8 book recommendations for the holiday season

As we near a flip of the calendar from 2021 to 2022 and the holiday season fast approaching, lots of people will be writing about "trends to look out for in 2022" or other similar blogs. Rather than be like everyone else, we thought a book list for potential holiday gifts might be useful – especially if you're a last-minute Christmas shopper!

As we review the previous year, we find there's still a lot of uncertainty in the business landscape. The books below were either recommended by ActiveOps employees, or are from people who we've invited on our ActiveOps podcast. In either case, we've enjoyed exploring the various topics and hope you find these books useful too.

Here they are in no particular order (well, maybe except the first one) all with a helpful hyperlink if you want to learn more.

OK, it is one of ours, but we believe wholeheartedly in the power of AOM to help operations managers be happier and more effective in their jobs.

A recommendation from our Chief Customer Officer Stuart Pugh, this book is also available as a graphic novel.

Another Stuart Pugh recommendation, Why WeSleep is both informative and useful – perfect for the person in your life who boasts about only getting 4 hours of sleep a night!

Gerry featured with us on the Finnovate podcast, along with our friends at TD Bank. You can listen to the original podcast here.

I enjoyed having Michael on AO on Air back in September to talk about his book and the topic of social resilience. You can watch that episode here.

I had a very fun and high energy chat on AO on Air with Rick, which you can check out on our YouTube channel AOTv or on your favorite podcast play from Spreaker.

And finally, if work is the last thing on your mind this holiday season, you can't beat a classic. I offer you from my own view...

So long and thanks for all the fish!

We here at ActiveOps wish you a very peaceful new year and look forward to catching up in 2022!