3 sunlounger-approved business books
Kim Arnold
??Founder, Email Engagement ?? Inspiring business communication to make people sit up and listen | Speaker ??Author: Email Attraction - Get What You Want Every Time You Hit Send
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be too challenged by my summer reading.
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However, I do like a little bit of self-improvement if I can manage it.
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These three books passed my sunlounger test: full of insights, but engagingly written and easy to read.
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I thought you might like them too (for those of you without kids who get to enjoy holidaying during term time... lucky thing!)
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The Friction Project
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This book introduced me to such gems as ‘leadersh*t’, ‘jargon monoxide’ and ‘being waterboarded by PowerPoint.’
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A Stanford professor and a best-selling author tackle some of the frictions that make it harder, more complicated or just plain impossible to get anything done in organisations. Funny and insightful.
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How Big Things Get Done
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The world’s leading expert on megaprojects shows how ‘over-budget and over-schedule’ isn’t inevitable.
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With amazing stories of the Sydney Opera House, Apple iPod, Empire State Building and a simple kitchen renovation, we can all learn what NOT to do when it comes to managing projects – big or small, work or at home.
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter
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Stanford Lecturer Abrahams shares his practical tips on ‘how to rise to the occasion when we’re unexpectedly put on the spot’.
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He shows us how to handle Q&A sessions, job interviews, giving feedback and making small talk making our input ‘concise, relevant, compelling and memorable’.
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