5 Business Lessons from Non-Business Books

Entrepreneurs use their surroundings to inform their businesses, and often books can be the biggest source of inspiration. It’s important to look for ideas beyond the obvious business books like, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” “Lean In,” or “The 10X Rule.”

 Sometimes the most influential books are works of fiction – the titles you read as a child or in your undergrad literature classes.

Novels don’t overtly teach us business lessons or the best way to scale a business; instead, what they teach are life lessons that, when applied to starting and growing a business, can lead to success. Here are the best business lessons that my favorite books have taught.

 

1. Mutual respect is key.

Most American children who attended middle and high school after 1960 read “To Kill a Mockingbird” – and even more probably read it several times. The novel is a classic example...

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