In this blog post I list leadership and business books I have read (listened to on Audible) that are all told as real-life stories from or about the authors. I have found all of them valuable and actionable on my leadership journey.
1. Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader
By Michael Dell
2. Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
By Frank Slootman
3. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
By Ed Catmull
Buy Creativity, Inc.
4. How Google Works
By Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg
Buy How Google Works
5. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
By Ashlee Vance
6. Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies
By Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh
7. Principles: Life and Work
By Ray Dalio
8. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
By Robert Iger
9. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
By Ben Horowitz
10. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
By Tony HSIEH
