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The Bible
Why readers recommended it: The bible! With God i knew anything was possible!!! Boss level 🥰
What the replies added1
This!. I changed how I’m reading the Bible and my life changed.
The Quran
Why readers recommended it: Quran ☺️
A Return to Love
The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
Conversations with God
Siddhartha
Why readers recommended it: Siddartha - Herman Hesse.
Radical Candor
Radical Candor hands down
Why readers recommended it: The most-named leadership title in the thread and the one commenters most often pair with others rather than recommend alone, usually alongside The Effective Executive or The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. The reported change is a shift in self-perception rather than a technique learned — one commenter credits it with moving them from executing tasks to thinking as a leader.
oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
What the replies added2
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Extreme Ownership
Why readers recommended it: Extreme Ownership. Written by a navy deal. Has a lot of war stories 100 % was not something I would ever need in my life or my company but it was a game changer. It’s intense but so useful.
What the replies added1
This and the dichotomy of leadership! Always a balance!
Leaders Eat Last
Leader Eat Last. Literally changed my whole career and people comment about it all the time
The First 90 Days
some oldies still relevant: First 90 days, Michael D Watkins. it will give you insights your superiors will think are voodoo magic. The effective executive, Peter Drucker, though its older,…
Dare to Lead
Why readers recommended it: Dare to Lead, and the predecessor Strong Ground. Brene Brown!
The Effective Executive
Why readers recommended it: The Effective Executive, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team & Radical Candor
What the replies added1
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
Developing the Leader Within You
Why readers recommended it: John Maxwell Developing the Leader Within You... and getting a mentor.
The Infinite Game
Why readers recommended it: the infinite game by simon sinek
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Why readers recommended it: What Got You Here, Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
What the replies added1
Check out “How Women Rise” co-written by Marshall Goldsmith. It’s basically the same book but written FOR women.
Impact Players
Impact Player — focus on the work that makes the biggest impact and value to leadership.
How Did That Happen?
Why readers recommended it: how did that happen...omg! 20 years in business. Game changer!
How to Be a Great Boss
Why readers recommended it: Traction & How to be a Great Boss
Impact Leaders
oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
Leadership 101
Why readers recommended it: Failure to Success - Frank Bettger and John C Maxwell Learership 101
Leadership and Self-Deception
Why readers recommended it: Leadership and Self-deception by The Arbinger Institute
Leadership Is an Art
Why readers recommended it: Leadership is an Art, On Becoming a Leader
Leading Through Conflict
Why readers recommended it: Quiet, The Art of War, and Leading Through Conflict.
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
Legacy
Why readers recommended it: Legacy by James Kerr
Multipliers
Why readers recommended it: Hands down - “Multipliers” and “Impact Players” both by Liz Wiseman
No Ego
Why readers recommended it: No Ego- Cy Wakeman
On Becoming a Leader
Why readers recommended it: Leadership is an Art, On Becoming a Leader
Present Leadership
Why readers recommended it: Present Leadership by Joanna Hernandez
Reality-Based Leadership
Why readers recommended it: Reality based leadership hands down my favorite
The 360 Degree Leader
Why readers recommended it: The 360 Leader by John C. Maxwell
The 5 Levels of Leadership
Why readers recommended it: Five Levels of Leadership - John Maxwell
The AI-Driven Leader
The Courageous Follower
Why readers recommended it: The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our leaders. by Ira Chaletf. As leaders, we're almost always simultaneously in the role of a follower. It's a lesser-discussed, but equally important development area for all current and aspiring leaders. If we're not great followers, we'll never be great leaders.
The Dichotomy of Leadership
Why readers recommended it: This and the dichotomy of leadership! Always a balance!
The Leadership Challenge
The Leadership Pipeline
Why readers recommended it: The leadership pipeline - complete unlock for what you and others should be doing at each level
The Leadership Secret No One Tells You
The Leadership Secret No One Tells You by [account]
Why readers recommended it: The Leadership Secret No One Tells You by [account] Lee Barber
The One Minute Manager
Why readers recommended it: The One Minute Manager and leaders eat last.
The Oz Principle
Why readers recommended it: The Oz Principle!!! Great for leadership development. I read it, encouraged by my leadership, when I was starting out and learned so much about myself and how to lead. Loved it
The Radical Leap
Why readers recommended it: The Radical LEAP by Steve Farber
Tribal Leadership
Why readers recommended it: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural groups to build a thriving organization
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to win friends and influence people
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
What the replies added1
This one helped me a lot with spicy family dynamics and client management
Never Split the Difference
Why readers recommended it: Never Split the Difference - great book about negotiation tactics
What the replies added2
Did you read the version by Chris Voss? It was not at all aggressive. The stories he tells are from his time as an FBI negotiator. Some of the biggest takeaways are about how to be calm. Genuinely curious because if you did read this book, our takeaways were very different.
Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss will always be in my top 10 books. I’ve saved several business transactions with the techniques he teaches in this book. He also taught me to be a better listener.
Crucial Conversations
Why readers recommended it: Crucial Conversations. It’s fairly old at this point but trains you to handle conversations at all levels and on all topics
The Art of War
Quiet, The Art of War, and Leading Through Conflict.
Why readers recommended it: 48 laws of power! Art of Seduction! Art of War. Basically anything Robert Green
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
The 48 Laws of Power
Why readers recommended it: The 48 laws of power. Because everything is political and optics.
What the replies added2
It made me realize that the doing the work doesn’t mean anything. Knowing how to play the game does. It’s all narrative, optics and politics.
