Steph's Business Bookshelf Podcast

By Steph Clarke

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Most people don’t have time to read the books they want to. Each week join Steph (@stephsbizbookshelf), a life-long bookworm, as she brings you the lessons from the best non-fiction books she’s read. Steph will share the ‘three big things’ the books taught her, favourite quotes and actions she’s implemented since reading the book. If you have an ever-growing pile of half-read books on your bedside table, this podcast is for you. Steph's Business Bookshelf; doing the reading so you don't have to.


Episode Date
How to Work With (Almost) Anyone by Michael Bungay Stanier
Jun 05, 2023
What I read in April 2023; pre-releases, comedy, and books I didn't finish
May 01, 2023
What I read in March 2023; four books on publishing, poverty, poet punks, and preparing workshops
Apr 03, 2023
What I read in February 2023: four books about creativity, epidemics, and grief
Mar 06, 2023
What I read in January 2023: five books on life, food, and the future of work
Feb 06, 2023
It's 2023: what I'll be reading this year, and a year of experiments
Jan 16, 2023
The best books I read in 2022
Jan 09, 2023
Big Feelings by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy: how to be a human
Dec 11, 2022
Ideaflow by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn: how to have more ideas
Dec 03, 2022
The 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni: how to find out if you're a genius or frustrated
Nov 07, 2022
What's on my TBR: eight books I want to read before the end of the year
Oct 30, 2022
Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte: why you need to stop using your head
Oct 24, 2022
Converge by Dr Catherine Ball: how to see into the future
Oct 19, 2022
My Life in Full by Indra Nooyi: why you should put purpose and learning at the centre
Oct 09, 2022
The Best Books of 2022... so far (part 3)
Oct 02, 2022
Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen: why feedback is like a gift and a colonoscopy
Sep 27, 2022
Two Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray: how to be more interesting
Sep 18, 2022
Cult Status by Tim Duggan: why you should throw the old ways of building a business in the bin
Sep 11, 2022
Brave New Work by Aaron Dignan: How to radically rethink the way you work
Sep 04, 2022
The Four Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey et a: why accountability is the secret sauce to success
Aug 21, 2022
How to plan your own reading week: the do's and don'ts of escaping with your books
Aug 14, 2022
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins: won't somebody think of the children?!
Aug 07, 2022
Move to the Edge, Declare it Centre by Everett Harper: how to be more human in complexity
Jul 31, 2022
Fully Connected by Mel Kettle: how to reconnect with yourself
Jul 24, 2022
100 Days of Brave by Iolanthe Gabrie: how to build your brave muscle
Jul 17, 2022
Power by Kemi Nekvapil: why power takes practice
Jul 10, 2022
The best books of 2022... so far (part 2)
Jul 03, 2022
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker: why curiosity is more important than productivity
Jun 27, 2022
Love + Work by Marcus Buckingham: why your what is more important than your why
Jun 19, 2022
The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll: why you need to get it all on paper
Jun 13, 2022
I'm Not a Numbers Person by Dr Selena Fisk: why it's not just about the money (honey)
Jun 05, 2022
How We Read: Adam Ashton reads a lot of books
May 22, 2022
How We Read: Madeleine Dore takes a lot of notes
May 15, 2022
Killer Thinking by Tim Duggan: why you need to schedule your boredom
May 08, 2022
Let's Talk Culture by Shane Michael Hatton: how communication is the key to culture
May 01, 2022
Mastering Community by Christine Porath: why you need to let people go to keep them together
Apr 24, 2022
Do/Open by David Hieatt: why you need to be more interesting
Apr 17, 2022
Imaginable by Jane McGonigal: why you need to take a step into an unthinkable future
Apr 10, 2022
Best books of 2022... so far (part 1)
Apr 03, 2022
Special: five best books on leadership
Mar 20, 2022
The Power of Regret by Dan Pink: why regret is not a dirty word
Mar 13, 2022
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari: why it's not your fault that you can't pay attention
