What I’m Reading (Or Have Read)
“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” – Descartes
I learned to read when I was three years old. There were years of my life when my family didn’t own a TV, but we had hundreds of books and National Geographic magazines. So I read them. Literacy has always been important to my family. Even hundreds of years ago when the ability to write your own name was not to be taken for granted–especially for women–my ancestors were able to sign their names. In relentless pursuit of understanding, I’ve learned to read in eight languages (and at least try to sound out Greek)…although I much prefer English for business. I will never be done reading; there’s still too much collective knowledge to be absorbed. Here are some of my key take-aways from things I’ve read with relevance to business and product.
Good to Great
Jim Collins published Good to Great in 2001. Two decades later, I still refer back to it regularly because it's built on solid principles that still apply. The whole book is great (get it?) but there are three things that influence my thinking nearly every day because...
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