Your out of office message is off, there’s a green dot next to your name in your instant messaging app, and you’re looking for some inspiration to bring you back into the world of work after summer vacation. Look no further than the books on business and workplace culture from our 2023 summer reading guide, hand selected by leaders from around the globe. Check out the full list of recommended books for recommendations from CEOs, editors, and McKinsey leaders, including global managing partner Bob Sternfels, or dive in with one of these 10 picks, which range from career advice to corporate strategy to personal memoir.
The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees by Ben Mezrich
Recommended by Brian Doubles, President and CEO, Synchrony
Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind by Andy Dunn
Recommended by Ariela Safira, Founder and CEO, Real
Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World by Ginni Rometty
Recommended by Jenny Abramson, Founder and managing partner, Rethink Impact
The Solutionists: How Businesses Can Fix the Future by Solitaire Townsend
Recommended by Mads Nipper, President and CEO, Ørsted
There’s Nothing Micro about a Billion Women: Making Finance Work for Women by Mary Ellen Iskenderian
Recommended by Zubaida Bai, President and CEO, Grameen Foundation
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt
Recommended by Kat Downs Mulder, Senior vice president and general manager, Yahoo News
How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps: Bringing Out the Best in Nonprofits by David M. Schizer
Recommended by Henry Timms, President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Prep, Push, Pivot: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women by Octavia Goredema
Recommended by Henry Timms, President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson
Recommended by Nicholas Thompson, CEO, Atlantic
Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners around the World by Tyler Cowan and Daniel Gross
Recommended by Daryna Shevchenko, CEO, Kyiv Independent