Feb 27, 2022
Powerful by Patty McCord: why it's time to start treating your employees like adults
Feb 20, 2022
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown: how to learn to feel again
Feb 13, 2022
This Working Life by Lisa Leong & Monique Ross: how to reimagine work for the better
Feb 06, 2022
The 1 Day Refund by Donna McGeorge: how to reclaim a day back in your week
Jan 30, 2022
I Didn't Do The Thing Today by Madeleine Dore: why productivity is not the meaning of life
Jan 23, 2022
How to Begin by Michael Bungay Stainer; how to change your life with a worthy goal
Jan 16, 2022
What you should read in 2022
Jan 09, 2022
How We Read: Claire Hatton on royalty, leadership, and changing reading tastes
Dec 19, 2021
How We Read: Lisa Leong's existential musings and top reads of 2021
Dec 12, 2021
How We Read: Shane Hatton's top two books of 2021
Dec 05, 2021
No Cure For Being Human by Kate Bowler: how to find out what really matters in life
Nov 27, 2021
Million Dollar Consulting Proposals by Alan Weiss: how to get around the gatekeepers
Nov 21, 2021
The Rejection That Changed My Life by Jessica Bacal: why we need to practice being rejected more
Nov 14, 2021
Everyday Creative by Mykel Dixon: how to live courageously with creativity
Nov 07, 2021
The Long Game by Dorie Clark: why you need to do the right thing
Oct 31, 2021
Feck Perfuction by James Victore: be more weird
Oct 24, 2021
There Has to be More by Rachel Service: how to achieve your goals
Oct 17, 2021
Breath by James Nestor: how we're breathing all wrong (and what to do about it)
Oct 10, 2021
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman: how to make the most of your limited time on earth
Oct 03, 2021
Best books of 2021 so far (part 3): my favourite books I've read this quarter
Sep 26, 2021
How I Built This by Guy Raz: why entrepreneurship isn't all about risk
Sep 19, 2021
The Manager's Dilemma by Irial O'Farrell: how to solve your problem solving problem
Sep 12, 2021
Tell Your Story by Holly Cardamone: how to stop being a boring business writer
Sep 05, 2021
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon: how to embrace the art of beign findable
Aug 29, 2021
Permission to Feel by Professor Marc Brackett: how to be a RULER of your emotions for better health
Aug 22, 2021
How to Write Short by Roy Peter Clark: top writing lessons from orators and advertisers
Aug 15, 2021
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B Rosenberg: how to take personal responsibility for your feelings
Aug 08, 2021
Lead the Room by Shane Hatton: the real secrets behind great presentation skills
Aug 01, 2021
Argh! by Lynne Cazaly: how to outsmart your overwhelm and make sense of everything in your brain
Jul 25, 2021
The 5am Club by Robin Sharma: the three big ideas from the worst book I've read
Jul 18, 2021
*REBROADCAST* A Promised Land by Barack Obama: the ultimate lessons in leadership
Jul 11, 2021
Best books of 2021 so far (part 2): my favourite books I've read this quarter
Jun 27, 2021
Turning Right by Kay Bretz: why you need to let go of success, in order to succeed
Jun 20, 2021
Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese: how to learn to be creative
Jun 13, 2021
Rare Breed by Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger: the seven traits you need to be a change maker
Jun 06, 2021
Three essential books that all leaders should read
May 29, 2021
Effortless by Greg McKeown - why life doesnt' need to be so hard
May 23, 2021
Little Black Stretchy Pants (The Unauthorised Story of Lululemon) by Chip Wilson; how to create a cult-like brand
May 16, 2021
A World Without Email by Cal Newport - why you need to rethink your relationship with your inbox
May 09, 2021
1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly - why you shouldn't focus on the millions
May 02, 2021
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans: Why you don't need passion for a great career
Apr 25, 2021
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr Benjamin Hardy: the one question to find freedom
Apr 18, 2021
Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson: the principles behind wealth and happiness
Apr 11, 2021
*REBROADCAST* The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris: Happiness is not the goal
Apr 04, 2021
The five best books I've read in 2021... so far!
