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Steph's Business Bookshelf Podcast — 251 episodes
How to Work With (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
What I read in April 2023; pre-releases, comedy, and books I didn't finish
What I read in March 2023; four books on publishing, poverty, poet punks, and preparing workshops
What I read in February 2023: four books about creativity, epidemics, and grief
What I read in January 2023: five books on life, food, and the future of work
It's 2023: what I'll be reading this year, and a year of experiments
The best books I read in 2022
Big Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy: how to be a human
Ideaflow by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn: how to have more ideas
The 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni: how to find out if you're a genius or frustrated
What's on my TBR: eight books I want to read before the end of the year
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte: why you need to stop using your head
Converge by Dr Catherine Ball: how to see into the future
My Life in Full by Indra Nooyi: why you should put purpose and learning at the centre
The Best Books of 2022... so far (part 3)
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen: why feedback is like a gift and a colonoscopy
Two Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray: how to be more interesting
Cult Status by Tim Duggan: why you should throw the old ways of building a business in the bin
Brave New Work by Aaron Dignan: How to radically rethink the way you work
The Four Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey et a: why accountability is the secret sauce to success
How to plan your own reading week: the do's and don'ts of escaping with your books
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins: won't somebody think of the children?!
Move to the Edge, Declare it Centre by Everett Harper: how to be more human in complexity
Fully Connected by Mel Kettle: how to reconnect with yourself
100 Days of Brave by Iolanthe Gabrie: how to build your brave muscle
Power by Kemi Nekvapil: why power takes practice
The best books of 2022... so far (part 2)
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker: why curiosity is more important than productivity
Love + Work by Marcus Buckingham: why your what is more important than your why
The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll: why you need to get it all on paper
I'm Not a Numbers Person by Dr Selena Fisk: why it's not just about the money (honey)
How We Read: Adam Ashton reads a lot of books
How We Read: Madeleine Dore takes a lot of notes
Killer Thinking by Tim Duggan: why you need to schedule your boredom
Let's Talk Culture by Shane Michael Hatton: how communication is the key to culture
Mastering Community by Christine Porath: why you need to let people go to keep them together
Do/Open by David Hieatt: why you need to be more interesting
Imaginable by Jane McGonigal: why you need to take a step into an unthinkable future
Best books of 2022... so far (part 1)
Special: five best books on leadership
The Power of Regret by Dan Pink: why regret is not a dirty word
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari: why it's not your fault that you can't pay attention
Powerful by Patty McCord: why it's time to start treating your employees like adults
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown: how to learn to feel again
This Working Life by Lisa Leong & Monique Ross: how to reimagine work for the better
The 1 Day Refund by Donna McGeorge: how to reclaim a day back in your week
I Didn't Do The Thing Today by Madeleine Dore: why productivity is not the meaning of life
How to Begin by Michael Bungay Stainer; how to change your life with a worthy goal
What you should read in 2022
How We Read: Claire Hatton on royalty, leadership, and changing reading tastes
How We Read: Lisa Leong's existential musings and top reads of 2021
How We Read: Shane Hatton's top two books of 2021
No Cure For Being Human by Kate Bowler: how to find out what really matters in life
Million Dollar Consulting Proposals by Alan Weiss: how to get around the gatekeepers
The Rejection That Changed My Life by Jessica Bacal: why we need to practice being rejected more
Everyday Creative by Mykel Dixon: how to live courageously with creativity
The Long Game by Dorie Clark: why you need to do the right thing
Feck Perfuction by James Victore: be more weird
There Has to be More by Rachel Service: how to achieve your goals
Breath by James Nestor: how we're breathing all wrong (and what to do about it)
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: how to make the most of your limited time on earth
Best books of 2021 so far (part 3): my favourite books I've read this quarter
How I Built This by Guy Raz: why entrepreneurship isn't all about risk
The Manager's Dilemma by Irial O'Farrell: how to solve your problem solving problem
Tell Your Story by Holly Cardamone: how to stop being a boring business writer
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon: how to embrace the art of beign findable
Permission to Feel by Professor Marc Brackett: how to be a RULER of your emotions for better health
How to Write Short by Roy Peter Clark: top writing lessons from orators and advertisers
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B Rosenberg: how to take personal responsibility for your feelings
Lead the Room by Shane Hatton: the real secrets behind great presentation skills
Argh! by Lynne Cazaly: how to outsmart your overwhelm and make sense of everything in your brain
The 5am Club by Robin Sharma: the three big ideas from the worst book I've read
*REBROADCAST* A Promised Land by Barack Obama: the ultimate lessons in leadership
Best books of 2021 so far (part 2): my favourite books I've read this quarter
Turning Right by Kay Bretz: why you need to let go of success, in order to succeed
Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese: how to learn to be creative
Rare Breed by Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger: the seven traits you need to be a change maker
Three essential books that all leaders should read
Effortless by Greg McKeown - why life doesnt' need to be so hard
Little Black Stretchy Pants (The Unauthorised Story of Lululemon) by Chip Wilson; how to create a cult-like brand
A World Without Email by Cal Newport - why you need to rethink your relationship with your inbox
1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly - why you shouldn't focus on the millions
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans: Why you don't need passion for a great career
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr Benjamin Hardy: the one question to find freedom
Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson: the principles behind wealth and happiness
*REBROADCAST* The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris: Happiness is not the goal
The five best books I've read in 2021... so far!
