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10 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS. Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis e path to success is often assumed to run in only one direction—bigger, faster, better, more. What if the true key to success and meaningful fulfillment, however, lies in understanding the optimum size for your business ventures and working to maintain that equilibrium rather than chasing constant expansion for its own sake? In Company of One, business and tech veteran Paul Jarvis pursues this thesis that staying deliberately small can allow a right-sized company to provide "freedom to pursue more meaningful pleasures in life, and avoid the headaches that result from dealing with employees, long meetings, or worrying about expansion." It might be counterintuitive, but Company of One suggests that the true key to finding success may lie in redefining what that word means in the first place. The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work by Richard Baldwin e robots are coming! In e Globotics Upheaval, globalization expert Richard Baldwin explores how the digital revolution will transform how we work, burn down the artificial boundaries imposed by distance and culture, and challenge developed societies around the world to try and keep up. Drawing comparisons to how automation caused seismic shifts throughout established systems of factory production, Baldwin's Globotics Upheaval reveals how the developments such as artificial intelligence, instant machine translation, and expanded frontiers of telecommuting could send shock waves through white-collar industries that had been more insulated from change in decades past. How will business and cultures adapt? Find out in e Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek If there's one thing most games have in common, it's that they don't last. From the start, they're working toward a definitive ending, with a winner and a loser. But what about the worlds of politics or business? ey might share some similarities with the contests that fill the airwaves of ESPN, but there are no definitive endpoints when the game is done. e players and the power balances might change, but the game keeps on rolling. In e Infinite Game, the author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last explores how transformative the shift from a finite to an infinite mindset can be. Find out why "an infinite mindset is a prerequisite for any leader who aspires to leave their organization in better shape than they found it." Real Property Valuation in Condemnation by e Appraisal Institute is volume from the Appraisal Institute follows up on their landmark 1995 text Real Estate Valuation in Litigation. is work explores the perils and pitfalls an appraiser must anticipate when evaluating properties that have been condemned, asking questions such as, "What do appraisers need to know to value properties subject to eminent domain?" As Real Property Valuation in Condemnation points out, there is a good chance that many appraisals performed on such properties may wind up with the appraiser forced to defend those valuations in court, so the book helps ensure that appraisers can "perform these complex assignments with competence, professionalism, and a commitment to ethical conduct."