Mar 28, 2021
Thriving Mind by Dr Jenny Brockis: how to get smarter by looking after yourself better
Mar 21, 2021
Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol: how to solve more complicated problems
Mar 14, 2021
Magnetic Stories by Gabrielle Dolan: how to find the stories that bring your business to life
Mar 07, 2021
Think Again by Adam Grant: why you need to rethink your life
Feb 25, 2021
Company of One by Paul Jarvis: why you need to be better, not bigger
Feb 21, 2021
A Promised Land by Barack Obama: the ultimate lessons on leadership
Feb 14, 2021
Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles: the real secrets to living a long and happy life
Feb 07, 2021
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey: why you need to choose words with more intention and less hate
Jan 31, 2021
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers: the surprising way to grow a company by not focusing on growth
Jan 24, 2021
Upstream by Dan Heath: why we keep throwing kids in the river (and how to stop)
Jan 17, 2021
2021 reading thoughts: why setting a reading goal might be a bad idea
Jan 10, 2021
REBROADCAST: Courage to be Disliked: denying trauma & having the courage to be happy
Jan 03, 2021
REBROADCAST: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts of made up stories
Dec 27, 2020
2020 Wrapped Up: The five best books and podcasts of this year
Dec 20, 2020
This is Water by David Foster Wallace: The capital T truth-about life
Dec 13, 2020
The Practice by Seth Godin: Why everything you thought you knew about creativity is wrong
Dec 06, 2020
Own Your Career, Own Your Life by Andy Storch: why you need to take more responsibility for your career, and your life
Nov 28, 2020
Special Episode: Talking books with Steph Clarke and Kelly Irving
Nov 22, 2020
Think Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner: Why morals can get in the way of the right answer
Nov 15, 2020
Dream Teams by Shane Snow: How to fight your way to working better together
Nov 08, 2020
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon: How to unlock your creativity and make better work
Nov 01, 2020
Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller: How to use enlightenment to create commitment
Oct 25, 2020
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott: Why you need to start being more weird
Oct 18, 2020
When I Woke Up by Paul Evans: Why the right relationships can save your life
Oct 11, 2020
Further Faster by Warren James: How to get your career off to the best start
Oct 04, 2020
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss: how to make your habits your key for success
Sep 27, 2020
On Writing by Stephen King: Why boredom is the key to great writing
Sep 20, 2020
Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg: Why you need to embrace control but relinquish certainty
Sep 13, 2020
The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile: how wizards and gyms will make you more spiritual
Sep 06, 2020
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: How powerful stories can change your life
Aug 30, 2020
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: What is the meaning of life?
Aug 23, 2020
What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami: What you can learn about life from running
Aug 16, 2020
Hit Refresh: How to build better companies and technology for humans
Aug 09, 2020
Losing My Virginity and Finding My Virginity by Sir Richard Branson: How to embrace the 'screw it, let's do it' mindset
Aug 02, 2020
Strive by Adam Fraser: Why you need to start struggling more
Jul 26, 2020
The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington: How to stop wasting your time and your years
Jul 19, 2020
Start With Why & Find Your Why by Simon Sinek: How to stop being boring and be more interesting
Jul 12, 2020
Be Brilliant by Janine Garner: How to stop dimming your brilliance
Jul 05, 2020
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni: Why you need to embrace conflict
Jun 28, 2020
Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey: Why trust is at the heart of everything
Jun 21, 2020
Range by David Epstein: why you need to stop specialising
Jun 14, 2020
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday: Why you need to domesticate your emotions and act
Jun 07, 2020
Reboot by Jerry Colonna: How to grow up and be a better leader
May 31, 2020
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull: how to take your leadership to infinity and beyond
May 24, 2020
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work: How to design the chaos out of your day
May 17, 2020
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin: How empowering others is the key to leadership success
