Recommended CEO Reading

What’s on your bookshelf?

One of the best ways to scale up your business is to learn from the successes and failures of others who’ve done it. You’re not alone in your desire (or struggle) to scale and grow. Here are some resources that have helped me grow in the areas of leadership, people, vision, strategy, execution, cash/finances, and personal development.

Strategy

Fusion-Book

Fusion

by Denise LeeYohn
Uncommon-Service-Book

Uncommon Service

by Francis Frei
Good-To-Great-Book

Good to Great

by Jim Collins
Built-to-Last-Book

Built to Last

by Jim Collins & Jerry Porras
Outthink-the-Competition-Book

Outthink the Competition

by Kaihan Krippendorf
First-Break-the-Rules-Book

First Break All The Rules

by Marcus Buckingham
Competitive-advantage-Book

Competitive Advantage

by Michael Porter
The-Effective-Executive-Book

The Effective Executive

by Peter Drucker
Inside-Advantage-Book

The Inside Advantage

by Robert Bloom
Start-with-why-Book

Start with Why

by Simon Sinek
Art-Of-War-Book

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu
Growth-IQ-Book

Growth IQ

by Tiffani Bova
Scaling-Up-Book

Scaling Up

by Verne Harnish

Sales

Hyper-Sales-Growth-Book

Hyper Sales Growth

by Jack Daly
The-Sales-Playbook-Book

The Sales Playbook

by Jack Daly

People / Culture

Topgrading-Book

Topgrading

by Brad Smart
Turn-your-ship-around-Book

Turn Your Ship Around

by David Marquet
Team-of-Teams-Book

Team of Teams

by General Stanley McChrystal
Who-Book

WHO

by Geoff Smart
Multipliers-Book

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman
The-Advantage-Book

The Advantage

by Patrick Lencioni
The-Five-Temptations-of-a-CEO-Book

The Five Temptations of a CEO

by Patrick Lencioni
Leaders-Eat-Last-Book

Leaders Eat Last

by Simon Sinek
Fierce-Conversations-Book

Fierce Conversations

by Susan Scott
4-hour-workweek-Book

The 4 Hour Workweek

by Tim Ferriss
Delivering-Happiness-Book

Delivering Happiness

by Tony Hsieh

Execution

Rhythm-Book

Rhythm

by Patrick Thean
The-Checklist-Manifesto-Book

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande
Getting-Things-Done-Book

Getting Things Done

by David Allen
Key-Performance-Indicators-Book

Key Performance Indicators

by David Parmenter
The-Goal-Book

The Goal

by Eli Goldratt & Jeff Fox
The-Lean-Startup

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries
Its-The-Manager-Book

It's the Manager

by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter
The-Emyth-Revisited-Book

The E Myth Revisited

by Michael Gerber
Predictable-Results-Book

Predictable Results

by Patrick Thean
Balanced-Scorecard-Book

Balanced Scorecard

by Robert Kaplan & David Norton
3Hag-Way-Book

3HAG Way

by Shannon Susko
The-Metronome-Effect-Book

The Metronome Effect

by Shannon Susko

Cash

Built-To-Sell-Book

Built to Sell

by John Warrilow
Profit-First-Book

Profit First

by Mike Michalowicz

Great Books on Coaching

Getting-Naked-Book

Getting Naked

by Patrick Lencioni
The-Coaching-Habit-Book

The Coaching Habit

by Michael Bungay Stanier
Trillion-Dollar-Coach-Book

Trillion Dollar Coach

by Schmidt, Rosenberg & Eagle

Great Companies / Great Leaders / Great Reads

Legacy-Book

Legacy

by James Kerr
The-McKinsey-Way-Book

The McKinsey Way

by Ethan Rasiel
Excellence-Wins-Book

Excellence Wins

by Horst Schulz
Onward-Book

Onward

by Howard Schultz
Winning-Book

Winning

by Jack Welch
Nuts-Book

Nuts! (Southwest Airlines)

by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg
Half-The-Sky-Book

Half the Sky

by Kristof & WuDunn
Finding-My-Virginity-Book

Finding My Virginity

by Richard Branson
Titan-Book

Titan

by Ron Chernow
Steve-Jobs-Book

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson