Investing the Last Liberal Art
- Ignore everything else on the list and come back when you've read this.
- If it's slow going (it's dense as anything), dip into "Thinking, fast and slow" at the same time.
- Yes it's about investing. Which is, at it's core, about making decisions in a non-familiar domain without the luxury of the time to become an expert. Basically the same core description of being in software. It teaches how to look at a problem and simplify enough to make a good (not perfect) decision. Then follows up with details on constructing hueristics so that the learning can be carried forward.
- There is another book than this called "Poor Charlies Almanac" by Charles T Munger, but that can only be ordered direct from the mom 'n pop publisher in the states. You can also find his various speaches on the internet.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Excellent book that digs into thinking and learning.
Release It
- Useful for wider view point on software delivery.
Turn the Ship Around! Team of Teams
- All about management and leadership
- Turn the ship around is the more practical book, ToT has a nice story and left me motivated.
- If you want to add to the theme. Extreme Ownership is another practical book.
Pitch Anything
- Lovely psychology intro for how people can be persuaded. Also nice tips on presentations/pitches.
- Would read "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" first if you haven't already.
Phoenix Project
- Lightweight intro to Theory of Constraints.
- Or skip it and just read "The Goal" and "It's not luck" for more learnable stories about implementing the practices.