{"id":14180,"date":"2021-04-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/resources\/blog\/must-read-books-for-leaders\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T08:47:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T22:47:19","slug":"must-read-books-for-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/resources\/blog\/must-read-books-for-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-read books as recommended by business leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thomas Jefferson once said: &#8220;I cannot live without books&#8221;. Harry Truman proclaimed: &#8220;Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers&#8221;. When asked how he learnt to build rockets, Elon Musk answered simply with: &#8220;I read books&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, books help make the business world go round, and there&#8217;s a multitude of reasons why the most successful people are often avid, voracious readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading inspires and drives innovation, allowing you to build on others&#8217; experiences and develop empathy \u2013 all essential skills for great leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of World Book Day 2021, we asked leaders from across Roubler&#8217;s partners, customers and team to share their favourite thought-provoking books that have inspired them through their success journeys and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So without further ado, get your wishlist ready to fill up as we go through the books everyone should read in their lifetime, as recommended by real-world business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/booklist-images2-1000x700-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17374\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tao-Te-Ching-audiobook\/dp\/B07KX51N8L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tao Te Ching<\/a> by Lao Tzu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Toby Jenkins, CEO, <a href=\"http:\/\/northframework.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North | High Performance Frameworks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of all the books I&#8217;ve ever read, this is the one I&#8217;ve chosen to reread most often \u2013 in fact, I read it most nights. Its&nbsp;short chapters are a distillation of wisdom, philosophy and questions. I reflect and learn something new each read.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/booklist-images3-1000x700-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Book\" class=\"wp-image-17340\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Step-Ahead-Field-Boardroom\/dp\/1740511735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Step Ahead<\/a> by Rod Macqueen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Dr Alan McCabe, Chief Technical Officer, Roubler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a treatise on the value of doing simple things perfectly, putting in painstaking preparation and executing on plans while ignoring the external noise.&nbsp;The author discusses how he applies these principles to achieve significant success in the sporting world, ultimately guiding the Australian Rugby team to World Cup victory, as well as in multiple areas within the business world.&nbsp;I found it very interesting to read how applying a relatively simple set of fundamentals with precise execution, underpinned by desire and passion, was able to breed such significant achievements in so many diverse scenarios.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/booklist-images-1000x700-1.jpg\" alt=\"Marlene Book\" class=\"wp-image-17334\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Ascent-of-Money-audiobook-dp-B001NXPJOU\">The Ascent of Money<\/a> by Niall Ferguson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Marlene F. Liontis, Director, <strong>Finance and Mortgage Broker<\/strong><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionglobalhr.com.au\/\">Lion Global HR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand not only how our current monetary system really works but, importantly how the evolution of money has occurred throughout our history. It&#8217;s incredibly fascinating, even if you are not really interested in finance. My favourite quote is: &#8220;The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/1000x700-books2-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13704\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-to-Great-Jim-Collins-audiobook\/dp\/B003VXI5MS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Great-Companies-Leap-Others\/dp\/B003VXI5MS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good to Great<\/a>&nbsp;by Jim Collins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Andrew Northcott, CEO, Roubler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis book is a true classic, and one I revisit time and time again. It answers the question: why some companies make the leap to become a great enduring company and others don\u2019t. In my opinion&nbsp;it is the best business book ever written. The application of the concepts that Jim Collins and his research team explore throughout the book were&nbsp;instrumental in taking my last business from a $10&nbsp;million business to $100 million in five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/1000x700-books7-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13705\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Tattooist-of-Auschwitz-audiobook\/dp\/B07BYXSLF4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The Tattooist of Auschwitz<\/a> by Heather Morris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Dominique Lamb, CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nra.net.au\/\">National Retail Association<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This extraordinary book is full of beauty and hope. Based on the true story of a Holocaust survivor, it is a wonderful story about surviving adversity and finding joy, humanity and life even in the darkest of places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/05\/1000x700-books4-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13707\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scaling-Up-Companies-Rockefeller-Habits\/dp\/B00PMCI89Q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Scaling Up<\/a> by Verne Harnish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended by Nigel Ritson, Chief Operations Officer, Roubler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Scaling up is an essential part of my business toolkit. It nicely maps out the framework for successfully scaling up a business, focusing on key aspects of growth around people, strategy, execution and cashflow. What I love about it, is the practical tools it gives an entrepreneur or business leader around streamlining these functional areas of the business and optimising the way a company scales. 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For her, no issue is too difficult to deal with, and she handles every situation she finds herself in with honesty and grace. Her ability to reflect on and learn from her mistakes is something every leader should aspire to.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of World Book Day 2021, we asked leaders to share their favourite thought-provoking books that have inspired them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":14193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[879,887],"tags":[49,143,1039],"class_list":["post-14180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-development-training","category-business-management","tag-inspiration","tag-leadership","tag-world-book-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Must-read books as recommended by business leaders Roubler UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get your wishlist ready to fill up as we go through books these business leaders and field experts think everyone should read in their lifetime.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/resources\/blog\/must-read-books-for-leaders\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Must-read books as recommended by business leaders Roubler UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get your wishlist ready to fill up as we go through books these business leaders and field experts think everyone should read in their lifetime.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/resources\/blog\/must-read-books-for-leaders\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Roubler UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-22T07:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/roubler.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2021\/04\/World-Book-Day-blog-banner.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samantha Hill\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samantha Hill\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/resources\\\/blog\\\/must-read-books-for-leaders\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/resources\\\/blog\\\/must-read-books-for-leaders\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samantha Hill\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/aa67fb0563cee6112469b5ad64aa84cb\"},\"headline\":\"Must-read books as recommended by business leaders\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-22T07:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/resources\\\/blog\\\/must-read-books-for-leaders\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":708,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/resources\\\/blog\\\/must-read-books-for-leaders\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/roubler.com\\\/uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/51\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/World-Book-Day-blog-banner.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Inspiration\",\"Leadership\",\"World Book Day\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Learning &amp; 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