As life-long learners, at LexaGen, we are all about improving our operational efficiency and personal effectiveness. That is why we read, a lot, it inspires us! We’d like to share with you some of the books that have helped us succeed both professionally and personally.
Suggested Reading List:
Entrepreneurship
- The Hot Tub Manifesto – by Louis and Cheryl Biron
- The Millionaire Next Door – by Thomas J. Stanley and William Danko
- The E Myth Revisited – by Michael E. Gerber
- The 4-Hour Workweek – by Timothy Ferriss
- The Founder’s Mentality – by James Allen and Chris Zook
Running Your Business More Efficiently and Growth
- Scaling Up – by Verne Harnish and the Team at Gazelles
- Mastering the Rockefeller Habits – by Verne Harnish
- The Metronome Effect – by Shannon Byrne Susko
- The Lean Startup – by Eric Ries
- The 2 Second Lean – by Paul A. Akers
- Bold: How to Go Big – by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
- The 4 Disciplines of Execution – by Chris McChesney and Sean Covey
Personal Effectiveness
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – by James Clear
- Deep Work – by Cal Newport
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You – by Cal Newport
- Are You Ready to Succeed – by Srikumar S. Rao
- Presence – by Amy Cuddy
- Clutch – by Paul Sullivan
- How To Win Friends and Influence People – by Dale Carnegie
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – by Stephen R. Covey
- Emotional Intelligence – by Daniel Goleman
- The Four Agreements – by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Small Move, Big Change – by Caroline L. Arnold
- Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success – by Adam M. Grant
- The Tipping Point – by Malcom Gladwell
- Change Your Questions Change Your Life – by Marilee Adams
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
- Quiet – by Susan Cain
Organizational Skills
- Procrastinate on Purpose – by Rory Vaden
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity – by David Allen
- Eat That Frog – by Brian Tracy
Business Strategy
- The 3HAG Way – by Shannon Byrne Susko
- Blue Ocean Strategy – by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
- Bold: How to go big, Make Bank, and Better the World – by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
- Good to Great – by Jim Collins
- Great by Choice – by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
- Purple Cow – by Seth Godin
Leadership and Team-Building Skills
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – by Pat Lencioni
- Good Business – by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- The Corner Office – by Adam Bryant
Marketing
- The Inside Advantage – by Bob Blook
- Contagious – by Jonah Berger
- Crush It! – by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Neuromarketing – by Patrick Renvoisé and Christophe Morin
Sales
- Hyper Sales Growth: Street-Proven Systems & Processes. How to Grow Quickly &Profitably – by Jack Daly
- Biz Dev Done Right – by Caryn Kopp and Carl Gould
- Pitch Anything – by Oren Klaff
- Getting Naked – by Pat Lencioni
- The New Rules of Sales and Service – by David Meerman Scott
- The Sales Advantage – by J. Oliver Crom and Michael Crom, Dale Carnegie Associates
- The Little Red Book of Sales Answers – by Jeffrey Gitomer
- Start with Why – by Simon Sinek
- Pitch Anything – by Oren Klaff
- Key Person of Influence – by Daniel Priestley
- Pre-Suasion – by Robert Cialdini
Recruiting
- Who – by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
- Topgrading, 3rd Edition: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance – by Bradford D. Smart
Finance
- Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! – by Greg Crabtree
Staying Positive
- The Happiness Advantage – by Shawn Achor
- Before Happiness – by Shawn Achor
- Positivity – by Barbara Fredrickson
- Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being – by Martin E. P. Seligman
- Authentic Happiness – by Martin E.P. Seligman
- Learned Optimism – by Martin E.P. Seligman
- The Power of Positive Thinking – by Norman Vincent Peale
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – by Richard Carlson
- Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude – by Jeffrey Gitomer
- Before Happiness – by Shawn Achor
- Flourish – by Martin Seligman
Public Speaking
- Talk Like TED – by Carmine Gallo