Last week I wrote about the importance of setting up your Advisors Network and I listed a number of my Advisors Council members that have really helped me over my career. This weeks post will list some of the books or references from these icons that I have leveraged over the years. In many cases I have multiple books from each of these authors but I will limit the list to the one source from that individual that made the biggest difference in my professional development.
Business
- Jack Welch – Jack: Straight from the Gut
- Kraig Kramers – CEO Tools: The Nuts-N-Bolts for Every Manager’s Success (Book & CD)
- Peter Drucker – The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
- Daniel Lapin – Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
Communication and Relationships
- Tony Jeary – Life is a Series of Presentations
- Carmine Gallo – Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds
- Keith Ferrazzi – Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Economics
- Peter Tertzakian – A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World
- Paul Zane Pilzer – Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy
Effectiveness
- Les Hewitt – The Power of Focus Tenth Anniversary Edition: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Confidence and Certainty
- Zig Ziglar – Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others
Entrepreneurship
- Michael E. Gerber – The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
- Richard Branson – https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson
- Tony Robbins – http://business.tonyrobbins.com/
Investing
- Warren Buffett – http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
- Ray Dalio – http://www.economicprinciples.org/
Leadership
- John C. Maxwell – The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Bill Hybels – Courageous Leadership: Field-Tested Strategy for the 360° Leader
- Ken Blanchard – The One Minute Manager
- Patrick Lencioni – Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Marketing
- Seth Godin – What To Do When It’s Your Turn (and it’s always your turn)
- Marty Neumeier– The Designful Company: How to build a culture of nonstop innovation
- Michael Hyatt – Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Psychology
- Dr. Henry Cloud – Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward
- Robert Cialdini – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition
Purpose
Strategy
- Rich Horwath – Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action
- Roger Martin – Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking
- Jim Collins – How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
- Saj-Nicole Joni – The Third Opinion: How Successful Leaders Use Outside Insight to Create Superior Results
Thinking
- Daniel Pink – A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
- Malcolm Gladwell – The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Joey Reiman – Thinking for a Living: Creating Ideas That Revitalize Your Business, Career, and Life
Visioning
I have about 350 books in my library. Many of the authors of these books have made a big impact in my life. Who do you have in your library that is going to make a difference in your life and career?
“Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to be about one book per week, 50 books per year and will guarantee your success.” Brian Tracy
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