Book Recommendations - Job & Career

Here are a handful of books that can help take you through the various aspects of finding job fulfilment. 

 

We’d love to hear your recommendations on the books and sources that have helped you through redundancy, career transition and promotion.

Storytelling in the workplace - book recommendations

I was recently asked for some recommendations on using story to communicate within the workplace.  Here are some suggestions, which cover the construction of stories, the different types and examples of how they can be used in various business situations.

For more information on each book click the picture and it’ll take you through to amazon.

 

 

Infinite Self

I started reading Stuart Wilde books about 9 years ago.  Over the years I’ve been steadily collecting them.  I love the content and I also enjoy his writing style.  The book I’ll be re-reading this summer is this one, Infinite Self.  I’m not going to say what it’s about or why I think you should read it.  All I can say is that every single time I’ve read this book (and yes that’s more then once) it’s got me thinking, I mean really thinking, my brain whirring and making new connections, and that’s what growth is all about.

 

 

The power of the seagull

On the train back from London I had a blast from the past.  One of my fellow carriage passengers was reading the book Jonathan Livingstone Seagull - by Richard Bach.  It’s a metaphorical story in that it’s about a seagull who takes a different approach to live compared to the rest of the seagulls.  What was interesting was the discussion on the book that they were having.  Some had read it in a literal fashion (and enjoyed it apparently), whilst others had been exploring the metaphorical concept.  One of them decided this was far too simple and no way was a seagull going to give him any insights in to his life - hey it takes all sorts.  When I got home I looked on my bookshelf but it’s not there so I’ve loaned it out at some point.  Anyway if you like metaphors and don’t have a thing about seagulls, then have a read and see what’s there for you.

The Alchemist

Had a chance this weekend to re-read this gem of a book. 

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

The richness within the simplicity is astounding.  On the one hand it is a story about a shepherd boy, on the other hand it’s whatever you conceive it to be.  I’ve always loved the line ‘the world conspires to give you what you want’.

What are you asking for?

Just set yourself up in business?

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve met a few people who are just setting themselves up in business and quite naturally they’re looking for some top tips.  A constant one is to work on your business as well as in your business.  One of the reasons many people experience the boom/bust cycle of work is because whilst they were working in the business no-one was working on it, so the pipeline for the future is dry.

The E-Myth Revisited - is a good read on this subject.