100 Best Business Ethics Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Richard H. Thaler

5.0

Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. The reason, the authors explain, is that, being human, we all are susceptible to various biases that can lead us to blunder. Our mistakes make us poorer and less healthy; we often make bad decisions involving educ

Recommended by Dan Ariely, Vinod Khosla, Vinod Khosla, and 18 others.

Dan Ariely

Author

Nudge is a very important book. One of the reasons Nudge is so important is because it’s taking these ideas and applying them to the policy domain. Here are the mistakes we make. Here are the ways marketers are trying to influence us. Here’s the way we might be able to fight back. If policymakers understood these principles, what could they do? The other important thing about the book is that it describes, in detail, small interventions. It’s basically a book about cheap persuasion. [source]

Eric Ries

Founder/Long-Term Stock Exchange

A pioneer in behavioral economics and just recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics, his classic book on how to make better decisions. [source]

Ryan Holiday

Author

This might feel like a weird book to include, but I think it presents another side of strategy that is too often forgotten. It’s not always about bold actors and strategic thrusts. Sometimes strategy is about subtle influence. Sometimes it is framing and small tweaks that change behavior. We can have big aims, but get there with little moves. This book has excellent examples of that kind of thinking and how it is changing politics, government and business. My favorite example is about the bumblebee that they started putting on urinals–which drastically reduced the amount of spray and spillage because it changed where men aimed when they peed. It’s not exactly the coolest strategy but it solved a problem. So we can learn from it. [source]

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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Adam Grant

4.9

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Give and Take highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common.

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers.

Recommended by Arianna Huffington, Dan Ariely, David Allen, and 17 others.

Arianna Huffington

Founder/The Huffington Post

“I love this book, which shows that givers get ahead and nice guys don’t finish last. [source]

Simon Sinek

Author

Gotta say, I'm pretty flattered every time asks me if I've read @AdamMGrant book Give and Take. Good guy. Good book [source]

Susan Cain

Author

As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it’s a new and shining worldview. [source]

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The Richest Man in Babylon

George S Clason

4.8

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This hardcover edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 12 point Garamond, 1.25 spacing. The Richest Man in Babylon is a timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. This inspirational book is hailed as the greatest of books on finances. It unveils the secrets to wealth, providing priceless suggestions, advice, unforgettable parables, financial problem-solving tool

Recommended by Daymond John, Aisha Yesufu, DJ Vlad, and 6 others.

Daymond John

Founder/FUBU

Daymond John said this is one of his most-recommended books. [source]

Aisha Yesufu

@seundavidpaul 👏👏👏👏👏 This is a great book [source]

David Heinemeier Hansson

This is a 1920s classic version of How To Get Rich. The ancestor of all the pale imitations, like Rich Dad/Poor Dad, that came since. And while I scoffed at plenty of the allegories from ancient Babylon that presents the lessons, it was still a neat package. And at least ancient Babylon is a more interesting backdrop for teaching lessons about money than some suburban house flipper. I ended up liking it more at the end than I did at the beginning. It’s also a really interesting tie-in with that debt history book. [source]

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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Jonathan Haidt

4.8

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Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding.

His starting point is moral intuition—the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all ha

Recommended by A.J. Jacobs, Akin Oyebode, Andrew M. Mwenda, and 3 others.

A.J. Jacobs

All about trying to figure out the gap between the red and blue states – Republican and Democrat – and it’s really interesting. [source]

Akin Oyebode

@eggheader @OnemuVictor1 @JonHaidt Abeg order two. I read Righteous Mind which he also wrote, and that was a very fascinating book. [source]

Andrew M. Mwenda

The best work on this is a book by Jonathan Haidt “The Righteous Mind: Why good People are Divided by Religion and Politics.” He argues that human beings have deeply entrenched moral intuitions which guide their assessment of reality. Facts matter very little if at all. [source]

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The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

4.8

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There were dozens of books about Watergate, but only All the President's Men gave readers the full story, with all the drama and nuance and exclusive reporting. And thirty years later, if you're going to read only one book on Watergate, that's still the one. Today, Enron is the biggest business story of our time, and Fortune senior writers Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind are the new Woodward and B

Recommended by Warren Buffett.

Warren Buffett

CEO/Berkshire Hathaway

Well-reported and well-written. [source]

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The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

Stephen M.R. Covey

4.8

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From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents —is the essential ingredient for any high–performance, successful organization.

For business leaders and public

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein

4.8

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In her ground-breaking reporting from Iraq, Naomi Klein exposed how the trauma of invasion was being exploited to remake the country in the interest of foreign corporations. She called it "disaster capitalism." Covering Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, and New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this tim

Recommended by Donna Dickenson, George Monbiot, and Mat Whitecross.

Donna Dickenson

Naomi Klein’s argument is that capitalism actually requires deliberately engineered shocks to the economic systems. [source]

George Monbiot

The Shock Doctrine explains some of the mechanisms by which patrimonial capital acquires power and enhances its wealth. It’s a brilliant piece of work, and one of those rare books that changes the way you perceive the world. [source]

Mat Whitecross

It starts with the theory that moments of crisis have been utilised by the right wing in the US and other countries to manipulate people into following their agenda. [source]

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Daniel H. Pink

4.8

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The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret t

Recommended by Tobi Lütke, Bogdan Lucaciu, David Brudo, and 5 others.

