Learning is a continuous process. No matter how many degrees and certifications you acquire, you can always acquire more knowledge, and a great way to continue learning is through reading.
Every year there is a myriad of business books published, and while some are completely forgettable others have a profound effect on our lives and businesses.
Quite often, finding the time to read gets pushed to the back burner because of busy schedules and tight deadlines, despite the benefits that could be gained through books.
Reading has always been known to be one of the keys to gaining knowledge for entrepreneurs to grow their business and their personal development. Some of the richest and wealthiest people in the world have made it part of their daily routines and a must for personal growth and education.
Books are a fantastic source of inspiration and learning, providing you with new ways of thinking, insights, and knowledge by looking into the successes and failures of other entrepreneurs.
Great books attract readers and positive reviews long after they are published.
For this week’s episode, Carl and Peter passionately share the business books that have influenced them the most to date and that can influence leaders and entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins (6:18)
- Level 5 Leadership
- The Hedgehog Concept
- The Flywheel Concept
- Billionaire in Training by Brad Sugars (11:07)
- Action Coach
- Bigger vision
- Business as a game
- The Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish (14:57)
- Handbook for non-MBA entrepreneurs
- Framework for getting things done
- The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack (20:03)
- Enrolling all your team members into the business game to think like entrepreneurs
- Open book management
- Mini-games
- Rework: Change The Way You Work Forever , Remote: Office Not Required, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson (24:57)
- Rethinking what a business should be
- Debunking trends of big companies, endless meetings, emails
- The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches when to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Gordon (27:10)
- Getting clear on when to quit
- How to quit more effectively
- Being exceptional in areas that matter
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the Rich by Timothy Ferriss (33:27)
- Outsourcing, hiring people from outside your location, virtual assistants
- Cash Flow is more important than assets
- Target Market Income (TMI)
- Location freedom
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