Books

These are some of my favourite books from the last few years. They have helped me with various aspects for my life, job, and career.

Development

Change and Motivation

  • Drive: Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
  • by Dan Pink
  • In knowledge worker industries, extrinsic motivations such as monetary rewards can reduce what people can accomplish.  Instead, we need to consider three simple things that truly motivate people: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Management and Entrepreneurship

  • The Lean Startup
  • by Eric Ries
  • A significant contribution of ideas about how to improve capital efficiency in startups and more deeply engage employees and customers to create tighter learning and feedback loops.

General Interest