The Better Business Book Club
In the fast-paced world of business, continuous learning and personal growth are essential for success.
Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to grow your startup, a seasoned business owner aiming to stay ahead of the curve, or an aspiring leader striving to enhance your skills, this carefully curated (and living*) list of books has been compiled to empower you on your journey to greatness.
*This list is a dynamic resource, continuously evolving and expanding as we discover new books we believe are worth your time and attention.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
A timeless guide that empowers individuals to cultivate essential habits for personal and professional growth, fostering lasting effectiveness in all aspects of life.
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield
A thought-provoking exploration of how individuals can integrate spiritual experiences and insights into their everyday lives, offering practical wisdom for the journey beyond moments of transcendence.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert
A creative manifesto that encourages readers to embrace their innate creativity, overcome fears, and live a life driven by inspiration and imagination.
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
A transformative guide that equips readers with the tools to establish healthy personal and professional boundaries, fostering improved relationships and personal growth.
Customer Transformation: A 7-Stage Strategy for Customer Alignment and Business Value, Chris Hood
A comprehensive guide to redefining customer engagement, aligning your organization with customer expectations, and driving substantial business growth.
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, Tony Hsieh
An inspiring account of the Zappos journey, offering valuable insights into building a customer-centric corporate culture and finding joy and purpose in both business and life.
Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, Tiffany Dufu
A candid and empowering memoir that explores the challenges and triumphs of modern motherhood and offers valuable lessons on achieving a balanced and fulfilling life.
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown
A transformative guide that advocates for the disciplined pursuit of less, teaching readers how to focus on what truly matters and eliminate distractions, leading to increased productivity and a more meaningful life.
Everybody Writes: Your New and Improved Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content, Ann Handley
An indispensable resource for anyone looking to improve their writing skills in the digital age, providing practical advice and insights to help create compelling and effective content.
Exactly How to Sell: The Sales Guide for Non-Sales Professionals, Phil M. Jones
A concise and actionable guide that equips sales professionals with the precise strategies and techniques needed to boost their sales effectiveness and achieve exceptional results.
Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact, Phil M. Jones
A short and powerful handbook that provides readers with specific words and phrases to navigate challenging conversations and influence others effectively in both personal and professional situations.
Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done, Jon Acuff
A motivational and humorous exploration of how to overcome perfectionism and procrastination, offering practical advice and strategies to help readers complete their goals and projects with confidence.
Fix This Next: Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business, Mike Michalowicz
A strategic roadmap that helps entrepreneurs pinpoint their most critical business issues and provides a systematic approach to address them, ensuring long-term success and sustainability.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen
A productivity bible that introduces a comprehensive system for organizing tasks and achieving stress-free productivity in both professional and personal life.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't, Jim Collins
A seminal business book that delves into the strategies and leadership principles that propel companies from being merely good to achieving sustained greatness, offering valuable insights for business success.
How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie
A timeless classic that imparts essential social and communication skills, helping readers build genuine relationships and become more persuasive and influential in both their personal and professional lives.
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine, Mike Michalowicz
A groundbreaking financial management system that flips the traditional accounting formula, prioritizing profit and ensuring financial stability for businesses of all sizes.
Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, Kim Scott
A management guide that emphasizes the importance of honest and compassionate communication in the workplace, offering insights and strategies to foster a culture of meaningful feedback and improved professional relationships.
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek explores the concept of inspiring leadership by starting with a clear sense of purpose, providing a compelling framework for individuals and organizations to understand and communicate their 'why' to achieve greater success and loyalty.
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip and Dan Heath
A captivating exploration of how individuals and organizations can make transformative changes by understanding the psychology of decision-making and mastering the art of behavior change.
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9–5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich, Timothy Ferriss
A groundbreaking manifesto that challenges the traditional concept of work and offers a blueprint for achieving financial freedom and a more fulfilling life by leveraging the principles of entrepreneurship and time management.
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less, Richard Koch
Richard Koch unveils the power of Pareto's principle, showing how a small fraction of effort can yield the majority of results in both business and life, enabling readers to focus their efforts where they matter most for maximum impact and efficiency.
The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth, David Baker
A strategic guide that helps professionals and experts in various fields leverage their specialized knowledge to build successful consulting and service businesses, offering valuable insights on positioning, marketing, and delivering exceptional value to clients.
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done, Peter Drucker
A seminal work that provides profound insights into the principles of effective leadership and management, offering practical advice for individuals striving to excel in their professional roles and drive meaningful results.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It, Michael E. Gerber
A transformative book that reveals the common pitfalls and myths that hinder small business success, offering practical strategies and a framework for entrepreneurs to build scalable and thriving enterprises.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni
A compelling narrative that explores the root causes of team dysfunction, providing valuable insights and actionable solutions to help teams overcome common challenges and achieve higher levels of collaboration and productivity.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Don Miguel Ruiz
A spiritual guide that imparts ancient Toltec wisdom, revealing four powerful agreements that can lead to personal freedom, happiness, and a more authentic way of living.
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better, Gretchen Rubin
A fascinating framework for understanding human behavior by categorizing individuals into four distinct personality types, shedding light on how people respond to expectations and enabling readers to enhance their personal and professional relationships.
The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life, Shawn Achor
A research-backed exploration of how happiness and a positive mindset can lead to increased success, productivity, and overall well-being in both personal and professional life.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg delves into the science of habit formation and change, providing readers with actionable insights and real-life examples on how to harness the power of habits to transform their personal and professional lives.
The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll., Mike Michalowicz
A dynamic guide that challenges conventional business wisdom, offering unconventional strategies and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs to launch and grow successful businesses on a shoestring budget.
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, Blair Enns
A revolutionary guide for creative professionals and agencies, outlining a powerful approach to selling services based on value and expertise rather than the traditional pitch process, ultimately leading to more successful client relationships and higher profitability.
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, Natalie Goldberg
An inspirational guide that encourages aspiring writers to unlock their creativity, develop a regular writing practice, and embrace the art of storytelling with honesty and passion.
