BOOK SPECIAL ....BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

Flip through these business books to up your game in the boardroom

Rise and Grind byDaymond John

Daymond John has established himself as a mentor to a portfolio of young entrepreneurs. Rise and Grind is John’s follow up to 2016’s Power of Broke, in which he detailed what it takes to start a business from virtually nothing. Now he’s drawing from his own career and those of fellow entrepreneurs to compile the rituals, habits, and best practices for sustained success, whether you’re leading your own company or not.

The Culture Code byDaniel Coyle

Coyle is the author of the 2009 bestseller The Talent Code, in which he taught readers how to capitalise on their own talent. In The Culture Code, Coyle turns his attention to successful groups. Coyle studied teams from Pixar to the US Navy SEAL Team Six, and concluded that group performance boils down to safety, shared risk, and purpose.

Laszlo Bock, the former senior vice president of People Operations at Google, has called the book a “must-read”.

The Origins of Happiness byAndrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, and George Ward

The authors behind The Origins of Happiness are a dream team of social scientists, all members of the Wellbeing Programme at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance.

Their book explores what really affects well-being, drawn from research on over 100,000 people in different countries. The book also raises questions about potential changes to public policy, with human well-being as the No. 1 priority.

Brotopia by Emily Chang

Bloomberg Technology host and executive producer Emily Chang has conducted multiple interviews with the most powerful people in tech, and in Brotopia, she’s taking a look at how the promise and glories of Silicon Valley can be real — but only for men. Chang drew from interviews with tech’s foremost women, including Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, to illustrate how women risked their careers to pave the way for others, and sheds light on how the Valley has a long way to go in terms of treating women as equals.

Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

Annie Duke is a World Series of Poker winner who became a poker celebrity when televised games took off in the early 2000s. She currently serves on the board of several philanthropic organisations, and while she spends most of her time on issues like school reform these days, her latest book draws from her years playing elite poker. Thinking in Bets is a practical guide to risk assessment and emotional control.

The Kings of Big Spring by Bryan Mealer

Spanning from the 1890s to the 1980s, and across the United States, this narrative follows four generations of the Mealer family on their quest to achieve the American dream.

Mealer is a journalist and the coauthor of the 2009 bestseller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. In his latest book, he takes the reader on a journey through poverty and riches, religion and faith, bringing to life stories that might otherwise have been forgotten.

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