Off the Shelf: (Books On Business Operations)
As an avid reader, I love to share about the books that I’ve read and equally love to hear about the books you’re reading too.
Recently, I started keeping track of the books that I’ve read. If you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you’ve likely noticed the Reader’s Corner section in each message.
Below I share the third list in a series of books that I’ve read. (View the other lists here: Books on Company Culture, Books on Leadership & Books on Mindset) This particular list is dedicated to books that help improve business operations. I include a short description and the rating 1-5 (1 = not my fave, 5 = couldn’t put it down) that I gave it.
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This book is fantastic for anyone interested in connecting with their audience and persuading them to take action.
This book is all about honing in on what truly matters and letting go of the rest. Think of it as Marie Kondo for your business strategy.
In Bo Burlingham's book Small Giants, he explores a few companies that prioritized being great over growth. He examines things like community, purpose, and quality of work-life.
In Level Up by Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson, they outline their approach to effective networking and creating relationships that provide opportunities for learning and growing together rather than transactions. Ideal for those who struggle with networking or want to form more meaningful connections, this book provides frameworks to build mutually beneficial relationships rooted in a balanced mindset.
Systemology by David Jenyns details how to design simple, scalable, and sale-able systems to grow a business rather than relying solely on the limitations of individual effort and time. Ideal for entrepreneurs and small business owners, this book provides a roadmap for achieving growth goals by leveraging systems and automation to increase productivity, impact, freedom and value.
I recommend this book for anyone looking for practical tools and valuable resources to help free up your time and be more efficient via no-code automations.
This book gives you a simple, powerful framework that will help your business achieve its financial goals.
Anyone feeling stalled out or simply seeking to maximize their productivity, performance, and sense of accomplishment should read The 12 Week Year for its strategies to continually make progress through disciplined goals and near-term prioritization.
This book is for anyone looking to become an Online Business Manager or to hire one. Tina Forsyth's Becoming an Online Business Manager breaks down the ways in which folks can leverage their management skills in the online space to help support businesses with day-to-day management.
Jeff Walker offers a behind-the-scenes playbook for creating highly profitable online course or membership site launches through effective self-promotion and customer engagement. He provides step-by-step blueprints to maximize conversion rates upon release. Ideal for online entrepreneurs, course creators, coaches & consultants seeking to monetize their expertise or reach wider audiences through launches.