Business Books for Ideas and Inspiration

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I'm always on the lookout for new books to help in my career development. Although this is not specific to nutrition and dietetics, I thought it would be a good thing to share, more generally related to business and management.  Whether you want to go into business for yourself or work for a company, reading business and entrepreneurial books can be beneficial to your career as an RD.  Even though these books all relate somehow to "business", they are not your traditional "business or business planning" books.  They dig deeper into what you want for your personal and working life, your values, and your motivation.  I believe this is also what we've tried to discover throughout our internship program.

The books in this list vary by topic and approach yet they are all relevant to management and leadership.  Hey, there's the most current edition of "The Leadership Challenge"!

Best Biz Books of 2012

When you finally have a chance to take up some non-gradschool related reading, hopefully you find one or more of these books helpful and interesting! Happy reading :)

- O. Gudz

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