5 Books to put on your Summer Reading List for 2022
I wanted to take the opportunity to share the books I liked reading this year across various topics like technology, business, success, and leadership among others. Most of them are business books which is my preferred genre. Here are the five books I liked reading in 2022 and also at the bottom you have my favorite books from 2015 till 2021.
CEO Excellence by Scott Keller, Carolyn Dewar, Vikram Malhotra – This is an insider peek into what CEO's do as leaders. There are six mindsets here with the first being to set the direction. All CEO's have a game-changing vision to change the future and this motivates the team to perform. Satya Nadella turned around Microsoft by doing some game-changing moves. including acquisitions. One of the key takeaways is CEO's are not the best at something but they know many things and hire the best to complement them. Another key is productivity for example when they are on vacation they switch off completely to renew. A flat-out great read for all leaders.
The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink– I have read all of Daniel Pink's books and he is a great author. This book is well researched and makes the case for embracing negative emotions by learning from them and not ruminating in them. Regret improves decision-making as it enables us to slow down, improves performance, and increases meaning. There are four key regret types with the first being foundation regrets may be thinking about not studying well, boldness regrets not taking chances, moral regrets, and finally connection regrets. You can self-disclose the regret. and also give the same advice you would give to your best. friend. It is a good read and in my view is we shouldn't spend too much time in the past it doesn't hurt to lean into the past to learn from it.
The Earned Life by Marshall Goldsmith– The number one leadership thinker is back with his most personal work yet. The bottom line is to forego the if-then mentality where we are always hungry for more but never satisfied. We get a title we struggled for and then suddenly we devalue that to aim for the next one. I think this is solid advice in understanding that we are all impermanent and we need to be in the present moment to enjoy life.
Build by Tony Fadell– The creator of the iPod, iPhone, and one of the most recognized faces. of Silicon Valley comes up with the process of how things work. Fadell articulates that it took him a couple of iterations to create the iPhone. Find out what you are good at and passionate therein you will find your vocation. Look for pressing customer needs to solve. He also says you don't have to be a manager to be successful. If you are passionate about the cause anymore that's the time to quit. He finally says not every founder should be a CEO. An interesting read.
Bittersweet by Susan Cain– This is all about embracing negative emotions and sorrow is also important to the human psyche. I am seeing more and more authors leaning towards vulnerability, regret, embracing negative emotions, and touchy topics which in an earlier era were taboo. It is a somber read but very well written.
I think you might find some of these interesting to put on your summer reading list.
Here are the other books I liked right from 2015 to 2021.
Top Books I liked Reading in 2018
The views expressed here are my own and do not represent my organization.
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