Any book recommendations on becoming a likable / more social and have good conversations type of person? Thanks!

Want to improve my verbal and written communication skills. I hear reading more would help but I don’t read as much as I used to. So I’m wondering what books would help with that? Should I just read books that tickle my fancy like suspense and true crime novels? Help! Welcome to all book recommendations.

Any good book recommendations for women in business, tech or in general?

Any good book recommendations for the industry? I’m about to be a manager for the first time and looking for any good reads to help me grow. TIA!

I just want to say thank you to this bowl for all of the good book recommendations - I’m reading ‘women who love too much’ and I feel like I just got woke

I am fairly new to the management consulting industry, does anyone have any good book recommendations? So far I’ve read things like: The Goal, 7 habits, and most of the Strategyzer series

looking for good PBL book recommendations (teacher book club options)

Any good book recommendations?

Any book recommendations for business related DEI? Or DEI in general? Not sure if there are any specifically geared towards public accounting, early career, consulting, but those would be a plus.

I was recently hired as an event coordinator/project manager for my company. Are there any online certification courses I could take to freshen up my skills? I would also love book recommendations or trade article recommendations. Thank you in advance

Searched the bowl but thought i would poll for a more recent list of book recommendations. Fiction or non fiction. Hit me with your faves!

Below are examples of books I recently read:

Verity - Colleen Hoover
Being mortal - Atul Gawande
Little secrets
Love, Chai, and other four letter words

Agile Program Managers, I am looking to dedicate a few hours a day to growth and skill building. Looking for any great book recommendations around this subject. To be more specific, I manage automotive user interface design programs within software engineering groups.

Any good book recommendations? Looking for fiction. I love books like Anxious People, Midnight Library, Waiting for Godot (theatre play)

Book recommendations: Hi 🐠, can you all recommend a few books that can help me learn a little about the following topics?

- How to go about ideating a new line of service or product? (Understanding market needs and viability of the product, designing/scoping the product, etc)
- How to define a business case for funding an idea?
- How to launch a product and/or a startup?

Starting a Strategy role and would like to use the down time to prepare. Open to other books on strategy concepts as well :)

Any good vegetarian cook book recommendations?

I’m moving from implementation consulting - where details are super important - to a strategy role, working with C suite executives. Got the feedback that I need to think and work less detailed and way more high level/abstract. Any book recommendations to train this skill or get insights how to best think on an abstract level?

Hi everyone! Any book recommendations for new leaders?

Any self improvement book recommendations? Thanks!

Any book recommendations on Clinical Trial Agreements?

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Anyone have any book recommendations related to business/finance? Reading Billion Dollar Whale now and can’t put it down!

Do most companies offer some kind of stipend for home office stuff like standing desks or coworking spaces like deskpass or wework? Is it just my company that doesn’t offer this? I asked anonymously about it at all hands today and was told not to be greedy since we already have educational stipends by the company president

I got an offer for BA GCB 5, but the department is not mentioned, HR told that department will be allocated once I join. Is it so? Don't they inform the department prior?

Anyone that can provide a referral for Bain and/or McKinsey?

Is Yelp a good firm to work for?

Hi fishers,

My lwd is coming near and I have to decide which offer to take. My technology is Java, mircoservices and yoe is 6

Wipro - 19 lpa all fixed
Luxoft - 20 lpa all fixed

Looking for 2bd or 3bd with garage rent of $2,000-$2,200 ready to move in after July in the Orlando,FL area if anyone has any info. Please let me know! Thank you!

Does anyone remember when Erdogan had his security detail beat up Americans in America and Trump apologized? I would love to see him try that again under this administration.

Any tips for not crying in a workplace “confrontation”? I feel like I am being walked all over and taken advantage of work-wise, and want to say something to the partners in a rational way.

Anyone have any info about what it’s like to work at Plan B?

Hello fishes,

Can you please provide some sources to learn power bi? Thanks in advance.

ME 🐠: serious question after having gone through multiple threads on this forum and elsewhere. Can someone working in the region (ideally mid level - EM / SM / Principal) really debunk or validate the “WLB is non existent in ME” notion, particularly T1/2 Strat firms. How bad is it really? Peaks are extreme everywhere regardless of geography. However, what does an avg work week feel like? Grateful if the response is as specific and personal/ accurate as possible please. TIA 🙏🙏🙏

Hi, I have got an offer from Abzooba. Any inputs for wlb, job security would be really helpful.
Role: PM, 10 yrs

I hear that UST acquired this last year. TIA

Hi folks, does anyone have any leads for openings on product design or UX related roles? Got about 5+ years work ex with specialization in consumer electronics and e-commerce.

Also, I would like to connect and network with you all. Please feel free to DM me your linkedin handles. Always appreciate a good conversation.

Have a good day.

Going to New York first time. Need recs on touristy stuff that's actually worth it. Thinking 9/11 memorial statue of liberty and time square so far.

Anyone here actually really like their CD?

Looking for suggestions on scheduling system/software for both talent and rooms, etc., for a mid-sized facility. Any suggestions?

What questions do they ask in an internship interview for art directions?

Trying to gain some insights from a franchise owner.
Considering owning a franchise (passive income), and would like to know the prospective costs, risks, returns. Is it a worthy investment?

"Its a marathon, not a race - they say... but do they know that you barely get a break in a marathon?

Good documentary references anyone? Recently watched a few and feeling like exploring some more

Dumbest thing you’ve ever said to a prospect?

Best books you read this year that aren’t about sales, marketing or prospecting?

So stressed. Can't wait for it to be over

Has anyone made the transition from business development as a financial advisor to being the actual financial planner for a team?

Currently have 6.5YOE as an FA bringing in business, but would prefer to be in more of a planning role.

Sitting for the CFP in November if that helps.

Looking for recommendations for a good appointment setting service. Who have you guys had good experience with?

Can some of you experienced folk recommend some good books for rookies? What are your favorites for investment strategies, marketing, selling, etc.?

When a company transitions 401k providers, and funds are being mapped over, do the funds stay invested throughout the entire process? Or are there typically a few days out of the market? Cont...

How do you sell the benefits of managed money to your clients?

73 year old client stuck in a qualified annuity with a 2% cap rate and 1% income rider fee packaged with a 4.5% surrender charge. Plenty of income with SSI and pension Any thoughts?

Thoughts on the CFP designation? Is it still worth considering or have stringent regulations muddied the waters? My goal is to have as many certifications under my belt as possible (to serve my clients the best I can) and I’m wondering which path I should pursue.

What is the best program EJ offers to obtain your CFP?

How long is too late to send a thank you note after an interview?

Short of committing to the CFP program, what other designations do people think are the most useful/effective?

MD in my office was cheating with an intern. Wife found out because the idiot threw her panties in with his wife’s laundry. When confronted by his wife he broke down telling her. She called the office

How many of you are taking the week between Christmas and NYE off?

Are there still veteran advisors that expect their noobs to smile and dial? I get activity drives results but being active for the sake of being active won’t help the noob bring in business