Favorite Books

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• To get the most out of your employees, you need to understand what really motivates them.  Read Daniel Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, to see what will give you the most satisfied, productive workforce.  You may be happy to know that huge amounts of money are actually counterproductive.
• If you want to pick up a short read on creativity go check out The Richest Kids In America: How They Earn It, How They Spend It, How You Can Too by Mark Victor Hansen.  The three major rules for success are determination, creativity, and a strong support team.
• No business book list would be complete without Steven R. Covey’s The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People but don’t forget about the sequel: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness.
• You need the right people in your business if you want to win.  In Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap…and Others Don’t Jim Collins says you need the right people on the bus and they need to be in the right seats.
• Ever wonder great companies fail? Go check out The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen to see why smart decisions by good managers cause market leaders to become yesterday’s news.  Then see what you can do about it to make sure the next disruptive innovation doesn’t turn your business upside-down.
• Did you have an entrepreneurial seizure?  Do you need to work on your business more and in your business less?  Would your business die tomorrow if you walked away today?  Check out The E-myth Revisited and find out some simple things that will help separate you from your business.
• Customer service can make or break your company.  Learn the principles you need by reading Discovering the Soul of Service: The Nine Drivers of Sustainable Business Success.
• The book,  The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World is a fantastic read about what it takes to create and improve prosperity in the world today. It is all about innovation and making new innovations accessible to the masses. The people most capable of implementing innovation are destined to become the most prosperous.
• Ever wonder what high growth startups have in common?  Check out Boom Start: Super Laws of Successful Entrepreneurs to see how your idea stacks up against the most successful startups.