May 10, 2020
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier: How to unlock the most powerful leadership skill
May 03, 2020
Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg: Why you need to start small to create big changes
Apr 26, 2020
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss: Why no is better than yes
Apr 19, 2020
COVID Special Edition: Books for unusual times
Apr 13, 2020
The Advice Trap Michael Bungay Stanier: How to save others from the perils of your good advice
Apr 05, 2020
Radical Candor by Kim Scott: How to avoid ruinous empathy and obnoxious aggression
Mar 29, 2020
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: How to rethink creativity and find your magic
Mar 22, 2020
Winging it by Emma Isaacs: How to make an impact by accident
Mar 15, 2020
Think on Your Feet by Jen Oleniczak Brown: How to use improvisation for better communication
Mar 08, 2020
Ish by Lynne Cazaly: Why chasing perfect is not good enough
Mar 01, 2020
Infinite Game by Simon Sinek: Why playing to win will make you lose
Feb 23, 2020
Good to Great by Jim Collins: Why good is the enemy of great (and how to avoid it)
Feb 16, 2020
Built to Last by Jim Collins: Why you need to be big, hairy and cult-like to succeed
Feb 09, 2020
Indistractable by Nir Eyal: How to stop blaming technology and start getting more done
Feb 03, 2020
The Creativity Formula by Amantha Imber: how to get better at better ideas
Jan 26, 2020
Getting Things Done by David Allen: why you need to stop using your brain
Jan 19, 2020
How to Build a Reading Habit: Five tips to help you read more books in 2020
Jan 12, 2020
Animal Farm by George Orwell: Powerful lessons about life and leadership from pigs
Jan 05, 2020
The Best Books of 2019: The five books you need to read right now
Dec 29, 2019
Christmas Special: The top books you need to ask Santa to bring you
Dec 22, 2019
Employee to Entrepreneur by Steve Glaveski: The ultimate guide to the freedom of being your own boss
Dec 15, 2019
Who Moved my Cheese Team Building Question
Dec 10, 2019
Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson: How To Use Cheese To Free Your Mind
Dec 08, 2019
An Everyone Culture Team Building Question
Dec 03, 2019
An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey: How to Work And Learn Better, Together
Dec 01, 2019
Open Team Building Queston
Nov 26, 2019
Open by Andre Agassi: what to do when you really hate your job
Nov 24, 2019
Grit Team Building Question
Nov 19, 2019
Grit by Angela Duckworth: How to dig in and get more done
Nov 17, 2019
When Team Building Question
Nov 12, 2019
When by Daniel H. Pink: How You’re Not Spending Your Day the Best Way
Nov 10, 2019
The Ideal Team Player Team Building Question
Nov 05, 2019
The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni: The Three Most Important Behaviours You Need To Succeed
Nov 03, 2019
Talking to Strangers Team Building Question
Oct 29, 2019
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell: how to make sense of people you don’t know
Oct 27, 2019
Steve Jobs Team Building Question
Oct 22, 2019
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: The man, the mystery, the mistakes
Oct 20, 2019
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook Team Building Question
Oct 15, 2019
Jab Jab Jab Right Hook: How To Win In The Game Of Social Media
Oct 13, 2019
Quiet Team Building Question
Oct 08, 2019
Quiet by Susan Cain: Why introverts should actually rule the world
Oct 06, 2019
Blink Team Building Question
Oct 01, 2019
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell: the power of not thinking
Sep 29, 2019
Pivot Team Building Question
Sep 24, 2019
Pivot by Jenny Blake: The only move that matters is your next one
Sep 22, 2019
The Happiness Trap: Team Building Question
Sep 17, 2019
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris: Happiness is not the goal
Sep 15, 2019
Superfans - Team Building Question
Sep 10, 2019
Superfans by Pat Flynn: Turn your followers into a fan club
Sep 08, 2019
Choose Yourself: Team Building Question
Sep 03, 2019
Choose Yourself by James Altucher: Learning to be #1
Sep 01, 2019
Tiger Woods: Team Building Question
Aug 27, 2019
Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict & Armen Keteyianis: The Cost of Being a Master
Aug 25, 2019
Leaders Eat Last: Team Building Question
Aug 21, 2019
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek: Employees are people too
Aug 18, 2019
The Go To Expert Team Building Question
Aug 13, 2019
The Go To Expert by Heather Townsend & Jon Baker: From building your brand to getting promoted
Aug 11, 2019
Art of Learning: Team Building Question
Aug 06, 2019
Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin: How to learn anything
Aug 04, 2019
Four Tendencies: Team Building Question
Jul 30, 2019
Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin: From Obliging to Questioning
Jul 28, 2019
Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 2)
Jul 23, 2019
10 Big Ideas About Work From 20 Episodes of Steph’s Business Bookshelf – Part 2
Jul 21, 2019
Four of the Best Team Building Questions from 6 Months of the Podcast (part 1)
Jul 17, 2019
10 Big Ideas About Work From 6 Months of Steph’s Business Bookshelf (part 1)
Jul 14, 2019
I Will Teach You To Be Rich: Team Building Question
Jul 09, 2019
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi: Terrible title, great book
Jul 07, 2019
Originals Team Building Question
Jul 02, 2019
Originals by Adam Grant: Create better ideas
Jun 30, 2019
Everything is Fcked Team Building Question
Jun 26, 2019
Everything is Fcked by Mark Manson - It's time to give up hope
Jun 23, 2019
Alibaba - The House That Jack Ma Built - Team Building Question
Jun 18, 2019
Alibaba - The House that Jack Ma Built by Duncan Clark: Building a giant
Jun 16, 2019
Outliers: Team Building Question
Jun 11, 2019
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: 10,000 hours to success
Jun 09, 2019
The Culture Code - Team Building Question
Jun 05, 2019
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle: How to build a team
Jun 02, 2019
Lost Connections - Team Building Question
May 28, 2019
Lost Connections by Johann Hari: Rethinking mental health
May 26, 2019
Pitch Anything - Team Building Question
May 21, 2019
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff: Selling High
May 19, 2019
Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck: Team Building Question
May 14, 2019
Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck by Seth Godin: Just keep shippin’
May 12, 2019
Storyworthy - Team Building Question
May 07, 2019
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks: Finding the stories within you
May 04, 2019
Essentialism: Team Building Question
Apr 30, 2019
Essentialism by Gary McKeown: Do less to achieve more
Apr 28, 2019
Elon Musk: Team Building Question
Apr 25, 2019
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance: How to change the world
Apr 21, 2019
Speakership - Team Building Question
Apr 16, 2019
Speakership by Matt Church, Sacha Coburn and Col Fink: Think before you speak
Apr 14, 2019
What Got You Here Won't Get You There - Team Building Question
Apr 09, 2019
What got you here won't get you there by Marshall Goldsmith: squashing the superstitions of your success
Apr 07, 2019
Power of Moments - Team Building Question
Apr 03, 2019
The power of moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath: create and curate moments that matter
Mar 31, 2019
12 - It's Who You Know: Team Building Question
Mar 26, 2019
It's Who You Know by Janine Garner: Networking without the cringe-factor
Mar 24, 2019
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Team Building Question
Mar 19, 2019
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: Why your passion won't work
Mar 17, 2019
New Power: Team Building Question
Mar 12, 2019
New Power by Jeremy Heimans & Henry Timms: Creating movements and changing the world
Mar 10, 2019
Fierce Leadership; Team Building Question
Mar 05, 2019
Fierce Leadership by Susan Scott: Real conversations and beachballs
Mar 03, 2019
Atomic Habits; Team Building Question
Feb 26, 2019
Atomic Habits by James Clear: Environment architecture and crisps at airports
Feb 24, 2019
How to Win Friends and Influence People; Team Building Question
Feb 19, 2019
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: The interpersonal relationship handbook
Feb 17, 2019
Art of Gathering; Team Building Question
Feb 12, 2019
Art of Gathering by Priya Parker: Bringing meaning back to meetings
Feb 10, 2019
Courage to Be Disliked; Team Building Question
Feb 05, 2019
Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga: Denying trauma and having the courage to be happy
Feb 03, 2019
Shoe Dog; Team Building Question
Jan 29, 2019
Shoe Dog by Phil “Buck” Knight: Values, working for fun and building one of the biggest brands in the world
Jan 27, 2019
Can't Hurt Me; Team Building Question
Jan 22, 2019
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins: Pushing limits, losing toenails and shunning talent
Jan 20, 2019
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts
Jan 09, 2019
Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande: How to avoid death, bankruptcy and cooking the wrong meal
Jan 04, 2019
Welcome: How you can read 30 books in a year, trolls with light up eyes and about the podcast
Jan 04, 2019