08.24.22
Last-Breath-of-Summer Reading List
by: BISA Staff
While the long days of summer are getting shorter, that doesn’t mean your summer reading list should be sunset as well. Here is a roundup of business and leadership books – some new, some classic – covering a wide variety of topics that leaders face every day.
Leadership Books
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
By Sheryl Sandberg
“In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can…” Learn more.
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
By Daniel H. Pink
“Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives…” Learn more.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By Patrck Lencioni
“In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling and instructive as his first two best-selling books, The Five Temptations of a CEO and The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive. This time, he turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams…” Learn more.
Influence and Negotiation Books
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
By Chris Voss
“After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator… In this practical guide, he shares the nine effective principles―counterintuitive tactics and strategies―you too can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life…” Learn more.
Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen
By Zoe Chance
“You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life…” Learn more.
Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
By: Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D.
“In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings…” Learn more.
Productivity Books
Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most
By Cassie Holmes
“Based on her wildly popular MBA class at UCLA, Professor Cassie Holmes demonstrates how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time. Happier Hour provides empirically based insights and easy-to-implement tools that will allow you to…” Learn more.
Rework
By Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
“With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs they hate, victims of "downsizing," and artists who don’t want to starve anymore will all find valuable guidance in these pages…” Learn more.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
By David Allen and James Fallows
“Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization… Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come…” Learn more.
Financial Books
Macroeconomics for Professionals: A Guide for Analysts and Those Who Need to Understand Them
By Leslie Lipschitz and Susan Schadler
“Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of globalization. Many professionals face demands to evaluate the implications of developments and policies for their business, financial, or public policy decisions…” Learn more.
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers
By Chip Heath
“A clear, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to communicating and understanding numbers and data—from bestselling business author Chip Heath… Whether you’re interested in global problems like climate change, running a tech firm or a farm, or just explaining how many Cokes you’d have to drink if you burned calories like a hummingbird, this book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that animate our world—allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces, and our society…” Learn more.
Marketing Book
Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers' Hearts
By Neil Hoyne
“When the world’s biggest brands want to sharpen their digital marketing strategy, they call Neil Hoyne – Google’s Chief Measurement Strategist and Senior Fellow at the Wharton School. In his first book, he offers a simple, research-backed playbook that anyone can use to find their best customers and develop relationships that last…” Learn more.