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12 Good Reads Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake: How Biases Distort Decision-Making and What You Can Do to Fight Them by Olivier Sibon Nobody likes to be told they are going down the wrong path, but self-awareness of poor judgment is often the difference between minor hiccups and major blunders. Olivier Sibon, a former senior partner at McKinsey & Co. and a fellow at Oxford University, blends the latest developments in behavioral economics and cognitive psychology into a strategy that can be deployed for making intelligent and effective decisions in business and personal matters. e author presents an engaging and invigorating consideration of how cognitive biases can lead to common decision-making errors, and how the creation of an effective decision-making architecture within an organization can ensure these blunders are avoided. Numerous case studies provide an entertaining understanding of how not to make the mistakes of others. The IGI Principles: The Power of Inviting Good In vs. Edging Good Out By Steve Rodgers Steve Rodgers, a former CEO of Warren Buffett's Real Living Real Estate, combines commerce and spiritual insight for a unique consideration of the road to business success. Rodgers defines IGI as "Inviting God/Goodness In," which he proposes in lieu of EGO, or "Edging God/Goodness Out." His book stresses IGI concepts of forgiveness, gratitude, integrity, service, and trust, which he presents as the essential tools for achieving professional success. e author details how they can be expressed in your life and why they are essential for success. Ultimately, Rodgers theorizes, business owners and leaders do not have to jettison moral principles to pursue bottom line gains. Enforcer to Entrepreneur: Achieving Hockey Stick Growth in Life, Business, and Sports By Jerry Rollins World Hockey Association player-turned-corporate executive Jerry Rollins provides a distinctive guide to achieving business success. Rollins offers his life journey from high school athlete to professional athlete to business professional and also provides key insights on the challenges in running a company and the strategies to achieve success. As the co-founder and chairman of the Sage Executive Group, a Southern California-based peer advisory group, Rollins includes case studies from several prominent companies that overcame obstacles while providing insight on securing capital, avoiding negative cash flow, and avoiding occupational pitfalls that could detour business professionals far away from their goals. Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success By Dr. Leah Lagos Life was stressful enough before the coronavirus pandemic, and the difficulties created by the crisis have wreaked havoc on the emotions of too many people. Dr. Leah Lagos, a New York-licensed psychologist, observes that stress not only decimates the emotions, but also damages the body. In her new book, Dr. Lagos presents a program to alter the body's physical baseline response to stress and help the once-frazzled aim to achieve peak performances in all aspects of their lives. e book details breathing exercises to calm the heart rate and think through problems more clearly, actions to answer pressure and recover quickly after setbacks, and how to maximize one's potential in both professional and personal endeavors.