2021 Reads Summed Up In 1 Sentence

*Recommended books in bold

1. What They Teach You at Harvard Business School by Philip Delves Broughton
   “Getting a MBA is not so much about the education, more so the connection.”
2. Make Virtual Meetings Matter by Paul Axtell
   “Meet only when you need, speak only when you should.”
3. Find Your Why by Simon Sinek, David Mead
   “What is the one thing you did in the past that you were really proud of?”
4. The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
   “Don’t cling to the notion that you are the only person who can do this job.”
5. The Communication Book by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler
   “If it’s important, keep it short.”
6. Effective Data Storytelling by Brent Dykes
   “Less is more.”
7. The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink
   “Leadership is a balancing act.”
8. Start with NO by Jim Camp
   “Only one person can feel okay in the negotiation, that’s the adversary.”
9. Think Again by Adam Grant
   “Stop expecting perfection and embrace confusion.”
10. Leadership is Language by L. David Marquet
    “I intend to…”
11. Give and Take by Adam Grant
    “Give to help takers, take to help givers.”
12. How To Lead by David M. Rubenstein
    “Was that okay? — Oprah”
13. Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
    “Leave legacy, not wealth.”
14. Clearer Closer Better by Emily Balcetis
    “Perception matters.”
15. Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella
    “Empathy + Shared values + Safety and Reliability = Trust over time”
16. Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
    “Buying index funds is the stupid way to invest, but it works.”
17. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
    “Death should be the compass by which we orient all of our values and decisions.”
18. Surrounded by Psychopaths by Thomas Erikson
    “Ways people try to manipulate you.”
19. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
    “Defaulting to truth is the way humans progress, even if we get fooled sometimes.”
20. What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School by Mark H. McCormack
    “It takes a very confident person to be a good manager, confidence in the people that work for you and enough confidence in yourself to overcome ego problems.”
21. The Hard Things About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
    “People > Product > Profits”
22. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
    “Re-thinking how we select leaders.”
23. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
    “What matters is the peak, and the end.”
24. Leading from the Middle by Scott Mautz
    “Middle management is a chance to lead your team, peers and boss.”
25. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
    “The Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor and the Power of Context”