First, though, let's recall my two fave quotes about reading:
"If you give a person a book, you give him the world." ~Kristin Harmel
"For you unlock magic that is hidden within, and opening the cover is how you begin. Oh, all the worlds and the places you'll see; when you hold a book, you hold the key." ~Caroline Derlatka
QUESTION: WHICH TWO OR THREE BUSINESS BOOKS HAVE MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR CAREER?
Eric Jacobson:
*Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter
*The Leadership Test by Timothy R. Clark, Ph.D.
Dennis Geelen:
*The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
*The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
*Built To Sell by John Warrillow
Mitch Pisik:
*The Seven Secrets of Influence by Elaina Zuker
*The Art of War by Sun Zu
*The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Shep Hyken:
*The Experience Economy by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore
*In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman
*Moments of Truth by Jan Carlzon
Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P.:
*The Experience Economy by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore
*The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn
*Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
Erika Andersen:
*Good to Great by Jim Collins
*Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
*The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R Covey
Susan Friesen:
*The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani (for mental health)
*Dressing Your Truth: Discover Your Type of Beauty by Carol Tuttle (for personal branding)
*The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber (for business systems)
Rebecca Herold:
*How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
*The U.S. federal NSA/NCSC Rainbow collection of manuals on evaluating "Trusted Computer Systems"
*The Cuckoo’s Egg by Clifford Stoll
James Strock:
*The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
*Dynamic Administration: The Collected Papers of Mary Parker Follett
*Collected Essays and Lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gail Robertson:
*The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
*The Tao of Twitter by Mark Schaefer
*High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way by Brendon Burchard
Leanne M. Dzubinski:
*If You’ve Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything by Ann Crittenden
*Sex and the Office by Kim Elsesser
*Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
David Beaumont:
*Grit by Angela Duckworth
*Mindset by Carol Dweck
*Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman
Katherine Spinney:
*Quiet by Susan Cain
*First Break All the Rules by Curt Coffman and Marcus Buckingham
*The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine
Stacey Danheiser:
*Strengthsfinder by Tom Rath
*Everybody Writes by Ann Handley
*The Challenger Sale by Brent Adamson and Matt Dixon
Dr. Natalie Petouhoff:
*Cluetrain Manifesto by Christopher Locke, David Searls, and David Weinberger
*The Experience Economy by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore
*When More is Not Better by Roger Martin
*Bold by Peter Diamandis (threw in an extra!)
Suzanne Huber:
*Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
*Super Attractor by Gabrielle Berstein
*Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
Deborah Connors:
*Building The Bridge As You Walk On It: A Guide for Leading Change by Dr. Robert Quinn
*Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement by Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres
*The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What To Do About It by Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter
Michelle Redfern:
*No Ceiling No Walls by Susan Colantuono
*Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
*Stop Fixing Women: Why Building Fairer Workplaces Is Everybody's Business by Catherine Fox
Gregory Kennedy:
*Art of War by Sun Tzu
*Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
*Only the Paranoid Survive by Andy Grove
Michael McKinney:
*The Unconscious Conspiracy: Why Leaders Can’t Lead by Warren Bennis
*The Age of Discontinuity by Peter Drucker
Joni M. Fisher:
*Create Your Writer Platform by Chuck Sambuchino
*Publicize Your Book: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book the Attention It Deserves
*Guerrilla Marketing for Writers: 100 Weapons for Selling Your Work by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Jay Larsen
Kim Scaravelli:
*Secrets of Closing the Sale: For Anyone Who Must Get Others to Say Yes! by Zig Ziglar
*You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thick Nhat Hanh
*Atomic Habits by James Clear
Joseph Lalonde:
*How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
*48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller
*Platform by Michael Hyatt
Doug Dickerson:
*Full Steam Ahead: Unleash The Power Of Vision In Your Work And Your Life by Ken Blanchard and Jesse Lyn Stone
*The Ideal Team Player: How To Recognize And Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues by Patrick Lencioni
*The 360 Leader: Developing Your Influence From Anywhere In The Organization by John C. Maxwell
Lee Goldberg:
*Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block
*Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
*Storytellers to the Nation by Tom Stempel
Russel Lolacher:
*Start With Why by Simon Sinek
*The New Rules of Marketing and PR by David Meerman Scott
*How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Ludmila Praslova:
*How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
*Out of the Crisis by Edwards Deming
*Winning with Underdogs: How Hiring the Least Likely Candidates Can Spark Creativity, Improve Service, and Boost Profits for Your Business by Gil Winch
Rosye Cloud:
*Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
*Deep Work by Cal Newport
*Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Kevin Eikenberry:
*Flawless Consulting by Peter Block
*In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and Bob Waterman
*The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Debbie Laskey:
*Built to Last by Jim Collins
*Managing Brand Equity by David A. Aaker
*In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman
QUESTION: WHAT BOOK DID YOU READ IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE THAT, TO THIS DAY, YOU STILL REMEMBER VIVIDLY?
Eric Jacobson:
*The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
*The World According to Garp by John Irving
Dennis Geelen:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Mitch Pisik:
*The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Shep Hyken:
*The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P.:
*A Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Erika Andersen:
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Susan Friesen:
*Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Rebecca Herold:
*The Call of the Wild by Jack London
*White Fang by Jack London
James Strock:
*Selected Poetry and Prose by Samuel Johnson
Gail Robertson:
*The Diviners by Canadian author Margaret Laurence.
Leanne M. Dzubinski:
*Native Son by Richard Wright
Katherine Spinney:
*The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
*All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
Stacey Danheiser:
*7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Dr. Natalie Petouhoff:
*To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Suzanne Huber:
*The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Deborah Connors:
*Mindfulness by Helen J. Langer
Michelle Redfern:
*Lucky by Jackie Collins
Gregory Kennedy:
*The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Michael McKinney:
*Reilly’s Luck and Sitka by Louis L'Amour
Joni M. Fisher:
*Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Kim Scaravelli:
*Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Joseph Lalonde:
*Star Wars books
*The Bible
Doug Dickerson:
*The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Lee Goldberg:
*Fletch by Gregory MacDonald
Russel Lolacher:
*Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Ludmila Praslova:
*The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
*poetry of Robert Burns and Mikhail Lermontov
*The Soul Enchanted by Romain Rolland
Rosye Cloud:
*The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Kevin Eikenberry:
*See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
Debbie Laskey:
*The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
*An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
*The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Which books have you read from these lists? And which books are you going to check out? Much gratitude to all the participants in my #FallBacktoReadingSeries!
I enjoyed this series so much - and hope you did also - that it planted a seed for a future series. Thanks to one of this series' participants, Joseph Lalonde, who sparked the initial idea, my #SpringLeadershipSeries will begin on March 20th and continue until June 20th. Tune into #DebbieLaskeysBlog and on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Threads for details.
And in the meantime, as I like to say, happy reading!
Image Credit: Debbie Laskey.
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