Tobi Lütke

Founder & CEO/Shopify

Tobi Lütke recommended this book in an interview in "The Globe and Mail." [source]

Bogdan Lucaciu

Spoiler: it’s autonomy, mastery, and purpose. [source]

David Brudo

One of the books that had an impact on . [source]

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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.7

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just so

Recommended by Ben Horowitz, Daniel Kahneman, Marc Andreessen, and 5 others.

Ben Horowitz

Co-founder/Andreessen Horowitz

A book about the dynamics of how large-scale, highly random systems behave. [source]

Daniel Kahneman

Nobel Prize Winner, Author

Changed my view of how the world works. [source]

Marc Andreessen

Co-Founder/Andreessen Horowitz

Skin in the game as conflict of interest, or as attaching one's livelihood to one's speech? Who to listen to, and why. Ideal counterpart to Philip Tetlock's Expert Political Judgment. [source]

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How Will You Measure Your Life?

Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

4.7

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How do you lead a fulfilling life? That profound question animates this book of inspiration and insight from world-class business strategist and bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma, Clayton Christensen.After beating a heart attack, advanced-stage cancer and a stroke in three successive years, the world-renowned innovation expert and author of one of the best selling and most influential

Recommended by Nir Eyal, Dmitry Dragilev, Dragos Novac, and 5 others.

Dmitry Dragilev

How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen is a wonderful book in terms of figuring out what is you’re doing with life in general. [source]

Dragos Novac

Clay’s Innovator’s Dilemma was important. Also, about 10 years later, he had another which really had a profound impact on me and on my belief systems – How will you measure your life. [source]

Iulia Ghita

Christensen’s writings are so powerful that they make you rethink your life and your business strategies. How Will You Measure Your Life taught me that it’s easier to hold on to my principles 100% of the time than it is to hold on to them 98% of the time. Made me realize there is no “just this once” in life. [source]

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A Theory of Justice

John Rawls

4.7

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Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book.

Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition—justice as fairness—and to provide an a

Recommended by Azeem Azhar, Ann Miura-Ko, Jonathan Wolff, and 1 others.

Ann Miura-Ko

Actually a dialogue and a real logical debate. [source]

Jonathan Wolff

Rawls wants you to think about how you would design society if you didn’t know what place you’d play in it. [source]

Lucas Morales

Depending on your interest and goals, if you are like me and always looking for the trends in the big picture then I highly recommend being an active contrarian reader. Read what no one else is reading. Your goal is to think outside the box. To look at the world and ask “why hasn’t this been solved?” And that gives you a roadmap as to what opportunities may exist for your entrepreneurial efforts. So to that, here’s a snapshot, in no particular order, of what might help you push your intellectual boundaries: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future by Paul Mason Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty Who Gets What--And Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design by Alvin E. Roth The Political Economy of Participatory Economics by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism by Jeremy Rifkin Why America Misunderstands the World by Paul R. Pillar A Theory of Justice by John Rawls Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall [source]

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

4.7

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Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When Stakes Are High is a guide to hone your conversation skills, and prepare you for the most important or trying times of your life and career. The book discusses how talking in the right way can help people achieve what they want. People are often tongue-tied when it comes to interacting with someone, especially when there is a lot of tension in the air.

Recommended by Max Levchin and Deke Bridges.

Max Levchin

Co-founder/PayPal, CEO/Affirm, Investor

A now-venerable guide to having tough conversations in a way that engages the debaters. [source]

Deke Bridges

Picked up this great book @Powells to read. Better conversation and listening enables you to get deeper into subjects at hand. When talking with people, this makes your communication skills a very powerful tool. Always be learning. #growth #education #leadership https://t.co/r0ujX9IPqh [source]

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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box

The Arbinger Institute

4.7

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Since its original publication in 2000, Leadership and Self-Deception has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Its sales continue to increase year after year, and the book's popularity has gone global, with editions now available in over twenty languages.

Leadership and Self-Deception shows how the problems that typically prevent superior performance in organizations and cause conflicts in our person

Recommended by Dustin Moskovitz, Bruce L. Christensen, Dave Browne, and 9 others.

Dustin Moskovitz

Co-founder/Facebook and Asana

Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter. [source]

Bruce L. Christensen

CEO/PBS

After decades of executive leadership in senior management positions, I’ve finally found in Arbinger what I consider to be the best means of improving every measure of success. From boosting the bottom line to increasing personal joy, this book shows the way. [source]

Dave Browne

Former President & CEO/LensCrafters

Remarkable. Arbinger possesses the hidden key to productivity and creativity. Do whatever you can to get your hands on this material. [source]

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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success

Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, et al.

4.6

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You’ll never see leadership the same way again after reading this book.

These fifteen commitments are a distillation of decades of work with CEOs and other leaders. They are radical or provocative for many. They have been game changers for us and for our clients. We trust that they will be for you too.