Yep this is the one. Read it and vouldrate to do many of the laws with personal situations. It really keeps you from being others’ stepping stone
Getting to Yes
Why readers recommended it: Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Never Eat Alone
The Art of Seduction
Why readers recommended it: 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction. I’m an HRBP 🙋♀️💕
7 Rules of Power
Brief
Captivate
Why readers recommended it: captivate by Vanessa van Edwards
Conflict Communications
Why readers recommended it: Conflict Communications by “Rory Miller”
Cues
Why readers recommended it: Cues, 48 Laws of Power and the Art of War
Help! I Work with People
Help I work with people by Chad Veach
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will Talk
What the replies added1
So true story! I compare this so often to leadership books! It not only changed my parenting but my leadership!
How to Work with Complicated People
How to work with complicated people by Ryan Leak
Influencer
Why readers recommended it: Start with The Influencer before this read.
People Skills
Why readers recommended it: People skills by Bolton. It teaches you everything you need to know about effective communication. You will think you know it already. You probably don’t.
Say What You Mean
Why readers recommended it: In tandem, “Never split the difference” and “say what you mean a mindful approach to non violent communication”. The overlays are so apparent and goes so far at handling conflict.
Skill with People
Why readers recommended it: Skill with people by Les Giblin
Smart Brevity
Talking to Strangers
Thanks for the Feedback
The 33 Strategies of War
Why readers recommended it: 33 Strategies of War (honestly anything by Robert Greene) & The Courage to be Disliked.
The Like Switch
The Power of Nice
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
The Let Them Theory
Let Them. Changed the way I show up for my team.
Why readers recommended it: The Let Them Theory! I tried to read the Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, but DNFed due to very outdated views on tattoos
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
The Courage to Be Disliked
Why readers recommended it: The recurring non-business pick in a business-book thread. Commenters name it without explanation more often than they justify it, and where it appears with others it is paired with books about refusing to shrink at work rather than with management texts — it is read here as permission, not method.
love this cause wow. but for me it was - the courage to be disliked
Limit: Named far more often than it is explained; few commenters describe what changed after reading it.
What the replies added1
I’m currently in this season and have to reconcile with this thought.
Who Moved My Cheese
Why readers recommended it: Who Moved My Cheese - Dr. Spencer Johnson. Years ago…
What the replies added2
I made a big decision to leave a job after reading that book.
This - cuz the whole staff could read it overnight and change the company
Deep Work
Deep work by Cal Newport. But it’s never just one book.
Linchpin
Why readers recommended it: Seth Godin - Linchpin
Mindset
Mindset by Carol Dweck. Book saved my life then let me make it 1000x better
Quiet
Why readers recommended it: Quiet, The Art of War, and Leading Through Conflict.
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
The Energy Bus
Why readers recommended it: Energy Bus
The Mountain Is You
The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
The Power of Now
You Are a Badass
Why readers recommended it: You are a badass by Jen Sincero
12 Rules for Life
Why readers recommended it: 12 Rules for life - Dr Jordan Peterson-
Become Unstoppable
Why readers recommended it: Become Unstoppable- Gilbert Enoka
Big Magic
Big Magic inspired me to take bigger risks that got me into new rooms. The Hard Thing About Hard Things has helped me stay there.
Both/And Thinking
Both And Thinking, and the Covey book after 7 habits (which also helped) Speed of Trust
Drive
Why readers recommended it: Drive and The Alchemist
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
High Performance Habits
Why readers recommended it: high performance habits brendan burchard
Out of This World
This will sound weird but Out of this world by Neville Goddard. To be clear the work ethic was already there but allowing myself to imagine and believe I could belong was the final missing component.
Peak Performance
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
Permission to Screw Up
Why readers recommended it: Permission to screwup. Taught me how to lead with compassion but also accountability.
Rock Bottom Has a Trampoline
Rock Bottom has a Trampoline
The 12 Week Year
Why readers recommended it: 12 week year!
The 5 Second Rule
Why readers recommended it: 5,4,3,2,1. I know it’s a hate train for Mel Robbins lately but I would be dead without her. Also E-Leap.
The 5am Club
The Magic of Thinking Big
The magic of thinking big!
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Power of Habit
Why readers recommended it: The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
Why readers recommended it: power of subconscious mind.
The Psychology of Achievement
Why readers recommended it: Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy
The Rise of Superman
Why readers recommended it: The rise of superman; decoding the science of ultimate human performance.
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
Why readers recommended it: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden
The Success Factor
Why readers recommended it: The Success Factor by Ruth Gotian
Think Again
Why readers recommended it: Radical Candor and Think Again - but they have also gotten me in trouble lol
Ultralearning
Why readers recommended it: Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career - by Scott Young
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
Why readers recommended it: Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. Read it about 20 years ago so it may or not still be relatable—but it still resonates with me after all this time.
How Women Rise
Why readers recommended it: Check out “How Women Rise” co-written by Marshall Goldsmith. It’s basically the same book but written FOR women.
Lean In
Why readers recommended it: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. ❤
Secrets of Six Figure Women
Why readers recommended it: Overcoming under Earning and Secrets of Six Figure Women by Barbara Stanny
Playing Big
Why readers recommended it: Playing big by Tara mohr
Strong Ground
Why readers recommended it: Dare to Lead, and the predecessor Strong Ground. Brene Brown!
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success by Tessa White.
Why readers recommended it: The Unspoken Truths for Career Success by [account] Job Doctor . 30+ years in HR and former C-Suite - all you need 👏
A Place of Yes
Place of Yes [account]
Why readers recommended it: Place of Yes [account] Frankel
Basic Black
Why readers recommended it: Basic Black by Cathie Black
Bossed Up
Why readers recommended it: Bossed Up by Emilie Aries
Brag Better
Brag Better is another good one for corporate girlies!
