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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More
Successful by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There is an instruction manual for next-
level career growth, and is one of the best career development books. Often,
the behaviors that result in early career accomplishments are not enough to
sustain success or push workers to higher tiers. To succeed in the competitive
business world, professionals need to constantly learn and grow. This book
defines the qualities that separate top performers from the pack. The guide
explores twenty common habits that prevent high achievement and prescribes
behaviors for self-improvement such as listening, thanking, and following up.
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There is full of practical, candid advice to reach the higher
ranks of any profession.

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy

Presence teaches readers how to project confidence and competence in
professional interactions. Amy Cuddy, Harvard professor and the speaker in
the viral “power pose” TED Talk, explains physical and mental hacks that can
make huge differences in interactions and first impressions. This book lays out
subtle changes individuals can make to body language and mindsets that can
help professionals perform better in high stakes situations like job interviews
or deal negotiations. Presence is a how-to-guide for overcoming professional challenges and
embodying the best version of yourself at every juncture of your career.

The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right by Gorick Ng

The Unspoken Rules is a guide to unexplained professional etiquette.
Workplaces have a set of unwritten rules and behavior standards which
managers may not explain. Often, colleagues consider these behaviors
common sense, however the etiquette may not be obvious to every worker.
Violating these implicit rules can hold back careers and slow down professional
progress. Gorick Ng teaches readers how to avoid these missteps and
faux paus by laying out the silent laws of the workplace in simple terms.
For example, show you want to learn and help, know your context and your
audience, and think multiple steps ahead. The Unspoken Rules is a playbook for making a good
impression and fast tracking your career.

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