The 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Shortlist: Personal Development
December 12, 2013
Over the course of this week, we will be posting the shortlist selections for our 8 business book categories: General Business, Leadership, Management, Innovation/Creativity, Small Business/Entrepreneurship, Marketing/Sales, Personal Development, Finance. On Monday, December 16th, we'll announce the 8 category winners! In early January, the overall winner of the 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards will be awarded, so stay tuned to The Daily Blog for all the good news.
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Over the course of this week, we will be posting the shortlist selections for our 8 business book categories: General Business, Leadership, Management, Innovation/Creativity, Small Business/Entrepreneurship, Marketing/Sales, Personal Development, Finance. On Monday, December 16th, we'll announce the 8 category winners! In early January, the overall winner of the 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards will be awarded, so stay tuned to The Daily Blog for all the good news.
The selections for the Personal Development category are:
- Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change by Shawn Achor, Crown Business
- Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman, Harper
- Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant, Viking Books
- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf
- Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success by G. Richard Shell, Portfolio
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