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Having a growth mindset is one of the most important qualities for work and life. We hope you can expand your perspective and skills with a few of our latest recommended reads. Take a look at our classic book recommendations here and our podcast suggestions here. Stay curious!
MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
Hidden Potential:
The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Where You Are Is Not Who You Are:
A Memoir
This is Strategy:
Make Better Plans
The 4 Disciplines of Execution:
Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Atomic Habits:
An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Great at Work:
The Hidden Habits of Top Performers
Brave, Not Perfect:
How Celebrating Imperfection Helps You Live Your Best, Most Joyful Life
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Bring Yourself:
How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly
Tiny Thunder:
Irresistible Messaging for an Overwhelmed World
Good Charts:
The HBR Guide to Making Smarter, More Persuasive Data Visualizations
CULTURE & INCLUSION
DEI Deconstructed:
Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right
Braving the Wilderness:
The Quest for True Belonging & the Courage to Stand Alone
Supercommunicators:
How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
The Culture Code:
The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
OUR FAVORITE CHICAGO BOOKSTORES
Semicolon Bookstore
Wicker Park
After-Words Bookstore
River North
Unabridged Bookstore
Lakeview East
Madison Street Books
West Loop