6 classics to reread

Of course, you know your classics. Just a little reminder in case there is one of these must-haves that you have missed!

"The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss, or "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kyosaki and Sharon Lechter, an old hand, published in 1997 and reprinted several times, which invite you to rethink your relationship with time and money.

"Lean Startup" , not so young either, published in 2011, by the successful entrepreneur Éric Ries, urges you to get started as quickly as possible, with the most basic prototype possible, the important thing being to dive in and then adjust. A manual on continuous innovation, very useful for all those perfectionists who are slow to put their plan into action! A good model also to better adapt and develop your business model. Also to reconcile yourself with the inevitable bankruptcy, which would in itself be only a step on the path to a better company.

“From Zero to One,” written by legendary Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, to truly add useful value to the world.

"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie, or "How to Deal with Difficult Personalities" - the titles are evocative enough.

7 recent works that you might have missed

There are always some that slip under the radar!

"Freedom 45" by our well-known economic popularizer Pierre-Yves McSween, published in 2020, lays the essential foundations for achieving financial freedom at 45, and being just rich enough to afford the life you want, richer in meaning. Let us also highlight his previous work in 2018, "Do you really need it?" which talks about money without filters and without taboos.

"The Revolt of the Top of the Class" , published in 2017 by Jean-Laurent Cassely, has a nice subtitle: Bullshit Jobs, Quest for Meaning and Urban Reconversion. To push you just a little more towards entrepreneurship!

"Hard Things. Entrepreneurship in Uncertainty" , published in 2018 by Ben Horowitz, after his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers" addresses many crucial subjects to better manage in these times of incessant upheaval.

“The Right Move” , 2019, by journalist Daniel Pink, author of four books on the evolution of work: finding your chronotype, the best time to be productive, creative, or to negotiate!

“That’s Marketing” by the guru of the subject, Seth Godin, also published in 2019. An invaluable summary of the expertise of this author, blogger, speaker, and YouTuber.

"The Virtues of Failure" by the philosopher Jacques Pépin could prove useful in these times.

And for those who like well-crafted stories rather than textbooks, don't miss "Bad Blood" which "tells the story of the blood-testing startup Theranos, led by Elizabeth Holmes, a woman regularly compared to Steve Jobs. Theranos' last round of funding was $9 billion. Except the product doesn't work, but no one knows it. The astonishing story of a huge deception that made many heads roll."

8 fresh new products of the year!

“How to Change Anyone’s Mind” : Jonah Berger dissects five main obstacles to change and how to overcome them in order to better influence, persuade, seduce, negotiate and be listened to! A very useful tool for selling your ideas.

"Understanding Organizations...Finally!" by Henry Mitzberg, the Mick Jagger of management, the one who wrote the excellent book "Manage Simply" about ten years ago. He explores efficiency, competence, consolidation, collaboration, culture, division and conflicts in business in order to better understand them and facilitate them in your daily work.

“They Can’t Live Without You,” by Cal Newport, author of the bestseller “Deep Work,” presents 4 laws for career success and workplace fulfillment.

"The world, user's manual" . Essay with the pen of the writer of the economist at heart Jacques Attali, "who deciphers the current crisis and questions the evolution of the economic situation for the next thirty years, analyzing the impact of advances in digital and biological technologies, inflation, public debt, growth, unemployment, competition, globalization, inequalities and the role of the State."

“It’s All in Your Hands: 40 Inspiring Lessons for a New Generation of Entrepreneurs,” Derek Sivers. Humanistic and counterintuitive approach to business.

"How sport can inspire business" , written by two coaches, one in sports, the other in business, to show how sport can inspire a healthy corporate culture and great responsiveness to face the crises that are coming in many forms.

“The Web Wave 3” , a work of reflection and action to master the new codes of digital marketing, by the two Stéphanes, Truphème and Gallieni.

"Bullshit! Leadership, agility, happiness at work: put an end to fashionable ideas and (finally) revalue the art of management" . Everything is said. With humor and drawings!