Must-read books for procurement professionals

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Last month we outlined a few titles that we, as procurement professionals and leaders, believe should be found on your shelves, or if you prefer more, audible library. Therefore, we wanted to make it convenient for you to pick up and listen to the titles that we’ve mentioned in our recent LinkedIn post.

  • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It - Chris Voss, and Tahl Raz
  • 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
  • Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
  • The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
  • Trade wars, pandemics and chaos - How Digital Procurement enables Business Success in a disordered world - Dr. Elouise Epstein
  • PROCUREMENT WITH PURPOSE - How organisations can change the way they spend money NOW to protect the planet and its people - Peter Smith, and Mark Perera
  • Barbarians At The Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco - Bryan Burrough
  • How to Win - Clive Woodward​
  • Procurement Mojo: Strengthening the Function and Raising its Profile - Sigi Osagie
  • Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual - Jocko Willink
  • Profit from Procurement: Add 30% to Your Bottom Line by Breaking Down Silos - Alex Klein, Simon Whatson and Jose Oliveira
  • Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication - Vanessa van Edwards
  • To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Persuading, Convincing, and Influencing Others - Daniel Pink
  • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel Pink
  • The Infinite Game: How Great Businesses Achieve Long-Lasting Success - Simon Sinek
  • Essentials of Negotiation - Ray Lewicky
  • Bad Buying: How organisations waste billions through failures, frauds and f*ck-ups - Peter Smith
  • The Yes Book: The Art of Better Negotiation - Clive Rich
  • Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in - Roger Fisher
  • 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More - Perry Marshall
  • Uncommon Sense, Common Nonsense: Why some organisations consistently outperform others - Jules Goddard and Tony Eccles
  • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph - Ryan Holiday
  • Rainbow Six (John Clark Novel, A Book 2)
  • Procurement Principles and Management - Peter Baily
  • The Definitive Beginner's Guide to Tendering and EU Procurement: Procuring Contracts in Social Housing or other Public Body Environments - Andrew Shorter
  • The Power of a Positive No - William Ury
  • Ego Is the Enemy - Ryan Holiday
  • Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations - Ken Blanchard
  • The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich - Timothy Ferriss
  • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers - Timothy Ferriss
  • Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary - Louis Hyman
  • Supply Chain Management For Dummies - Daniel Stanton
  • Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win - Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • Purchasing Power - Richard Russill
  • The Challenger Customer: Selling to the Hidden Influencer Who Can Multiply Your Results - Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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