今年上榜《財富》“40位40歲以下商業(yè)精英榜單”的年輕商界領(lǐng)袖們,為我們提供了他們的私藏書單,這些書對他們的職業(yè)生涯產(chǎn)生了決定性影響。
用閱讀來結(jié)束這次長假,或許是個不錯的選擇。
金融篇
以下是今年40位40歲以下金融精英推薦的書。
《一發(fā)致勝》(Serve to Win)
作者:諾瓦克?德約科維奇
諾瓦克·德約科維奇的《一發(fā)致勝》中提到,要想贏得比賽和保持領(lǐng)先,就需要紀律、干勁和犧牲,這一點我很有共鳴。
體育界的奉獻精神和斗志與商業(yè)界如此相似,我深受觸動。我認為能在商業(yè)上取得巨大成功的人是“企業(yè)中運動員”。堅持、精神力量和永不放棄的意志是必備素質(zhì)。
——阿克謝·納赫塔,軟銀集團高級投資副總裁
《動蕩時代的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力》(Leadership in Turbulent Times)
作者:多麗絲·卡恩斯·古德溫
我認為,優(yōu)秀的書籍總是能在恰當時機提供啟發(fā),并且內(nèi)容也很豐富。
去年1月,我讀了多麗絲·卡恩斯·古德溫有關(guān)四位美國總統(tǒng)的生活和挑戰(zhàn)的書。我是個歷史迷。她介紹了每位總統(tǒng)所面臨挑戰(zhàn)的相似之處,以及克服挑戰(zhàn)時相似的性格特征和價值觀。
在新冠疫情席卷世界和各行各業(yè)之際,我們格外需要了解領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的基本原則、在困難中做正確事情的堅持,以及對大眾的責(zé)任心。過去六個月里,我經(jīng)?;叵肫饡械膬?nèi)容。
——尼爾·巴爾·迪恩 橋水基金投資引擎聯(lián)合負責(zé)人
《清單革命 : 如何持續(xù)、正確、安全地把事情做好》(The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right)
作者:阿圖·葛文德
當我做第一份工作時,當時的經(jīng)理將這本書推薦給新入職分析師。
我發(fā)現(xiàn)這本書是將夢想分解為目標,再將目標分解為任務(wù),然后跟蹤任務(wù)完成情況,方法簡單有效。雖然解決方案看似技術(shù)含量很低,但只要堅持并形成習(xí)慣,就能保持工作和生活中所有事井井有條,大大降低犯錯、延期、重蹈覆轍或迷茫不知前路的可能性。
閱讀這本書后我才明白,再復(fù)雜的過程也是由一系列簡單步驟組成的,書中的方法大大提升了效率。最棒的一點在于,它告訴我們不必執(zhí)著于不可能的事,比如提升智商或者改變個性,這些其實并沒那么重要。書中的方法針對的是那種任何人只要下定決心都可做到的事,將它們直接轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槊刻於寄芡瓿傻娜蝿?wù)。
——比爾·龐,千禧管理投資組合經(jīng)理
《開頭90天,更新和擴展》:快速聰明提速的成熟戰(zhàn)略 (The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter)
作者:邁克爾·D·沃特金斯
邁克爾·D·沃特金斯的《開頭90天》一直伴隨著我職業(yè)生涯進步。
書中提醒人們在加入新公司或承擔新角色時,傾聽和學(xué)習(xí)的重要性。如果是新手,解決方案可能看起來很簡單,但我喜歡在實現(xiàn)快速和長期的成功之前,先了解公司的歷史和邏輯。
這本書為過渡期管理提供了實用框架。每當我在生活中遇到轉(zhuǎn)變,哪怕是在同一家公司內(nèi)的調(diào)整,都會參考書中的建議。我覺得幫助很大,所以給公司里每位經(jīng)理都發(fā)了一本。
——凱婭·科爾,美國萬通數(shù)字體驗負責(zé)人
《窮人的理財經(jīng)》(Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day)
作者: 達瑞爾?柯林斯、喬納森?默多克、斯圖爾特?拉瑟福德和奧蘭達?魯思文
我在剛工作不久時,閱讀了《窮人的理財經(jīng)》(對孟加拉國、印度和南非數(shù)百個家庭的理財研究),讀完后,觀念產(chǎn)生了徹底的改變。
書中解釋了一家之主在面臨收入微薄,且現(xiàn)金流有限時,如何利用資金。本書清晰闡明了Tala的精神基礎(chǔ):一些貧窮人士在積極生活,并細致規(guī)劃理財,卻無法納入當前的金融體系。只要幫他們靈活獲取流動性,提供正確的理財工具,他們就能在社區(qū)層面實現(xiàn)脫貧,促進全球經(jīng)濟增長。