Our experience is that unconscious leadership is not sustainable. It won’t work for you, your te

Recommended by Dustin Moskovitz, Brian Armstrong, and Ben Brode.

Dustin Moskovitz

Co-founder/Facebook and Asana

The lessons it teaches have transformed the way I engage with difficult situations and thus reduced the suffering I experience in big and small ways. [source]

Ben Brode

My pleasure! I’m so happy to hear you liked it - I LOVE recommending that book! https://t.co/My8oFwcVER [source]

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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?

Michael J. Sandel

4.6

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"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book―based on his legendary Harvard course―Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues and controversies we face in public life today. It has emerged as a most lucid and engaging guide for those who yearn for a more robust and thoughtful public discourse

Recommended by Nigel Warburton.

Nigel Warburton

The reason I picked this book is because I think Michael Sandel is an outstanding speaker and writer in his ability to bring philosophy alive. He can take a thinker like Aristotle and make him completely relevant to the present day, to show how his ideas have applications in our everyday lives. [source]

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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Howard Schultz, Joanne Gordon

4.6

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In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul. In Onward, he shares the

Recommended by Ron Conway.

Ron Conway

Story of his return to Starbucks, and the success of the company in a tumlutuous economic time in history. [source]

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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets

Michael J. Sandel

4.5

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Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay?

In What Money Can't Buy, Michael J. Sandel

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Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

John Mackey and Rajendra Sisodia

4.5

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A Wall Street Journal Bestseller

In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today’s best-known companies, they illustrate how these two forces can—and do—work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: including customers, employees

Recommended by Kip Tindell and Virginia LeBlanc.

Kip Tindell

CEO/The Container Store

Tindell is actually close friends with Mackey, who is the co-author of this book and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market. According to Tindell, both men believe in conscious capitalism. They say that when everyone wins, the business is most profitable and there should be no losses. [source]

Virginia LeBlanc

I guess I would choose Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia for the brilliant, reachable, utopian view of free-enterprise capitalism with a mind toward higher purpose and humanistic virtues in business. [source]

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The Science of Getting Rich

Wallace D. Wattles

4.5

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As featured in the bestselling book The Secret, here is the landmark guide to wealth creation republished with the classic essay “How to Get What You Want.” Wallace D. Wattles spent a lifetime considering the laws of success as he found them in the work of the world’s great philosophers. He then turned his life effort into this simple, slender book – a volume that he vowed could replace libraries

Recommended by Chelsea Frank and Grant Cardone.

Chelsea Frank

I read everything with an open mind, often challenging myself by choosing books with an odd perspective or religious/spiritual views. These books do not reflect my personal feelings but are books that helped shape my perspective on life, love, and happiness. [source]

Grant Cardone

This isn’t philosophy—it’s the pragmatic way to riches. I loved how Wallace talked about how becoming rich is a noble desire. Too many people start saying things like “money isn’t everything” when you claim you want to be rich. You need money to access things in your environment. Your potential can only be reached when you are in full possession of wealth. This book gives a method for success that is just as certain as mathematical equations. Things come to you when you make them come to you. Some important takeaways from this great read include: It’s is a misconception that wealth is limited. The world is rich, and individuals are only poor because they do not act. Thoughts always find a way into reality. [source]

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Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness

Frédéric Laloux

4.5

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FROM THE BACKCOVER

The way we manage organizations seems increasingly out of date. Deep inside, we sense that more is possible. We long for soulful workplaces, for authenticity, community, passion, and purpose.

In this groundbreaking book, the author shows that every time, in the past, when humanity has shifted to a new stage of consciousness, it has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs in collabora

Recommended by Armina Sirbu, Bogdan Lucaciu, Cristina Riesen, and 1 others.

Armina Sirbu

Reinventing Organizations by F. Laloux - the best book there is about the organizations of the future. [source]

Bogdan Lucaciu

Completely unrelated people told me about it at the same time, for different reasons. People that I really looked up to. Quite serendipitous. It was almost spooky reading it, I didn't expect such a highly regarded book to be so close to my unconventional beliefs about organisation design. [source]

Cristina Riesen

First, a word on career paths. In time, I realised that career paths are like one-way streets. Magic happens in unexplored territories. Plus life is how you choose to live every moment, every day. So today, rather than building a career, I prefer to make lateral moves in life, working with great people and being part of ambitious projects impacting the world. There are a few books that got me here: … Frederic Laloux "Reinventing Organizations". [source]

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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Seth Godin

4.4

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A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). It's our nature.

Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost, and time. All those blogs and social networking sites are helpin

Recommended by Andrew Youderian, Bogdana Butnar, Michael Herrmann, and 2 others.

Andrew Youderian

The book "Tribes" by Seth Godin has been helpful as I've learned and studied how to best lead a Community. [source]

Bogdana Butnar

I thought I might put my money where my mouth is. I keep whining that young people are not in touch with some essential books on advertising that have helped me shape the way I practise my trade today, but I never did anything about it. So I am starting here the ultimate books to read list. I will add to it as I get suggestions and as more good books get written. [source]

Michael Herrmann

Another good book for today. The author argues that every product/service appeals to a "Tribe" of like-minded people. As businesspeople it's important we understand their dynamics. [source]

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The Infinite Game

Simon Sinek

4.4

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So many organizations and individuals are obsessed with winning. But how do you win a game that never really ends? There is no such thing, for example, as "winning" business.

