20 best books by the most influential thinkers in business 2015

Seth Godin speaks at the Wired
Business Conference 2015 in New
York City.

Since 2001, the Thinkers50 organization has hosted what the Financial Times has dubbed the "Oscars of management thinking," an award ceremony for the top 50 management thought leaders whose work has most affected the business world.

From elite business-school professors to insightful career coaches, these thinkers have affected millions of professionals from around the world, from upstart entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 CEOs.

One of the primary ways they spread their ideas is through their writings, so we gathered some of the best books from this year's winners.

See below for some of the best business books on leadership and career success in recent history

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1. 'How Will You Measure
Your Life' by Clayton
Christensen

Christensen is a Harvard Business School professor and considered one of the premiere experts on innovation.

His 2012 book "How Will You Measure Your Life?" — cowritten with James Allworth and Karen Dillon — deviates from the rest of his work and is his most personal.

Drawing from his research and private life, Christensen explores what it means to be truly successful, and what causes some talented people to flourish and others to despair.

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2. 'Linchpin' by Seth
Godin

Godin is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert, and the successful author of 22 books.

His 2010 book "Linchpin" was his fastest-selling book yet. It's a guide on how to become a linchpin at your company — that is, how to differentiate yourself from other "cogs in the machine" to become truly indispensable.

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3. 'Presence' by Amy
Cuddy

Cuddy is a social psychologist at Harvard Business School who got
mainstream attention from her 2012 TED Talk "Your body language shapes who you are," which has been viewed online about 40 million times.

Her upcoming book "Presence" explains the ways that our brain's self-perception can be manipulated to overcome insecurity to allow us to be more confident and assertive.

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