Creating Personal Presence
Why readers recommended it: Creating personal presence by Dianna Booher.
Executive Presence
Great on the Job
I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
I read it forever ago but “I shouldn’t be telling you this” by Katie White helped me ask for my first raise. I gave it to a bunch of other women to pass it along.
Likeable Badass
Recently read Likeable Badass and it’s totally changed how I work. Can’t recommend enough
What the replies added2
Very much so. My favorite part is that the practical tools come in a “low medium high effort” version so that you have tools that fit your comfort level.
Im gonna try this one. Audio book is free and available on hoopla through my library. For those interested.
Not Just Lucky
Why readers recommended it: Not Just Lucky🤞 by Jamila Rizvi
Overcoming Underearning
Why readers recommended it: Overcoming under Earning and Secrets of Six Figure Women by Barbara Stanny
Pretty Powerful
Pretty powerful by [account]
Why readers recommended it: Pretty powerful by [account]
Rise
Why readers recommended it: Rise - Patty Azzarello. Made an immediate impact in my career trajectory.
Rooted in Power
The Feminist Fight Club
Why readers recommended it: The feminist fight club. I learned really valuable tactics to face a just-male-bosses environment and make them listen!
The Mirror Doesn't Lie
The Sisterhood Paradox
Why readers recommended it: The Sisterhood Paradox by Vanessa Vershaw.
Year of Yes
Why readers recommended it: The year of yes by Shonda Rhimes
Traction
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
Unreasonable Hospitality
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
Good to Great
Why readers recommended it: The entire Good to Great series by Collins and Tribes by Seth Godin.
The Millionaire Next Door
Why readers recommended it: The Millionaire Next Door and Freakonomics. Both make you look past the two dimensional logic and see a bigger picture.
What the replies added1
Haha 💯 the plumber driving the 8 year old Ford F150 is more likely a millionaire than the person posting their Bahama vacation every year.
Think and Grow Rich
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
10x Is Easier Than 2x
10x is easier than 2x by Dr Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan
Built to Last
Buy Then Build
Why readers recommended it: This is a tough one. All the books have played a role. The two listed are great. I read by skillet or role I had interest in or was in and wanted to expand. Now I’m reading a ton on entrepreneurship. The two that built knowledge capital that guided my career capital, which are now allowing me to pursue my translation,…
Career Warfare
Flawless Consulting
Why readers recommended it: Flawless Consulting by Peter Block
Freakonomics
Why readers recommended it: The Millionaire Next Door and Freakonomics. Both make you look past the two dimensional logic and see a bigger picture.
What the replies added1
Haha 💯 the plumber driving the 8 year old Ford F150 is more likely a millionaire than the person posting their Bahama vacation every year.
How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling
Why readers recommended it: Failure to Success - Frank Bettger and John C Maxwell Learership 101
Lead the Field
Why readers recommended it: Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
Main Street Millionaire
Why readers recommended it: This is a tough one. All the books have played a role. The two listed are great. I read by skillet or role I had interest in or was in and wanted to expand. Now I’m reading a ton on entrepreneurship. The two that built knowledge capital that guided my career capital, which are now allowing me to pursue my translation,…
Predictable Revenue
Predictably Irrational
Why readers recommended it: Predictably Irrational, a book by Dan Ariely… because every room you walk into is really just a study group. 🤭
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Taking notes!! But my book that changed me was "rich dad poor dad"
Swim with the Sharks
Why readers recommended it: Swim with the sharks. It’s super old but so much of the stuff in it is overlooked and those in the right rooms notice when it’s done.
The AI Career Book
The AI Career Book came at the perfect time. My job changed suddenly and it gave me tools I could use immediately.
The Diary of a CEO
oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Big Magic inspired me to take bigger risks that got me into new rooms. The Hard Thing About Hard Things has helped me stay there.
The Outsiders
Why readers recommended it: The Outsiders - you’ll understand how your boss or your board are actually thinking and approaching problems or investments. It’s ultimately all about capital allocation
The Smartest Person in the Room
Why readers recommended it: The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Ultimate Sales Machine
Why readers recommended it: Ultimate sales machine
To Sell Is Human
Why readers recommended it: “To sell is human” by Daniel Pink. Life changing.
What the CEO Wants You to Know
What the CEO wants you to know
Who Not How
Empowered
Why readers recommended it: Empowered and Transformed by Marty Cagan
Transformed
Why readers recommended it: Empowered and Transformed by Marty Cagan
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Five Dysfunctions of a Team. My uncle who was a CEO told me to read it. He said it helped him change the culture of his business.
What the replies added1
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
The Culture Code
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
The Speed of Trust
The first 90 days / speed of Trust
Both And Thinking, and the Covey book after 7 habits (which also helped) Speed of Trust
Corporate Canary
Cultures of Growth
Why readers recommended it: Radical candor, antiracist business book, and cultures of growth. Propelled me from a task rabbit mindset to a leader mindset
What the replies added2
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Also author of cultures of growth was mentored by Carol Dweck and is a close peer now to her ;).
Death by Meeting
Why readers recommended it: the caneo theory and death by meeting
Fish!
Why readers recommended it: Fish and Who Moved My Cheese
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Why readers recommended it: The 6 types of working genius is a great book if you have a team. Helps explain the difference skills the team brings to the table and how to use each persons skill for the end goal
The Anti-Racist Business Book
Why readers recommended it: Radical candor, antiracist business book, and cultures of growth. Propelled me from a task rabbit mindset to a leader mindset
What the replies added2
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Also author of cultures of growth was mentored by Carol Dweck and is a close peer now to her ;).
