As an avid reader, I was recently inspired to share a few of my fav’s after reading an LA2M post by friend Charlie Wollborg of Curve Detroit. While I share Charlie’s sentiment of his favorite authors (below) I’ll tack on a few of my own..
Authors both Charlie & I would recommend without reservation:
- Seth Godin – Marketing
- Chris Brogan – Social Media
- David Allen – Productivity (becoming standard issue @ Billhighway)
- Terry Bean – Networking
- Malcolm Gladwell – Innovation
- Tom Peters – A swift kick in the ass
In addition to those great authors, a few others I’ve found hugely influential and hope you might like as well:
- Getting Real & Rework by the guys at 37 Signals (also publish a great blog, Signal vs. Noise)
- Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
- Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
- Blue Ocean Strategy
- Made to Stick
- The Art of the Start & Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki
- The Wisdom of Crowds
- Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
- Lean Thinking (and if you’re into software development, check out MaryPoppendieck)
- Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People
- Power Friending by Amber MacArthur
- Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick
- Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble
- ClueTrain Manifesto (the rise of social media!)
That should keep you busy for a while.. Keep in mind, many of these books are available on the Kindle and increasingly on the iPad/iBooks. If you struggle to find time to read, you might also want to check out Audible.com.
Lastly, while I’m not much of a sales guy, I have come across the work of Bob Burg (notably Go-Giver) on more than a few occasions – so if sales is your thing, you’ll be happy to know he’ll be in Detroit on June 30th thanks to the guys at Motor City Connect & I’d highly encourage you to check him out: http://motorcityconnect.com/endlessreferrals.html
Happy Reading!
