What CEOs Should Take Time to Read

In the corporate world, especially in upper-level management, being informed is a large part of staying ahead of the curve. Too many CEOs live in a vacuum of corporate travel and isolated information sources. They neglect their employees and thus, the health of their company. Truly successful CEOs, on the other hand, stay informed. They place their continued education about the world in which their company lives very high on their lists of concerns. To help encourage that mindset, we’ve compiled a list of useful publications for CEOs to read.

Mashable

Is being informed about technology and pop culture phenomena of the Internet world vital to your understanding of your customers and marketing? If so, Mashable is a great resource. Mashable’s articles cover many topics that keep the CEO’s mind fresh on the latest news. It also offers business-related content, like current trends in social media, marketing your company via Twitter, and apps that make business travel more productive. As a bonus, the quirky, intriguing style of writing that can be found in most of their articles helps make Mashable an easy read.

Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow

According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, everyone has different types of needs that have to be fulfilled. Knowing this helped hospitality business mogul Chip Conley interact with his clients and employees better, and in this book, he tells exactly how he did it. Besides that, the book offers insight into methods of connecting to employees, affiliates, and business partners. Even if you aren’t involved in the hospitality business, reading Conley’s work will help you improve your interactions and learn how to connect to your workers and clients better.

Psychology Today

Because CEOs spend so much of their professional lives dealing with people, Psychology Today is a great publication for finding information about trends in human behavior. Insight and explanations to certain perplexing behaviors are a highlight of this fascinating magazine. From helping you understand and control your emotions to offering insight on certain physiological responses, Psychology Today offers a laundry list of content that is beneficial and informative for CEOs.

Forbes

Forbes might be the mother ship of important publications for CEOs to read up on, for obvious reasons. The publication holds a litany of information on financial trends, investment advice, and tips for improving the health of your business. But what most CEOs don’t know is that Forbes also offers a number of blogs and articles on other important aspects of business life. These include ideas for packing for business trips and learning better communication skills for inner-office interactions.

The Effective Executive

This book is full of pieces of advice on becoming a more productive and efficient executive. It covers topics like learning how to better delegate tasks in the office and managing your time so that you get the most out of the hours in the day. The book also encourages being different. It says using imagination, creativity, and sense of surroundings—not staunchly upholding protocol at every turn—will make the most of your business meetings.

There are easy ways for CEOs to get informed and stay up-to-date on the world they live in and in which their business thrives. Taking the time to educate oneself is one of the most valuable decisions that CEOs can make. 

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