#227 5 book recommendations to improve your communication, leadership and productivity

It’s our third episode of 2023 and to counter any recent effects of ‘Blue Monday’, as ever, it’s my aim to offer some inspiration! So, this week on the podcast, I’m fully focused on my top five, most recently impactful reads, for those seeking empowerment, increased productivity levels and improved communication and leadership skills.  

 These books have truly influenced my approach; both internally at THC Primary Care as a business leader, and in the way I collaborate with the networks and teams within my client-facing portfolio. Each of them has remained an enduring and key reference point when it comes to: 

 

• Growing my business 
• Nurturing and empowering staff  
• Continually striving to communicate well 
• Recognising the importance of self-awareness, manifestation, visualisation and remaining positive 
• Adapting and adopting different approaches to prioritisation, organisation of time and task management
• Writing down goals, ideas, and giving your ‘second brain’ the stimulation and the respect it deserves
• Maintaining consistency
• And finally…. why taking a break from social media might be a good thing…. 

 

So, in no particular order, the books that you need in your life right now are: 

 

1. Twelve And A Half by Gary Vaynerchuk found here 

1. Manifest by Roxie Nafousi found here 

1. Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey found here 

1. Building A Second Brain by Tiago Forte found here 

1. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy found here 

 

Mentions in this episode  

 

• BoH podcast #131 Gratitude & Affirmations as a Business Strategy with Natalie Eckdahl 

• BoH podcast #219 Seeing Beyond What Your Organisation Does with Dr Owen Williams 
• Asana task management system 
• Good Notes app 
• K Digital Studio digital planner 

 

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I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 50 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations. I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices.  

I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 Blogs   

   

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