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To be serious about achieving the maximum possible success in your career or profession, it is necessary to approach your education as an on-going, lifelong process that never ends. This means always being on the lookout for opportunities to become better informed and wiser about both the field you are engaged in and the world around you.

Get into the habit each year of reading a half-dozen books on business, history and politics to expand your thinking, expose yourself to new ideas, and develop a better understanding of human nature. In the case of business books, do not waste your time reading about the latest management fad or CEO’s writing puffery on how great they are.

Over the last 40 years, some 100,000 different books on the subject of business have been published in English, including approximately 5,000 in the past year alone. Apart from those mentioned earlier, I recommend that you read these twelve books to enrich your business education:

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey.
Get Smarter: Life and Business Lessons by Seymour Schulich.
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker.
Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank.
Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company by Andrew S. Grove.
What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis.
The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith.
The Essays of Warren Buffet: Lessons for Corporate America edited by Lawrence Cunningham.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t by Jim Collins. (This author's Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All is also superb.)
Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton with John Huey.
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone.


Meet Steele Curry - the author of these Guides Other stuff to know FAQ’s Contact Steele Thanks for your help Download PDF Guides	SECURE THE JOB YOU WANT & EXCEL chapter 34 the best business books << PREVIOUS CHAPTER < BACK PAGE FORWARD > NEXT CHAPTER >> To be serious about achieving the maximum possible success in your career or profession, it is necessary to approach your education as an on-going, lifelong process that never ends. This means always being on the lookout for opportunities to become better informed and wiser about both the field you are engaged in and the world around you. Get into the habit each year of reading a half-dozen books on business, history and politics to expand your thinking, expose yourself to new ideas, and develop a better understanding of human nature. In the case of business books, do not waste your time reading about the latest management fad or CEO’s writing puffery on how great they are. Over the last 40 years, some 100,000 different books on the subject of business have been published in English, including approximately 5,000 in the past year alone. Apart from those mentioned earlier, I recommend that you read these twelve books to enrich your business education: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey. Get Smarter: Life and Business Lessons by Seymour Schulich. The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker. Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company by Andrew S. Grove. What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis. The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith. The Essays of Warren Buffet: Lessons for Corporate America edited by Lawrence Cunningham. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t by Jim Collins. (This author's Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All is also superb.) Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton with John Huey. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. Lastly, I recommend that you read Leadership by William Safire and Leonard Safir. This is a collection of excellent and wise quotes on the subject of leadership. << PREVIOUS CHAPTER < BACK PAGE FORWARD > NEXT CHAPTER >>	CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE — INTRO Securing the Right Job Get Started Doing a Personal Inventory Personal Worksheets Lifelong Network The Best Opportunities Serious Research Required Online Job Searches What to Avoid Your Résumé Getting Your Résumé Noticed Résumé Format and Content Other Recommendations Making Contact The Covering Letter Preparing for the Job Interview Having a Successful Interview The Start Interview Questions and Answers Dealing With Compensation Issues The End of the Interview Phone Interviews After the Interview Your Follow-up Assessing the Interview References The Job Decision Internships Other Resources TOP OF PAGE PART TWO — INTRO Doing Your Job Effectively Your Work Philosophy The Start The First 30 Days The Next 60 Days After Three Months Getting Results Results Blockers Results Boosters Making Decisions Handling Stress Stress Makers Stress Busters Dealing With a “Bad Boss” Imperatives for Success The Role of Luck Humility TOP OF PAGE PART THREE — INTRO Supervising with Confidence Prepare Yourself First Steps Hiring Using a Hiring Committee Finding the Right Candidates The Interview Checking References The Right Start for New Hires Motivating Achieving Top Performance Goals and Objectives Build on Strengths Demonstrating Leadership Delegating / Empowering Performance Reviews Major Challenges / Task Forces Firing Addressing Poor Performance The Termination Meeting Resignations Exit Interviews Need for Balance TOP OF PAGE PART FOUR — INTRO Handling Other Work Issues Asking for a Raise Reasons for a Raise Influencing Factors Timing Preparation Negotiations The Company Party Work Romances Sexual Harrassment Resigning The Best Business Books Conclusion Appendix 1. Personal Worksheet Sample Appendix 2. Résumé Sample Appendix 3. Covering Letter Sample Acknowledgments About the Author TOP OF PAGE
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