10 New Must-Read Business Books

Which business book are you currently reading? Which is one of the most effective ways to get smarter? Well, read a lot and read regularly!

Or as star investor and business magnate Warren Buffett stated:

I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business.

In the the list below I will present you my favorite new business books - all of them have been released within the past 12 months - which I have read in the recent past. I am pretty sure that the following titles will also captivate and stimulate you. Go ahead and get at least some of them!

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
by Amy Cuddy
In this enjoyable behavioral science book readers will learn how to approach their biggest challenges with confidence instead of fear, and to master them in excellence.

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia Ibarra
Packed with self-assessments and a huge amount of practical advice this book will help you to devise a plan of action to become a better leader and bring your career to the next level. One of the best self-improvement and leadership books now around.

Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia
The story of Bob Chapman, CEO of the Barry Wehmiller Company, and his leadership team provide an inspiring advocacy of business caring for its people and at the same time achieving year after year outstanding business performance. Certainly an eye-opener for many leaders and managers.

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
by Jane Mayer
As we approach the 2016 presidential elections in the US this deeply researched book has already by now become one of the most important political books of the year.

Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy
This very practical book introduces the concept of a life plan which the authors consider as being a GPS for everyone′s life. The book helps to find clarity to live a purposeful and successful life.

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Tetlock and Gardner argue that success in foresight is not a gift, but a result of a specific way of thinking, hard work, and relentless practice. A highly accessible title which is both scholarly and engaging.

Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business
by Paul Downs
Downs paints a comprehensive portrait of a real business with refreshingly honest reflections on failures and shortcomings. This is a very different business book. It′s more a story and memoir than a text or advice book.

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Van
Technology journalist Ashlee Vance wrote an incredible spirited biography about one of today′s most daring and controversial entrepreneurs who created companies such as PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity. After having read the book you might be hyped up to conquer the world yourself.

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsk, and Braden Kowitz
Three partners of Google Ventures present an innovative five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Insightful knowledge that comes from the field and not from the classroom.

Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford
A strongly recommended reading for anyone who wants to understand how accelerating technology, robotics, machine learning, AI, etc. might be reshaping labor markets, society, and the way we live.

What do you think? Which are your favorite new business books? Please join the conversation by leaving a comment below.

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Best regards,

Andreas von der Heydt

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Andreas von der Heydt is the Head and Director of Kindle Content at Amazon in Germany. Before that he held various senior management positions at Amazon and L'Oréal. He's a leadership expert and management coach. He also founded Consumer Goods Club. Andreas worked and lived in Europe, Australia, the U.S. and Asia. Andreas enjoys blogging as a private person here on LinkedIn about various exciting topics. His latest book is about what makes a future leader. All statements made, opinions expressed, etc. in his articles only reflect his personal opinion.

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