Jim Collins in his own words is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick. His timeless concepts stem from more than 25 years of rigorous research into the question of what makes the best companies and what makes great leaders. But which book should you read first? Read on, we have some clues!
The most competent people in business are always learning. Books can help us understand the skills needed to overcome challenges.
And the best way to learn from the best is by reading from entrepreneurs. We’ve compiled ten of our favourite books on entrepreneurship written by influential people to help you prepare for your eventual takeover of the business world.
Jordan Peterson's book Beyond Order, 12 More Rules for Life has become, for some, almost a religious text, with the ‘rules’ serving as the 10 Commandments of modern life.
Are these the guiding principles by which we now structure our existence? It certainly is for some, and that’s worth thinking about.
And don’t forget It starts with lobsters. So you have to understand about the lobsters.
12 Rules for Life frames a set of life principles to live by. Learn why you should stop telling lies to others, why you should stop doing things you know are bad for you, and how to pursue what is truly meaningful for you.
The idea of a ‘Moonshot’ was based on the JFK speech in 1962 that launched an ambitious space program. A moonshot today is a bold and ambitious plan: almost an impossible mission. Going hand in hand is the idea of Moonshot thinking.
In 1962, when John F. Kennedy spoke at Rice University on the nation’s space effort, he famously said, “We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard… because the goal organizes and measures the best of American energy and skill.”
We've just launched our 'How-to' video in rapid prototyping. Rapid Prototyping is a powerful tool to test and validate an idea. It's the best way to learn if your product solves a user problem.
A Growth Mindset is one of the most common attributes of successful people. That’s why we’ve made a new ‘How To’ video for you.
We are huge Brené Brown fans. If you’ve seen the Ted Talk and are ready to dive into her books but unsure where to start? Which book should I read first? We’ve got you covered.
Brené Brown has her own order and even lists them on her site website, so who better to take advice from Brene herself and this is how she thinks the progression of her work should flow.
Brené offers brief overviews of her work at the beginning of Daring Greatly and Rising Strong, but reading The Gifts of Imperfection first, is always a good place to start.
We take a look at the best books by Jocko Willink on leadership, ownership and playing to win. Jocko Willink is an author and podcaster, a decorated retired United States Navy SEAL. Jocko spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, rising through the ranks to become a SEAL officer. He was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his service in the Iraq War. In 2010, he retired from the Navy and launched the Echelon Front firm together with Leif Babin, a fellow former SEAL.
Willink also hosts the Jocko podcast together with his friend and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, Echo Charles.
Next week we’re excited to be diving into Courage is Calling, Fortune Favours the Brave, Ryan Holidays latest book!
In a world in which fear runs rampant—when people would rather stand on the sidelines than speak out against injustice, go along with convention than bet on themselves, and turn a blind eye to the realities of modern life—we need courage more than ever.
We all know fear; Ryan Holiday takes us on a journey of how overcoming fear can help us reach our potential.
So what better way to celebrate courage than to take a look at what others have to say about Courage is Calling and how Ryan Holiday and his books are helping them on their journeys.
Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest American architect of all time. His career began at the turn of the century and he worked at designing buildings his entire adult life, all the way until his death in 1959, at age 91. There is much to learn from him.
At Moonshots we delve into the tools and frameworks of successful businesses, leaders, and entrepreneurs. Today we want to explore their leadership styles and the impact on the businesses they manage. From Reed Hastings, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to Vince Lombardi. At its core, leadership is about setting a direction for an organization and its people. We highlight some of the benefits of each style of leadership, including some examples of well-known people who we believe best embodies that style.
Reed Hastings is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix.
Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix with Marc Randolph in 1998. He wanted to create an entertainment company but in a way that it would not lose its entrepreneurial spirit along the way.
Netflix grew rapidly and its new management techniques got a lot of attention. The employees were paid higher salaries than in the market. Hastings, as his book No Rules Rules, explains introduced many new policies that were previously not implemented anywhere else.
David Goggins is a Navy Seal hard man who is better known for his crazy fitness antics and pushing his body to the ultimate limits.
His book Can’t Hurt Me, looks at how his astonishing life story reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities and what his world record pull-up record can teach us about failure.
Matthew McConaughey’s Greenlights is not a conventional memoir. Part autobiography and part life-guide, Greenlights both explains and illustrates McConaughey’s philosophy of “catching greenlights”— recognizing and even creating those moments when life says “yes” and you cruise into success as you pursue your destiny.
Ryan Holiday is wise beyond his years and a talented writer and media strategist. His books bring wrestle with two main topics: Stoicism and media. I highly recommend his books, but given they span various substantial topics, I recommend reading Ryan Holiday books in this order.
We did a deep looking the wisdom of Paul Graham and Ycombinator in Episode 46. Here's a summary of why we learnt:
Our Jeff Bezos show is one of our most popular shows. A big thanks to Andrew A for his feedback.
The show covered some essential innovation themes:
Given Jeff is easily on the greatest living innovators, we decided to share all the clips of Jeff we made for the show.
Some these you'll have heard Chad and I discuss on the show. Some these will be new for you, so there's lot's of innovation ideas in the following 15 Jeff Bezos clips;
