| Book Title | Status | Link | Type | Author | Notes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Read | audioAutobiography | Matthew Perry | Matthew Perry gets very vulnerable and leaves no personal stone unturned. I was captivated by his story. He is such a strong human yet his addictions continue to be an ever present thorn in his side. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioCulturalHumanity | Nicholas Carr | Confirms that convenience and tech which is meant to improve our lives may be the thing that destroys it. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusiness | Yvan Choulnard | Yvan has such a refreshing approach to business. Inspired by his principles to build humanely and in a sustainable way. An example of how principles can guide us to better solutions. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioMindStrategy | Adam Grant | Adam does a great job building the case for the value of rethinking. He does a great job of providing examples across different area where those who rethought their assumptions or answers found greater success and learned better. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessProductStrategy | Marty Cagan | Great all around book about product teams. Covers a lot of ground and provides good insights to approaches and strategies. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioAutobiographySpiritual | Edgar Allen Poe | What gift it was to have taken time to live life like Edgar. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | ProductBusinessPaper BackHumanity | Louise Downe | Simple straightforward book that does a great job breaking down what a service is and the ingredients of a service that is human focused in the way it’s designed. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Spiritualaudio | Julian Rhind-Tutt, C. S. Lewis | Lewis has an interesting allegorical take on the after life. Makes one think a bit more deeply about the choices we make in our lives. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | HumanityCulturalaudio | Michael Shellenberger, Jonathan Todd Ross | Interesting read. A bit dry. But the content is really thought provoking. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusiness | Ellen Bennet | Loved learning about Ellen's story. It's inspirational! | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessAutobiographyCulturalMindEmotionsRelationalSpiritual | Will Smith, Mark Manson | A fascinating self narrated Journey. Lots of life lessons. Will does a great job not only making it a great listen, but the way he is able to articulate his life scenes and help make them relatable and translate the learns is amazing. Lot's said, Lot's learned. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusiness | Mike Monteiro | Good advice and context setting. I will most likely revisit this book from time to time. Mike does a great job delivering the things most are more hesitant to share about design as a job. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | MindAutobiographyaudioEmotionsSpiritual | Donald Robertson | Learned abit about stoicism. It was a reflective listen. May become a book I listen once a year. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioMindSpiritualHumanity | Celeste Headlee | This book came at the right time for me. It’s important to remove ourselves from the glossiness of the modern day and find ways to do nothing. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioCulturalStrategyHumanity | William Strauss, Neil Howe | Glad I took the time to listen. It’s important to learn from history. This book puts a lot into context. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackMindStrategy | Gary Keller, Jay Papasan | Lovely approach to gaining focus. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioLeadershipProduct | Melissa Perri | Good perspective on the pitfalls of product management. | |||
Read | audioMindEmotionsRelational | Marshall Rosenberg PhD | Life saving book. The narrative is very calm and chill so it can be a slow start but worth the investment. The delivery though slow at first is a helpful way to deliver the content. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioAutobiographyCultural | Dan Rather , Elliot Kirschner | Dan's authentic and personal perspective is refreshing. A bit of optimism that we all need for today. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessCultural | Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer, narrated by Jason Culp, Allyson Ryan | Great takeaways. A must read for anyone in leadership over product teams. Not saying Netlix has the best process, but they their clearly defined principles and values are inspiring. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioCommunicationLeadership | Kim Scott | Really enjoyed this one. Kim has a unique background and uses that to provide really specific and good examples. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackBusinessLeadershipCommunicationCultural | Jason Fried & David Hansson | Back with good examples and well articulated cases. An inspiring read to do better. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | CulturalMindSpiritual | John Comer | A much needed read to become more aware of the hurry culture. Very impactful. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | AutobiographyLeadership | Barrack Obama | Fascinating behind the scenes look into his presidency. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioAutobiography | Matthew McConaughey | A lovely narrative of his life. He openly shares nuggets of wisdom and profound experiences. Couldn’t put this down. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackLeadership | Henry Cloud | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | |||
Read | Paper BackMindAutobiography | Viktor E. Frankl | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | |||
Read | audioBusinessStrategy | Daniel Pecaut, Corey Wrenn - contributor | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | |||
Read | audioCommunicationEmotionsRelational | Susan Gillis Chapman | I randomly selected this book. I'm very curious about communication. It's so complex and it's so personal. Susan does a great job bring a new context to a We over Me mindset when it comes to conversations. She brought some helpful triggers I can use to help me focus in my conversations and keep them open when I find myself closing myself up. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioLeadershipCultural | William Vanderbloemen | William brings some practical advice and insights from his experience of building his own company. It's a good listen and is helpful for learning key cultural concepts | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioProductCultural | Ken Kocienda | Interesting look through an engineers eyes about the beginnings of Apple. There is a lot of technical jargon here, but Ken finds a way to make it relatable. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackCommunicationProductStrategy | Tom Greever | Tom has done a great job articulating the role and function of not only the designer but all the roles that are part of building great solutions. A great get back to the basics read. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessProductStrategy | Peter Thiel, Black Masters | This has provided me with missing context about the dot com era, globalization, economy, and much more. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | BusinessLeadershipStrategy | Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson | Quintessential book for working remotely. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackEmotionsRelationalLeadershipBusinessCommunication | Multiple authors | This has become a staple. It's a series of articles put together. Each provide insights on the topic of leading with empathy. Provides tables and charts to further communicate ideas. Very practical. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | MindPaper Back | Daniel Kahneman | This book is a mind trip. It took me a long time to get through this one. It's written with an academic tone, so it's a bit tough to get through end to end. But well worth the investment. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | Paper BackLeadershipCommunicationProduct | Richard Banfield, Martin Eriksson, Nate Walkingshaw | A staple at my work desk. It's been a foundational read. I'm constantly referring back to it as I run into ambiguity or challenges. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioCultural | Malcom Gladwell | An eye opening experience to the racial tensions in America. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioCommunication | Dale Carnegie | Filled with practical take aways in improving how we connect with people. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioLeadership | Julie Zhuo | Julie provides a unique point of view and provides great advice for those who are wanting to be more than an individual contributor. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessLeadershipAutobiography | Robert Iger | Bob has lead one interesting life. His accounts of his time at Disney are memorable. The end of this book has valuable advice. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessLeadership | Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle | This book attempts to put into words principles that people learned through their relationship with Bill Campbell. Lots of great learns. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessAutobiography | Phil Knight | A beautifully narrated and written book. Phil Knight recounts his endeavor in turning his start up shoe company into a global icon. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioAutobiography | David Grohl | Fascinating account of David’s journey into music. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioBusinessLeadership | Lee Cockerell | Lee sounds like an incredible human. He does a fantastic job communicating leadership principles and having real life scenarios as examples. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioAutobiography | Quincy Jones | Incredible life Quincy has lived. From rat ridden one bedroom apartments as a child to mansion on Beverly Hills. Playing and working with so many musical legends. It’s all incredible that this was one man’s life. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioMindSpiritualAutobiography | Rick Rubin | Good principles. Rick does a stellar job keeping things simple. Feels like small proverbs. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | ||
Read | audioHumanityCulturalAutobiography | Bono | Loved hearing the music in the audio version. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |