Best Books on Leadership, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
Given the wealth of books available to us this day in age, no one can possibly read enough to be able to make a definitive list and I’ll never be able to read everything I want to read.
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Here is a list of the best books that I have personally read, enjoyed, and helped to shape my thoughts on business and entrepreneurship.
THE Best Book on Hiring
- Who: The A Method for Hiring, by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
Best Books on Leadership
- The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done, by Peter F. Drucker
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Klemp
- Good to Great Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t, by Jim Collins
- Managing Oneself, by Peter F. Drucker
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan
- How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
- Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, by Safi Bahcall
Best Books on Marketing
- Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
- Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
- Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin
- Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk! by Al Ries and Jack Trout
Best Books on Entrepreneurship
- The Four Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferris
- Anything You Want, by Derek Sivers
- The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki
- The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
- Steve Jobs The Exclusive Biography, by Walter Isaacson
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, by Walter Isaacson
- Shoe Dog: A memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight (My Review)
- The Hard Things About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
Best Books on Personal Growth
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (My Review)
- The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
- The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty
- Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins (my review)
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