March is here, which means spring cleaning is right around the corner – and as you deep clean your home and get rid of things that no longer “bring joy”, consider adding your career to your list. spring cleaning control.
Spring cleaning your career might mean updating your resume, organizing your calendar, or any other task that helps you better manage your time at work and get you closer to achieving your professional goals.
If you’re looking for inspiration or feeling stuck in your job, these 5 career books, recommended by Goodreads, can help put you in the right frame of mind.
These books, all published in 2022, have at least a 4-star rating on Goodreads and at least 1,000 members have added the book to their “want to read” shelf on the site.
“Influence is your superpower: the science to win hearts, drive change, and make good things happen”
By Zoe Chance
This title gives readers a front-row seat to the Yale School of Management’s most popular course: “Mastering Influence and Persuasion,” which is taught by Chance.
Chance tells readers how to cultivate charisma, become a stronger negotiator, and deal with manipulative people.
Goodreads members loved Chance’s succinct and powerful take on the human psyche, with one review calling ‘Influence Is Your Superpower’ a ‘self-help book that actually helped’.
“7 Rules of Power: Surprising but True Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career”
By Jeffrey Pfeffer
In “7 Rules of Power,” Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, explains how to be more efficient and advance in your career, promising “life-changing results” in 8-10 weeks. if you follow his advice to the end.
Pfeffer introduces seven rules for building a fulfilling and successful career, including “breaking the rules” and “relentlessly networking” and how to follow them in your own life.
“[It’s] a good book for those who need a little help,” wrote one reviewer. “Everyone needs motivation most of the time, and this one is perfect for getting started.”
“Hack your bureaucracy: get things done, whatever your role on any team”
By Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai
If you’ve ever been frustrated with bureaucracy or felt like no one listened to your ideas at work, this book is for you.
Nitze and Sinai have spent much of their careers navigating some of the world’s toughest bureaucracies, from the White House to the world of venture capital.
In “Hack Your Bureaucracy,” they present actionable strategies for taking initiative and turning your ideas into impact, even in the most challenging environments.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called the book a “masterclass in intrapreneurship” in his review. “If you want to drive change in large organizations, ‘Hack Your Bureaucracy’ is a must read,” he added.
“Intelligent brevity: the power to say more with less”
By Jim Vandehei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz
The co-founders of Axios teach readers how to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively online and in person.
Their guiding principle? “Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.”
Business leaders from Jamie Dimon to Ariana Huffington have praised ‘Smart Brevity’, with Tory Burch calling it a “smart, concise book that will make you a sharper communicator and a better leader”.
“Becoming an actor of change: a practical and inclusive guide to leading positive change at all levels”
By Alex Budak
In “Becoming a Changemaker,” Alex Budak, senior lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, presents original research on the common traits of successful changemakers, along with real-life examples (as recent as the crisis of Covid-19) to teach people how to develop the mindset and skills to lead change and have a more positive impact on their lives and careers.
Goodreads members called it an “excellent” guide for anyone who sees an opportunity for social or organizational change and wants to lead that change, calling Budak’s practical advice for influencing change when you’re not in a position to influence or authority of “particularly useful”. .”
As one reviewer noted, “This book felt like the wake up call I’ve been looking for for years now.”
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