Fall is officially in full swing and when the temperatures get a bit chilly, there’s nothing better than staying indoors and reading a good book by the fire. If you’re looking for a few good reads, you’re in luck, as this season has plenty of new titles designed to help managers learn and grow. So sit back, relax and get ready to spend some quality time with a really good book!
Five great reads for every manager this fall include:
Disrupt Yourself — Whitney Johnson
Want to disrupt the market by doing something truly different? Whitney Johnson, president and co-founder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund, shares how to apply disruption to your career path. She inspires readers to find success in unexpected ways by daring to do something innovative.
Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being — Beth Cabrera
Dr. Beth Cabrera surveyed and interviewed more than 1,000 women over the course of a decade to learn how they balance their career and family obligations. This book shares proven strategies for living a well-rounded life. Cabrera examines the challenges working women face and offers solutions to reduce stress, experience greater joy and find more meaning in life.
Everybody Matters— Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia
This book focuses on the need for companies to have a people-centric way of doing business to succeed in this day and age. Clearly businesses need to make a profit, but that shouldn’t take priority over employees. The duo explains how companies can eliminate rolling layoffs, strict rules and hyper competitiveness to make everyone feel valued and cared for. Bob Chapman is the chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and Raj Sisodia is an accomplished author.
The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers — Gillian Tett
Gillian Tett, an award-winning journalist and columnist, examines our tendency to create functional departments — silos — that hold us back and shares tips on breaking them down. She shares eight different stories of silo syndrome, including both success and failures, and tips to master them. Benefit from tips on everything from how to effectively organize office spaces to the best way to lead teams of people with a range of expertise.
Why We Work — Barry Schwartz
Professor Barry Schwartz shares how you can achieve happiness in the workplace. He explains that the purpose of work goes much deeper than simply earning a paycheck, as more money does not equate to happiness. Schwartz navigates through all types of jobs, showing that motivation to do good work typically has nothing to do with financial incentives.
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