Take your mind off coronavirus and become a better manager with these 10 must read books

Coronavirus may have caused the greatest rates of unemployment since the Great Depression, but as the world reopens, many firms are considering how to jump-start their hiring again. In “The Effective Hiring Manager,” author Mark Horstman gives advice on how to find and hire the best talent for your firm, both from a skills-based and cultural fit perspective. Based on research, Horstman outlines how to drive success and generate growth and profit through recruiting, interviewing, analyzing the interview and making an offer.

Workers reported a 64% increase in feelings of depression since February, according to a May mental health index developed by Total Brain that is being shared to employers by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and One Mind at Work. The coronavirus is impacting workers’ mental state, and “Daring Greatly” may help employees understand why. In this #1 New York Times bestseller, author Brené Brown outlines how shame and fear creep into our lives, our families and our workplaces and hurt relationships and success we might otherwise be proud of. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, but “Daring Greatly” deals specifically with individual courage and how it can transform every part of our lives.