Darya’s Bookshelf 2021

Technology Quotient by Tony Hughes, Justin Michael

One of the best books about modern selling with practical tools and examples of application I have come across so far. Absolutely useful for time investment and contains great advice. I’d highly recommend reading to sales professionals and managers alike. Absolutely interesting discussion on IQ, WE and TQ.

Future Tech: How to Capture Value from Disruptive Industry Trends by Trond Arne Undheim

Love the book because it touches so many aspects of technology. First of all it does give an overview of technology, types and industry applications and provides a lot of resources at the end that will help to keep up with trends. There is an in-depth analysis of 3d printing, robotics, and others. My favourite part is about T professionals and polymaths. Absolutely worth reading!

Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series) by Harvard Business Review

If you’re looking to get familiar with artificial intelligence and machine learning, you can start with this book. This is a very good collection of articles on the topic that will guide you through the history, application and future development of these technologies.

The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you by Rob Fitzpatrick

Easy to read and to implement advice on how to approach customers. That’s the book that teaches how to build a product and keeping touch with customers, ask the questions that will help to sell later on. Very good summary at the end of the book to refresh interesting and helpful read.

Strategic Analytics: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights Series) by Harvard Business Review

The business who has data has the power to grow. It maybe the business who knows how to make correct strategic decisions based on the data they own can grow? Decisions are made by humans and humans need to understand and analyze data with the strategic approach. This book is simple great to explain how to approach data analysis and make strategic business decisions.

Resilience; Duygusal Dayanikliliginizi Artirin by Harvard Business Review

I was always interested in the topic and this is a great book to read! Being resilient is being able to adapt to situations in professional and personal life. Can you learn this or you need to be born like this? People with a strong resilience are able to accept difficult situations and keep on going to their goal. They can accept challenge and change and keep positive attitude. The great need is that resilience can be trained and we all need to have a ready back up plan and be emotionally adaptive to multiple calls in life.

How to Invest in Stocks: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Money and Managing Risk in the Stock Market by Rodolfo Tello

The book is great for beginners as it says. The information is explained in an easy to read and comprehend way and I found the information very useful. I liked the book and how easy the concepts of investment are explained. There is info about types of investors and investments, risk management, portfolio building and everything one needs to know to start off.

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller

Great book with well-structured instructions to follow. Totally agree with the author that reading a book is one thing but on putting those new skills into practice makes the difference. If you are looking to understand how to tell a brand story so customers will listen and react, this is the book to go for.

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

Being constantly told that I am a ” Jack of all trades” with a negative connotation, this book has proved me the opposite which I was always sure of! It is important to try new things, develop scope, learn all the time and obtain new skills. Life is an experiment and we need to grow and develop ourselves.

Sell Different!: All New Sales Differentiation Strategies to Outsmart, Outmaneuver, and Outsell the Competition by Lee B. Salz, Jack Daly

You may ask if another book on selling can be different? This one is! I have found many fresh perspectives if sales strategy. Strategic approach is always the one that brings results in combination with a list of appropriate action steps. This book will change the way you may perceive sales straight now and help you to drive new ways of closings deals with happy customers.

The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future by Martin Reeves, Jack Fuller

This book is simple awesome for opening new horizons for thinking over creativity and innovation! It is a great mix of learning experiences, great stories and practical tips to implement the new skills right away. It can be recommended for curious minds, entrepreneurs and C-level executives alike. I have read it in one go and couldn’t stop reading till the final thought.

Bringing Up The Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers by Rachel Pacheco

When you write a book from your heart and soul, bring value to every page and share the knowledge that other may apply, this is what you hold on your hands. This book has a great strict and a well balanced practical advice combined with theory of management. It can be recommended to any manager from a well established company to a start up. I have learned a lot of wisdom from this book.

Decide and Conquer: 44 Decisions that will Make or Break All Leaders by David Siegel

Having a dream of becoming a CEO? I guess this book will help you to understand what it means and will drive you through a wonderful story of a confident and bold CEO. There are so many learning lion and inspiration as well as passion in each page. Regardless where a career will bring you, this book can teach a lot about multiple business aspects.

Master Stock Market Investing In Two Hours: A Beginner’s guide on making money in stocks today by Abdullah Mamun

This book is read easily and it is very comprehensive. If you are just starting with stock markets, this is one of the best places I came across. The explanations are easy and simple to get, plenty of examples and ideas to build your own investment strategy and good guidance on calculating risks.

The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer

Fantastic book that is fun, easy to read and very seductive if you do business cross cultures or you manage and lead cross culture teams. I have read it pretty much in one go and learned many things from it. I do have a lot of multi cultural exposure in my day to day work and life and can confirm that the info is pretty accurate. The stories across the pages help to be engaged in reading and provide a deeper understanding of situations.

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