If you had to recommend only 1 book to someone, which of these would you recommend as a must-read?

Culture & Values Personal Development

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey21%

Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins36%

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg11%

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho10%

Another Book (I will mention it in comments)19%

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Head of Corporate Developmenta year ago

"Dare to Lead" by Brene Brown.

CEO in Manufacturinga year ago

Emotional Agility by Susan David.

Vice President of Information Systems in Finance (non-banking)2 years ago

Get in the Boat: A Journey to Relevance by Pat Bodin

Director of People Operations, People + Culture Strategist2 years ago

I'm a big fan of Nonviolent Communication (though I wish it had a different name) so voted for that, but my all time most recommended books are from Adam Grant (Think Again, Give and Take) and Brene Brown (Dare to Lead, Daring Greatly).

Director of Network Transformation2 years ago

For career and life? 7 habits. For security (Cyber), check out Rick Howard's new book. First Principles vs a grab bag of frameworks. Essential reading for all security folks - https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecurity-First-Principles-Strategy-Tactics-ebook/dp/B0C35HQFC3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1694794831&sr=8-1

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