The Business Leader Daily Reading List - April '24
As the saying goes, read, read, read. Here are some of my favorites from April to help with your business leadership learning.
Unbelievably, it is already May, and we are almost halfway through the year. Now is the time to catch up on your learning with some great resources.
"Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.” - Charlie Munger
Here are some of the interesting articles and books that I came across during the last month.
Around the Web
How to create a learning culture in the workplace - keep your teams learning!
The unspoken skill of finesse - it isn’t just what you say; it is how you say it, and when.
What Business Leaders Really Think About Generative AI - What leaders worldwide are thinking about AI.
How Much Evidence Do You Need to Make a Decision? Depends on Your Mindset - how a decision is framed greatly impacts the amount of information required to make the call.
Why You Should Let Your Favorite Employee Move to Another Team - great leaders build other leaders, and that means helping them advance in their careers.
The grid of inquiry - listen to the innovators if you want to grow.
The power of outperformance - what helps companies outperform their peers?
Books
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It—This is one of those books that has been recommended to me many times, but for some reason, it took me a while to get to read it. My mistake. It has so many good lessons for helping you with any type of negotiation. Highly recommended.
Cultures of Growth: How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams, and Organizations - how a growth mindset can help benefit your entire team and organization.
Conscious Business: How to Build Value through Values - use a value-based business to produce sustainable, exceptional performance for your organization.
That’s my list. What are your favorite reads from the last month?
In case you missed it, here are my favorite business books from last year:
15 Best Business Leadership Books of 2023
For the last twenty-plus years, I have been an avid reader of business books. It always seemed that if, for $20, you could get an idea or two to help you become a better leader, it was money well spent. Great leaders never stop learning, and there is always more to learn.
Halfway through Unreasonable Hospitality - a good read.
Thank you for these.
Will you be compiling a master list in an article that we can bookmark 🙏?