Simon Sinek's Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last have helped millions of readers see the hidden rules that govern our behavior. Now The Infinite Game picks up where those books left off, challenging us to rethink our perspect

Recommended by Adam Grant.

Adam Grant

In my view, this is Simon Sinek’s biggest idea yet. If you think success is about winning and losing, you’ve already lost. It works in sports because you're playing a finite game, but business is an infinite one. He argues that the companies that last aren't the ones that play to win. They're the ones that play to keep playing. [source]

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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

Kim Scott

4.4

From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. While this advice may work for everyday life, it is, as Kim Scott has seen, a disaster when adopted by managers.

Scott earned her stripes as a highly successful manager at Google and then decamped to Apple, where she developed a class on optimal management. She has earned growing fame

Recommended by Daniel Pink, Amir Salihefendic, Christopher Lochhead, and 7 others.

Daniel Pink

Author

"Kim Scott has a well-earned reputation as a kick-ass boss and a voice that CEOs take seriously. In this remarkable book, she draws on her extensive experience to provide clear and honest guidance on the fundamentals of leading others: how to give (and receive) feedback, how to make smart decisions, how to keep moving forward, and much more. If you manage people―whether it be 1 person or a 1,000--you need RADICAL CANDOR. Now." [source]

Christopher Lochhead

Question: What five books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path & why? Answer: I know this is sounds self-serving but I’d recommended both of my books, the soon to be released, “Niche Down: How to Become Legendary by Being Different” and Harper Collins’ “instant classic,” “Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets” In addition: The Effective Executive, by Peter Drucker The E-Myth, by Michael Gerber Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott Back from the Dead, by Bill Walton The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, by Al Ries and Jack Trout [source]

Dux Raymond Sy

@magrom I recommend you be radically candid by challenging directly and caring personally - if you haven't, checkout @kimballscott's book #RadicalCandor - tons of great insights https://t.co/TP58vhmi18 [source]

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Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change

Marc Benioff

4.3

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Recommended by Bill Gross, Jim Cramer, Natalie Petouhoff, and 1 others.

Bill Gross

Founder/Idealab

I've been waiting "im"patiently for @Benioff 's new book to come out. It just came out on Kindle 10 minutes ago. It's terrific. Such a powerful, simple, but important lesson and message, "Values create Value!" I'll be sharing more highlights as I read further.. https://t.co/KAgrFs31fC [source]

Jim Cramer

I love this book and have already used it as the basis for several @MadMoneyOnCNBC segments and a talk to young entrepreneurs !!! https://t.co/fLYtdYAMxC [source]

Natalie Petouhoff

Trailblazer: @salesforce Founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff’s Inspiring New Book Shows How Business is the Greatest Platform for Change @Benioff https://t.co/lcIQbvG1Qo https://t.co/TKCiIpK6ZB [source]

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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

Erik M Conway

4.3

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The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers.

Merchants

Recommended by Elon Musk.

Elon Musk

Founder/SpaceX

I recommend people read a book called Merchants of Doubt. All they need to do is create doubt. [source]

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Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

Peter H. Diamandis

4.3

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From the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Abundance comes their much anticipated follow-up: Bold—a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.

Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the expon

Recommended by Bill Clinton, Eric Schmidt, Michael Dell, and 3 others.

Bill Clinton

Former USA President

Bold is a visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world---and offers invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it. [source]

Eric Schmidt

CEO/Google

Abundance showed us where our world can be in 20 years. BOLD is a roadmap for entrepreneurs to help us get there. [source]

Michael Dell

CEO/Dell Computers

I loved Peter Diamandis’ and Steven Kotler’s book Abundance, their writing and their Vision. BOLD is an amazing sequel, a book that every entrepreneur should read. It is inspiring, filled with incredible insights and offers a practical how-to game plan for going big and impacting the world. [source]

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Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values

Fred Kofman

4.3

More and more business leaders are catching on to an often-overlooked fact: consciousness is our basic faculty for survival and success. Without it, we forget what's important to us and lose sight of the steps we might take to reach those goals. Conscious business, explains Fred Kofman, means shining this awareness on every area of your work: in recognizing the needs of others and expressing your

Recommended by Reid Hoffman and Sheryl Sandberg.

Reid Hoffman

CEO/LinkedIn

The author's whole kind of thread is to say actually in fact, how you can express business and capitalism as a spiritual practice of compassion. [source]

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Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam

Vivek Ramaswamy

4.3

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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Liaquat Ahamed

4.3

Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize

"A magisterial work...You can't help thinking about the economic crisis we're living through now." --The New York Times Book Review

It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number

Recommended by Barry Ritholtz and David J Lynch.

