Best Book Recommendations for Career Advancement
Whether you are taking limited time off and staying around home or taking a long and exotic vacation, if you’re like me you’ll want some reading material for entertainment. I usually bring a few books (in paperback or e-reader version) that are just for fun and some for education. If you consider yourself to be a lifelong student, as I do, you may enjoy one or more of the following books for your summer reading pleasure.
I’ve read each of these dozen books over the last 18 months and recommend them all for various reasons. Six are what I call traditional books on their topics and the other six are non-traditional. I consider them non-traditional because the author takes a unique and sometimes controversial approach to the subject. I recommend these non-traditional books to even the most conservative readers if for no other reason than to discover what new thinking is out there and what your employees or job candidates may be thinking.
Many of these books are available in paperback, e-reader, or audio versions.
Traditional
The First 90 Days in Government by Peter H. Daly and Michael Watkins
The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan by George B. Brandt, Jayne A. Check, and Jorge E. Pedraza.
You’re In Charge - Now What? by Thomas Neff and James M. Citrin
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins
StrengthsFinders 2.0 by Tom Rath
Right From the Start: Taking Charge in A New Leadership Role by Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins
Non-traditional
The Art of Non-conformity by Chris Guillebeau
The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Living for the Weekday by Clint Swindall
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Free Agent Nation by Daniel Pink
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