Last Updated on March 16, 2023
Bruce has spent many hours with many business owners and leaders. It’s surprising how much the topic of reading comes up, and how many people have strong opinions about it. Reading business books and gathering ideas is an important and helpful use of time. Here’s a classic and often referenced quote:
Bruce has read hundreds of business books. Many of them have very valuable insights. To help learn from his time invested in reading, we’ve reprinted lots of information here for your reference. Enjoy!
| Book Title |
Author |
Subheading or Key Tagline |
| Essentialism |
Greg McKeown |
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less |
| The 4 Disciplines of Execution |
Chris McChesney |
Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals |
| Good to Great |
Jim Collins |
Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t |
| Built to Last |
Jim Collins |
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies |
| Great by Choice |
Jim Collins |
Uncertainty, Chaos, & Luck: Why Some Thrive Despite Them All |
| Drive |
Daniel Pink |
The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us |
| Delivering Happiness |
Tony Hsieh |
The Story of Zappos: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose |
| Leadership and Self Deception |
Arbinger Institute |
Getting Out of the Box |
| Anatomy of Peace |
Arbinger Institute |
Resolving the Heart of Conflict |
| Start with Why |
Simon Sinek |
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action |
| Lean Startup |
Eric Ries |
How Today’s Entrepreneurs Create Radically Successful Businesses |
| 7 Habits of Highly Effective People |
Stephen R Covey |
Powerful Lessons in Personal Change |
| The Fearless Mind |
Dr Craig Manning |
5 Essential Steps to Higher Performance |
| Deep Work |
Cal Newport |
Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World |
| The Productivity Project |
Chris Bailey |
Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, & Energy |
| The Myth of Multi-Tasking |
Dave Crenshaw |
How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done |
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