The Ideal Team Player
Why readers recommended it: Five dysfunctions of a team - and ideal team player
The Power of Moments
Why readers recommended it: Power of A Moment
Tribes
Why readers recommended it: The entire Good to Great series by Collins and Tribes by Seth Godin.
White Fragility
The Alchemist
Why readers recommended it: “The Alchemist”Let me cook, authenticity and understanding your true purpose is a recipe for unlocking ANY access to spaces you are meant to be in. ☝🏽❤️🏁
1984
The Fountainhead
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Why readers recommended it: Odd maybe, but: the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo
What the replies added2
Staying true to yourself! Daring to do the things your heart desires… Evelyn had a long list of regrets
in what ways? I'm asking because I am nervous I missed the lesson, I got so turned around in that book 😅
The Maid
The maid helped me operate with compassion for entry level wage earners .
A Court of Thorns and Roses
[account] Acotar because it made me have an imagination again. It freed me from in the hamster wheel of corp world. I love business books but I need a break daily and gave me a break to get back to business when done.
[account] Zamora: Acotar because it made me have an imagination again. It freed me from in the hamster wheel of corp world. I love business books but I need a break daily and gave me a break to get back to business when done.
Two Weeks Notice
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss 🤣
Why readers recommended it: All the Places You’ll Go - Dr Seuss. I’m dead serious. Great conversation started with higher ups
What the replies added1
Right?! When you read it you as an adult realized it has such a deeper meaning. 💓
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Why readers recommended it: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, & The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Bossypants
Why readers recommended it: Not a business book but a very fun book with lots of lessons. Not a game changer necessarily but affirming: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Game of Thrones
Kay Scarpetta series
Why readers recommended it: The Kay Scarpetta series. She is a badass who will ask questions that no one wants to ask and she does it with class. Taught me a lot while telling a good crime story.
Reverend Insanity
Lean Simplified
Learning to See
Toyota Production System
Covert Processes
Why readers recommended it: Covert Processes. Game changer for office politics
Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Handbook
Why readers recommended it: Microsoft Excel97 Developer’s Handbook
PMBOK Guide (PMP)
Why readers recommended it: The PMP 8th edition
The Art of Computer Programming
Why readers recommended it: The art of computer programming by Donald Knuth
Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies
Why readers recommended it: Introducción to Structured Finance y Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies, I think it will depends on the market you are in
Introduction to Structured Finance
Why readers recommended it: Introducción to Structured Finance y Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies, I think it will depends on the market you are in
faith and spiritual textsfaith and spiritual texts — 5 items
Scripture and core religious textsThe foundational holy texts commenters credited directly.
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Best for: Scripture and core religious texts
Why readers recommended it: The bible! With God i knew anything was possible!!! Boss level 🥰
What the replies added1
This!. I changed how I’m reading the Bible and my life changed.
Best for: Scripture and core religious texts
Why readers recommended it: Quran ☺️
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The bible! With God i knew anything was possible!!! Boss level 🥰
The almighty Quran
The Bible. No cap.
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Spiritual growth and philosophyReflective, philosophical, and New Age reads about inner growth and meaning.
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Best for: Spiritual growth and philosophy
What readers reported: The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
Best for: Spiritual growth and philosophy
Best for: Spiritual growth and philosophy
Why readers recommended it: Siddartha - Herman Hesse.
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Conversations with God
The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
Siddartha - Herman Hesse.
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career, leadership, business, or self-developmentcareer, leadership, business, or self-development — 164 items
Leading and managing teamsBooks on running teams, owning outcomes, and stepping into management and executive roles.
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Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The most-named leadership title in the thread and the one commenters most often pair with others rather than recommend alone, usually alongside The Effective Executive or The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. The reported change is a shift in self-perception rather than a technique learned — one commenter credits it with moving them from executing tasks to thinking as a leader.
What readers reported: oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
What the replies added2
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Extreme Ownership. Written by a navy deal. Has a lot of war stories 100 % was not something I would ever need in my life or my company but it was a game changer. It’s intense but so useful.
What the replies added1
This and the dichotomy of leadership! Always a balance!
Best for: Leading and managing teams
What readers reported: Leader Eat Last. Literally changed my whole career and people comment about it all the time
Best for: Leading and managing teams
What readers reported: some oldies still relevant: First 90 days, Michael D Watkins. it will give you insights your superiors will think are voodoo magic. The effective executive, Peter Drucker, though its older,…
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Dare to Lead, and the predecessor Strong Ground. Brene Brown!
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The Effective Executive, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team & Radical Candor
What the replies added1
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: John Maxwell Developing the Leader Within You... and getting a mentor.
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: the infinite game by simon sinek
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: What Got You Here, Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
What the replies added1
Check out “How Women Rise” co-written by Marshall Goldsmith. It’s basically the same book but written FOR women.
Best for: Leading and managing teams
What readers reported: Impact Player — focus on the work that makes the biggest impact and value to leadership.
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: how did that happen...omg! 20 years in business. Game changer!
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Traction & How to be a Great Boss
Best for: Leading and managing teams
What readers reported: oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Failure to Success - Frank Bettger and John C Maxwell Learership 101
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Leadership and Self-deception by The Arbinger Institute
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Leadership is an Art, On Becoming a Leader
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Quiet, The Art of War, and Leading Through Conflict.
