a collection of words you never knew you needed before.” – Huffington Post

What can you add to this list?  Contact me at lois@theresumewordsmith.com

Thanks to all of you for your feedback.

 

 

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