I am starting in a new executive role with my new company, and I want to start on the right track. Any thoughts on books I should read before I start my new job?

This was a super question raised this past week and I realized we needed to pull together a reading list and what better time to do it than the beginning of summer. Our choices are focused on this executive’s questions but we have included great books for any business leader to read.

1. Know How: The 8 Skills that Separate People Who Perform From Those Who Don’t
   Author: Ram Charan



2. The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
   Author: Michael Watkins



3. You’re in Charge: What Now?
   Author: Gerald M Czarnecki



4. The New Leaders 100-Day Action Plan: How to Take Charge, Build Your Team and Get Immediate Results
   Authors: George Bradt, Jayme Check and Jorge Pedraza



5. Fit In, Stand Out: Mastering the FISO FACTOR—The Key to Leadership Effectiveness in Business and Life
   Author: Blythe McGarvie



6. The World Is Flat
   Author: Thomas L Friedman



7. The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now!
   Author: Tony Beshara



8. They Don’t Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Somethings Guide to the Business World
   Author: Alexandra Levit



9. Corporate Rise: The X Principles of Extreme Personal Leadership
   Author: Curtis J. Crawford



10. Climbing the Corporate Ladder in High Heels
    Author: Kathleen Archambeau

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