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Bookshavebeenmyprimesourceoflearningandpersonaldevelopment.Books
arelikemyfriends.WithoutthemIfindmyselfincomplete.WheneverIhavea
mentalchallengeoremotionalstruggle,Imoveintomyminihomelibrary(where
Inowhavecloseto1,000books)andfindabook(afriend)thathelpsmeclearmy
thoughtandovercomemyemotions.
Booksareauniquemediumoflearningandhaveaveryspecialplaceevenin
todaysmultimediaenvironment.Whenwereadbooks,ourbrainisforcedto
visualizewhatweread.Thisprocesscreatesabetterretentionofcontentsinour
mindcomparedto,forexample,whenwewatchavideo.
Leadersarereaders.Ifyouhaveambitiontoreachtothetop,youmustdevelop
thehabitsofreadingbooks.Articlesandblogsdonotcount.Theseshortreadsare
goodforupdatingyourknowledge.Butinordertoreallygaindeepinsightsintoa
particulartopic,thereisnobetterwaythanreadingagoodbook.

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Thosewhodonotreadarenobetteroffthanthosewhocannot.Chinese
Proverb
BelowIhavecompiledabriefsummaryofthetop10books(inorderof
importance)thathavesignificantlyimpactedmylifeinapositiveway.Theseare
allbestsellingbooks,soIamsureyoumayhavealreadyreadsomeorallofthem.
Ifnot,thenstartfromthetop.
1.7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplebyStephenCovey
Ifyouhavetoreadonebookinyourlifeonbusinessorleadership,thisistheone.
Averypowerfulandpracticalleadershipframeworkthatyoucaneasilyapplyin
yourpersonalandworklife.
2.MansSearchforMeaningbyVictorFrankle
AclassicshortreadwhereVictorFrankledescribeshisexperiencesand
observationaboutlifeinhellishconditionsduringthedayshewasconfinedin
concentrationcamp.Averyinspirationalaccountofmeaningoflifeunder
survivalconditions.
3.Flow:ThePsychologyofOptimalExperiencebyMihaly
Csikszentmihalyi
Anindepthbutsimpletounderstanddescriptionofwhatmakesyouflowwhere
youexperiencedeepenjoyment,creativityandatotalinvolvementwithworkand
life.Anexcellentguidetodiscovertruehappinessandgreatlyimprovethequality
ofourlives.
4.ThinkandGrowRichbyNapoleonHill
AclassicbookwrittenbyNapoleanHillin1937(postGreatDepression)that
containspowerfulandmotivationalphilosophiesthatarestillvalidandwork
effectivelytoday.
5.GoodtoGreatbyJimCollins
ThisbookchangedthewayIthinkaboutbusinesses.Aresearchbasedwell
writtenbookthatclearlydescribeswhatworksandwhatdoesnotworkintodays
complicatedbusinessenvironment.
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6.ANewEarth:AwakeningtoYourLifesPurposebyEckhartTolle
Ifyouneedsomespiritualguidancetomakeyourlifebetterandmoreenjoyable,
readthisone.Tolleinspiresveryeffectivelyhowwecandetachfromouregoand
stillmaintainahighlevelofdignity.
7.Influence:ThePsychologyofPersuasionbyRobertCialdini
Influence,probablyisthemostimportantbutmostneglectedqualityofasenior
corporateexecutive.Thisclassicbookonpersuasionexplainsthepsychologyof
whypeoplesayyesandhowtoapplyitinpracticalsituations.
8.HappinessHypothesisbyJonathanHaidt
Aninspirationalbookwithdeepinsightsaboutlivingeverydaylifebetter.
9.MindsetbyCarolDweck
Agroundbreakingresearchabouthowwelearn.Anessentialguideforleaders,
parentsandcoaches.
10.TheAlchemistbyPauloCoelho
Abookthatwillhelpyoutorealizeyourdreamsandovercomeanyobstaclesin
yourpath.
Whatisyourtop10list?Letmeknow.
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR:
SaleemSufiisaCFOLeadershipCoachandStrategyExpertwithmorethan20
yearsCFOlevelexperienceworkingfortopworldclassFortune500andPrivate
EquityownedcompaniesinAsiaPacific,MiddleEast,EuropeandUnitedStates.
HeistheFounderandPresidentofMECACFOAlliancewhereheleadstheCFO
Academywithanentirefocusonleadershipdevelopmentandcareergrowth
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forAmericasbusinessesandworkers.

Ourcountryandtheentireworldarelivingthroughoneofthemostremarkable
economicandsocietaltransformationsinhistoryanditisbeingdrivenby
technology.Inthischangingworld,economicgrowthandcompetitivenessare
increasinglytiedtothedigitaleconomy.Thistechnologyrevolutionhasbeen
dramatic.
Tenyearsagolessthan18percentoftheworldspopulationhadaccesstothe
Internet.Lastyearroughly3billionpeopleapproximately43percentofglobal
populationwereonline.Thisisphenomenalgrowth,andthepaceofchangeis
continuing.
ThedigitaleconomyhasastaggeringimpactonU.S.growthandeconomic
opportunity.Considerthisfact:In2014theUnitedStatesexportedroughly$400
billionindigitallydeliverableservices,accountingformorethanhalfofU.S.
servicesexportsandaboutonesixthofallU.S.goodsandservicesexports.One
studyrecentlyreportedthattheInterneteconomyalreadyrepresentsover5
percentofU.S.GDP.Additionally,inG20developedmarketstheInternet
economyisexpectedtogrowatanannualrateof8percentoverthenextfive
years,faroutpacingjustabouteverytraditionaleconomicsector.
Formanypeople,thedigitaleconomywillbethebestplacetofindtheirnextjob
orbusinessopportunity.In2013,60percentofunemployedAmericanInternet
usersages15andolderusedtheInternettosearchforajob.