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Legacy by James Kerr
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Hands down - “Multipliers” and “Impact Players” both by Liz Wiseman
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: No Ego- Cy Wakeman
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Leadership is an Art, On Becoming a Leader
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Present Leadership by Joanna Hernandez
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Reality based leadership hands down my favorite
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The 360 Leader by John C. Maxwell
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Five Levels of Leadership - John Maxwell
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our leaders. by Ira Chaletf. As leaders, we're almost always simultaneously in the role of a follower. It's a lesser-discussed, but equally important development area for all current and aspiring leaders. If we're not great followers, we'll never be great leaders.
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: This and the dichotomy of leadership! Always a balance!
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The leadership pipeline - complete unlock for what you and others should be doing at each level
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The Leadership Secret No One Tells You by [account] Lee Barber
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The One Minute Manager and leaders eat last.
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The Oz Principle!!! Great for leadership development. I read it, encouraged by my leadership, when I was starting out and learned so much about myself and how to lead. Loved it
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: The Radical LEAP by Steve Farber
Best for: Leading and managing teams
Why readers recommended it: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural groups to build a thriving organization
Source-record spotlights
Leader Eat Last. Literally changed my whole career and people comment about it all the time
The leadership pipeline - complete unlock for what you and others should be doing at each level
John Maxwell Developing the Leader Within You... and getting a mentor.
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Communication, negotiation, and influenceBooks on persuasion, difficult conversations, negotiation tactics, and reading people.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Communication, negotiation, and influence
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Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
What the replies added1
This one helped me a lot with spicy family dynamics and client management
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Never Split the Difference - great book about negotiation tactics
What the replies added2
Did you read the version by Chris Voss? It was not at all aggressive. The stories he tells are from his time as an FBI negotiator. Some of the biggest takeaways are about how to be calm. Genuinely curious because if you did read this book, our takeaways were very different.
Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss will always be in my top 10 books. I’ve saved several business transactions with the techniques he teaches in this book. He also taught me to be a better listener.
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Crucial Conversations. It’s fairly old at this point but trains you to handle conversations at all levels and on all topics
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: 48 laws of power! Art of Seduction! Art of War. Basically anything Robert Green
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: The 48 laws of power. Because everything is political and optics.
What the replies added2
It made me realize that the doing the work doesn’t mean anything. Knowing how to play the game does. It’s all narrative, optics and politics.
Yep this is the one. Read it and vouldrate to do many of the laws with personal situations. It really keeps you from being others’ stepping stone
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction. I’m an HRBP 🙋♀️💕
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: captivate by Vanessa van Edwards
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Conflict Communications by “Rory Miller”
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Cues, 48 Laws of Power and the Art of War
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
What readers reported: Help I work with people by Chad Veach
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
What the replies added1
So true story! I compare this so often to leadership books! It not only changed my parenting but my leadership!
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
What readers reported: How to work with complicated people by Ryan Leak
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Start with The Influencer before this read.
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: People skills by Bolton. It teaches you everything you need to know about effective communication. You will think you know it already. You probably don’t.
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: In tandem, “Never split the difference” and “say what you mean a mindful approach to non violent communication”. The overlays are so apparent and goes so far at handling conflict.
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Skill with people by Les Giblin
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: 33 Strategies of War (honestly anything by Robert Greene) & The Courage to be Disliked.
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Best for: Communication, negotiation, and influence
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
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The 48 laws of power. Because everything is political and optics.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Cues, 48 Laws of Power and the Art of War
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Mindset, habits, and personal growthBooks about rewiring thought patterns, building habits, and pushing past self-limiting beliefs.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
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Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The Let Them Theory! I tried to read the Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, but DNFed due to very outdated views on tattoos
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The recurring non-business pick in a business-book thread. Commenters name it without explanation more often than they justify it, and where it appears with others it is paired with books about refusing to shrink at work rather than with management texts — it is read here as permission, not method.
What readers reported: love this cause wow. but for me it was - the courage to be disliked
Limit: Named far more often than it is explained; few commenters describe what changed after reading it.
What the replies added1
I’m currently in this season and have to reconcile with this thought.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Who Moved My Cheese - Dr. Spencer Johnson. Years ago…
What the replies added2
I made a big decision to leave a job after reading that book.
This - cuz the whole staff could read it overnight and change the company
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: Deep work by Cal Newport. But it’s never just one book.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Seth Godin - Linchpin
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: Mindset by Carol Dweck. Book saved my life then let me make it 1000x better
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Quiet, The Art of War, and Leading Through Conflict.
What the replies added1
The Art of War - such a slog, but so many impactful lessons
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Energy Bus
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: You are a badass by Jen Sincero
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: 12 Rules for life - Dr Jordan Peterson-
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Become Unstoppable- Gilbert Enoka
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: Big Magic inspired me to take bigger risks that got me into new rooms. The Hard Thing About Hard Things has helped me stay there.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: Both And Thinking, and the Covey book after 7 habits (which also helped) Speed of Trust
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Drive and The Alchemist
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: high performance habits brendan burchard
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
What readers reported: This will sound weird but Out of this world by Neville Goddard. To be clear the work ethic was already there but allowing myself to imagine and believe I could belong was the final missing component.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Permission to screwup. Taught me how to lead with compassion but also accountability.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: 12 week year!
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: 5,4,3,2,1. I know it’s a hate train for Mel Robbins lately but I would be dead without her. Also E-Leap.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: power of subconscious mind.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Psychology of Achievement by Brian Tracy
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The rise of superman; decoding the science of ultimate human performance.
