Timeless Books on Business Management

By Seth Sinclair, Member

A wise man once said: “the books that help you the most are those that make you think the most.”  Recently, Time Magazine’s web site (www.Time.com) published a list of what Time’s editors believe are the “25 Most Influential Business Management Books.”  You can read the list here. 

The books on the list range from Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” which was published back in 1936, to Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson’s short tome “The One Minute Manager,” to one of our own personal favorites, “On Becoming a Leader,” by Warren Bennis.

It’s interesting that the most recent of their top 25 books was published in 2001, meaning that either an entire decade has passed since a great book on business management has been written, or simply that not enough time has gone by to judge any of the current crop of books on the subject to be a classic. 

Here at Sinclair Speaks, we’d like to help the process along.  What recently written books have you read that you think are worthy of being included on Time’s “Most Influential” list, or even on your own personal list of favorites?  If nothing written recently has struck your fancy, what great book on Business Management do you believe Time omitted? 

Send us an email at info@sinclairadvisorygroup.com telling us what you’ve liked and why by October 21st. We’ll publish your responses here on the blog—and give a prize to what we believe is the most thoughtful response. The winner will be announced in our November Newsletter.

Here’s your chance to share your favorite book with the world, and for you and all our readers to fill your home and office bookshelves with books that will make you think—and help you to succeed.