Top 100 Business Books of All Time

A List of the Top 100 Business Books of All Time By Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten

Thousands of business books are published every year- Here are the best of the best

After years of reading, evaluating, and selling business books, Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten are among the most respected experts on the category. Now they have chosen and reviewed the one hundred best business titles of all time-the ones that deliver the biggest payoff for today's busy readers.

The 100 Best Business Books of All Time puts each book in context so that readers can quickly find solutions to the problems they face, such as how best to spend The First 90 Days in a new job or how to take their company from Good to Great. Many of the choices are surprising-you'll find reviews of Moneyball and Orbiting the Giant Hairball, but not Jack Welch's memoir.

At the end of each review, Jack and Todd direct readers to other books both inside and outside The 100 Best. And sprinkled throughout are sidebars taking the reader beyond business books, suggesting movies, novels, and even children's books that offer equally relevant insights.

This guide will appeal to anyone, from entry-level to CEO, who wants to cut through the clutter and discover the brilliant books that are truly worth their investment of time and money.

 

Business Management Books

Business  Management Books

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries
Reflections on Leadership and Career Development: On the Couch with Manfred Kets de Vries
(Jossey-Bass, 2010)
Charlene Li
Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
(Jossey-Bass, 2010)
Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, eds.,
Learning from Catastrophes: Strategies for Reaction and Response
(Wharton School Publishing, 2010)
Robert I. Sutton
Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best...and Learn from the Worst
(Business Plus, 2010)

How Learning Leads to Results

Matthew E. May, author of The Shibumi Strategy, introduces a passage on the critical role of a learning focus in innovation from The Other Side of Innovation, by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble.

Innovation as a Social Act

by Krisztina “Z” Holly

From s+b’s Best Business Books 2010: Three books explore new territory and illuminate the fundamental social principles that underlie the innovation process.

Highlights from 15 Years of s+b Book Reviews

by Theodore Kinni

A select shelf of books that not only expanded the corporate lexicon, but still have the power to change the way we see the world and do business.

Family Matters

Marshall Goldsmith, author of Mojo, introduces a passage on the difficulties of balancing work and family, from You Can’t Predict a Hero, by Joseph J. Grano Jr.