TheCommerceDepartmentiscommittedto
ensuringthedigitaleconomycontinuesto
thriveandgrow,foreveryone.

Americaseconomicgrowthandcompetitivenessdependonourcapacityto
embracedigitizationintheeconomy.
Specifically,wehaverolledoutanagencywideDigitalEconomyAgendathat
supportsthetransformativeimpactoftheInternetandreflectsitsroleasaglobal
platformforcommunication,commerce,individualexpression,andinnovation.
ThisinitiativebuildsontheworkoftheDepartments12bureausandnearly
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47,000employeesandisfocusedonfourkeypillars.

1.AfreeandopenInternet
AfreeandopenglobalInternet,withminimalbarrierstotheflowofdataand
servicesacrossborders,isthelinchpinofthedigitaleconomyssuccess.Itenables
workersandbusinessestomarkettheirwares,connectwithcustomers,and
increasetheirskills.ThatopenInternetisnowthreatenedbynewbarriersto
crossborderinformationflows,erectedbygovernmentsandotherinterests
throughdatalocalizationrules,platformregulation,andsecuritypolicies.

2.Trustandsecurityonline
Thedigitaleconomycannotsucceedifbusinessesandconsumersdonottrust
theirsecurityandprivacyonline.Americanbusinessneedsaframeworkathome
thatwillpromoteglobaltrust,andinternationalrulesthatdonotunfairlyburden
Americanfirms.

3.Accessandskills
Americanbusinessesneedbroadbandinfrastructureandaskilledworkforceto
compete.Yetbroadbanddeploymentremainsunevenandmorethan25percent
ofU.S.householdsstilldonotusetheInternetfromhome.Americanworkerswill
neednewskillsandtoolsiftheyaretoshareintheprosperityofferedbythe
moderndigitaleconomy.

4.Innovationandemergingtechnologies
Thepaceoftechnologicalchangeisonlyincreasing,bringingbothopportunity
anddisruption.Commerceaimstoincreaseitscapacitytoengageinnew
technologies,suchasautonomouscarsandunmannedaircraft,earlyinthe
developmentlifecycletobreakdownbarriersandaddresslongtermpolicy
concerns.

Whilethedigitaleconomyoffersgreat
opportunity,wefacechallengestoo.

Governmentsaroundtheworldareincreasinglypursuingpoliciesthatcould
restrictthefreeflowofinformationontheInternet.
Thesepolicies,suchasdatalocalizationrequirements,presentsignificantrisksto
thecompetitivenessofbothU.S.andforeignfirmsglobally.Therecently
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announcedEUU.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkisjustthelatestexampleofthe
importanceofdigitaleconomyissues.Forcompaniesacrossallsectorsofthe
economynotjustdigitaleconomyandInternetcompanieseffectively
addressingthesepotentialregulatoryandtradebarriersisthekindofexport
assistancetheyneedthemost.
Torespondtotheseneeds,astheU.S.Governmentsprimaryadvocatefor
business,theCommerceDepartmenthasmadepromotingU.S.digital
commercialinterestsatoppriority.SoIampleasedtoannouncetodaythatwe
arelaunchingapilotprogramofDigitalAttachesinordertoensurethat
U.S.companiescanparticipateintheglobaldigitaleconomyandreachmarkets
worldwide.
TheprimarygoalsoftheDigitalAttachs,membersofourForeignCommercial
Serviceofcommercialdiplomats,willbetoprovidesupportandassistancetohelp
U.S.businessessuccessfullynavigatedigitalpolicyandregulatoryissuesin
foreignmarketsandexpandexportsthroughglobalEcommercechannels.
ThisinitiativewillbeledbytheDepartmentofCommercesInternationalTrade
Administration,workingwithbureausacrosstheDepartmentofCommerce,in
collaborationwiththeDepartmentofStateandourindustrystakeholders.This
initiativewillenhanceeffortstoadvancecommercialdiplomacy,drivepolicy
advocacyontechnologyissues,ensurelinkagesbetweentradepolicyandtrade
promotionefforts,andprovidefrontlineassistanceforU.S.smallandmedium
enterprisestotakeadvantageoftherobustecommercechannels.
TheCommerceDepartmentscommercialservicemissionistosupportAmerican
businesses,promotetrade,andensurethatallcompanieshaveaccesstoafair
andcompetitivemarketplace.TheDepartmentlooksforwardtousingthenew
attachprogramtopartnerwiththeprivatesectorinadvancingthismissionfor
theevolvingdigitaleconomy.

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