Reading is my passion. I read about a book a week. Over these years, there are more than a hundred books that have touched me in some special way. These books have played a valuable part in making me a better person - personally or professionally or both.
This lens is my attempt to highlight a few of those books where I have found inspiration. Hope you will enjoy reading them too!
Selected writings on reading :)
These links are from my blog - Life Beyond Code
- #12 Be a reader
- They say all leaders are readers
- #45 Increase your rate of learning
- With so much out there that we need to consume, there is no choice but to increase our rate of learning
- How to read a non-fiction book?
- Some thoughts on how to get the most out of a non-fiction book
- 9 Reasons for Reading Business Books
- If you are a knowledge worker, there are many reasons to read business books. Here are 9 of them.
Books - Leadership
The Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition
Got introduced to the book when I attended the Leadership Challenge Workshop with my executive team. Now I feel that I should have read this long back
Principle Centered Leadership
When everyone is now focusing back on principles and ethics (think Enron) this is a good time to re-visit this book
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
As a team, we read this book, watched the videos based on this book and got really inspired
Books - Relationships
Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
Tim and this book changed the way I networked. I am deeply indebted to Tim and the book for this.
Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis.
The first and arguably, the best book on Transactional Analysis - a key skill to understand relationships better
Passion Profit Power
Nuggets of gold on all three topics - Passion, Profit and Power
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
The master networker shares his secrets. Great companion to Tim's book
Books - Productivity
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
After so many years, still one of the best books on cultivating some winning habits for life!
Soar with Your Strengths
Excellent writing why you should focus on building your strengths rather than fixing all your weaknesses
The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped Potential
If you are not using mindmapping, you are already working at 80% productivity :(
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
If you understand the concepts of flow and apply it, you will get more done in less time
NLP Business Masterclass: Skills for realising human potential (Financial Times Series)
Lots of books on NLP. But this one is totally focused on business
Books - Attitude
Books - Business Success
Books - Strategy
Books - Professional Services
Books - Startups
Books - Sales
Books - Marketing
Books - Branding
Books - Communication
Books - Trends
Books - Knowledge Management
Books - Economics
You don't need to be an expert on economics to enjoy these books
Unlimited Wealth: The Theory and Practice of Economic Alchemy
Published in early 90s but several concepts outlined here are still very relevant
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven Levitt is a genius. This is a paradigm-shifting book. Don't miss this one!
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