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• Out of Office

  the Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home

  Warzel, Charlie,

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  The COVID pandemic has quickly shifted many ideas about the nature of work, primarily ushering in a new age of remote workers. Warzel and Petersen look at the ways organizations can innovate in order to accommodate worker's needs:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Starting a Business All-in-one for Dummies

  Allen, Kathleen R.

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  This compilation of six books from the “For Dummies” series assumes no prior knowledge and walks you through all the steps of opening a business

• Leadership Is Language

  the Hidden Power of What You Say, and What You Don't

  Marquet, L. David,

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  A former Navy captain discusses how choosing your words careful might matter more than you think.

• Four Thousand Weeks

  Time Management for Mortals

  Burkeman, Oliver

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  A lot of business and self improvement books are obsessed with time management, efficiency, and productivity. Burkeman contends that this is the wrong way to look at things, and we should accept finitude, create limitations, and set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Designing Your New Work Life

  How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness--and a New Freedom--at Work

  Burnett, Bill, 1957-

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  The leader of the Stanford Design Lab shares how to apply design thinking to your work life in order to be happier and more successful in your job or business.

• Think Again

  the Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

  Grant, Adam, 1981-

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  Organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, Grant is a leading thinker in the psychology of work (he hosts the podcast WorkLife). In his latest, he offers scholarship and examples that stress the importance of questioning our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Blood

  Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

  Carreyrou, John

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  A Wall Street Journal reporter tells the story of Theranos, a tech start-up company trying to revolutionize blood testing, while also defrauding investors and public trust.

• Tools of Titans

  the Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-class Performers

  Ferriss, Timothy

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  Tim Ferriss interviewed hundreds of performers, athletes, and entrepreneurs to collect tips, tactics, and things you can do as you strive for success.

• Competition Overdose

  How Free Market Mythology Transformed Us From Citizen Kings to Market Servants

  Stucke, Maurice E.

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  Free Market Capitalism and the competition it breeds is often described as the driving force of the US economy. Maurice Stucke offers a different view, showing how market competition can hurt consumers and increase economic disparity.

• Never Split the Difference

  Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It

  Voss, Chris (Negotiator),

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  Chris Voss, a former Kansas City police officer and FBI hostage negotiator, discusses how the tactics he used in his professions can help you become more persuasive in negotiations.

• Deep Work

  Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

  Newport, Cal

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  It can be hard to focus in workplaces filled with distractions and interruptions. Cal Newport’s book offers ideas for cutting through the frantic blur.

• Leadership Strategy and Tactics

  Field Manual

  Willink, Jocko

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  Willinick offers easy to use advice for new leaders on dealing with former peers, offering tactful criticism, and handling reward and punishment.

• The Checklist Manifesto

  How to Get Things Right

  Gawande, Atul

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  In the past hundred years, industries like air travel and surgical wards have lowered once-high failure rates to nearly zero by using checklists. Gawande offers practical ways to institute these types of controls into your field.

• When

  the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

  Pink, Daniel H.

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  People often say timing is everything and timing is an art. Pink says timing is a science and uses research to show how we can make better timing decisions.

• Capitalism in America

  a History

  Greenspan, Alan, 1926-

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  Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve tells the story of America’s economy and how it helped the country grow into one of the wealthiest in the world.

• Rise and Grind

  Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life

  John, Daymond, 1969-

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  Entrepreneur and Shark Tank host, Daymond John, tells his own story of how he built the FUBU clothing brand from a $40 budget to $6 billion in sales.

• Building a Business With a Beat

  Leadership Lessons From Jazzercise : An Empire Built on Passion, Purpose, and Heart

  Missett, Judi Sheppard, 1944-

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  Misset’s story is a fantastic case study in how to turn a passion into a profitable business

• The Simplicity of Lean

  Defeating Complexity, Delivering Excellence

  Holt, Philip,

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  Provides excellent examples of how to implement Lean best practices to make your organization more efficient and effective

• Peter F. Drucker on Practical Leadership

  Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005

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  Many of Drucker’s books are classics within the business book genre and here you can sample a wide array of his essays on leadership principles

• Don't Keep Your Day Job

  How to Turn Your Passion Into Your Career

  Heller, Cathy,

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  Entrepreneur Heller shares her tips on transforming ideas and passions into careers and businesses, told through personal anecdotes and useful tips.