Recommendations

Here’s a collection of resources I’ve found particularly helpful and often frequently refer others to. The categorisation is loose, treat it simply as a guide.

Creativity

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World (Book) – Adam Grant

Art and fear (Book) – David Bayles and Ted Orland

Productivity

Ali Abdaal (YouTube) – Ali Abdaal

Back to Work (Podcast) – Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin

Focussed (Podcast) – David Sparks and Mike Schmitz

Atomic Habits (Book) – James Clear

Finance

Rich dad poor dad (Book) – Robert Kiyosaki

Rule #1 investing (Book) – Phil Town

New Money (YouTube) – Brandon van der Kolk

Lean and agile

The Goal (Book) – Eliyahu M. Goldratt

User stories applied (Book) – Mike Cohn

Learning to see (Book) – John Shook and Mike Rother

Accelerate (Book) – Gene Kim, Jez Humble, and Nicole Forsgre

Systems thinking and VUCA

Managing the Unexpected (Book) – Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe

The Fith Discipline (Book) – Peter Senge

Change

The Heart of Change (Book) – John Kotter

Design

The design of everyday things (Book) – Don Norman

TOG on interface (Book) – Bruce Tognazzini

A List Apart (Website) – Jeffrey Zeldman

Predictably Irrational (Book) – Dan Ariely

Story telling and consulting

Pyramid principle (trailer, movie and making of the movie) (book)

The Macsparky Presentations Field Guide (Book) – David Sparks

The win without pitching manifesto (Book) – Blair Enns

Leadership, people and team dynamics

Never split the difference (Book) – Christopher Voss, Tahl Raz

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) (Book) – PhD Marshall B. Rosenberg

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (Book) – Annie Duke

The fearless organisation (Book) – Amy C. Edmondson

Radical candour (Book) – Kim Scott

The game changer (Book) – Dr Jason Fox

Turn the ship around (Book) – L. David Marquet

What every body is saying (Book) – Joe Navarro

Get a different perspective

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Book) – Mark Manson

Stopping the Noise in Your Head: the New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry (Book) – Reid Wilson PhD

Man’s Search for Meaning (Book) – Viktor E. Frankl

Breaking the habit of being yourself (Book) – Joe Dispenza

The wisdom of insecurity (Book) – Alan Watts

Thinking fast, and slow (Book) – Daniel Kahneman