Thriving Mind by Dr Jenny Brockis: how to get smarter by looking after yourself better
Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol: how to solve more complicated problems
Magnetic Stories by Gabrielle Dolan: how to find the stories that bring your business to life
Think Again by Adam Grant: why you need to rethink your life
Company of One by Paul Jarvis: why you need to be better, not bigger
A Promised Land by Barack Obama: the ultimate lessons on leadership
Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles: the real secrets to living a long and happy life
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey: why you need to choose words with more intention and less hate
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers: the surprising way to grow a company by not focusing on growth
Upstream by Dan Heath: why we keep throwing kids in the river (and how to stop)
2021 reading thoughts: why setting a reading goal might be a bad idea
REBROADCAST: Courage to be Disliked: denying trauma & having the courage to be happy
REBROADCAST: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts of made up stories
2020 Wrapped Up: The five best books and podcasts of this year
This is Water by David Foster Wallace: The capital T truth-about life
The Practice by Seth Godin: Why everything you thought you knew about creativity is wrong
Own Your Career, Own Your Life by Andy Storch: why you need to take more responsibility for your career, and your life
Special Episode: Talking books with Steph Clarke and Kelly Irving
Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner: Why morals can get in the way of the right answer
Dream Teams by Shane Snow: How to fight your way to working better together
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon: How to unlock your creativity and make better work
Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller: How to use enlightenment to create commitment
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott: Why you need to start being more weird
When I Woke Up by Paul Evans: Why the right relationships can save your life
Further Faster by Warren James: How to get your career off to the best start
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss: how to make your habits your key for success
On Writing by Stephen King: Why boredom is the key to great writing
Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg: Why you need to embrace control but relinquish certainty
The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile: how wizards and gyms will make you more spiritual
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: How powerful stories can change your life
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: What is the meaning of life?
What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami: What you can learn about life from running
Hit Refresh: How to build better companies and technology for humans
Losing My Virginity and Finding My Virginity by Sir Richard Branson: How to embrace the 'screw it, let's do it' mindset
Strive by Adam Fraser: Why you need to start struggling more
The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington: How to stop wasting your time and your years
Start With Why & Find Your Why by Simon Sinek: How to stop being boring and be more interesting
Be Brilliant by Janine Garner: How to stop dimming your brilliance
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni: Why you need to embrace conflict
Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey: Why trust is at the heart of everything
Range by David Epstein: why you need to stop specialising
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday: Why you need to domesticate your emotions and act
Reboot by Jerry Colonna: How to grow up and be a better leader
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull: how to take your leadership to infinity and beyond
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work: How to design the chaos out of your day
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin: How empowering others is the key to leadership success
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier: How to unlock the most powerful leadership skill
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg: Why you need to start small to create big changes
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss: Why no is better than yes
COVID Special Edition: Books for unusual times
The Advice Trap Michael Bungay Stanier: How to save others from the perils of your good advice
Radical Candor by Kim Scott: How to avoid ruinous empathy and obnoxious aggression
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: How to rethink creativity and find your magic
Winging it by Emma Isaacs: How to make an impact by accident
Think on Your Feet by Jen Oleniczak Brown: How to use improvisation for better communication
Ish by Lynne Cazaly: Why chasing perfect is not good enough
Infinite Game by Simon Sinek: Why playing to win will make you lose
Good to Great by Jim Collins: Why good is the enemy of great (and how to avoid it)
Built to Last by Jim Collins: Why you need to be big, hairy and cult-like to succeed
Indistractable by Nir Eyal: How to stop blaming technology and start getting more done
The Creativity Formula by Amantha Imber: how to get better at better ideas
Getting Things Done by David Allen: why you need to stop using your brain
How to Build a Reading Habit: Five tips to help you read more books in 2020
Animal Farm by George Orwell: Powerful lessons about life and leadership from pigs
The Best Books of 2019: The five books you need to read right now
Christmas Special: The top books you need to ask Santa to bring you
Employee to Entrepreneur by Steve Glaveski: The ultimate guide to the freedom of being your own boss
Who Moved my Cheese Team Building Question
Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson: How To Use Cheese To Free Your Mind
An Everyone Culture Team Building Question
