Must Reads: 8 Business Books for the Season
Books are true treasures, because reading imparts knowledge and challenges our imagination. Especially towards the end of the year, we can reflect on ourselves a little more, set goals and find motivation. For the quiet time during the holidays, we have compiled a list of exciting business books.
With over 500 practical tips and tricks, divided into seven topic-specific chapters - from home office to more productive meetings to a healthy work-life balance - author Emily Price offers the right tool for everyone and every situation to make everyday work life more productive and thus more stress-free and enjoyable. The path to greater productivity is simple - you just have to take it!
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Five years ago, the author began to notice a pattern in her work as a leadership expert: Women with great talent, ideas and ambition didn't recognize their own brilliance. They wanted to "play bigger" but didn't know how. This book presents the step-by-step program the author developed to play big from the inside out.
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Why do we have to work ourselves to death and sometimes work 80-hour weeks when there are other ways to do it? In his book "The 4-Hour Week," Timothy Ferriss addresses this very question. He himself was a so-called "workaholic" for a long time, until one day he developed "Management by Absence" and has been living a free and happy life of wealth ever since. With tried-and-tested tips, provocative food for thought and plenty of humor, Ferriss explains how the 4-hour week can be realized with full pay.
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Sustained professional success is hard to imagine these days without emotional intelligence. In his very personal and autobiographical guide, social media icon Gary Vaynerchuk reveals what made his story a real success story. With numerous case studies to think about as well as various exercises, every reader can work on their own emotional intelligence - and their professional success.
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Amazingly successful people are not the "chosen ones." They are people who have made the best investment ever. Building businesses is a craft, like carpentry. If you know how to build, it doesn't matter if the product is a table or a chair. In this book, entrepreneur and author Saygin Yalcin explains how his concept evolved into the most successful e-commerce company in the Middle East and eventually became part of the "largest technology adoption in the Arab world." For all founders and those who want to become one!
© Saygin Yalcin
In her book, Felicitas von Aretin portrays historical grandes dames of the business world as well as innovative female founders of today. Despite major hurdles, women primarily chose the male-dominated pleasure sector. It is only in the last few decades that women have fought for a place in this field - and are particularly committed to sustainability, good working conditions for employees and the advancement of women. Clever, courageous, innovative and strong! Powerful women in this book include: Jewelry designer Tamara Comolli, natural cosmetician Elisabeth Sigmund, stocking company founder Pauline Zimmerli, muesli start-up founder Isabel Zapf and Fleurs de Paris founder Viktoria Frister.
© Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag
In every career and in every life, there are necessary turning points caused by unexpected interruptions in our plans. Using Whitney Johnson's "learning curve model," we can learn to embrace these turnarounds and use them to move forward on our personal S-curve and grow in our careers and lives.
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In this inspiring book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show us how to remove the obstacles that block our potential and power. Combining ancient wisdom and his own ashram experiences, Think Like a Monk shows how to overcome negative thoughts and habits. He transforms abstract lessons into advice and exercises we can all apply to reduce stress, improve our relationships, and share the gifts we find within ourselves with the world.
© Jay Shetty