——希瓦尼·希羅亞 Tala創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《聘誰:用A 級招聘法找到最合適的人》(Who: Solve Your #1 Problem)
作者:杰夫·斯瑪特、蘭迪·斯特里特
我剛步入職場就意識到,企業(yè)無論大小都是員工的總和。雇傭合適的團隊成員最為重要。
我職業(yè)早期經(jīng)歷過一次混亂的招聘,差點掉入陷阱,閱讀這本關(guān)于面試最佳實踐的書幫我實現(xiàn)了重大轉(zhuǎn)變。如今,我跟價值觀和使命一致的優(yōu)秀團隊合作,對此心中充滿感激,團隊的價值觀和使命是為全國各地各類企業(yè)家提供投資,他們都在重塑未來,努力實現(xiàn)看似不可能的事。
——安娜·梅森 Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund合伙人
《第三波浪潮:企業(yè)家對未來的展望》(The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future)
作者:史蒂夫·凱斯
本書主要介紹了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)“第三波浪潮”的過程,以及為何說現(xiàn)在的科技企業(yè)家在推動未來世代與技術(shù)互動的變革。此外,作者還談到了“其他地區(qū)崛起”現(xiàn)象,即風(fēng)險資本轉(zhuǎn)移到并非傳統(tǒng)科技中心的城市。在“其他地區(qū)革命性崛起探訪之旅”中,凱斯還親自拜訪了位于奧蘭多的創(chuàng)業(yè)公司Fattmerchant辦公室。
探訪期間他分享了一些數(shù)據(jù),我很有共鳴,職業(yè)生涯也就此定下新目標。
數(shù)據(jù)顯示75%的風(fēng)險投資流向了加州、紐約和馬薩諸塞州,只有1%的資本流向了少數(shù)族裔女性創(chuàng)始人的公司。身為支付技術(shù)公司的女性創(chuàng)始人,我面臨著各種挑戰(zhàn),但看到具體數(shù)據(jù)時還是嚇了一跳。
我之所以能成功,主要靠策略、身邊非常棒的團隊,還有堅持不懈的努力。但已然還有很多女性面臨斗爭。我的使命是協(xié)助其他女性創(chuàng)立成功的企業(yè),改變只有不到2%的女性創(chuàng)業(yè)者實現(xiàn)100萬美元收入的現(xiàn)狀。
——蘇尼拉·瑪?shù)俟?Fattmerchant創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《視覺解釋:圖像和數(shù)量,證據(jù)和敘述》(Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative)
作者:愛德華·R·塔夫特
我第一次讀到這本書是在普林斯頓大學(xué),從那時起,我一直在將書中內(nèi)容付諸實踐。無論是計劃圖紙還是公司投資者演示文稿的草稿,簡單明確的信息可視化呈現(xiàn)肯定比復(fù)雜的陳述直觀得多。
——凱爾·科克倫 摩根士丹利技術(shù)投資銀行業(yè)務(wù)執(zhí)行董事
《團隊協(xié)作的五大障礙》(The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable)
作者:帕特里克·蘭西奧尼
書中解決了一些可能降低團隊效率的障礙,哪怕團隊里都是高端人才,哪怕團隊已然靈感不斷。我特別喜歡本書的原因是,書中沒有“雇用最優(yōu)秀人才”之類亂七八糟的建議。所有人都知道要找優(yōu)秀人才,問題是怎樣才能招來最優(yōu)秀的人?書中內(nèi)容很具體,也很有幫助。
——塞巴斯蒂安·斯米雅科夫斯基 Klarna聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《新新事物:硅谷故事》(The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story)
作者:邁克爾·劉易斯
我第一次讀這本書還是十多年前,當時我還沒進恩頤投資工作,巧合的是最近我重讀了一遍。盡管我在灣區(qū)上的大學(xué),對硅谷的歷史和知識卻知之甚少。
我第一次讀到這本書,感覺寫得太夸張,但能從中了解創(chuàng)新經(jīng)濟背后的驅(qū)動力,以及打造顛覆性初創(chuàng)企業(yè)所需的團隊建設(shè)。當時我還沒有意識到這一點,不過這本書是非常好的入門讀物,讓人意識到風(fēng)投的關(guān)鍵在于創(chuàng)始人,他們是英雄。
