--- title: Breakthrough Recommended Reading List - BREAKTHROUGH GLOBAL description: BUSINESS BOOKS  RIDING THE BLUE TRAIN DR. 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BART SAYLE Learn how to keep the energy of business transformation at its peak and deliver change at pace. Pre-order the book on the link below.  *Buy:* [https://www.koganpage.com/business-and-management/energy-driven-transformation-9781398629493](https://www.koganpage.com/business-and-management/energy-driven-transformation-9781398629493)   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/blue-train.jpg?width=160&height=245&name=blue-train.jpg "blue train") ### **RIDING THE BLUE TRAIN** DR. BART SAYLE A groundbreaking management idea that has helped hundreds of companies transform their people and jumpstart their results. A simple but profound message: in order to build your business, you first need to build your people. *Buy:* [*https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Blue-Train-Leadership-Explosive/dp/1591841356*](https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Blue-Train-Leadership-Explosive/dp/1591841356)   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/leading-change--680x1024.jpg?width=163&height=246&name=leading-change--680x1024.jpg "leading change")   ### **LEADING CHANGE** JOHN P. KOTTER Needed more today than at any time in the past, this bestselling business book serves as both visionary guide and practical toolkit on how to approach the difficult yet crucial work of leading change in any type of organisation. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Change-New-Preface-Author-ebook/dp/B00A07FPEO](https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Change-New-Preface-Author-ebook/dp/B00A07FPEO)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/thrive-664x1024.jpg?width=664&height=1024&name=thrive-664x1024.jpg "thrive")   ### **THRIVE** ARIANNA HUFFINGTON In Thrive, Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in the world, has written a passionate call to arms, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Redefining-Success-Creating-Well-Being/dp/0804140863](https://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Redefining-Success-Creating-Well-Being/dp/0804140863)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/71vTnEEwYL.jpeg?width=881&height=1360&name=71vTnEEwYL.jpeg "71vTnEEwY+L")   ### **LOVE YOUR IMPOSTER: BE YOUR BEST SELF, FLAWS AND ALL** RITA CLIFTON Using practical down-to-earth advice based on her experiences, Rita Clifton, tackles the myth that you need to ‘fake it until you make it’, highlights why authenticity can be your biggest weapon and skilfully makes the case for business being more humane. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Imposter-Best-Flaws/dp/1789667003](https://www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Imposter-Best-Flaws/dp/1789667003)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/81yatd34KIL.jpeg?width=1585&height=2560&name=81yatd34KIL.jpeg "81yatd34KIL")   ### **LEAN IN: WOMEN, WORK, AND THE WILL TO LEAD** SHERYL SANDBERG Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfilment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947](https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Women-Work-Will-Lead/dp/0385349947)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/good-to-great.jpg?width=325&height=499&name=good-to-great.jpg "good to great")   ### **GOOD TO GREAT** JIM COLLINS The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996](https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/61YhcHOT0hL.jpeg?width=988&height=1500&name=61YhcHOT0hL.jpeg "61YhcHOT0hL")   ### **GREAT BY CHOICE: UNCERTAINTY, CHAOS, AND LUCK – WHY SOME THRIVE DESPITE THEM ALL** JIM COLLINS, MORTEN T. HANSEN Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Great-Choice-Uncertainty-Luck-Why-Despite/dp/0062120999](https://www.amazon.com/Great-Choice-Uncertainty-Luck-Why-Despite/dp/0062120999)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/built-to-last.jpg?width=332&height=500&name=built-to-last.jpg "built to last")   ### **BUILT TO LAST** JIM COLLINS The famous follow-up from Good to Great. *Buy:[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060516402/ref=dbs\_a\_def\_rwt\_bibl\_vppi\_i4](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060516402/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mind-maps-at-work.jpg?width=310&height=474&name=mind-maps-at-work.jpg "mind maps at work")   ### **MIND MAPS AT WORK** TONY BUZAN Mind Maps at Work takes a fresh and exuberant look at how Mind Maps can keep you one step ahead of your colleagues at work. