To be successful, every business leader must continuously self-evaluate and seek ways to expand their skillset.

Check out these reads, whose powerful advice can help you stay productive, fulfill your goals, and reach your full potential.

Business classics

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

By Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras

This book shares the commonalities between ultrasuccessful companies like the Walt Disney Company, Apple, and Marriott as well as some of the surprising features that make them so enduring.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

By David Allen

The techniques in this widely praised book will help you organize your mind, efficiently manage your workload, and capture all the information you need so you don’t have to stress about remembering everything you need to get done.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

By Dale Carnegie

Considered by many to be one of the best business books of all time, this pioneering self-help book, originally published eighty-seven years ago, shows how to be successful through real-life examples. It also emphasizes the importance of learning how to interact with people by finding ways to honestly connect with them and having a friendly, positive attitude.

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

By Robert B. Cialdini, PhD

This powerful volume with newly updated research explains the psychology of why people say yes and shares how to ethically use the powers of persuasion to achieve success. It also teaches how to recognize when these powers are being used by others to sway your decisions.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

By Stephen R. Covey

Whether you realize you have them or not, your habits can affect your personal and professional lives. This bestselling how-to will help you change your ineffective habits and replace them with ones that will boost both your happiness and productivity and help you achieve a work-life balance.

New Reads

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making 

by Tony Fadell

Learn the secrets of success from the Silicon Valley visionary who led the teams that created the iPhone, iPod, and Nest Learning Thermostat. Read the details of Fadell’s path to success, and benefit from his tips on how to best navigate your own professional journey.

The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

By Daniel H. Pink

Drawing on science and real-life stories from individual’s about their regrets, Pink breaks down the four main regrets most people have in life and gives practical advice for learning from them so you can make better decisions and foster more productivity and satisfaction in your life.

The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team

By Patrick M. Lencioni

This best outlines the six skills needed in every team and breaks down the important role they play in group success. It also includes a ten-minute assessment to help you and your team members tap into your natural abilities to boost productivity and achieve more.

Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

By Will Guidara

The former owner of the legendary Eleven Madison Park restaurant in Manhattan demonstrates how to take your business to the next level by focusing on hospitality and transforming every transaction into an amazing experience for your customers.