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The Job Search
The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster – Steve Dalton
Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation – Marc Cosentino
The First 90 Days – Michael D. Watkins
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time – Howard Schultz
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die - Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Banker to the Poor - Muhammad Yunus
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits - C.K. Prahalad
Connect the Dots – Rahmi Barsal
Leadership
Dare to Lead – Brene Brown
The Mentor Leader - Tony Dungy
Expect to Win - Carla Harris
The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out Is Good Business – John Browne
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport
Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success – Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win – Jocko Willink and Lief Babin
First, Break All the Rules – Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy – Captain D. Michael Abrashoff
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action – Simon Sinek
Radical Candor – Kim Scott
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success – Jim Dethmer
Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
Tribes – Seth Godin
Good to Great – Jim Collins
Driven from Within - Michael Jordan
What Makes a Leader Great: Discover the One Key That Makes the Difference – Russ Crosson
The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy
The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders – Elena Botelho and Kim Powell
Resilience & Opportunity
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us – Daniel Pink
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol Dweck
Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World – Timothy Ferriss
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard – Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace – Gordon McKenzie
Becoming: Michelle Obama
Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition - Kerry Patterson
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think – Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Ronnlund
Go Together: How the Concept of Ubuntu Will Change How You Live, Work, and Lead by Shola Richards
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy - Sheryl Sandberg
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change - William and Susan Bridges
Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process - Andy Molinsky
The Road to Redemption: Overcoming Detours, Obstacles, and Challenges – Lucinda Cross
Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection - Jia Jiang.
Against All Odds: A Story of Courage, Perseverance and Hope – A G Krishnamurthy
Nothing is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life - Christopher Reeve
Productivity
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
The Power of Habit: Why We What We Do in Life and Business – Charles Duhigg
Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life – Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results – Gary Keller
The Six Sigma Way: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Change and Improvement Efforts – Peter Pande, Robert Newman and Roland Cavanagh
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game – Michael Lewis
Measure What Matters – John Doerr
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement – Eliyahu Goldratt
Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life - Book by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
Teamwork
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable – Peter Lencioni
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