As fall is here and winter just around the corner, we're all likely to be spending a little more time indoors. With that, we've rounded up five titles we think you'll enjoy diving into to deepen your business development skills and explore creative ideas for team leadership. 


Riding the Waves of Culture
Fons Trompenaars
The ability to lead effectively in a global business environment is perhaps the most valuable skill anyone can bring to an organization. The most thoroughly researched and highly respected resource of its kind, Riding the Waves of Culture doesn’t just help you stay afloat in today’s diverse work environment; it provides the knowledge you need to seize the advantage and compete for the long run.

Skin In The Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

The Facts of Business Life: What Every Successful Business Owner Knows That You Don't
Bill McBean
Written by a successful business owner with four decades of experience, The Facts of Business Life is full of real-world concepts that owners must use and embrace if they want to become and stay successful. This multiple award-winning book has been endorsed by some of America’s top business leaders, like Steve Forbes and Ken Fisher, and has been recognized as “one of the best five business books of the year” and “a must read for entrepreneurs or those wanting to be one.”

Power Moves: Lessons from Davos
Adam Grant
The combination of captivating interviews, compelling data, and Grant's unmistakably incisive and actionable analysis results in an inspiring crash course from the frontlines on the changing nature of power today.

The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Anything
Daniel Coyle
If you're looking for alternative methods to heal from certain diseases or you're simply looking to recharge your mitochondrial health for a more energizing life experience, you're going to want to read this one.