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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body” — Joseph Addison

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The Advantage

Great overview of company management strategy. Love the "company playbook" concept. 

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Anti-Racist Leadership

A great primer for inclusivity and belonging. 

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Anxiety at Work

One of my core beliefs: most of your team is a little bit anxious all of the time. This a great book for how leaders can manage worries at work. 

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Bias Interrupted

This book is one of the most useful guides for understanding common biases in the workplace - and tactical strategies for interrupting it. 

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PODCAST

Coaching Real Leaders

Muriel gives live coaching session to leaders to help them overcome obstacles. There are some great insights in these episodes. 

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Creative Confidence

Tom Kelly (Stanford Design / IDEO) discuss creativity in this inspiring book. 

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Creative Confidence Podcast

I'm a huge IDEO fan. I love their design thinking frameworks and always find something inspiring in these episodes. 

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Crossing the Chasm

Super helpful for your product development or tech team to read on adoption strategy. 

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PODCAST

Dare to Lead

Brene Brown is the queen of vulnerability and interviews incredible guests on different aspects of leadership. 

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The Culture Code

A valuable read on company culture. 

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Doing Agile Right

Agile methodology is a great framework for getting stuff done on your team in targeted sprints. This is a just read for every team lead and manager. 

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The Effective Executive

How can I be my best self? Peter Drucker's ideas shaped the management field. Iconic. 

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The Fearless Organization

Amy Edmonson is the thought leader behind "psychological safety." This book is a deep dive into how we reduce fear and increase productivity at work. 

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Management Essentials

First Round Review's management tips are perfect for early stage startups. It's a strong collection of essays on relevant topics. 

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From Start-up to Grown-up

This is a great guide for new leaders and managers. She also hosts a great podcast if you prefer that format. 

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Good to Great

Jim Collins was one of my very first inspirational business thought leaders. I can't speak highly enough about this essential book. 

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The Great CEO Within

Wonderful leadership tips and insights on running a company. 

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PODCAST

Ideacast

This podcast is one of my favorites. I often listen while walking and then read the guest's accompanying book when I'm inspired to dig in further. 

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High Growth Handbook

This book is one of the most tactically useful books for founders with concrete tips on management, scaling, and growth. A must read. 

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How to be an Antiracist

I love how this book separates us into racists and anti-racists. Which one do you want to be? This is a powerful read for everyone. 

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Invisible Women

Data is not gender-blind. This book shows us all of the ways that implicit bias can influence science, medicine, and society. 

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The Lean Startup

Every founder should read this book. It's about how to innovate rapidly, kill bad ideas, and iterate with data and feedback to improve. 

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let my people go surfing

Patagonia is one of the most inspiring values-driven company I know. This book shares valuable insights into their culture and history. 

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Made to Stick

Not all new ideas stick. So, how do you get yours to be transformative? Great insights here. 

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The Messy Middle

Not only do I love this book because I went to high school with Scott, but it's also really insightful about the invisible tough stretches in every startup. 

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Nonviolent Communication

So often we don't have the real conversation, we're just mis-communicating at the surface. This book transformed the way I think about conversation. 

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Quiet

Leaders come in every shape and size. You don't to be a gregarious extrovert to lead a team. This book is inspiring about how to lead quietly. 

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Radical Candor

This is Kim Scott's classic book that all managers should read. It's about how to be honest and also have meaningful relationships with people at work. 

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PODCAST

Radical Candor Podcast

I love just about everything from Kim Scott. She's blunt about manager skills and gives insightful advice with great guests. 

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Scaling Up Excellence

This book changed the way I think about scaling. It was enormously influential for me. 

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Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Sometimes we need to set boundaries with people and hard things so that we can be our best selves. This is a powerful book with deep psychological insights on human behavior. 

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Start With Why

We often get sucked into telling our stories chronologically, however, this book shares how we should start instead with why. 

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Strengthsfinder 2.0

Clifton Strengths is a framework for identifying individual strengths so you can leverage them on your team. It's a great book to use with their leadership assessment tool. 

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Five Disfunctions of a Team

This is a playful and insightful book on management and how to get teams to function effectively. 

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The Mom Test

Everyone everywhere should read this quick book on how to conduct customer discovery in an unbiased way. 

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Trees, Maps, and Theorems

This is my all-time favorite scientific communication book. It's beautiful and a game-changer. Well worth the price. I used to buy a copy of it for every fellow of mine at MIT. 

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Type Talk at Work

The Myers-Briggs test is personality assessment tool that helps us understand individual preferences which, in turn, can help us work more effectively together.  

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Venture Deals

This is a valuable primer on how the venture industry works. If you're new to term sheets and equity, this book is a solid place to start. 

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Wolfpack

Abby Wambach is a former Olympic soccer player and this book is an absolutely must read for all female and non-binary leaders. 

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PODCAST

Work Life

I'm a huge Adam Grant fan. He offers great insights on company life with his background in organizational psychology. 

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Essentialism

Discipline is what separates the good from the great. Here are some incredible insights on how to focus on what's important personally and organizationally. 

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