Business & Tech Books That Can Boost Your Career

By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 2015-06-30

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Business & Tech Books That Can Boost Your Career

By Dennis McCafferty
The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance

By Jim Whitehurst; Harvard Business Review Press; Available: Now. The CEO of Red Hat explains how a leadership style based on transparency, participation and community can reinvent organizations for the digital and social era.
America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age

By Rework America; W.W. Norton; Available: Now. This guide from the Markle Foundation illustrates how technology and a networked world can become tools to open opportunities for everyone. Among other efforts, the foundation promotes the use of IT to address public needs.
Agile IT Organization Design: For Digital Transformation and Continuous Delivery

By Sriram Narayan; Pearson/Addison-Wesley Professional; Available: Now. Narayan reveals how structural, political, operational and cultural facets of organizations impact overall IT agility, and he writes how you can promote better collaboration throughout diverse functions, including sales/marketing, product development, engineering and tech operations.
Workplace Wellness That Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being & Vitality Into Any Organization

By Laura Putnam; Wiley; Available: Now. Workplace leaders must learn how to integrate wellness into the office in creative and effective ways. Based on the latest research and backed by real-world examples and case studies, this guide demonstrates how to promote an overall culture of well-being throughout an organization.
HBR Guide to Leading Teams

By Mary Shapiro; Harvard Business Review Press; Available: July. Great teams don't just happen. This guide will help you avoid pitfalls by focusing on the often-neglected human side of teams through practical exercises such as structured team conversations.
Think to Win: Unleash the Power of Strategic Thinking

By Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, Peter Klein; McGraw-Hill; Available: July. Want to outthink your competitors? Here are practical concepts and best practices from world-class companies and leaders that can help.
The Oracle Way to Consulting: What it Takes to Become a World-Class Advisor

By Kim Miller; McGraw-Hill Professional; Available: July. Learn how to handle difficult clients, navigate challenging office politics, master leadership techniques and manage your career path through a training program from this legendary company.
HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case

By Raymond Sheen with Amy Gallo; Harvard Business Review Press; Available: July. So you've got a great idea—one that will boost productivity while expanding revenue? Great. But you need to secure buy-in from the decision-makers, and this book will give you the guidance and tools you need to make a strong business case.
Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses

By E. Freya Williams; Amacom Books; Available: August. Read how nine companies combined social responsibility and sustainable principles, while rolling up outstanding financial numbers: Ranging from start-ups to business lines incubated in major multinationals, these companies collectively represent more than $60 billion in revenue.
Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed

By George S. Everly Jr., Douglas A. Strouse, Dennis K. McCormack; Amacom Books; Available: August. Professional athletes, surgeons and first responders all perform remarkable feats in the face of intense stress. Why do they thrive under pressure, while others succumb? This book explores the science behind resilience and explains how business professionals can develop it.
First, Fast, Fearless: How to Lead Like a Navy SEAL

By Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner; McGraw-Hill Professional; Available: September. Written by the most experienced SEAL trainer in history, this insider's book discusses the leadership training of America's elite soldiers—and includes business-relevant, actionable steps toward overcoming every challenge.
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There's nothing like having a good book to read on a sunny (or rainy) summer day—especially if it helps you advance in your career. So, as is Baseline's tradition, we're presenting the following list of recommended summer book titles. They represent an eclectic selection of significant technology and business topics. One comes from the CEO of a top open-source company, who is promoting the value of organizational transparency. Another illustrates how "the Oracle Way" can help you manage virtually any work-based challenge and emerge as a respected leader. There's a guide about building a winning business case for your ideas, and a book about companies turning "green" practices (i.e., environmental initiatives) into "green" (as in revenue). We've even included a title that reveals how you can adapt Navy SEAL techniques to tackle business-world challenges, as authored by a legendary SEAL trainer. As always, publishing information about these titles is subject to change, so please contact the publishing company for release dates and other details.

Dennis McCafferty is a freelance writer for Baseline Magazine.