I am honored that so many of you ask about my recommended reading, so here we go – enjoy!
Innovation
How to Have a Beautiful Mind, Edward De Bono
The Innovator’s Dillemma, Clayton M Christiansen
The Innovator’s DNA – Mastering the Five Skills Of Disruptive Innovators, Clayton M Christiansen
The Innovators Solution, Clayton M Christiansen
The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles & Applications, C Otto Scharmer
Ideas & Opinions, Albert Einstein
Philosophy, History, the Future
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Noah Yuval Harari
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Noah Yuval Harari
21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Noah Yuval Harari
The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
Thinking
How to Have a Beautiful Mind, Edward De Bono
A Whole New Mind – Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future, Daniel H Pink
Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence
Mindfulness: The Eight-Week Meditation Programme for a Frantic World, Mark Williams & Dr Danny Penman
Mindfulness for Beginners, Jon Kabat Zinn
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace), Chade-Meng Tan
10% Happier, Dan Harris
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
Working with Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
Altered Traits, Daniel Goleman
How to Be Human: The Manual, Ruby Wax
The Power Of Now, Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom, Rick Hanson
Loving Kindness Meditation, Sharon Salzberg
The Art Of Living, Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art Of Happiness, Dalai Lama & Howard C Cutler
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, Michael A. Singer
The Surrender Experiment, Michael A. Singer
A Force For Good – The Dali Lama’s Vision For Our World, Daniel Goleman
Hardwiring Happiness, Rick Hanson
A Path With A Heart, Jack Kornfield
Neuroscience & People
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World, David Eagleman
The Neuroscience Of We, Daniel J Siegel
The Brain: The Story of You, David Eagleman
Incognito: The Secret Lives Of Our Brains, David Eagleman
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep & Dreams
Phantoms in the Brain, V.S. Ramachandran & Sandra Blakeslee
The Power Of Habit, Charles Duhigg
What Everybody is Saying, Joe Navarro
Story
Lead With a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire, Paul Smith
Sell With A Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale, Paul Smith
Story, Robert McKee
Storynomics, Robert McKee
The Storytelling Animal, Jonathan Gottschall
Storytelling & The Sciences of The Mind, David Herman
Music
The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe, Stephon Alexander
Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
The Music Diet, Dr. Julia Jones
Leadership & Culture
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything, Stephen M. R. Covey
The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle
Dare to Lead, Brene Brown
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
The Ultimate Introduction to NLP, Richard Bandler, Alessio Roberti, Owen Fitzpatrick
How to Take Charge of Your Life: The Users Guide to NLP