In Work Rules!, Lazlo Bock systematically relays how Google’s approach to people and work pushes the boundaries of traditional human resource protocols. You will learn why instincts actually impede the hiring process, why focusing on the two tails of a distribution is most valuable, why salary scales are in fact problematic, and why nudges are better than just providing information or making decisions for others.

If you’ve ever outsourced work you didn’t want to do, then you understand the joy of freeing up your time while knowing the work was still being done. That theme…applied to all aspects of your life, is the basis of Who Not How. A great read for anyone looking to dramatically expand their influence on the world.

Patrick Lencioni spends the first two-thirds of The Ideal Team Player explaining the three most important virtues of employees: humble, hungry, and smart. The final third is dedicated to understanding and applying those virtues to optimize teamwork in any organization.

Are you a Giver, Taker, or Matcher? In Give and Take, Adam Grant explains how our style of interacting with others shapes us and our organizations. One of his main claims is that Takers achieve short-term, individual success, but Givers are inherently better leaders.

Adam Grant’s Originals doesn’t disappoint. He looks at a whole host of variables that play a role in how original ideas are spawned, accepted and rolled out to the world.

If you are a model thinking junkie, Quiet Leadership by David Rock will whet your whistle and then some, as it’s full of complex and interwoven models. If you prefer fewer diagrams and acronyms, Rock will still push your thinking to make sure your conversations are leading others to think for themselves.