I have long held the belief that business content (conference talks, books, podcasts, blog posts) fall on a spectrum between inspirational and actionable. The very best content is both–it not only makes you want to conquer the world but tells you exactly how to do it. Often, content falls at one of the extremes. Purely… Continue reading Your Next Five Moves
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Principles by Ray Dalio
(This is one of a series of posts about productivity books and the lessons I took from them. The series is: Getting Things Done, A Sense of Urgency, The ONE Thing, and Principles.) This book, Principles by Ray Dalio, has to be one of the most recommended business books of the last decade. Even before… Continue reading Principles by Ray Dalio
Most recommended books on entrepreneurial podcasts
I used to be a voracious consumer of podcasts for entrepreneurs (and took notes on many of them) and still try to listen to them as time allows. I also love reading business books and am always looking for recommendations. These books are the most recommended ones on the podcasts that I listen to. (contains… Continue reading Most recommended books on entrepreneurial podcasts
The End of Jobs
When I first heard about Taylor Pearson’s new book, The End of Jobs, I was worried that he had written the book that I have been researching. What I found was instead a practical book that outlines how the employment equation is changing, gives examples of people that are at the front of the wave… Continue reading The End of Jobs
The ONE Thing
(This is one of a series of posts about productivity books and the lessons I took from them. The series is: Getting Things Done, A Sense of Urgency, The ONE Thing, and Principles.) Extraordinary. If there is one word to use to describe The ONE Thing it is that. The book’s premise is to figure… Continue reading The ONE Thing
Productivity Books: A Sense of Urgency
(This is one of a series of posts about productivity books and the lessons I took from them. The series is: Getting Things Done, A Sense of Urgency, and The ONE Thing.) I bought A Sense of Urgency in India in 2008 and finished it on my flight home. It didn’t cover the day to… Continue reading Productivity Books: A Sense of Urgency
Business Lessons from Ender’s Game
I finally read Ender’s Game in anticipation of the upcoming movie. (I have a lot of sci-fi to catch up on after almost exclusively reading business books for a decade.) I enjoyed the book and found that there were some lessons in there that would apply to business, careers, and personal relationships. The overall theme… Continue reading Business Lessons from Ender’s Game
Books for your business and career
A blog with no content isn’t much use so I thought a good first post would be to point you to some great content–some of the books I’ve read that have shaped the way I think about business. Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself This book is a compilation of advice from business leaders on… Continue reading Books for your business and career