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Maps-Work-best-still-ebook/dp/B008QS2R3Q](https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Maps-Work-best-still-ebook/dp/B008QS2R3Q)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/61iFp0HxXFL.jpeg?width=654&height=1000&name=61iFp0HxXFL.jpeg "61iFp0HxXFL")   ### **THE RESET: IDEAS TO CHANGE HOW WE WORK AND LIVE** ELIZABETH UVIEBINENE The Reset is a short, digestible book for people who want to work better, and live better. Elizabeth addresses our urge to work differently, to work in a way that suits more parts of our lives. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Reset-Ideas-Change-Work-Live/dp/1529347459](https://www.amazon.com/Reset-Ideas-Change-Work-Live/dp/1529347459)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/716QNCYUMAL.jpeg?width=1730&height=2560&name=716QNCYUMAL.jpeg "716QNCYUMAL")   ### **THE FEARLESS ORGANIZATION: CREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE FOR LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND GROWTH** AMY C. EDMONDSON The Fearless Organization offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent―but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Organization-Psychological-Workplace-Innovation/dp/1119477247](https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Organization-Psychological-Workplace-Innovation/dp/1119477247)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-lean-startup-670x1024.jpg?width=670&height=1024&name=the-lean-startup-670x1024.jpg "the lean startup")   ### **THE LEAN STARTUP** ERIC RIES It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898](https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-power-of-alignment.jpg?width=265&height=400&name=the-power-of-alignment.jpg "the power of alignment")   ### **THE POWER OF ALIGNMENT** GEORGE LABOVITZ & VICTOR ROSANSKY How to use alignment to simultaneously link the elements core to your business in a much more focused way and revitalize your organization’s strategy, operations, and results. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Power-Alignment-Companies-Accomplish-Extraordinary/dp/0471177903](https://www.amazon.com/Power-Alignment-Companies-Accomplish-Extraordinary/dp/0471177903)*   *![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 13.47.30](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2013.47.30.png?width=157&height=239&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2013.47.30.png)* ### **RECLAIMING CONVERSATION: THE POWER OF TALK IN A DIGITAL AGE** SHERRY TURKLE An engaging look at how we have taken flight from conversation due to social media, texting and email, and how it's damaging our relationships, creativity and productivity. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reclaiming-Conversation-Power-Talk-Digital/dp/0143109790](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reclaiming-Conversation-Power-Talk-Digital/dp/0143109790)*   *![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 13.55.26](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2013.55.26.png?width=151&height=225&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2013.55.26.png)* ### **HUMANOCRACY: CREATING ORGANIZATIONS AS AMAZING AS THE PEOPLE** EGARY HAMEL, MICHELE ZANINI In Humanocracy, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising bureaucracy and replacing it with something better. Drawing on more than a decade of research and packed with practical examples, Humanocracy lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are as inspired and ingenious as the human beings inside them. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humanocracy-Creating-Organizations-Amazing-People/dp/1633696022](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humanocracy-Creating-Organizations-Amazing-People/dp/1633696022)*   *![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 14.02.00](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.02.00.png?width=159&height=238&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.02.00.png)* ### **DOING AGILE RIGHT: TRANSFORMATION WITHOUT CHAOS** DARRELL RIGBY, SARAH ELK, STEVE BEREZ In this clear-eyed, indispensable book, Bain & Company thought leader Darrell Rigby and his colleagues Sarah Elk and Steve Berez provide a much-needed reality check. They dispel the myths and misconceptions that have accompanied agile's rise to prominence--the idea that it can reshape an organization all at once, for instance, or that it should be used in every function and for all types of work. They illustrate that agile teams can indeed be powerful, making people's jobs more rewarding and turbocharging innovation, but such results are possible only if the method is fully understood and implemented the right way. