The Future of Work: Books Every Modern Leader Should Read

11 Jul 2025

The Future of Work: Books Every Modern Leader Should Read

Redefine hustle. These books show you how to build smarter systems, protect your time, and create sustainable success without burnout. Learn how to lead with clarity, communicate with impact, and navigate high-stakes challenges with resilience and confidence.

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9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning

by Rick Walker

Release Date: July 5, 2025

If you are a man in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s and know – deep down – that you were built for something you should be doing but are not, well… I wrote 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning just for you. Make sense of the chaos; the mental map you’ve been missing. You’re 9 steps away from 900X meaning.

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Changing the World: Through Small Business Stewardship

by David Grau Sr. JD

Release Date: June 22, 2025

A practical guide for small business owners who want to lead with purpose, build with care, and make a lasting impact. This book teaches and explores how to operationalize good stewardship to create meaningful change. Stewardship isn’t charity or kindness—it is good business.

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How To Do Boring, Tedious, Difficult, but Necessary Things

by Peter Hollins

Release Date: June 30, 2025

Look, anyone can binge Netflix or rewatch cat videos. But scrubbing toilets, sorting taxes, slogging through workouts, or having that uncomfortable conversation? That’s advanced-level adulting. And it’s exactly what separates people who quietly win at life from those who keep circling the drain.

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The Happiness Experiment

by Carl B. Barney

Release Date: July 8, 2025

A near-death experience changed everything for Carl Barney, sparking a groundbreaking idea that would redefine happiness forever. His concept of pre-quests—Happiness Grants given during life instead of through a will—ignited The Happiness Experiment. By sharing his wealth with twenty friends, Carl didn’t just transform their lives; he uncovered a new understanding of joy, fulfillment, and legacy.

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Wealthy and Well-Known

by Rory Vaden and AJ Vaden

Release Date: July 1, 2025

Do you feel called to share your story, inspire others, and make a greater impact in the world? If so, you are what we call a “Mission-Driven Messenger.” The challenge, however, is that we live in a world that’s saturated with information and chock-full of “influencers,” making it nearly impossible to stand out from the crowd. Everyone from students to CEOs are scrambling for likes, views, followers, and the ever-elusive “viral breakthrough.”

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The Strategic Customer Success Manager

by Chad Horenfeldt

Release Date: June 30, 2025

“You need to be more strategic.” Those dreaded words from your manager leave you frustrated and unsure of what to do next. But what if you could stop reacting to problems and instead become a trusted strategic partner who commands respect from both your customers and colleagues? Chad Horenfeldt—who has spent over two decades as a customer success manager (CSM) and building out high-performing customer success teams at Eloqua (Oracle), Kustomer (Meta), and other companies—shares a battle-tested approach to elevate your impact and advance your career.

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