Coaching

An executive coach's list of things to read, watch, and listen to

May 14, 2019

Books on Business Leaders and Creators

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh

Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz

The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune by Conor O'Clery

Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein

The PayPal Wars: Battles with EBay, The Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth by Eric M. Jackson

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight

Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films by Molly Haskell

Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30B by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, and Bob Andelman

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Books on Leadership and Management

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People by Joe Navarro

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism by Olivia Fox Cabane

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee

Never Eat Alone and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO by Harrison Monarth

Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALs by Jeff Cannon

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William McRaven

The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo

The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier

The Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle

The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

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Books on Productivity

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter Drucker

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and How to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal

Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky

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Books on Product Management

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries

Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Sean Covey

The 4 Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win by Steve Blank

Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster by Alistair Croll

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace

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Books on Sales and Marketing

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers by Steve Blank

The Art of Persuasion: How to Influence People and Get What You Want by Juliet Erickson

Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation by Mike Schultz, John Doerr

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

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Books on Startups

Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Dick Costolo

Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup by Brad Feld, David Cohen

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki

Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky

Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups by Jason Calacanis

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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Books on How to Think

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner

Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day by Ken Mogi

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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Websites and Subscriptions

Techmeme — simple aggregator
Wall Street Journal — subscription
The Economist — subscription

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Email Lists

Axios Pro Rata — venture capital, private equity, M&A
Publish Press — media, creators

Seeking Alpha Wall Street Breakfast — financial markets

Fitt Insider — business of health and fitness

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Video and Podcasts

Bloomberg Technology

This Week in Startups

-Keith