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doing-Agile-Right-Transformation-Without/dp/163369870X](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doing-Agile-Right-Transformation-Without/dp/163369870X)*   ## HEALTH & WELLBEING BOOKS ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/HOW-NOT-TO-DIE.jpg?width=329&height=499&name=HOW-NOT-TO-DIE.jpg "HOW NOT TO DIE") ### **HOW NOT TO DIE** MICHAEL GREGER, M.D. The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-recognized lecturer, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of death in America—heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson’s, high blood pressure, and more—and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/&tag=httpwwwdrgreg-20?pldnSite=1](https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/%26tag=httpwwwdrgreg-20?pldnSite=1)*   ![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 14.36.35](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.36.35.png?width=155&height=222&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.36.35.png)  ### **PERMISSION TO FEEL: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF EMOTIONS TO HELP OUR KIDS, OURSELVES, AND OUR SOCIETY THRIVE** ### MARC BRACKETT Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University's Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permission-Feel-Unlocking-Emotions-Ourselves/dp/1250212847](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permission-Feel-Unlocking-Emotions-Ourselves/dp/1250212847)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mind-gut.jpg?width=331&height=499&name=mind-gut.jpg "mind gut")   ### **MIND-GUT CONNECTION** EMERAN MAYER Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome, a practical guide in the tradition of The Second Brain and The Good Gut that conclusively demonstrates the inextricable, biological link between mind and the digestive system. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Gut-Connection-Conversation-Impacts-Choices/dp/0062376551/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462734526&sr=8-1&keywords=emeran+mayer](https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Gut-Connection-Conversation-Impacts-Choices/dp/0062376551/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462734526&sr=8-1&keywords=emeran+mayer)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8435023.jpg?width=316&height=475&name=8435023.jpg "Clean")   ### **CLEAN GUT** ALEJANDRO JUNGER, M.D Clean is a medically proven program designed to be easily incorporated into our busy schedule while providing all the practical tools necessary to support and rejuvenate our bodies. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Expanded-Revolutionary-Program/dp/0062201662/ref=sr\_1\_3?dchild=1&keywords=Alejandro+Junger%2C+M.D&qid=1614779074&sr=8-3](https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Expanded-Revolutionary-Program/dp/0062201662/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Alejandro+Junger%2C+M.D&qid=1614779074&sr=8-3)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/51WOq1TRGdL__SX326_BO1204203200_.jpg?width=328&height=499&name=51WOq1TRGdL__SX326_BO1204203200_.jpg "51WOq1TRGdL._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_")   ### **WHY WE SLEEP** MATTHEW WALKER,PHD In this “compelling and utterly convincing” (The Sunday Times) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=3JMUWOLILC9GO&dchild=1&keywords=matthew+walker+why+we+sleep&qid=1614779601&sprefix=Matthew+Walker%2Caps%2C464&sr=8-1](https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144324/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JMUWOLILC9GO&dchild=1&keywords=matthew+walker+why+we+sleep&qid=1614779601&sprefix=Matthew+Walker%2Caps%2C464&sr=8-1)*   ## PSYCHOLOGY & SCIENCE BOOKS   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-magic-of-thinking-big-651x1024.jpg?width=651&height=1024&name=the-magic-of-thinking-big-651x1024.jpg "the magic of thinking big")   ### **THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG** DAVID J. SCHWARTZ Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book will not only inspire you, it will give you the tools to change your life for the better – starting from now. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/1785040472](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/1785040472)*    ![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 14.09.24](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.09.24.png?width=151&height=229&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.09.24.png)   ### **THINKING FAST AND SLOW** DANIEL KAHNEMAN Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman revolutionised our understanding of human behaviour with Thinking, Fast and Slow. Distilling his life's work, Kahneman showed that there are two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. His book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error, bias and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical) and gives practical techniques that enable us all to improve our decision-making. This profound exploration of the marvels and limitations of the human mind has had a lasting impact on how we see ourselves. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576/ref=asc\_df\_0141033576?mcid=2401343dc2673a3889e380f52363d156&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697305168860&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17651129759220636327&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045999&hvtargid=pla-394582189334&psc=1&hvocijid=17651129759220636327-0141033576-&hvexpln=0&gad\_source=1](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576/ref=asc_df_0141033576?mcid=2401343dc2673a3889e380f52363d156&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697305168860&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17651129759220636327&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045999&hvtargid=pla-394582189334&psc=1&hvocijid=17651129759220636327-0141033576-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1)*   *![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 14.17.38](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.17.38.png?width=159&height=235&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.17.38.png)* ### **HUNTING DISCOMFORT: HOW TO GET BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS IN LIFE AND BUSINESS NO MATTER WHAT** STERLING HAWKINS Entrepreneur, motivational leader, and internationally recognized public speaker Sterling Hawkins shows readers how to get comfortable with discomfort to create breakthrough results in life and business using his #NoMatterWhat system for transformative change. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Discomfort-Breakthrough-Results-Business/dp/1637560141](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Discomfort-Breakthrough-Results-Business/dp/1637560141)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/influence-the-psychology-of-peruasion.jpg?width=333&height=499&name=influence-the-psychology-of-peruasion.jpg "influence the psychology of peruasion")   ### **INFLUENCE: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION** ROBERT B. CIALDINI Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say “yes”— and how to apply these understandings. *Buy:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Influence-Psychology-Robert-Cialdini-PhD/dp/006124189X](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Influence-Psychology-Robert-Cialdini-PhD/dp/006124189X)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Intentions-and-intentionality.jpg?width=352&height=475&name=Intentions-and-intentionality.jpg "Intentions and intentionality")   ### **INTENTIONS AND INTENTIONALITY** BERTRAM F. MALLE & LOUIS J. MOSES Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it offers cutting-edge work from researchers in cognitive, developmental, and social psychology and in philosophy, primatology, and law. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Intentions-Intentionality-Foundations-Cognition-Bradford/dp/0262632675](https://www.amazon.com/Intentions-Intentionality-Foundations-Cognition-Bradford/dp/0262632675)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-power-of-full-engagement-664x1024.jpg?width=664&height=1024&name=the-power-of-full-engagement-664x1024.jpg "the power of full engagement")   ### **THE POWER OF FULL ENGAGEMENT** JIM LOEHR & TONY SCHWARTZ The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live. *Buy:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Full-Engagement-Managing-Personal/dp/0743226755](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Full-Engagement-Managing-Personal/dp/0743226755)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/51hV5vGr4AL.jpeg?width=328&height=500&name=51hV5vGr4AL.jpeg "51hV5vGr4AL")   ### **THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE: POWERFUL LESSONS IN PERSONAL CHANGE** STEPHEN R. COVEY Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, service, and human dignity–principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519](https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Organizational-behaviour.jpg?width=369&height=499&name=Organizational-behaviour.jpg "Organizational behaviour")   ### **ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR** DAVID A. BUCHANAN & ANDRZEJ A. HUCZYNSKI Whatever your background, Buc and Huc will enable you to view organisations and their actions in a whole new way. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Behaviour-Prof-David-Buchanan/dp/1292092882](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Behaviour-Prof-David-Buchanan/dp/1292092882)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-brain-the-story-of-you.jpg?width=328&height=499&name=the-brain-the-story-of-you.jpg "the brain, the story of you")   ### **THE BRAIN: THE STORY OF YOU** DAVID EAGLEMAN Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. On the way, amidst the infinitely dense tangle of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see: you. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brain-Story-You-David-Eagleman/dp/1101870532](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brain-Story-You-David-Eagleman/dp/1101870532)*   ## PHILOSOPHY BOOKS   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-path.jpg?width=400&height=620&name=the-path.jpg "the path")   ### **THE PATH** CHRISTINE GROSS-LOH & MICHAEL J. PUETT The first book of its kind. The Path draws on the work of the great but largely unknown Chinese philosophers to offer a profound guide to living well. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Path-New-Think-About-Everything-ebook/dp/B016PKNV2C](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Path-New-Think-About-Everything-ebook/dp/B016PKNV2C)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-.jpg?width=325&height=499&name=the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-.jpg "the hero with a thousand faces")   ### **THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES** JOSEPH CAMPBELL In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero’s Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world’s mythic traditions. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/metaphors-in-mind.jpg?width=332&height=499&name=metaphors-in-mind.jpg "metaphors in mind")   ### **METAPHORS IN MIND** JAMES LAWLEY & PENNY TOMPKINS Gives individuals an opportunity to discover how their symbolic perceptions are organised, what needs to happen for these to change, and how they can develop as a result. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaphors-Mind-Transformation-Symbolic-Modelling/dp/0953875105](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaphors-Mind-Transformation-Symbolic-Modelling/dp/0953875105)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-tao-of-time-638x1024.jpg?width=638&height=1024&name=the-tao-of-time-638x1024.jpg "the tao of time")   ### **THE TAO OF TIME** DIANA HUNT & PAM HAIT Based on the ancient ideas from the Chinese philosophy of Lao-Tse, it stresses “deceleration” and maps out a five-part program to achieve this end. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Time-Diana-Hunt/dp/0671734113](https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Time-Diana-Hunt/dp/0671734113)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mans-search-for-meaning.jpg?width=306&height=474&name=mans-search-for-meaning.jpg "mans search for meaning")   ### **MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING** VIKTOR FRANKL Frankl came to believe man’s deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust/dp/1844132390](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust/dp/1844132390)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-tao-of-pooh-666x1024.jpg?width=666&height=1024&name=the-tao-of-pooh-666x1024.jpg "the tao of pooh")   ### **THE TAO OF POOH** BENJAMIN HOFF In which it is revealed that one of the world’s great Taoist masters isn’t Chinese, or a venerable philosopher, but is in fact none other than that effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tao-Pooh-Wisdom/dp/1405204265](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tao-Pooh-Wisdom/dp/1405204265)*   ## LEADERSHIP BOOKS   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/organizational-culture-and-leadership.jpg?width=170&height=224&name=organizational-culture-and-leadership.jpg "organizational culture and leadership")   ### **ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP** EDGAR SCHEIN Author Edgar Schein is the ‘father’ of organisational culture, world–renowned for his expertise and research in the field; in this book, he analyzes and illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance to the management of organisational change. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Leadership-Jossey-Bass-Business-Management/dp/1119212049](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Leadership-Jossey-Bass-Business-Management/dp/1119212049)*    ![Screenshot 2026-06-03 at 14.27.04](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.27.04.png?width=152&height=234&name=Screenshot%202026-06-03%20at%2014.27.04.png)   ### **ALL IN: HOW THE BEST MANAGERS CREATE A CULTURE OF BELIEF AND DRIVE BIG RESULTS** ADRIAN GOSTICK, CHESTER ELTON Gostick and Elton teamed up with major consultancy Towers Watson to conduct a study that combined the results of a survey of over one million employees at hundreds of companies with data about those companies financial results and other measures of success such as turnover and customer satisfaction. The data reveals that today's high-performance organisations have a distinctive kind of culture in which employees believe in their leaders and the company's mission, values, and goals. Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Managers-Create-Culture-Results/dp/1451659822](https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Managers-Create-Culture-Results/dp/1451659822)   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/810XiGNe7HL.jpeg?width=1694&height=2560&name=810XiGNe7HL.jpeg "810XiGNe7HL")   ### **THE CULTURE CODE: THE SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL GROUPS** DANIEL COYLE In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organisations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/0804176981/ref=tmm\_hrd\_swatch\_0?