An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey: How to Work And Learn Better, Together
Open Team Building Queston
Open by Andre Agassi: what to do when you really hate your job
Grit Team Building Question
Grit by Angela Duckworth: How to dig in and get more done
When Team Building Question
When by Daniel H. Pink: How You’re Not Spending Your Day the Best Way
The Ideal Team Player Team Building Question
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni: The Three Most Important Behaviours You Need To Succeed
Talking to Strangers Team Building Question
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell: how to make sense of people you don’t know
Steve Jobs Team Building Question
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: The man, the mystery, the mistakes
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook Team Building Question
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook: How To Win In The Game Of Social Media
Quiet Team Building Question
Quiet by Susan Cain: Why introverts should actually rule the world
Blink Team Building Question
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: the power of not thinking
Pivot Team Building Question
Pivot by Jenny Blake: The only move that matters is your next one
The Happiness Trap: Team Building Question
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris: Happiness is not the goal
Superfans - Team Building Question
Superfans by Pat Flynn: Turn your followers into a fan club
Choose Yourself: Team Building Question
Choose Yourself by James Altucher: Learning to be #1
Tiger Woods: Team Building Question
Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict & Armen Keteyianis: The Cost of Being a Master
Leaders Eat Last: Team Building Question
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: Employees are people too
The Go To Expert Team Building Question
The Go To Expert by Heather Townsend & Jon Baker: From building your brand to getting promoted
Art of Learning: Team Building Question
Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin: How to learn anything
Four Tendencies: Team Building Question
Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin: From Obliging to Questioning
Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 2)
10 Big Ideas About Work From 20 Episodes of Steph’s Business Bookshelf – Part 2
Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 1)
10 Big Ideas About Work From 6 Months of Steph’s Business Bookshelf (part 1)
I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Team Building Question
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi: Terrible title, great book
Originals Team Building Question
Originals by Adam Grant: Create better ideas
Everything is Fcked Team Building Question
Everything is Fcked by Mark Manson - It's time to give up hope
EAlibaba - The House That Jack Ma Built - Team Building Question
Alibaba - The House that Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark: Building a giant
Outliers: Team Building Question
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: 10,000 hours to success
The Culture Code - Team Building Question
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle: How to build a team
Lost Connections - Team Building Question
Lost Connections by Johann Hari: Rethinking mental health
Pitch Anything - Team Building Question
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff: Selling High
Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck: Team Building Question
Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck by Seth Godin: Just keep shippin’
Storyworthy - Team Building Question
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks: Finding the stories within you
Essentialism: Team Building Question
Essentialism by Gary McKeown: Do less to achieve more
Elon Musk: Team Building Question
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance: How to change the world
Speakership - Team Building Question
Speakership by Matt Church, Sacha Coburn and Col Fink: Think before you speak
What Got You Here Won't Get You There - Team Building Question
What got you here won't get you there by Marshall Goldsmith: squashing the superstitions of your success
Power of Moments - Team Building Question
The power of moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath: create and curate moments that matter
12 - It's Who You Know: Team Building Question
It's Who You Know by Janine Garner: Networking without the cringe-factor
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Team Building Question
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: Why your passion won't work
New Power: Team Building Question
New Power by Jeremy Heimans & Henry Timms: Creating movements and changing the world
Fierce Leadership; Team Building Question
Fierce Leadership by Susan Scott: Real conversations and beachballs
Atomic Habits; Team Building Question
Atomic Habits by James Clear: Environment architecture and crisps at airports
How to Win Friends and Influence People; Team Building Question
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: The interpersonal relationship handbook
Art of Gathering; Team Building Question
Art of Gathering by Priya Parker: Bringing meaning back to meetings
Courage to Be Disliked; Team Building Question
Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga: Denying trauma and having the courage to be happy
Shoe Dog; Team Building Question
Shoe Dog by Phil “Buck” Knight: Values, working for fun and building one of the biggest brands in the world
Can't Hurt Me; Team Building Question
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins: Pushing limits, losing toenails and shunning talent
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts
Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande: How to avoid death, bankruptcy and cooking the wrong meal
Welcome: How you can read 30 books in a year, trolls with light up eyes and about the podcast