Here are some reading recommendations from me.
Business/Management
- Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William L. Ury
A classic “textbook” on negotiation, bargaining, and persuasion processes. - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
A “textbook” explaining persuasion methods that everyone, especially marketers, salespeople, managers, and educators, should use, along with defense tactics against them. - The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Jack Trout
A “storybook” that explains the fundamentals of marketing. - The Obvious Secrets of Marketing by Jack Trout
A bedside book that conveys marketing fundamentals with complete simplicity. - The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
As the title suggests, the number one recommended book in the field of entrepreneurship. - Scrum: A Transformation Story by Mehmet Yitmen
A straightforward explanation of an agile project management methodology that is proven to be suitable for business units other than just IT. - Step by Step Innovation by Bora Özkent
In a world where knowledge—and thus opportunities—are quickly accessible to everyone, one of the most important ways to grow or enter a market is to view customer experience from a unique angle and create processes to rapidly develop products and services that enable customers to “do their jobs better, faster, more easily, enjoyably, painlessly, and affordably.” Bora Özkent nicely summarizes the “dos” and “don’ts” of this approach in his book. - Innovation: The Key to Development and Competitiveness by Şirin Elçi
An important book that discusses the significance of innovation, the systemic and policy support it requires, and examples of its application—written before the term “innovation” even became widely recognized in Turkey. - Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock
Former Google HR executive explains why not every company can become Google from a human resources perspective. - The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
A must-read for industrial engineers. - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
A guide on what to do and what to avoid, primarily in business life. - The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
A bedside book every manager should read to understand an extreme example of situational leadership. However, start with a Situational Leadership course first. - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Not everything is determined by your intelligence, hard work, genetics, External factors and timing plays a great role in success. - The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
A book listing and examining many biases that distort our decison making process - Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol
A book which could help understanding the help of engineering and scientific curiosity, creativity, paranoia while building important things. - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
A history of clever(!) life on earth - Genious Makers by Cade Metz
Is AI just invented. No. The history of dedicated scientists and entrepreneurs that opened the path for machines to learn. - The Psychology of Money by Morgan Hausel
A book about creating and keeping wealth. How you can earn money is important. How you should keep it is more important.
Novels
- 1984 by George Orwell
- The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Garcia Marquez