Barry Ritholtz

It covers a 50-year period from before World War I and leading up to World War II. Even if you’re not interested in finance, it’s a great read. [source]

David J Lynch

Lords of Finance gives you that alternative history, particularly through the inter-war years from the end of World War I into the Great Depression. [source]

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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World

Jacqueline Novogratz

4.3

Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen, shares an original short-list of essential leadership tools for the 21st century.

In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact inves

Recommended by Chris Anderson, Chris Anderson, Chris Anderson, and 1 others.

Chris Anderson

A spectacular, life-transforming book. [source]

Chris Anderson

A spectacular, life-transforming book. [source]

Chris Anderson

A spectacular, life-transforming book. [source]

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The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes

William Ury

4.2

No is perhaps the most important and certainly the most powerful word in the language. Every day we find ourselves in situations where we need to say No–to people at work, at home, and in our communities–because No is the word we must use to protect ourselves and to stand up for everything and everyone that matters to us.

But as we all know, the wrong No can also destroy what we most value by alie

Recommended by Michael Hyatt and Muna AbuSulayman.

Muna AbuSulayman

It gave me the tools for how to say no consistently and without guilt. [source]

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Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know

John C. Maxwell

4.2

Bestselling author John C. Maxwell shows you how the Golden Rule works everywhere, and how, especially in business, it brings amazing dividends.

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Developing the Leader Within You 2.0

John C. Maxwell

4.2

In this thoroughly revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition of his now-classic work, John C. Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders.

Twenty-five years ago, John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership. Developing the Leader Within You revolutionized the way leaders are made and in the p

Recommended by John C. Maxwell and Sean Si.

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Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right, Seventh Edition: Straight Talk about How to Do It Right

Linda K. Trevino

4.2

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The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves

Dan Ariely

4.2

The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at ourselves.

Does the chance of getting caught affect how likely we are to cheat?
How do companies pave the way for dishonesty?
Does collaboration make us more honest or less so?
Does rel

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Den of Thieves

James B. Stewart

4.2

A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice.

Pulitzer Prize–winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties’ biggest names on Wall Street—Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine —c

Recommended by Doug Rossinow.

Doug Rossinow

Den of Thieves is a very vivid portrait of people who broke what rules there were in the process of transforming American finance and the American economy and making a lot of money by doing so. [source]

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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis

4.2

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Produced by Faith: Enjoy Real Success without Losing Your True Self

DeVon Franklin

4.2

Hollywood executive DeVon Franklin shows readers how to live and work their faith from nine to five, not just after quitting time.

STRAIGHT FROM HOLLYWOOD comes a dynamic business model for building a thriving career without compromising your faith. DeVon Franklin, vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, shares how being bold about his Christian faith while being driven and ambitious ha

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Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently

John C. Maxwell

4.2

World-renowned leadership expert and bestselling author John C. Maxwell says if you want to be an effective leader, you must learn how to connect with people. While it may seem like some folks are just born with a commanding presence that draws people in, the fact is anyone can learn to communicate in ways that consistently build powerful connections. Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, helps you

Recommended by Susan Mazza.

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Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times, New and Expanded Edition

HUNTSMAN

4.2

Recommended by Glenn Beck.

Glenn Beck

It’s awesome. [source]

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Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reports

Howard Schilit and Jeremy Perler

4.1

The bestselling classic from the "Sherlock Holmes of Accounting"--updated to reflect the key case studies and most important lessons from the past quarter century.
This fourth edition of the classic guide shines a light on the most shocking frauds and financial reporting offenders of the last twenty-five years, and gives investors the tools they need to detect:
-Corporate cultures that incentiv

Recommended by Anu Hariharan and Sam E. Antar.

Sam E. Antar

@HowardSchilit And I love your book! [source]

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Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

Dan Senor

4.1

Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK?

With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor a

Recommended by Amnon Rubinstein, Bogdana Butnar, Iulian Stanciu, and 1 others.

Amnon Rubinstein

This is a new book which has become very successful in America, though it is less well-known in England. It is a book which seeks to explain the economic success of Israel. Israel has withstood the recent crunch, the recent depression, more successfully than other industrial societies and this book seeks to explain that. One of the things that the authors explain is the spirit of leadership and entrepreneurship which is part and parcel of the fact that most Israelis serve in the Israeli army. The regular army of Israel educates its draftees to a position of leadership so when they enter university they are already more adult, more experienced, more likely to be go-getters and they have more knowledge of technology. So I thought this was interesting because I think it’s a fact that many people are not aware of. And there is a flipside to this, which is that those elements in Israeli society that do not go into the army, namely the Arabs and the ultra-orthodox Jews, miss something important. They are the poorer elements of Israeli society and the fact that they do not go into the army, and have many children, exacerbates their position. This explains why the social gap in Israeli society grows by leaps and bounds from year to year. The ultra-orthodox don’t go into the army because it’s part of a political concession, given to them by successive governments who need their support in the Knesset. It’s a very controversial issue back home. These two poor elements make things worse by not participating in the army which contributes so much to the economic success of Israel. [source]

Bogdana Butnar

I thought I might put my money where my mouth is. I keep whining that young people are not in touch with some essential books on advertising that have helped me shape the way I practise my trade today, but I never did anything about it. So I am starting here the ultimate books to read list. I will add to it as I get suggestions and as more good books get written. [source]

Iulian Stanciu

In every good or bad decision, there is a lesson. The real win is not having done something right, but having learned something you can apply in the future. I've let people make the wrong decisions even if I knew they were wrong, because I knew that would teach them something better than I ever could. Why the "Start-up Nation" book? Because lots of things are BS free. If someone in the company thinks I did something stupid, they're free to tell me why. Let's call things as we see them. [source]

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In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials)

ROBERT H WATERMAN PETERS, TOM & JR

4.1

The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.

Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing pra

Recommended by Ev Williams, Aidan Connolly, Alden Mills, and 1 others.

Aidan Connolly

I read In Search Of Excellence at the age of 16 while on vacation and it convinced me that I had a passion for management, leadership and strategy. Prior to that I had planned to be an Engineer. I still have the copied I read three times in a row, and the key sentences are highlighted. Probably good that I read it then! [source]

Alden Mills

In Search of Excellence focused my daydreaming mind into what it takes to build truly great companies. [source]

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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

Will Larson

4.1

Recommended by Charity Majors and Jeff Morris Jr..

Charity Majors

Holy fuckola. I got ~4 pages through @lethain's new book before realizing "this might be the best book I have ever read on engineering teams" and by page 42 I knew for sure. Every engineer should read this. Not just managers. https://t.co/cNI53wS4bK [source]

Jeff Morris Jr.

@briannekimmel @Lethain Great book — highly recommend. [source]

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Lying

Sam Harris

4.1

As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie.

Recommended by Elon Musk, Vinod Khosla, Brian Armstrong, and 1 others.

Elon Musk

Founder/SpaceX

Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie! [source]

Vinod Khosla

Co-Founder/Sun Microsystem

One of my favorite one hour reads about intellectual honesty. I wish more people were this honest! [source]

A.J. Jacobs

A great book. [source]

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Cowboy Ethics

James P. Owen and David R. Stoecklein

4.1

Veteran financier James P. Owen shares his new perspective on Wall Street and how the Code of the West can and should be applied to business practices and the corporate world. The book is beautifully illustrated with David Stoecklein's western photography

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Ökonomisches Denken und ethisches Handeln. Ideengeschichtliche Aporien der Wirtschaftsethik

Antje Kuttner

4.1

In der deutschsprachigen Wirtschaftsethik herrscht prinzipielle Uneinigkeit daruber, von welchen Pramissen die Moral in der Okonomie abhangen soll. Antje Kuttner nimmt dies zum Anlass, die ideengeschichtlichen Entwicklungslinien und Zusammenhange zu reflektieren, die zu den gegenwartigen Aporien der modernen Wirtschaftsethik gefuhrt haben. Sie geht von der Vorstellung aus, dass sich die moderne Wi

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Pour Your Heart Into It

Highbridge

4.1

The success of Starbucks Coffee Company is one of the most remarkable business stories in decades. Since 1987, it has grown from a single retail store on Seattle's waterfront to a company with more than 1,000 stores nationwide and a new one opening somewhere every business day. According to Fortune magazine, Starbucks "has changed everything . . . from our tastes to our language to the face of Mai

Recommended by Jilliene Helman and Yaro Starak.

Jilliene Helman

I really, really like company biographies. They're just kind of the style of book that I've gotten really into. … I've read the Starbucks CEO book. [source]

Yaro Starak

There were also more traditional books or businesses I read about, like the biography of Starbucks. It’s really more the biography of the CEO, Howard Schultz, a lot about him growing the Starbucks brand. Since I spent a lot of time writing in Starbucks cafés, that was an important company to me. [source]

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Leadership Development: Leaders Don't Make Excuses: Take Ownership of Your Role and Overcome Leadership Challenges by Adoptin

Green Leaf Leadership and Rob Maxwell

4.1

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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

Seth Godin

4.1

A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller

In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt--until they commit to beating the right Dip.

Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun...then gets rea

Recommended by Ev Williams, Brian Armstrong, James Altucher, and 3 others.

James Altucher

Founder/StockPickr

In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt—until they commit to beating the right Dip. Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun…then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip—a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it’s really a Cul-de-Sac—a total dead end. What really sets superstars apart is the ability to tell the two apart. Winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can beat the Dip to be the best, you’ll earn profits, glory, and long-term security. Whether you’re an intern or a CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if you’re in a Dip that’s worthy of your time, effort, and talents. The old saying is wrong—winners do quit, and quitters do win. [source]

Foti Panagio

My favourite business book at the moment is The Dip by Seth Godin because it has some great advice on when to stick with something and when to quit. I’m currently working on a new venture called GrowthMentor.io and The Dip gave me the ammunition I needed to follow my gut and to stick with the project even when I felt like shelving it and moving on to something else. … When I was reading The Dip, I could almost superimpose what Godin was saying directly on top of my own work. Without The Dip, I might have bailed on the project or switched my attention somewhere else. [source]

Michael Herrmann

Very motivating for sticking through hard times. [source]

