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# best reads
→ Lessons from the Race to the South Pole 2020
What the tragic 1910 expedition teaches about pacing and preparation
→ The 5 Levels of Delegation Every Manager Needs 2020
A practical framework for moving from micromanagement to full delegation
→ Don't Build Anything 2020
Decisions about what to build cost far more than most teams realize
→ The Competitive Advantage of Caring 2020
Why caring for your people is a competitive advantage
→ What Clayton Christensen Taught Me About Building Products and a Life 2020
The lessons from Clayton Christensen's work that shaped how I manage products, build a business, and parent
# Leadership
→ Leadership Lessons from a Disney Cruise Ship Officer 2021
Why the most junior person often drives the ship
→ Building a Learning Culture That Actually Works 2020
Every organization already has a learning culture, and you have to choose which of three stakeholders it serves
→ Leadership Lessons from a Legendary Football Coach 2020
True leadership isn't just about winning. Lessons from legendary BYU football coach LaVell Edwards, as told by his former players
→ Great Work Doesn't Happen Alone 2020
On requesting feedback, and why Paul Graham asks five people before he publishes
→ How to Start a Movement 2020
Why successful change starts with a small, hot fire
→ What the Most Versatile Player in the NFL Teaches About Leadership 2020
The power of doing whatever it takes to help your team win
→ Lessons from a 100-Year-Old Founder 2019
What a century of trucking can teach us about business and life
→ How to Build Team Muscles 2019
Why changing team capabilities works like physical training
# Productivity
→ Writing Leads to Better Thinking 2020
How the practice of writing shapes how we think
→ The Power of Walking Meetings 2020
Why taking a walk might be your best problem-solving tool
→ Don't Waste Time Doing Something Twice 2020
Why 'later' is a trap and doing it right the first time pays off
→ Why 100% Utilization Kills Productivity 2019
Why 50-70% utilization of your time produces more than 100% does
→ The Real Cost of Context Switching 2019
Why spreading yourself thin kills productivity
→ How to Accomplish Anything in 10 Minutes 2019
What Jordan Matter's 10-minute photo challenge taught me about preparation and constraints
# Product Management
→ Activity ≠ Progress: The Houston Airport Lesson 2020
Why making things worse can make people happier
→ Progressive Discovery: Test Before You Leap 2020
How to de-risk big bets by learning in small steps
→ How to Reduce Stress as a Product Manager 2020
Three mindset shifts to make product management less stressful
→ Why Escape Velocity Matters in Your Work 2020
The focused investment needed to break free from the status quo
→ How The Mandalorian Changed Prototyping Forever 2019
Why making something feel real changes everything
→ You Can Launch Sooner Than You Think 2019
What launching incomplete products teaches us about creating value
→ Small Details, Big Impact 2019
How paying attention to the little things creates memorable experiences
→ Measure What Matters (Not What's Easy) 2019
Why most teams measure the wrong things
→ Speed vs. Velocity: Why Busy Teams Don't Make Progress 2019
The difference between working fast and making real progress
→ How to Build an Effective Product Roadmap 2019
A strategic framework for building roadmaps that actually move teams forward
→ The Secret That Launched Harry Potter 2018
Why the best product validation comes from watching, not asking
→ How My 9-Year-Old Daughter Prototyped a Food Truck Concept 2018
Lessons on prototyping from a kid's entrepreneurship market
→ What Product Teams Can Learn from Formula 1 Pit Stops 2018
How elite pit crews demonstrate principles every product team should follow
# Career
→ No One Owes You Anything 2020
A simple truth that can set you free
→ Overcoming the Fear of Failure 2020
Three practical ways to face and overcome the fear that holds us back
→ The Price of Success Is Higher Than We Think 2020
Why comparing yourself to others' highlight reels is toxic
→ What Can I Learn from This? 2020
The question that can turn any setback into growth
→ The Costanza Effect: Rock Your Next Interview 2018
Why relaxing under pressure leads to better performance
→ How I Turned Down Google and Quit My Job 2018
Three habits that made it possible to leave a stable job and start something new
# Decision Making
→ How Decision Journals Transform Team Learning 2020
How writing down decisions makes teams smarter over time
# Strategy
→ Purpose as Bouncer: How Clarity Makes Decisions Easy 2019
A clear purpose works as a filter for what to do, what not to do, and who to invite
# Life
→ Don't Let Others Define Your Life 2019
Why my wife and I homeschool, why copying competitors doesn't work, and what the two have in common
# Learning
→ How to Read More Books 2017
The simple habits that helped me read over 150 books in a decade
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