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: The Success Factor by Ruth Gotian
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Radical Candor and Think Again - but they have also gotten me in trouble lol
Best for: Mindset, habits, and personal growth
Why readers recommended it: Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career - by Scott Young
Source-record spotlights
The courage to be disliked
The Moumtain is You and A Return to Love. 3/3 of my managers including the head of the company have confirmed I’m due to be promoted this year. Self awareness ;
Deep work by Cal Newport. But it’s never just one book.
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Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presenceBooks on getting promoted, being seen, negotiating pay, and building a professional presence -- many written specifically for women's career advancement.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
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Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office. Read it about 20 years ago so it may or not still be relatable—but it still resonates with me after all this time.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Check out “How Women Rise” co-written by Marshall Goldsmith. It’s basically the same book but written FOR women.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. ❤
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Overcoming under Earning and Secrets of Six Figure Women by Barbara Stanny
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Playing big by Tara mohr
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Dare to Lead, and the predecessor Strong Ground. Brene Brown!
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: The Unspoken Truths for Career Success by [account] Job Doctor . 30+ years in HR and former C-Suite - all you need 👏
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Place of Yes [account] Frankel
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Basic Black by Cathie Black
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Bossed Up by Emilie Aries
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
What readers reported: Brag Better is another good one for corporate girlies!
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Creating personal presence by Dianna Booher.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
What readers reported: I read it forever ago but “I shouldn’t be telling you this” by Katie White helped me ask for my first raise. I gave it to a bunch of other women to pass it along.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
What readers reported: Recently read Likeable Badass and it’s totally changed how I work. Can’t recommend enough
What the replies added2
Very much so. My favorite part is that the practical tools come in a “low medium high effort” version so that you have tools that fit your comfort level.
Im gonna try this one. Audio book is free and available on hoopla through my library. For those interested.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Not Just Lucky🤞 by Jamila Rizvi
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Overcoming under Earning and Secrets of Six Figure Women by Barbara Stanny
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Pretty powerful by [account]
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: Rise - Patty Azzarello. Made an immediate impact in my career trajectory.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: The feminist fight club. I learned really valuable tactics to face a just-male-bosses environment and make them listen!
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: The Sisterhood Paradox by Vanessa Vershaw.
Best for: Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
Why readers recommended it: The year of yes by Shonda Rhimes
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Recently read Likeable Badass and it’s totally changed how I work. Can’t recommend enough
How Women Rise. Life changing
Playing big by Tara mohr
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Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and salesBooks on building and running a business, closing deals, and growing wealth.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
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Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Unreasonable Hospitality, Traction, never split the difference, the power of nice
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: The entire Good to Great series by Collins and Tribes by Seth Godin.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: The Millionaire Next Door and Freakonomics. Both make you look past the two dimensional logic and see a bigger picture.
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Haha 💯 the plumber driving the 8 year old Ford F150 is more likely a millionaire than the person posting their Bahama vacation every year.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
What readers reported: 10x is easier than 2x by Dr Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: This is a tough one. All the books have played a role. The two listed are great. I read by skillet or role I had interest in or was in and wanted to expand. Now I’m reading a ton on entrepreneurship. The two that built knowledge capital that guided my career capital, which are now allowing me to pursue my translation,…
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Flawless Consulting by Peter Block
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: The Millionaire Next Door and Freakonomics. Both make you look past the two dimensional logic and see a bigger picture.
What the replies added1
Haha 💯 the plumber driving the 8 year old Ford F150 is more likely a millionaire than the person posting their Bahama vacation every year.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Failure to Success - Frank Bettger and John C Maxwell Learership 101
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: This is a tough one. All the books have played a role. The two listed are great. I read by skillet or role I had interest in or was in and wanted to expand. Now I’m reading a ton on entrepreneurship. The two that built knowledge capital that guided my career capital, which are now allowing me to pursue my translation,…
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Predictably Irrational, a book by Dan Ariely… because every room you walk into is really just a study group. 🤭
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
What readers reported: Taking notes!! But my book that changed me was "rich dad poor dad"
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Swim with the sharks. It’s super old but so much of the stuff in it is overlooked and those in the right rooms notice when it’s done.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
What readers reported: The AI Career Book came at the perfect time. My job changed suddenly and it gave me tools I could use immediately.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
What readers reported: oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
What readers reported: Big Magic inspired me to take bigger risks that got me into new rooms. The Hard Thing About Hard Things has helped me stay there.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: The Outsiders - you’ll understand how your boss or your board are actually thinking and approaching problems or investments. It’s ultimately all about capital allocation
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: The Smartest Person in the Room by Christian Espinosa and The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Ultimate sales machine
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: “To sell is human” by Daniel Pink. Life changing.
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Empowered and Transformed by Marty Cagan
Best for: Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
Why readers recommended it: Empowered and Transformed by Marty Cagan
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oh I love this question! Radical Candor, Impact Leaders, and the Diary of a CEO (this one specifically for tidbits to sneak into conversation to seriously build career capital)
The Outsiders - you’ll understand how your boss or your board are actually thinking and approaching problems or investments. It’s ultimately all about capital allocation
This is a tough one. All the books have played a role. The two listed are great. I read by skillet or role I had interest in or was in and wanted to expand. Now I’m reading a ton on entrepreneurship. The two that built knowledge capital that guided my career capital, which are now allowing me to pursue my translation, are Codie Sanchez | Main Street Millionaire and Walker Diebel | Buy Then Build. I learned about entrepreneurship through acquisition, which was a game changer for me.
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Workplace culture and team dynamicsBooks on building healthy team culture, trust, and organizational systems.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Workplace culture and team dynamics
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Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
What readers reported: Five Dysfunctions of a Team. My uncle who was a CEO told me to read it. He said it helped him change the culture of his business.