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Forging Ahead: How Five Generations of Small-Town Values Collided with Big Ambitions to Spark One of America's Fastest-Growin

Angie Klink

4.1

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The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You

John C. Maxwell

4.1

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Changemakers Wanted: Your Blueprint for Lasting Impact and Ethical Change

Danaya Wilson

4.1

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The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

John C. Maxwell

4.1

In the tradition of his CBA bestseller "The 21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership" and his sell-out seminars, author John C. Maxwell now provides a concise, accessible leadership book that helps readers become more effective leaders from the inside out. Daily readings highlight twenty-one essential leadership qualities and include "Reflecting On It" and "Bringing It Home" sections which help readers i

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Robert Kuok: A Memoir

Andrew Tanzer

4.1

Robert Kuok is one of the most highly respected businessmen in Asia. But this legendary Overseas Chinese entrepreneur, commodities trader, hotelier and property mogul has maintained a low profile and seldom shed light in public on his business empire or personal life. That is, until now. In these memoirs, the 94-year-old Kuok tells the remarkable story of how, starting in British Colonial Malaya,

Recommended by Jack Wong.

Jack Wong

Robert Kuok's Memoir - biography of a Malaysian born business magnate and investor who made his fortunes building commodity empires and international hotel brands. It’s interesting to read up on the way he approached business in this part of the world (Asia) and how they had the general economic foresight to spot opportunities (and disasters). [source]

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Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity

Sam Harris

4.1

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The Richest Man In Babylon - Original Edition

George S Clason

4.1

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Find Your Yellow Tux: How to Be Successful by Standing Out

Jesse Cole

4.1

Recommended by David Novak.

David Novak

Just wrapped @oGoLead podcast with @YellowTuxJesse Cole founder of Fans First Entertainment and booming Savannah Bananas baseball team. Great insights & inspiration on how to break thru the clutter in business and life. Love his book. He just may be the best marketer in world! https://t.co/vuRxs8xg0i [source]

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The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations

James Surowiecki

4.1

""No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people." --H. L. Mencken"
H. L. Mencken was wrong.
In this endlessly fascinating book, "New Yorker" columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are "smarter" than an elite few, no matter how brill

Recommended by Ev Williams, Simon Sinek, Ben Shapiro, and 2 others.

Ben Shapiro

It's very good. [source]

David Ndii

@Mbiginji If you like that type you might enjoy The Wisdom of Crowds - James Surowiecki and Homo Deus by Yuval Harari. Recommend also Winners Takes All by Anand Giridharadas. Different kind of book but important read. [source]

Nadia Al Sheikh

Although we tend to elect leaders that we believe know better and follow them hoping for a better future, better life & a safer life. Surprisingly in many cases the wisdom of the crowd has proven to be more accurate than most of our smartest leaders. The message for me is to learn to listen to the people and to learn from them assuming you know nothing with that you will learn a lot! [source]

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Undiscovered: Adventure, Conquest, and the Search for Great Products

Aaron Youngren

4.1

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Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children But May Have Forgotten

Jon Huntsman

4.1

Next time someone tells you business can't be done ethically -- corners must be cut, negotiations can't be honest -- hand them Jon Huntsman's new book. He started with practically nothing, and made it to Forbes'list of America's Top 100 richest people. Huntsman's generous about sharing the credit, but in the 21st century, he's the nearest thing to a self-made multi-billionaire. Now, he presents th

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Nice Girls Still Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

Lois P. Frankel

4.1

The New York Times bestseller, which has become a must-have for women in business, is now revised and updated in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

Internationally recognized executive coach Dr. Lois P. Frankel teacher women how to eliminate unconscious mistakes that could be holding them back, and gives invaluable coaching tips that can easily be incorporated into social and business skills. The

Recommended by Noah Kagan.

Noah Kagan

Founder/Sumo

A few months ago, I was drinking a Noah’s Mill whiskey (cute) with my good buddy Brian Balfour and talking about life... During the conversation, we got on the topic of books that changed our lives. I want to share them with you. I judge a book's success if a year later I'm still using at least 1 thing from the book. [source]

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Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI

Faisal Hoque

4.0

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A Prescription for Caring in Healthcare Leadership: Building a Culture of Compassion and Excellence

Joshua D Hartzell

4.0

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The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Adam Braun

4.0

The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.

Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after b

Recommended by Bernie Hollywood.

Bernie Hollywood

Happy #WorldBookDay2020 here’s my number one book choice: #ThePromiseOfAPencil by the author @AdamBraun that is a must read if you wish to be truly inspired. It’s a true story that shares the essential lessons to creating a life of meaning, passion, and purpose. RT https://t.co/GfErmKl2Gd [source]

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Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street

Tomas Sedlacek

4.0

Tomas Sedlacek has shaken the study of economics as few ever have. Named one of the "Young Guns" and one of the "five hot minds in economics" by the Yale Economic Review, he serves on the National Economic Council in Prague, where his provocative writing has achieved bestseller status. How has he done it? By arguing a simple, almost heretical proposition: economics is ultimately about good and evi

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Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys

Payam Zamani

4.0

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Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff

4.0

It was a classic modern business story: two Canadian entrepreneurs build an iconic brand that would forever change the way we communicate. From its humble beginnings in an office above a bagel store in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry outsmarted the global giants with an addictive smartphone that generated billions of dollars. Its devices were so ubiquitous that even President Barack Obama favoured t

Recommended by Erik Martin.

