Influential Books | Peter Bregman | Author, Consultant, CEO

Check out the most influential books in the life of Peter Bregman | Author, Consultant, and CEO of Bregman Enterprises, Inc:

During the 2011 Ski Season at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Peter Bregman showed up at the Nordic Center for a cross country skiing session and talked books with John Luff of The Most Influential Books team. Below are the books on his reading list… be sure to add them to yours!

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

  I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and turn it into something of value.” – Hermann Hesse
 Buy your copy of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse here!

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely

“But suppose we are nothing more than the sum of our first, naive, random behaviors. What then?” – Dan Ariely 
 Buy your copy of Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely here!

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

  “After all, our lives are but a sequence of accidents – a clanking chain of chance events. A string of choices, casual or deliberate, which add up to that one big calamity we call life.” – Rohinton Mistry
Buy your copy of A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry here!

Bio of Peter Bregman – CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., is the author of 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change & , and writes a weekly column, How We Work, for HarvardBusiness.org. As the advisor to CEO’s and their leadership teams, Peter has used his approach to improve performance at some of the world’s premier organizations, including Morgan Stanley, NASDAQ, JP Morgan Chase, Victoria’s Secret, Converse, Katz Media Group, Passlogix, and FEI, among others. He has worked with companies throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia and has served as adjunct faculty with Columbia University Business School and the National Outdoor Leadership School.

He has based his work on the notion that an organization, at its core, is a platform for talent. By unleashing that talent, focusing it on business results, and aligning it with a compelling vision, both the individual and the organization thrive. Since 1989, Peter has trained and coached all levels of management and individuals to recognize their leadership, exhibit leadership behaviors, model and stimulate change, and foster their own development and growth as well as that of their teams and colleagues. Peter earned his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University. (Bio obtained from PeterBregman.com)