Editors Reads

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Leadership

24 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

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Where to Start with Andrew Grove: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Andrew Grove — whether to begin with High Output Management or Only the Paranoid Survive. A complete reading guide to the Intel CEO and business author.

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Where to Start with Barack Obama: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Barack Obama — whether to begin with Dreams from My Father or A Promised Land. A complete reading guide to the 44th US President's books.

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Where to Start with Ben Horowitz: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Ben Horowitz — how to approach The Hard Thing About Hard Things, his essential book on building and leading startups. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Daniel Goleman: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Daniel Goleman — how to approach Emotional Intelligence, the book that introduced EQ to mainstream audiences. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Doris Kearns Goodwin: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Doris Kearns Goodwin — whether to begin with Team of Rivals, No Ordinary Time, or Leadership. A complete reading guide to the presidential biographer.

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Where to Start with Jim Collins: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Jim Collins — whether to begin with Good to Great, Built to Last, or Great by Choice. A complete reading guide to the business author.

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Where to Start with Jocko Willink: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Jocko Willink — whether to begin with Extreme Ownership or Discipline Equals Freedom. A complete reading guide to the Navy SEAL and leadership author.

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Where to Start with Kim Scott: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Kim Scott — how to approach Radical Candor, her management framework for giving honest feedback by caring personally while challenging directly. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Reed Hastings: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Reed Hastings — how to approach No Rules Rules, his account of the unusual Netflix management culture built on talent density, radical candor, and freedom with responsibility. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Robin Sharma: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Robin Sharma — whether to begin with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari or The 5 AM Club. A complete reading guide to the leadership and self-help author.

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Where to Start with Stephen E. Ambrose: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Stephen E. Ambrose — how to approach Band of Brothers, his essential company-level history of Easy Company in the Second World War. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Stephen R. Covey: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Stephen R. Covey — how to approach The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, his essential classic of personal effectiveness. A complete reading guide.

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Where to Start with Will Guidara: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Will Guidara — how to approach Unreasonable Hospitality, his essential account of radical customer care and the world's best restaurant. A complete reading guide.

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Best Founder and Startup Memoirs: Essential Business Books

The best founder and startup memoirs — from Shoe Dog and Steve Jobs to Zero to One and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Essential business reading.

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Best Management Books: Essential Reading for Managers and Leaders

The best management books — from High Output Management and Good to Great to Radical Candor and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Essential reading for managers.

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Best Startup Books: Essential Reading for Founders and Builders

The best startup books — from Zero to One and The Lean Startup to Shoe Dog and The Hard Thing About Hard Things. What founders actually need to read to build something.

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Where to Start with Adam Grant: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Adam Grant — whether to begin with Give and Take, Think Again, or Originals. A complete reading guide to the organizational psychologist and author.

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Where to Start with Brené Brown: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Brené Brown — whether to begin with Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection, or Atlas of the Heart. A complete reading guide to vulnerability research.

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Where to Start with Daniel H. Pink: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Daniel H. Pink — whether to begin with Drive, A Whole New Mind, or To Sell Is Human. A complete reading guide to the business and psychology writer.

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Where to Start with Simon Sinek: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Simon Sinek — whether to begin with Start With Why or Leaders Eat Last. A complete reading guide to the leadership thinker and bestselling author.

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