\_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=](https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/0804176981/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/71K9EcfzJ4L.jpeg?width=1594&height=2400&name=71K9EcfzJ4L.jpeg "71K9EcfzJ4L")   ### **START WITH WHY: HOW GREAT LEADERS INSPIRE EVERYONE TO TAKE ACTION** SIMON SINEK Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time—with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the WHY of their organisation. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447](https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/inspire.jpg?width=300&height=400&name=inspire.jpg "inspire")   ### **INSPIRE! WHAT GREAT LEADERS DO** LANCE SECRETAN Inspire! offers business leaders a clear vision of what a positive, productive, inspiring organisation looks like in these challenging and chaotic times, and how to get there. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inspire-What-Great-Leaders-Do-ebook/dp/B000SFQW0Y](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inspire-What-Great-Leaders-Do-ebook/dp/B000SFQW0Y)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/leading-minds.jpg?width=332&height=499&name=leading-minds.jpg "leading minds")   ### **LEADING MINDS** HOWARD GARDNER Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, developer of the theory of Multiple Intelligences, offers fascinating revelations about the mind of the leader and his or her followers. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leading-Minds-Leadership-Howard-Gardner/dp/0465027733](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leading-Minds-Leadership-Howard-Gardner/dp/0465027733)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/competing-for-the-future-.jpg?width=331&height=500&name=competing-for-the-future-.jpg "competing for the future")   ### **COMPETING FOR THE FUTURE** GARY HAMEL & C.K. PRAHALAD More than ever, the future offers vast opportunity, but only those with industry foresight, rather than present market leadership, will grab it. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Competing-Future-Gary-Hamel/dp/0875847161](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Competing-Future-Gary-Hamel/dp/0875847161)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sacred-hoops-683x1024.jpg?width=683&height=1024&name=sacred-hoops-683x1024.jpg "sacred hoops")   ### **SACRED HOOPS** HUGH DELEHANTY & PHIL JACKSON Phil Jackson, coach of the Chicago Bulls, explains his thoughtful approach to nurturing a positive group dynamic, revealing an outlook based on Eastern and Native American thought. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sacred-Hoops-Spiritual-Lessons-Hardwood/dp/1401308813](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sacred-Hoops-Spiritual-Lessons-Hardwood/dp/1401308813)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-tao-of-leadership-683x1024.jpg?width=683&height=1024&name=the-tao-of-leadership-683x1024.jpg "the tao of leadership")   ### **THE TAO OF LEADERSHIP** JOHN HEIDER This book provides simple and clear advice on how to be the very best kind of leader: be faithful, trust the process, pay attention, and inspire others to become their own leaders. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tao-Leadership-Tzus-Ching-Adapted/dp/0893340790](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tao-Leadership-Tzus-Ching-Adapted/dp/0893340790)*   ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/the-founders-mentality-.jpeg?width=458&height=704&name=the-founders-mentality-.jpeg "the founders mentality")   ### **THE FOUNDERS MENTALITY** CHRIS ZOOK & JAMES LANE ALLEN The Founder’s Mentality demonstrates the strong relationship between three traits in companies of all kinds, not just start-ups and their ability to sustain performance. *Buy: [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founders-Mentality-Overcome-Predictable-Crises/dp/1633691160](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founders-Mentality-Overcome-Predictable-Crises/dp/1633691160)*     [Previous](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/the-overload-crisis-2-key-actions-to-avoid-it) [Next](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/why-corporates-need-to-stop-pretending-theyre-purpose-driven) ### Read more of our blogs: [Lessons from the Room: 5 Hard Truths About Closing the AI Value Gap](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/lessons-from-the-room) ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hubfs/image%20(13)-1.png) 16.06.26 #### Lessons from the Room: 5 Hard Truths About Closing the AI Value Gap On the surface, it appears that every enterprise is effortlessly scaling AI to unlock massive productivity gains. 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