Erik Martin

It's a gripping and well-told reminder of how fast habits and technologies change, especially for companies at the top. [source]

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High-Performance Organizations in The Age of AI: How Leaders Build Thriving Cultures, Systems and Teams

Wilts C Alexander III

4.0

This amazingly timely and insightful new book provides a comprehensive framework for leaders aiming to build high-performance organizations in the age of artificial intelligence.Its objective is to guide executives, managers, and change agents in leveraging AI not merely as a technology initiative, but as a catalyst for organizational transformation, innovation, and sustainable growth.The approach

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Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It

Max H. Bazerman

4.0

When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to. From the collapse of Enron and corruption in the tobacco indust

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Et Pourquoi Pas?

François Michelin

4.0

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Soulful Leadership: Elevating Purpose and Empowering Change: Elevating Purpose and Empowering Change

Mark Porteous

4.0

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The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

Brian Christian

4.0

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Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva (Edición revisada y actualizada) / The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Span

Stephen R. Covey

4.0

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Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases

Manuel G. Velasquez

4.0

Resolving Moral Issues in Business. The ethical landscape of business is constantly changing, and the new edition of Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases has been revised to keep pace with those changes most effecting business: accelerating globalization, constant technological updates, proliferating of business scandals. Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases introduces the reader to the ethical co

76

The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect (2021)

Bill Kovach

4.0

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The Demand Revolution: How Consumers Are Redefining Sustainability and Transforming the Future of Business (Management on the

Andreas von der Gathen, Nicolai Broby Eckert, and Caroline Kastbjerg

4.0

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Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails

Sharyl Attkisson

4.0

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Survive and Advance: Lessons on Living a Life without Compromise

Derek Lewis and Elle Glencoe

4.0

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The Art of Worldly Wisdom

Baltasar Gracián y Morales

4.0

The remarkable best-seller -- a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest -- as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius.

Recommended by Marvin Liao and Robin Sharma.

Marvin Liao

Partner/500 Startups

The Joy of Not Working (Zelinkski), Flash Foresight (Burrus), The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Gracian), Sapiens (Yuval), The End of Jobs (Pearson), Deep Work (Newport), Sovereign Individual (Davidson), The Fourth Economy (Davison) & The Monk & the Riddle (Komisar). Every single one of these books completely changed how I looked at everything in the world & literally pushed my life in a new direction. They were Paradigm Shifting as they say. (hate that word but it really was a Paradigm Shift for me). [source]

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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work

Paul Babiak, Robert D. Hare

4.0

When Psychopaths Go to Work

Let's say you're about to hire somebody for a position in your company. Your corporation wants someone who's fearless, charismatic, and full of new ideas. Candidate X is charming, smart, and has all the right answers to your questions. Problem solved, right? Maybe not.

We'd like to think that if we met someone who was completely without conscience–someone who was capable

Recommended by David Ruddock.

David Ruddock

If this topic interests you (I find it VERY interesting, and terrifying), I highly recommend this book: Snakes in Suits. It's a description and "guide" to psychopathy in the workplace. This is very much A Thing. https://t.co/LxMm236kLe [source]

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The Person You Mean to Be: Confronting Bias to Build a Better Workplace and World

Dolly Chugh, Laszlo Bock

4.0

"Favorite Books of 2018" The Greater Good Magazine

Foreword by Laszlo Bock, the bestselling author of Work Rules! and former Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google

An inspiring guide from Dolly Chugh, an award-winning social psychologist at the New York University Stern School of Business, on how to confront difficult issues including sexism, racism, inequality, and injustice so that y

Recommended by Katherine Milkman.

The Waymakers: Clearing the Path to Workplace Equity with Competence and Confidence

Tara Jaye Frank

4.0

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Decisions

Jim Treliving

4.0

Jim Treliving is a police officer turned pizza king. An affable prairie boy, he took the leap from the RCMP and started to build a global empire. In his first book, Jim shows why today, he’s not only surviving, he’s thriving in a volatile 20th-century global market. For Treliving, success involves hard work and taking a measured, principled approach to making decisions, because successful people m

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Breaking Boundaries: Unlocking Leadership Potential at Every Level

Robert Murphy and Stephen Zimmerman

4.0

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Homewreckers

Aaron Glantz

4.0

In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America’s housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off the backs of the disenfranchised working and middle class—among them, Donald Trump and his inner circle.

Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008, Donald Trump looked forward to a crash: “I s

Recommended by David Sirota and Richard W. Painter.

David Sirota

Another must-read book out today is this one from @Aaron_Glantz — it’s about how our government allowed private equity vultures to profit off the pain, suffering and misery of the housing crisis. https://t.co/ekG7U8SNFu [source]

Richard W. Painter

@Aaron_Glantz @democracynow Great book! But what a racket! [source]

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Design For Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World

Jessica Bantom

4.0