Unlock your professional potential with these life-changing reads.
The First 90 Days
Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Updated and Expanded (2013)
In this updated and expanded version of of the popular global bestseller The First 90 Days, Michael D. Watkins presents effective tactics for overcoming the difficulties of transitioning, regardless of your current position in your career. Watkins, a respected authority on leadership transitions and consultant to top executives in various industries, also tackles the contemporary and demanding professional environment, where managers not only encounter more frequent transitions but also higher levels of expectations when assuming new roles.
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Love and Work
How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life (2022)
You’ve long been told to “Do what you love.” Sounds simple, but the difficulty lies in figuring out how to achieve this in a society that doesn’t provide much support. Many of us are unaware of our true passions and what truly motivates and fulfills us, and the institutions we encounter such as work, education, and parental expectations, are more concerned with conformity. Unfortunately, there is no single individual or system solely focused on helping us find the vital connection between our passions and how we can use them to benefit others.
In this eye-opening, uplifting book, Buckingham shows you how to break free from this conformity.
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Stand Out 2.0
Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Work (2015)
Numerous individuals have come to understand the importance of leveraging people’s strengths in order to maximize their potential. However, Marcus Buckingham brings attention to the fact that despite this widespread acknowledgement, the methods used by organizations to evaluate and develop their employees, such as performance reviews, training programs, and succession planning, still primarily focus on identifying weaknesses and trying to fix them.
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Nine Lies About Work
A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World (2019)
In a world where efficiency and competency rule the workplace, where do personal strengths fit in?
It’s a complex question, one that intrigued Cambridge-educated Marcus Buckingham so greatly, he set out to answer it by challenging years of social theory and utilizing his nearly two decades of research experience as a Sr. Researcher at Gallup Organization to break through the preconceptions about achievements and get to the core of what drives success.
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Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018)
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving–every day. James Clear, one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
