One of our members asked me for a list of my favorite business books. I thought I'd share my list here.
These are in no particular order. I may think of others, but these are the ones that come to mind first.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie (all-time classic & favorite I read every year)
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Good to Great by Jim Collins
- The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
- Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
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Jesus CEO by Laurie Beth Jones
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Secrets of Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson
- The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick M. Lencioni
- You Are the Message by Roger Aisles
What are some of your favorites/recommendations that you'd like to share?
Here are some of my favorite business books:
Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Good is Not Enough
The First 90 Days
Who Moved My Cheese?
Never Eat Alone
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
Working With You is Killing Me
Miss Holmes…our lists are very similar (I can only attribute that to us being familiar with each other’s libraries…LOL). Anyhow, I agree pastor…How to win friends and influence people is a classic. I’m a fan of anything Stephen Covey and John Maxwell writes. I would add to your lists The Girl’s Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a…) by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio (it had been sitting on my shelf for about three months before I read it) TGIF!
Play to Your Strengths Stacking the Desk to Achieve Spectular Results for Yourself and Other – Andrea Sigetich and Carol Leavitt
Go Put Your Strengths to Work – Marcus Buckingham
Talent is Never Enough – John C. Maxwell
The Truth About You – Your Secret to Success – Marcus Buckingham – (special book because I got the opportunity to meet and speak one on one with the author – – – awesome moment!
Why Should Anyone Be Led By You? – What it Takes to be an Authentic Leader -Robert Goffee – Gareth Jones
Winning with People – John C. Maxwell
I think you will really like StrengthsQuest, Let Your Life Speak and How Full Is Your Bucket?