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They are full of powerful knowledge derived from education and experience. I recently asked our team to suggest books that senior level executives/managers could read to help them take their career or business to the next level. You’ll want to pay attention to this list. It’s a good one! - *The First 90 Days* by Michael Watkins - *What Got You Here Won’t Get You There* by Marshall Goldsmith - *Strength Finder 2.0* by Tom Rath - *Execution* by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan - *The Four-Hour Work Week* by Timothy Ferriss - *Awaken Your Authentic Leadership- Lead with Inner Clarity & Purpose* by Tana Heminsley - *Primal Leadership* by Daniel Goleman - *Speed of Trust* by S. Covey - *Leadership and the new science* by Margaret Wheatley - StandOut by Marcus Buckingham - *Fierce Conversations: Achieving Sucess at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time* by Susan Scott - *Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t*by Jim Collins - *Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else*by Geoff Colvin - *The Service Profit Chain* by James L. Heskett, Earl Sasser Jr., Leonard A. Schlesinger - *The Power of a Positive No.* by William Ury - *Drive* by Daniel H. Pink - *Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters* by Richard Rumelt - *Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter* by Liz Wiseman - *Nice Teams Finish Last: The Secret to Unleashing Your Team’s Maximum Potential* by Brian Cole Miller - *Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future* by Margaret J. 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