The Best Personal Development Books to Read in 2021

How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age - Book summary

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Book Summary – How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age

Dale Carnegie’s original book How to Win Friends and Influence People was published in 1936, and laid out powerful and timeless principles of human communications…

ReadingraphicsOctober 23, 2016

Book Summaries Decision-Making & Problem-Solving Motivation and Potential Personal Development Time Management & Productivity

Book Summary – The Compound Effect: Multiplying your Success. One Simple Step at a Time.

We’re constantly surrounded by media and marketing messages that tell us we can buy secret formulas and shortcuts to overnight success. In "The Compound Effect",…

ReadingraphicsAugust 30, 2016

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Book summary

Book Summaries Leadership and Teamwork Personal Development Professional Development

Book Summary – The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People will Follow You

Everything rises and falls on leadership. In this book, John Maxwell provides insights that are based on more than 40 years of leadership experience and…

ReadingraphicsJuly 17, 2016

Book Summaries Business Management Leadership and Teamwork Learning & Development Operations and Project Management

Book Summary – The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organisation

In today’s increasingly dynamic and complex word, an organization’s ability to learn and renew itself is a sustainable competitive advantage. In this book, Peter Senge…

ReadingraphicsJuly 14, 2016

Go Put Your Strenghts To Work - Book summary

Book Summaries Business Communication Motivation and Potential Personal Development Professional Development

Book Summary – Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance

Numerous studies have shown that effective organizations and great achievers focus on leveraging their strengths rather than trying to fix their weaknesses. This book by…

ReadingraphicsMay 27, 2016

Book Summaries Business Management Happiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual Growth Leadership and Teamwork Motivation and Potential Personal Development

Book Summary – Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose

In Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose, Tony Hsieh shares how he built Zappos from nothing to its eventual sale (or marriage)…

ReadingraphicsMay 17, 2016

Book Summaries Decision-Making & Problem-Solving Leadership and Teamwork Personal Development

Book Summary – Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing And Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Through a simple fable about a penguin colony, with life-like characters that we can identify with. This book by John Kotter presents important lessons for…

ReadingraphicsApril 27, 2016

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Book Summary – The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

This book by Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual self-help guide to help us discover our true Being, release our pain and find deep inner peace.…

ReadingraphicsApril 12, 2016

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Book Summary – Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard

Making lasting change in our companies, communities and our own can be hard, because of inherent conflict in our minds. In this book, the Heath…

ReadingraphicsFebruary 5, 2016

Business Management Learning & Development Tips and Insights

Understanding Systems Thinking – The Beer Game

The beer game was developed at the MIT in the 1960s to simulate a simple production/distribution system for one brand of beer. This is a…

ReadingraphicsOctober 14, 2015

Motivation and Potential Personal Development Time Management & Productivity Tips and Insights

What is “Flow” and how to “Get in the Zone”

Let's imagine this for a minute. You are ready in your starting pose, all set for your dance competition. The music starts, and you feel…

ReadingraphicsOctober 11, 2015

Motivation and Potential Personal Development Time Management & Productivity Tips and Insights

Tips on Eliminating Time Wasters at Work

Did you know that most common time wasters at work come from the very nature of our work? Wondering how? Let's break it down. 1.…

ReadingraphicsOctober 1, 2015

Motivation and Potential Personal Development Tips and Insights

The Stockdale Paradox: where optimism meets pragmatism

In the best-selling book by Jim Collins, Good to Great, one of the 6 ingredients that "good" companies used to become "great" was: confront the…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 29, 2015

Book Summaries Happiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual Growth Money and Personal Finance Motivation and Potential Personal Development Relationships, Communication & Parenting

Book Summary – The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success

The Slight Edge is a philosophy, a new way of thinking. It helps us to make simple daily choices and take small actions, creating the…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 27, 2015

Money and Personal Finance Tips and Insights

How to Invest Money for Predictable Returns

How to invest my money for predictable returns? In one of our earlier articles, we shared how you can develop sound money management habits using…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 25, 2015

Book Summaries Decision-Making & Problem-Solving Happiness, Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual Growth Personal Development Sociology & Economics Time Management & Productivity

Book Summary – Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

The book answers the questions: "what is a good life", "how anyone can create an excellent life" and "how to transform every day activities into…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 19, 2015

Personal Development Time Management & Productivity Tips and Insights

Clear your thoughts like Dumbledore

Are you a fan of the Harry Potter series of books and movies? One of the cool "gadgets" that we love in the wizardry world…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 17, 2015

Health and Wellness Relationships, Communication & Parenting Tips and Insights

What are the Love Languages? How to Keep Your Love Tank Full

Are you enjoying a supportive and meaningful bond with your significant other? Do they feel the same way? We often form bonds through affection. Different…

ReadingraphicsSeptember 13, 2015