What the replies added1
Yes to the last two guess I’ll be reading the first!
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Outside of the NKJV Bible - Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg - How to win friends and influence others by Carnegie - Think and grow rich by Hill - 7 Habits of successful people - Covey and Culture code by Coyle
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
What readers reported: Both And Thinking, and the Covey book after 7 habits (which also helped) Speed of Trust
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Radical candor, antiracist business book, and cultures of growth. Propelled me from a task rabbit mindset to a leader mindset
What the replies added2
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Also author of cultures of growth was mentored by Carol Dweck and is a close peer now to her ;).
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: the caneo theory and death by meeting
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Fish and Who Moved My Cheese
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: The 6 types of working genius is a great book if you have a team. Helps explain the difference skills the team brings to the table and how to use each persons skill for the end goal
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Radical candor, antiracist business book, and cultures of growth. Propelled me from a task rabbit mindset to a leader mindset
What the replies added2
Apparently ‘Radical Candor’ was too radical for my pow. 🤷🏻♀️
Also author of cultures of growth was mentored by Carol Dweck and is a close peer now to her ;).
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Five dysfunctions of a team - and ideal team player
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: Power of A Moment
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
Why readers recommended it: The entire Good to Great series by Collins and Tribes by Seth Godin.
Best for: Workplace culture and team dynamics
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Five Dysfunctions of a Team. My uncle who was a CEO told me to read it. He said it helped him change the culture of his business.
The 6 types of working genius is a great book if you have a team. Helps explain the difference skills the team brings to the table and how to use each persons skill for the end goal
The first 90 days / speed of Trust
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13 indexed entries draw on 15 distinct source records. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team has the broadest support in this group (3 source records).
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Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 13 index entries preserve 15 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
fiction and literary worksfiction and literary works — 13 items
Philosophical and literary classicsClassic and allegorical novels commenters cited for deeper life or work lessons.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Philosophical and literary classics
Source-backed answers are shown before diagnostics; the complete source archive remains below.
Best for: Philosophical and literary classics
Why readers recommended it: “The Alchemist”Let me cook, authenticity and understanding your true purpose is a recipe for unlocking ANY access to spaces you are meant to be in. ☝🏽❤️🏁
Best for: Philosophical and literary classics
Best for: Philosophical and literary classics
Source-record spotlights
“The Alchemist”Let me cook, authenticity and understanding your true purpose is a recipe for unlocking ANY access to spaces you are meant to be in. ☝🏽❤️🏁
The alchemist
1984
Related evidence elsewhere in the index
What the counts show
3 indexed entries draw on 5 distinct source records. The Alchemist has the broadest support in this group (3 source records).
How attention is distributed across the 3 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 3 index entries preserve 5 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Contemporary and book-club fictionRecent popular novels commenters mentioned for the escape or perspective they gave.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Contemporary and book-club fiction
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Best for: Contemporary and book-club fiction
Why readers recommended it: Odd maybe, but: the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo
What the replies added2
Staying true to yourself! Daring to do the things your heart desires… Evelyn had a long list of regrets
in what ways? I'm asking because I am nervous I missed the lesson, I got so turned around in that book 😅
Best for: Contemporary and book-club fiction
What readers reported: The maid helped me operate with compassion for entry level wage earners .
Best for: Contemporary and book-club fiction
What readers reported: [account] Zamora: Acotar because it made me have an imagination again. It freed me from in the hamster wheel of corp world. I love business books but I need a break daily and gave me a break to get back to business when done.
Best for: Contemporary and book-club fiction
Source-record spotlights
Odd maybe, but: the seven husbands of Evelyn hugo
[account] Zamora: Acotar because it made me have an imagination again. It freed me from in the hamster wheel of corp world. I love business books but I need a break daily and gave me a break to get back to business when done.
The maid helped me operate with compassion for entry level wage earners .
What the counts show
4 indexed entries draw on 4 distinct source records. A Court of Thorns and Roses has the broadest support in this group (1 source record).
How attention is distributed across the 4 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 4 index entries preserve 4 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Illustrated wisdom and memoirShort illustrated books and a comedic memoir commenters found affirming.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Illustrated wisdom and memoir
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Best for: Illustrated wisdom and memoir
Why readers recommended it: All the Places You’ll Go - Dr Seuss. I’m dead serious. Great conversation started with higher ups
What the replies added1
Right?! When you read it you as an adult realized it has such a deeper meaning. 💓
Best for: Illustrated wisdom and memoir
Why readers recommended it: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, & The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Best for: Illustrated wisdom and memoir
Why readers recommended it: Not a business book but a very fun book with lots of lessons. Not a game changer necessarily but affirming: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Source-record spotlights
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss 🤣
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, & The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Not a business book but a very fun book with lots of lessons. Not a game changer necessarily but affirming: Bossypants by Tina Fey
What the counts show
3 indexed entries draw on 4 distinct source records. Oh, the Places You'll Go! has the broadest support in this group (2 source records).
How attention is distributed across the 3 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 3 index entries preserve 4 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Fantasy, mystery, and serial fictionLong-running series and genre fiction commenters credited by name.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Fantasy, mystery, and serial fiction
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Best for: Fantasy, mystery, and serial fiction
Best for: Fantasy, mystery, and serial fiction
Why readers recommended it: The Kay Scarpetta series. She is a badass who will ask questions that no one wants to ask and she does it with class. Taught me a lot while telling a good crime story.
