Christmas is around the corner, and I bet you wonder what you get this year.
Socks? Glass vase? A sweater you never use? How about asking for some good reading?
Imagine yourself sitting in a comfy chair, enjoying Christmas cookies, and reading mind-tickling ideas. These six books will do exactly that.
It is not too late to put them on your Christmas wishlist. :-)
1. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant (2023)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant does not need much introduction. He is an influential organizational psychologist who explores the science of motivation, generosity, rethinking, and potential.
“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.” – Serena Williams
Yes, you read it correctly. Serena Williams is on board!
Hidden Potential illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. This book promises to explore a new framework for achieving aspirations and going over your expectations.
As always, it is full of stories that show you do not have to work harder but rather what character you can develop. What skills and motivation you can utilize, and how to see opportunities that help you use your full potential?
If you enjoyed Think Again, grab this one too.
2. The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett (2023)
Do you wish for a playbook for success? Then, ask for this book by Steven Bartlett.
Steven is an Entrepreneur, speaker, investor, author, and the host of the UK's No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’.
It is nothing complicated. Easy writing with examples that can ignite your inspiration. Do you wish to build something? Then read about the principles of success and failure.
Really good book with some unorthodox advice on how to succeed in life and business. If you are tired of all the motivational literature - as sometimes I am - you will find this book very refreshing. Easy to read, very well written. - Michal on goodreads.com
3. Work Less, Do More by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (2023)
Work less, do more? Imagine a 4-day week. How does it make you feel? Positive? Negative? Can you imagine it?
This book might show you that it is not an idea anymore. It seems there are some positive examples.
Identify the best pattern for your company
Assemble your team
Define what success looks like
Think through worst-case scenarios and troubleshoot potential difficulties
Put your plan into action
I mean, why not? Right? It is worth a try.
4. Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World by Todd Rogers & Jessica Lasky-Fink (2023)
Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer practical writing advice today. Building on their research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people read and distill them into six principles that will transform the power of your writing:
Less is more
Make reading easy
Design for easy navigation
Use enough formatting, but no more
Tell readers why they should care
Make responding
How do you read? How do you write? Do you write for people? Getting attention is far more challenging than ever. This book will give you checklists, examples, and tools on how to do it.
5. The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results by Andrew McAfee (2023)
The question is: Why do some organizations perform so well in uncertain, fast-changing environments?
The answer is a new culture: more freewheeling, fast-moving, autonomous, argumentative, evidence-based, and egalitarian than those that dominated the industrial era. This culture is based on four great geek norms:
Science
Ownership
Speed
Openness
When you have a feeling that something is off, read this. Everyone talks about high-performing organizations. But not all of them seize opportunities in a fast-paced world. Andy will give you examples of some that did and how they reached their success.
It is a positive read with warm cacao and Christmas cookies.
What is on your reading list now?
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