Reading List
At the end of our book, we included a list of our favorite books as well as all of the books we mentioned throughout the book. These are books that have inspired and influenced us. We hope they do the same for you.
A few favorites
At the end of the book, we listed every title we mention throughout, plus the books that have shaped how we think about leadership, decision-making, and life outside of work, with a bonus list (then a bonus-bonus list) of even more reading thrown in for good measure.
Here are three we return to often:
By Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks
A clear-eyed reminder that you will never get it all done, and that trying to is the real problem. A gut check for anyone building a culture around busyness.
By Andrew S. Grove
High Output Management
Decades old and still one of the clearest explanations of what managers are actually for. A foundational read if you manage anyone at all.
By Patrick Lencioni
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A leadership fable that makes the anatomy of a dysfunctional team painfully, and usefully, recognizable. One of the books we come back to most with clients.
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