This week's book was a really inspiring read, it seemed to make a really difficult topic - how to measure your business activities - seem so simple. If it were quite that simple we probably wouldn't need a book though, right? If you've heard about OKRs, you probably know about them because Google uses them. … Continue reading Book Review: Measure What Matters by John Doerr
I listened to this one, and I really enjoyed it. Ray Dalio has a fascinating life story, and he illustrates his principles very clearly by talking about how he came upon each principle. I'm definitely going to have to go back and re-read parts of this book to really put it into application. The book … Continue reading Book Review: Principles on Work and Life by Ray Dalio
I start a new job on Monday, leading a tech team of around 20 people, so this week's book is some food for thought on how to give them my best. [Note, this review is being written in the air between London and LA, on an "overnight" flight where the sun seems to be staying … Continue reading Book Review: Peopleware (2nd edition) by Tom Demarco and Timothy R. Lister
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