Reading stimulates the mind, opens the door of opportunity and helps us develop and grow –  “you will be the same person five years from now except for the people that you meet and the books that you read” (anon).

Communication

  • Body Language, How to read others’ thoughts by their gestures – Allan Pease
  • CLICK, Why you CLICK with some people and others drive you crazy! – Greg Barnes & David Koutsoukis
  • Crucial Conversations, Tools for talking when stakes are high – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
  • Dealing with difficult people – Roberta Cava
  • Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps – Alan & Barbara Pease
  • Strategic Internal Communications: Boosting Corporate Culture, Productivity and Profitability – Leanne Mills and Shirley Anne Fortina

Networking

  • Dig your well before you’re thirsty – Harvey Mackay

Relationship Building

  • How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie
  • The Trusted Advisor – David H. Maister
  • Developing Knowledge – Based Client Relationships – Ross Dawson
  • Who Moved My Cheese? – Dr Spencer Johnson

Women in Business

  • Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg
  • How Remarkable Women Lead, Joanna Barsh and Susie Cranston
  • Gender Games, Doing business with the opposite sex – Candy Tymson
  • Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers – Lois P Frankel
  • How Men Think, The Seven Essential Rules for Making It in a Man’s World – Adrienne Mendelle, M.A.
  • Women in Business – Shirley Anne Fortina

Negotiation

  • Getting to yes, Negotiating agreement without giving in – Roger Fisher & William Ury

Strategy

  • The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins
  • buy*in, saving your good idea from getting shot down – John P. Kotter
  • Blue Ocean Strategy – W.Chan Kim, Renee Maubornge
  • Crack Strategy’s Code – Graham Kenny
  • Leadership
  • Why Should Anyone Be Led by You – Rob Goffee & Gareth Jones
  • Good To Great – Jim Collins
  • Credibility – Kouzes & Posner
  • The Management Bible – Neil Flanagan, Jarvis Finger

General

  • Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff – Richard Carlson
  • Delivering Happiness A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose – Tony Hsieh
  • The New Gold Standard – Joseph Michelli
  • Napoleon Hill’s Keys to Positive Thinking – Michael J. Ritt
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey