As we start the new year and give ourselves some much needed time to refocus and goal-set for 2022, take a moment to build-out your reading list. Reading is one of the best ways for you to turn-off the digital world, relax, and educate yourself.
For all the entrepreneurs out there, here are three books to read as we ring in 2022.
The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught In America’s Top Business Schools by Steven A. Silbiger
In The Ten-Day MBA, Silbiger offers readers everything he’s learned teaching business. It’s like a crash course in marketing strategy, accounting, finance, operations, economics, organizational behavior, and ethics. Get ready for a quick and dirty deep dive into everything you’d learn in an MBA program.
Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace by Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan
Running your own business is more than just bringing in revenue. You must be a relationship-builder who is willing and able to get along with a variety of personality types. In Solving the People Problem: Essential Skills You Need to Lead and Succeed in Today’s Workplace, Cooper and Kerrigan guide readers to be not only great business leaders but also tactful relationship builders.
Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well by Tracey Lovejoy and Shannon Lucas
If you can’t tell by the title, Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But, it’s worth reading to see if you’re motivated to do more. Overall, Lovejoy and Lucas give readers a call-to-action to get-up and make shit happen in the business world.
Give these books a read as we head through 2022, and let us know what you think @StarterNoise.
Derek Rundell, is a successful business leader, operator, and serial entrepreneur. Derek has founded, managed and sold businesses in the technology, media and finance industries. He sits on several boards and serves as an advisor/investor to numerous established businesses and startups. Startups are Derek’s real passion, and in addition to building his own portfolio of technology, media and financial ventures, he invests in and mentors startups and entrepreneurs. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge and helping other businesses succeed.