Getting Ahead
13 Top Business Books to Get Ahead In 2018.
Scientific evidence also points to reading as a way to significantly improve in terms of health and wellness factors such as mental acuity, stress levels, sleep quality, empathy, and positivity. Over the past year I’ve made it a habit of continual reading. Whether it be books on this list who I’ve come to love and admire or new books that I’ve gotten a sneak peak, each one will help you grow.
Pick up some great business books to ensure that 2018 starts correctly and stays successful. Here are 28 business books to add to your tablet or nightstand:
Conceptualized by author Jørn Lyseggen, who also serves as CEO of media intelligence company Meltwater, Outside Insight shifts company leaders’ focuses away from historical internal data and toward external information.
When leaders do this, they will become able to benchmark against the competition; make more strategic, forward-thinking decisions; and stay one step ahead of competitors in 2018.
"Hug Your Haters" by Jay Baer is the first-ever customer service book for modern times, bringing to life the realities of customer expectations in the social media era.
Baer wants to help readers move on from legacy forms of customer service like telephone and email and move into 2018 armed with methods for delivering on customer expectations — all in the public’s view online. The book also covers how to embrace complaints, turn bad news into great news, and transform haters into ambassadors for a brand.
“Superconnector” is the next stage in the evolution of networking, thanks to changes shaped by social media and the idea of social capital. The “superconnector” set of habits is where networkers should focus their energies, as superconnecting is about truly understanding the power that comes from building certain relationships, including how putting certain people together amplifies success and leads to innovative solutions.
This book aims to move you beyond bad networking habits and toward a “profit mindset” that involves taking a different approach to connecting with others — in business and in life.
As part of the leadership team at BTS, a strategy firm that provides insights and intellect on the key behaviors that improve sales performance, the two authors use their experiences to build an alternative case for creating change. Their revolutionary selling methodology provides a new way to visualize and execute on major sales transformations.
These transformations happen by looking at the customers' perspectives, including their buying patterns, and the perspectives of salespeople, identifying those moments that lead to success. Changing your sales processes in 2018 could result in a new growth dynamic that will help you exceed your new year’s targets.
As the Amazon best book of April 2017 and a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, this book is by the Facebook COO and best-selling author of "Lean In."
This time, Sandberg has returned with Wharton School psychologist and friend Grant to discuss how she persevered after the sudden loss of her husband. This compelling book offers stories and tips on managing and overcoming tragedy and hardship, and it’s excellent inspiration for surmounting any type of life hurdle, with numerous lessons that are applicable no matter what adversity you face.
Billionaire investor, venture capitalist, and bitcoin aficionado Tim Draper has written a book and decided to release each chapter for for a medium, making it accessible to all. His first chapter can be found here, as can the others he has published to date.
In the chapters Draper has released, he shares his thoughts on freedom, investment decisions, and his philosophical approach to work and life as an early backer of Skype and Baidu. These chapters are filled with great stories that deliver life lessons you can carry with you and apply the rest of your life. Can't wait to see what's coming in the next few chapters.
Author Elise Mitchell returns with a new book that provides you with direction on how to become what she terms a "destination leader with a journey mindset." To show you how to develop that mindset, she shares numerous lessons, stories, and interviews with successful leaders.
This is an excellent guide to speed how quickly you can achieve personal and professional goals and navigate through detours and barriers that show up on this journey. It's inspirational and full of practical advice. Not only will you feel good reading it, but you’ll also gain strategies for approaching the coming year.
You may already feel just how fast technology is speeding ahead and may be concerned about how it will affect your future. Rather than worry, pick up this book from serial entrepreneur, technology speaker, and futurist Nicklas Bergman.
He offers a framework to help you understand why technology is causing uncertainty, how to look past the ambiguity and see the opportunities, and how to track the megatrends that will continue to change business.
Being prepared for what's to come with technology will help hone your business strategy in 2018. The book provides a step-by-step approach to analyzing emerging technologies, assessing business implications, and adapting to a new and uncertain environment, potentially putting you ahead of others in your industry.
If you think affiliate marketing is an old-school marketing strategy that no longer has merit, think again. Robert Glazer’s book on the subject draws on insights from all types of leaders and influencers in this field to illustrate why it is something you should consider adding in 2018 if it’s not already part of your marketing strategy. He also shares why performance partnerships should also be expanded and leveraged now and in the future. This is a must-read for anyone in the B2C industry who is struggling to grow revenue or who somehow thinks affiliate marketing is no longer relevant.
The new book by “web marketing guru” Marcus Sheridan, founder and president of The Sales Lion, "They Ask, You Answer," was named the No. 1 marketing book to read in 2017 by Mashable. Launched in January 2017, the book has plenty of relevancy for 2018 and beyond.
The book relates the story of how Sheridan’s company, River Pools and Spas, used content marketing to rise from the brink of bankruptcy during the 2008 economic crisis. Sheridan's success has turned him into a highly sought-after speaker and a trusted voice in digital marketing and sales. The book will help you get a complete picture on how to integrate marketing and sales for an effective content strategy.
11. "Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change," by Ellen Pao.
This is a book that will inspire you — and infuriate you when you read what this author endured in the work environment. But the inspiring part is the action Pao took and the lessons she learned and has shared with readers.
Pao’s writing may even fire you up to contribute to the change that can happen when people start standing up and stop accepting decades-old malpractices. As a tech investor and former CEO of Reddit, Pao offers an insightful, compelling account that gives you a lot to think about for the coming year.
This fascinating book on the Apple iPhone’s invention quickly became a national bestseller and was shortlisted for Financial Times’ Business Book of the Year Award. It relays the inside scoop on how the world’s most profitable product was invented, offering analytical insights into how you might approach your own product development strategy.
The author writes in the style of a fast-paced novel, with vivid details that help readers really understand how the iPhone was devised and launched. Although this smartphone is a common product today, it was one of the most disruptive products of its time and, years on, generates the same level of excitement with each new launch.
For anyone with a team to lead, “Radical Candor” is an important book that helps put this role into serious perspective, especially for those who run virtual teams and don't often see the talent. Scott provides examples related to experience leading teams at Google and Apple in order to illustrate how to care deeply for employees.
The book includes a new framework for how to be a better boss and colleague by offering better feedback, making sharper decisions, and more through both caring about people and challenging them directly. The practical suggestions and tips will yield positive change for you and your team.
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