Hey Square Readers,
***VOTING HAS ENDED***
It’s voting time!
While we’re halfway through reading The 1-Page Marketing Plan by Allan Dib, let’s start looking ahead to our next book for August and September.
We have 3 books to choose from, and we’d love for you to vote to help us decide!
This month we're looking at building your skills as a business owner and manager, choosing between Leadership, Business Skills, and Customer Service books; all recommended by sellers like you!
1. Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott
“Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time that you Challenge Directly. When you challenge without caring it’s obnoxious aggression; when you care without challenging it’s ruinous empathy. This simple framework can help you build better relationships at work, and fulfill your three key responsibilities as a leader: creating a culture of feedback (praise and criticism), building a cohesive team, and achieving results you’re all proud of. Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses”
2. Twelve and a Half by Gary Vaynerchuck
“Gary Vaynerchuk explores the twelve essential emotional skills that are integral to his life and business success, and provides critical tools to acquire and develop these traits. Gary provides real-life examples involving common business scenarios to show you how to use them to land promotions, retain core employees, move faster than competitors, win the loyalty of customers, and build successful organizations that last.”
3. Hug Your Haters by Jay Baer
“Haters are not your problem, ignoring them is. With the near-universal adoption of smartphones and social media, Critics (“haters”) can now express their displeasure faster and more publicly than ever, resulting in an overall increase in complaints. Hug Your Haters shows exactly how to deal with them. Whether you work for a mom-and-pop store or a global brand, you will have haters—and you can’t afford to ignore them. Baer’s insights and tactics will teach you how to embrace complaints, put haters to work for you, and turn bad news into good outcomes.”
Which of these do you most want to read first?
While we’re voting by survey, feel free to tell us why you’re excited about a particular book in the comments below.
And if you have any suggestions of other books, drop them in the comments too and we’ll take a look and consider them for the next round in August and September.
We’ll announce the winning book on Monday, July 17th, and start reading it in August.
We can’t wait to read with you!
Pesso
***VOTING HAS ENDED***
Wow, this was the closest voting yet, with 96 votes total, and a pretty even split all the way through.
But taking the lead by just 6 votes, Hug Your Haters by Jay Baer is your pick for our August & September Book Club Book!
Head on over to the announcement post and pick up your copy, since we're starting to read it on Tuesday August 1st!
Since it was so close, I'll definitely be including Radical Candor by Kim Scott and Twelve and a Half by Gary Vaynerchuck in the next round of voting for October & November 2023!
Can't wait to read with you,
Pesso
Wow, this was the closest voting yet, with 96 votes total, and a pretty even split all the way through.
But taking the lead by just 6 votes, Hug Your Haters by Jay Baer is your pick for our August & September Book Club Book!
Head on over to the announcement post and pick up your copy, since we're starting to read it on Tuesday August 1st!
Since it was so close, I'll definitely be including Radical Candor by Kim Scott and Twelve and a Half by Gary Vaynerchuck in the next round of voting for October & November 2023!
Can't wait to read with you,
Pesso
