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10 Good Reads Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. Business Made Simple By Donald Miller Donald Miller's new book carries the subtitle "60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution and More," and the author insists his advice can carry more value than an MBA. e book provides a series of short daily entries and accompanying online videos that focus on key considerations for taking a business to a higher level. Among the considerations addressed are the business professional's character and willingness to succeed, the strategies for improving productivity, the experiments in finding the right tone in messaging and marketing, the realities of being a good manager, and the understanding of uniting multiple challenges into a single success- focused goal. What Color Is Your Parachute? 2021: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success By Richard N. Bolles and Katharine Brooks Richard N. Bolles' landmark guide to job hunting and career advancement first appeared in 1970 and has been updated over the years until the author's death in 2017. Vanderbilt University Career Center Director Katharine Brooks offers a fully revised edition for the contemporary economy while expanding on Bolles' celebrated "Flower Exercise" that enables the reader to run an honest self-inventory regarding skills, goals, and professional passions. is new edition incorporates considerations on using digital strategies to their fullest power, with advice on building an online resume, tapping into social media for professional opportunities, handling the awkwardness that frequently accompanies a virtual interview, and negotiating for the proper salary. Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork By Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin P. Hardy Entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan and organizational psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy join forces to detail how successful business professionals are able to overcome the numerous obstacles, detours, and traps that prevent them from reaching their fullest potential. e authors call on the reader to consider a mindset shift that erases procrastination and self- doubt, which they cite as lethal enemies to professional advancement. ey also outline ways to channel professional energy into effective time management, networking, and team building initiatives while simultaneously establishing a work-life balance where professional goals don't overwhelm one's existence. 7-T Success System By Casey Kostecka is book's subtitle "Leaders Aren't Born, ey're Made" succinctly defines Casey Kosetcka's thesis that leadership skills are established and maintained through an interlocking circle of seven considerations that all begin with the letter "T": talent, targets, technique, tone, tools, tracking, and training. Within the author's 7-T framework, each consideration is individually addressed to define the priorities, focal points, and tactics that define the role of the business leader. Using the 7-T foundation, Kosetcka works to strengthen the business owner or manager's ability to communicate vision, expectations, and goals that drive quality performance and bottom line accomplishments.