Book Summaries
Book Summary: “The Hard Thing About Hard Things”
Ben Horowitz’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a hard-punching, brash, honest guidebook for startup CEOs.
Read MoreBook Summary: “The Biggest Bluff”
Journalist Maria Konnikova wanted to learn more about the flaws in her own decision-making, so she decided to spend one year learning poker…
Read MoreBook Summary: “Remote”
This is the modern bible on remote work. Fried and Hansson explain remote work’s benefits, how to manage its downsides, and why it’s the wave of the future.
Read MoreBook Summary: “The Coaching Habit”
Michael Bungay Stanier’s book The Coaching Habit is one of the shortest, simplest, and most powerful books I’ve ever read. Here’s why.
Read MoreBook Summary: “What You Do Is Who You Are”
Ben Horowitz’s What You Do Is Who You Are is arguably the most unique business book I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot of them.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Upstream”
Dan Heath is one of the few writers for whom I will immediately fork over my money whenever one of his books rolls off the printing press.
Read MoreBook Summary: “On the Clock”
Guendelsberger offers a timely depiction of what happens when humanity takes a backseat to capitalism and business efficiency.
Read MoreBook Summary: “#ZigZagHR”
ZigZagHR book review: I usually find HR books to be boring, but #ZigZagHR was engaging. It explains how HR must change to stay relevant…
Read MoreBook Summary: “Dare to Lead”
Dare to Lead book review: In this book, Brown applies her impressive arsenal of vulnerability research toward the domain of leadership.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Shift Ahead”
Shift Ahead contains more practical case studies than any book I’ve ever read. Learn from Domino’s, Xerox, Kodak, and dozens of other companies.
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