Soon most of us will be exchanging holiday gifts and perhaps you’ll be asked what you would like to have.

Why not suggest some business books?

In my opinion, whether as a gift from someone else or one you give yourself, these ten are among the essentials, listed in title alpha order:

Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Scott Keller and Colin Price

Beyond Performance Management: Why, When, and How to Use 40 Tools and Best Practices for Superior Business Performance
Jeremy Hope and Steve Player

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Peter Drucker

Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution
Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David Robertson

Harvard Business Review’s 10 Must Reads: Essentials
Various Contributors

The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition
Guy Kawasaki

Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People
Edward M. Hallowell, MD

Think Big, Act Small: How America’s Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive
Jason Jennings

Transforming Performance Measuremen: Rethinking the Way We Measure and Drive Organizational Success
Dean R. Spitzer

Comments? Suggestions?

They would be most welcome!