Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned leadership in Ramadi, Iraq โ one of the most dangerous places on earth. The principles they brought back turn out to apply almost everywhere else too.
My Learning From: The 12 Week Year – Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
Most people don't have a goal problem. They have an execution problem. The 12 Week Year reframes how time works โ and why a year is actually the enemy of getting things done.
My Learning From: Measure What Matters
John Doerr didn't invent OKRs. Andy Grove did. But Doerr brought them to Google โ and then wrote the book that taught the rest of the world why they work. Here's what stuck with me.
My Learning From: Scaling Up- How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t
Verne Harnish's Scaling Up is a sobering read. Growth, it turns out, doesn't solve your problems โ it amplifies them. Here's what the book taught me about building something that actually lasts.