Annotated Bibliography
Books that shaped how I think about strategy, leadership, and transformation — with practitioner notes on why each one matters.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz"The only business book that reads like it was written by someone who actually ran a company through near-death experiences. No frameworks, just field notes from the edge."
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman"The foundation for understanding why smart people make predictable mistakes. I reference System 1 vs System 2 in almost every strategy discussion."
Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt"Most strategy is bad strategy dressed up in ambition. Rumelt's kernel — diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent action — is the sharpest test I know."
The Goal
Eliyahu M. Goldratt"A novel about manufacturing that taught me more about bottleneck thinking than any MBA course. The Theory of Constraints applies to every system I've worked in."
This list will grow over time. Each book here has directly influenced a framework, a decision, or a way of thinking that I use in practice — not just theory I found interesting.