14 Books to Inspire Agency Leaders During Christmas 2014

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The Agency Collective presents its guide to the very best business books for agency leaders. These 13

entertaining and insightful reads will help give you the tools necessary to build and grow a successful agency.

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This manifesto lays out 12 steps that leaders can use to reform their creative agencies so that they can separate themselves from the pack, by way of taking control of their client relationships and completely rethinking the way that they sell their services.

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Win Without Pitching Manifestoby Blair Enns

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Sun Tzu’s timeless Chinese military treatise, written more than 2,000 years ago, has inspired some of the greatest strategic thinkers ever since, leading it to be called “the most influential business book of all time” by Financial Times. “


The Art of Warby Sun Tzu

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The 4-Hour Work Week will fundamentally change the way you plan your future, passing on valuable tips on how to design a luxury lifestyle without winning the lottery or quitting your job. “


The 4-Hour Work Weekby Timothy Ferriss

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This parable with the funny name about 4 mice stuck in a maze has proven to be an unusually insightful guide to navigating the business world and handling change without letting your cheese run out. “


Who Moved My Cheese?by Spencer Johnson

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This is a fantastic read that will help you resist the impulse to constantly lower prices and lose profits, instead explaining how to confidently link your prices to the value delivered. “


Pricing with Confidenceby Reed Holden and Mark Burton

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Lencioni’s fable about a consultant trying to manage a merger is entertaining and highly informative, outlining the case for honesty and occasional vulnerability being the way to secure valuable long-term client relationships. “


Getting Nakedby Patrick Lencioni

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A great resource for anyone in management, The One Minute Manager will drive home the authors’ three secrets to getting big results from people in very little time. “


The One Minute Managerby K. Blanchard and S. Johnson

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This book provides an authoritative voice from leading pitch consultant and trainer David Kean on the 7 secrets to winning new business and what companies do wrong when pitching that loses them their dream clients. “


Pitching to Winby David Kean

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Owners of creative agencies used to building clients’ brands, often forget the importance of their own brand strategies. Take a Stand for Your Brand will guide you in forming your own brand first and using it as an example to sell to others. “


Take a Stand for Your Brandby Tim Williams

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How much of your professional success is based on luck versus old-fashioned hard work? This classic text examines the theories and psychologies of luck, arriving at a scientific process for managing it and improving yours. “


The Luck Factorby Max Gunther

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This delightful fable catalogues the story of a team which decides to implement Wickman’s Entrepreneurial Operating System - a set of managerial tools designed to grow a business and get better results for clients. “


Get a Gripby Gino Wickman and Mike Paton

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If you’ve ever hit a creative wall, you’ll appreciate the lesson from Trott’s advertising blog and find your thinking refreshed, whether you’re running an agency or managing a team. “


Creative Mischiefby Dave Trott

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If you run your own consultancy or are planning to create one, The Consulting Bible is a must-read that will provide you with the necessary knowledge and tools to found a successful consulting firm and turn a significant profit in your first year. “


The Consulting Bibleby Alan Weiss

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If you’re looking for inspiring tips to grow your agency and space to develop your own ideas, this notebook by Agency Collective is the first point of call. “


The little pocket book of Big IdeasBy the Agency Collective


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14 Books to Inspire Agency Leaders During Christmas 2014