7 Great Business Books To Inspire You In 2015

For many people, January is the season of goals, resolutions, and cold nights that are ideal for curling up with a book. If you are one these people, you might be searching for books to inspire your professional growth and guide your business initiatives in 2015. If so, look no further than the 7 books listed below.

With 2014 and 2015 publish dates, these 7 books aim to deliver fresh perspectives for leading professionals. This list features books on various business topics including productivity, content development, career changes, communication, and more.

To be a more effective leader and presenter, add these books to your reading list:

1. Driven to Distraction at Work

SummaryBestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world’s leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.

Publish Date: January 6, 2015

Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive

2. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t

Summary: It’s been over a decade since Verne Harnish’s best-selling book Mastering the Rockefeller Habits was first released. Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t is the first major revision of this business classic. In Scaling Up, Harnish and his team share practical tools and techniques for building an industry-dominating business.

Publish Date: October 31, 2014

Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t

3. Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

SummaryEverybody Writes is a go-to guide to attracting and retaining customers through stellar online communication, because in our content-driven world, every one of us is, in fact, a writer.

Publish Date: September 15, 2014

Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content

4. Do Over

SummaryNew York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff has drawn millions of online fans who love his refreshing mix of humor, honesty, and wisdom about the world of work. Now he offers his most important book yet, a guide to making big career changes—by choice or necessity—and escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job.

Publish date: April 7, 2015

Do Over: Rescue Monday, Reinvent Your Work, and Never Get Stuck

5. Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

SummaryThe problem is you’re busy executing on today’s demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it’s easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra—an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading international business school—shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves.

Publish Date: February 10, 2015

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

6. Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority

Summary: Have you ever wondered why some people earn attention and respect when they speak and others don’t? The secret to their success can be summed up in one word: gravitas. In this revolutionary new book, a leading voice coach and speaker reveals how to speak so others will listen. Through simple techniques to build your natural gravitas, you will learn how to express yourself clearly with passion and confidence to persuade, influence, and engage listeners.

Publish Date: April 1, 2015

Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority

7. Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

SummaryThe former editor of Mashable and cofounder of DominateFund examines the psychological phenomena that captivate our attention—and how we can leverage them to draw and retain attention for our ideas, work, companies, and more.

Publish Date: March 3, 2015

Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

Conclusion: The new year has begun. Plan for a year of extraordinary success by stocking your library with books that will fuel your professional development.





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