Best for: Fantasy, mystery, and serial fiction
Source-record spotlights
The Kay Scarpetta series. She is a badass who will ask questions that no one wants to ask and she does it with class. Taught me a lot while telling a good crime story.
Reverend Insanity
Game of Thrones
What the counts show
3 indexed entries draw on 3 distinct source records. Game of Thrones has the broadest support in this group (1 source record).
How attention is distributed across the 3 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 3 index entries preserve 3 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
technical, legal, or professional referencetechnical, legal, or professional reference — 9 items
Process, operations, and organizational-systems referencesReferences on lean production systems and how organizations really function, including office politics.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
Source-backed answers are shown before diagnostics; the complete source archive remains below.
Best for: Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
Best for: Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
Best for: Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
Best for: Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
Why readers recommended it: Covert Processes. Game changer for office politics
Source-record spotlights
Covert Processes. Game changer for office politics
Toyota Production System
Lean Simplified
What the counts show
4 indexed entries draw on 4 distinct source records. Covert Processes has the broadest support in this group (1 source record).
How attention is distributed across the 4 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 4 index entries preserve 4 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Computing and project-management referencesTechnical references for software, spreadsheets, and formal project management.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Computing and project-management references
Source-backed answers are shown before diagnostics; the complete source archive remains below.
Best for: Computing and project-management references
Why readers recommended it: Microsoft Excel97 Developer’s Handbook
Best for: Computing and project-management references
Why readers recommended it: The PMP 8th edition
Best for: Computing and project-management references
Why readers recommended it: The art of computer programming by Donald Knuth
Source-record spotlights
The PMP 8th edition
The art of computer programming by Donald Knuth
Microsoft Excel97 Developer’s Handbook
What the counts show
3 indexed entries draw on 3 distinct source records. Microsoft Excel 97 Developer's Handbook has the broadest support in this group (1 source record).
How attention is distributed across the 3 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 3 index entries preserve 3 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
Finance and insurance referencesSpecialized references for valuing insurance companies and structured finance.
Book title, author, career problem addressed, source-backed reason for recommending it, support count, and exact Amazon link: Finance and insurance references
Source-backed answers are shown before diagnostics; the complete source archive remains below.
Best for: Finance and insurance references
Why readers recommended it: Introducción to Structured Finance y Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies, I think it will depends on the market you are in
Best for: Finance and insurance references
Why readers recommended it: Introducción to Structured Finance y Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies, I think it will depends on the market you are in
Source-record spotlights
Introducción to Structured Finance y Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies, I think it will depends on the market you are in
What the counts show
2 indexed entries draw on 1 distinct source records. Analysis and Valuation of Insurance Companies has the broadest support in this group (1 source record).
How attention is distributed across the 2 index entries
Entity support counts are source-record references per existing index row. A source may support more than one entity, so the reference denominator can exceed the distinct source union.
What commenters explicitly report
These buckets are a deterministic partition based on explicit phrasing in the source text; they are not sentiment scores or effectiveness findings.
Observable tactic structures
Generic behavior-mechanism rules are intentionally suppressed for entity/theme lists; the experience buckets remain explicitly labeled source-language context.
Archive: 2 index entries preserve 1 distinct source records · Every displayed synthesis count resolves to source-record IDs
How this catalog was built
Source: TikTok comments — 1 video
Selected comments from the discussion
This export carries real like counts and timestamps. The first 18 are the most resonant on-topic top-level comment from each stage of the discussion, ranked by resonance within their arrival-time cohort so later arrivals are not penalised for having had less time to accumulate likes. The last 6 received no likes at all and were chosen for the specificity of what they describe.
How the discussion breaks down
Relative volume of distinct source-backed records across every reviewed subcategory in this corpus.
Leading and managing teams
64 distinct coded comment records35 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Mindset, habits, and personal growth
57 distinct coded comment records36 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Communication, negotiation, and influence
56 distinct coded comment records26 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Career advancement, visibility, and workplace presence
41 distinct coded comment records25 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Business strategy, entrepreneurship, and sales
32 distinct coded comment records29 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Scripture and core religious texts
20 distinct coded comment records2 normalized answers under faith and spiritual texts
Workplace culture and team dynamics
15 distinct coded comment records13 normalized answers under career, leadership, business, or self-development
Philosophical and literary classics
5 distinct coded comment records3 normalized answers under fiction and literary works
Contemporary and book-club fiction
4 distinct coded comment records4 normalized answers under fiction and literary works
Illustrated wisdom and memoir
4 distinct coded comment records3 normalized answers under fiction and literary works
Process, operations, and organizational-systems references
4 distinct coded comment records4 normalized answers under technical, legal, or professional reference
Computing and project-management references
3 distinct coded comment records3 normalized answers under technical, legal, or professional reference
Fantasy, mystery, and serial fiction
3 distinct coded comment records3 normalized answers under fiction and literary works
Spiritual growth and philosophy
3 distinct coded comment records3 normalized answers under faith and spiritual texts
Finance and insurance references
1 distinct coded comment records2 normalized answers under technical, legal, or professional reference
The long tail
This section is an editorial synthesis of the captured discussion. It highlights recurring ideas without treating them as a complete catalog or independently verified facts.
Browse the original comments428 audited comments and replies
Dataset, coverage, and methodology
How the complete list was counted
The source corpus contains 428 captured comment records: 325 top-level comments and 103 replies.
The complete index contains 191 distinct normalized book or named text positively credited by at least one captured comment. Spelling variants and source-supported aliases were normalized; every published name retains at least one source record.
The index contains 191 entries from 428 captured comments; records outside the stated list definition remain part of the source corpus but are not list entries.
Member discussion