50 years, 50 books (Part II)

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As I told you in my previous post, I continue to share with you the books that have marked me in my first half century of life, hoping that they will be as useful to you as they were to me.
50 años, 50 libros (Parte II)

As I told you in my previous post “50 years, 50 books (Part I)”, I recently turned 50 years old and I wanted to share with you the 50 books that I have liked the most in this half century of life, so here are the next 25!

  • Shoe Dog. 2011. Phil Knight. Without a doubt, one of the ones I liked the most. Phil Knight narrates in first person how he created the Nike company until it became one of the most powerful companies in the world.
  • Steve Jobs. 2011. Walter Isaacson. Undoubtedly, the best biographer of today, with a truly spectacular biography of an incredible and unrepeatable character.
  • Strengths Based Leadership. 2009. Tom Rath & Barry Conchie. Another Gallup book gives the keys to developing great leadership by focusing on the leader’s strengths.
  • That will never work. 2019. Marc Randolph. The incredible and successful story of Netflix is explained by one of its founders.
  • The Brand You. 1999. Tom Peters. One of the pioneering books in the history of personal branding.
  • The coaching habit. 2016. Michael Stanier Bungay. Great book that teaches you to talk less, ask more, and change the way you lead.
  • The competent manager. 1982. Richard Boyatzis. Book based on the research carried out by Boyatzis in his doctoral thesis analyzing what makes some managers have better results than others. I am lucky to have this book, only published in the USA, signed and dedicated by Richard Boyatzis himself.
  • The Element. 2009. Sir Ken Robinson. One of my favorite books that, over time, has become a true reference explaining that finding passion changes everything.
  • The extraordinary leader. 2002. John Zenger & Joseph Folkman. A great book that explains how to turn good managers into great leaders.
  • The genius in all of us. 2010. David Shenk. A revolutionary book that dismantles many of the myths about talent, genetics, and intelligence.
  • The monk who sold his Ferrari. 1998. Robin Sharma. Sharma’s best-seller catapulted him as a great reference in personal development.
  • The how of happiness. 2008. Sonja Lyubomirsky. Another of the great books about happiness and how to achieve it.
  • The start-up of you. 2012. Reid Hofmann & Ben Casnocha. Great and innovative book on professional career written by one of the founders of LinkedIn.
  • The success principles. 2004. Jack Canfield. Canfield, one of the greatest in the personal development industry, reveals in this best-seller the keys to success.
  • The 7 habits of highly effective people. Stephen R. Covey. Possibly the best-selling and most recognized book in history on personal productivity.
  • The 8 traits successful people have in common. 2005. Richard St. John. Quite an unknown book, but very interesting in analyzing the characteristics of the most successful people.
  • The 17 indisputable laws of teamwork. 2001. John C. Maxwell. A true lesson to understand and improve teamwork.
  • The 21 irrefutable laws of leadership. 1998. John C. Maxwell. Written by the most prolific and recognized author on leadership and teamwork topics.
  • The 22 immutable laws of marketing.  1994. Al Ries y Jack Trout. Essential reading for any marketing and business management professional.
  • The 22 immutable laws of branding. 1999. Al Ries y Laura Ries. Similar to the previous one, one of the “bibles” of branding, is essential.
  • Think and grow rich. 1937. Napoleon Hill. Possibly the first motivation and personal development book in history. It has become a classic with millions of copies sold.
  • What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School. 1984. Mark H. McCormack. Lessons from the founder of IMG and one of the most important sports agents in history.
  • Why we buy. 1999. Paco Underhill. Masterpiece on the science of shopping.
  • Winners. 2015. Alastair Campbell. Very interesting book written by Tony Blair’s great strategist after analyzing authentic geniuses in multiple disciplines.
  • Winning. 2005. Jack Welch. One of the best books on business management written by the man who was CEO of General Electric for many years and who was elected the best manager of the 20th century.

I hope you liked them, and they inspire you as much as they inspired me.

Xavi Roca

I am Talentist, I help organizations, managers and professionals to achieve high performance through enhancing their leadership and personal brand. I am passionate about leadership, high performance team management and Personal Branding, and I have dedicated my professional career to helping companies and professionals develop and enhance their talents and strengths to achieve their maximum development and performance.

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50 años, 50 libros (Parte II)

50 years, 50 books (Part II)

As I told you in my previous post, I continue to share with you the books that have marked me in my first half century of life, hoping that they will be as useful to you as they were to me.