{"id":42728,"date":"2021-04-30T08:30:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T08:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sisqualwfm.com\/our-suggestions-for-world-book-day-23rd-april\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:16:24","slug":"our-suggestions-for-world-book-day-23rd-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sisqualwfm.com\/es-mx\/our-suggestions-for-world-book-day-23rd-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Our suggestions for World Book Day (23rd April)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_width=”grid” css=”.vc_custom_1619106776919{margin-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]An annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO<\/a>), World Book Day<\/strong>, also known as World Book and Copyright Day<\/a>, or International Day of the<\/strong> Book, is celebrated on 23rd<\/sup> April<\/strong> to promote reading, publishing, and copyright<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Books are one of the most powerful things in the world, as reading is a great way to discover new things, to open one\u2019s mind to imagination and a whole new world, a world of knowledge, information and possibilities. The right book can hold the power to educate and empower and easily becomes a pathway to success.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it\u2019s not surprising at all that reading<\/strong> is one of the daily habits<\/strong> of the world\u2019s most successful people<\/strong>. Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States of America, once said: \u201cNot all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers\u201d. <\/em><\/strong>Bill Gates once pointed out that he reads 50 books every year<\/a>, which comes down to 1 book per week. As he explained, \u201creading is still the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding\u201d. <\/em>In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg started a book club and made a resolution to read a book every 2 weeks. These are just a few examples of the importance of reading in some of the most ultra-successful people in the world. Besides their successful businesses and careers, they\u2019re also avid readers, although they\u2019re rather selective about what they read. They prefer to be educated rather than entertained.[vc_row content_width=”grid”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Although leadership<\/strong> may come naturally to some, to others, on the other hand, can be a struggle and may take some extra time. Reading voraciously about management and leadership is a great way to help spark our inner leader. We had a little chat with Grzegorz Wisniewski, Country Manager at SISQUAL\u00ae Poland<\/strong>, an avid reader himself, to talk about his favorite books on management and leadership<\/strong>. We wanted to find out what are the ones that, for him, qualify for must-reads for managers.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your\u00a0reading habits! <\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel like every book I took in my hands in my life as an adult was for a reason.<\/strong> 95% of books fall into the category “Self- development” as I am crazy to get better in every discipline which concerns my life. It started when I became extremely young manager of a team of 100 people and wanted to fill in the shoes and prove that being young doesn’t mean bad. I started and never ended\u2026 Even reading all books from the Harry Potter series I treated it as a self-development exercise since I decided to do it in English to increase my vocabulary and language knowledge.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”41299″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_row content_width=”grid”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”41282″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]For multiple years of my life, I have been traveling a lot and the trip on the board of the plane was always accompanied by a book or later by a kindle reader. Recently I must admit I “cheated on books” with audiobooks with ever-growing library on my Audible app but I have another reason for that. Will Smith once said “The keys to life are running and reading”[vc_row content_width=”grid”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]I have to agree and – as a 6 times marathon finisher including classic marathon In Athens – I treat it as a valid excuse for switching to more digital and less attention capturing activity allowing to focus on both: book content while somebody reads It for me by and running track during my long, lasting few hours trainings.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like the educational books you read have a direct impact in your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh yeeaah! I am where I am because I have read and learned what I did. My personality was forged by the lessons learned and the time spent on contemplating them. Books allow me to meet some role models I have no chance to meet any more like Abraham Licoln or Bill McDermott. I read about their life and the path they have taken not to follow the same, but to take educated decisions on my own road to success – whatever the word success<\/em> means for you personally. I still allow the books to impact me – currently listening to the audiobook written by Simon Sinek “Find Your Why” a continuation of the Idea revealed in “Start with Why”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”41288″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_row content_width=”grid” css=”.vc_custom_1619106776919{margin-left: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Can you present some of your recommendations every manager should read?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve collected 5 books that surely help you hone your skills and enhance your personal development and probably may have never been on your radar but for sure will widen your perspectives from many different angles.<\/p>\n

1. The One Minute Manager – <\/strong>series by Kenneth H. Blanchard & Spencer Johnson<\/p>\n

2. Leading Change<\/strong> by Dr. John Kotter<\/p>\n

3. Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/strong> by Robert T. Kiyosaki<\/p>\n

4. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard<\/strong> by Dan Heath<\/p>\n

5. First break all the rules. What the world’s greatest managers do differently<\/strong> book authored by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”41340″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Take your personal development into your own hands to take your team to the next level. And remember, if you need an extra help regarding productivity, SISQUAL is here to help! Don\u2019t hesitate to contact our experts and\u00a0schedule a demonstration.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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