另外有幫助的一點是,書中提到了幾位后來我有幸共事的恩頤投資合作人!現(xiàn)在我已在風(fēng)投行業(yè)工作了十幾年,重讀這本書時才發(fā)現(xiàn),書中的介紹一點也不夸張。
——瑞克·楊 恩頤投資普通合伙人
《心態(tài):全新成功心理學(xué)》(Mindset: The New Psychology of Success)
作者:卡羅爾·S·德維克
這本書改變了我對商業(yè)和生活中潛力和增長的看法。書中展示了為什么要意識到存在兩種心態(tài)——固定型心態(tài)和成長型心態(tài),以及采取成長型心態(tài)的重要性。
我準備商學(xué)院入學(xué)的GMATs考試時,有親身經(jīng)歷。
第一次考試時,我根本沒練習(xí)。不出所料,我失敗了。幸運的是,丈夫指出我主要采取了固定心態(tài),應(yīng)該做些調(diào)整。我的數(shù)學(xué)和應(yīng)試能力都不差,只是不夠努力。
經(jīng)過努力,第二次考試結(jié)果好得多。同樣,第一次擔任首席執(zhí)行官時我也經(jīng)常要面對全新情況。采取成長心態(tài)后,我深刻明白遇到新情況或者不舒服的事并非壞事,而是學(xué)習(xí)和成長的好機會。
——卡梅倫·皮克 Azlo聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
卡羅爾·德威克博士的《心態(tài)》是我職業(yè)生涯中受益最大的一本。書中強調(diào)沒有什么一成不變,智力可以變,能力可以變,技能也一樣。任何事物都可以隨著時間的推移而成長和發(fā)展。
《心態(tài)》提醒我,如果做某些事情變得容易,就代表我能通過努力和奉獻完成和學(xué)習(xí)任何事。這本書讓我有信心迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)和不可預(yù)見的機遇,也塑造了我的職業(yè)觀。
——戴安娜·阿維拉 TransferWise銀行業(yè)務(wù)和擴張全球負責(zé)人
《僧侶與謎語::一位硅谷企業(yè)家的創(chuàng)業(yè)智慧》(The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living)
作者:蘭迪·科米薩
《僧侶與謎語》對我影響很大,作者是我在斯坦福大學(xué)的教授蘭迪·科米薩。
書中內(nèi)容主要是關(guān)于生活,也有探討追求人生目標的話題。書中觀點是世上并非只有一條路,關(guān)鍵在于旅程本身。作者鼓勵讀者多問“為什么”,挑戰(zhàn)自己做某件事的動機。他提出了延長規(guī)劃的概念,即有時人們認為現(xiàn)在做的某件事可能不好,但也許能幫助未來做想做的事。但這種心態(tài)容易隨著時間推移不斷重復(fù),意味著永遠無法過上想要的生活。
我讀這本書時非常注重目標導(dǎo)向,所以書中的觀點我很多年后才接受,最終變?yōu)槲疑罘绞降囊徊糠帧?/p>
——喬?!だ锞S斯 聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《從“為什么”開始——喬布斯讓Apple紅遍世界的黃金圈法則》 (Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action)
作者:西蒙·斯涅克
《從“為什么”開始》一書闡述了優(yōu)秀領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的思考方式往往相似,并能付諸實施,非常有影響力,也很鼓舞人心。我發(fā)現(xiàn)這種管理和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方法可以帶來非常大的幫助。
——克里斯·格羅斯 摩根大通技術(shù)投資銀行業(yè)務(wù)董事總經(jīng)理兼首席運營官
《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵 : 人類社會的命運》(Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies)
作者:賈雷德·戴蒙德
本書著重探討了為什么有些國家富裕而另一些國家貧窮。我剛工作時曾在加納、南非和印度生活和工作,戴蒙德教授對相關(guān)問題的歷史觀點,對我思考很多受歷史限制的國家如何實現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟轉(zhuǎn)型有著深刻影響。
——莎拉·坎農(nóng) Index Ventures合伙人
《瘋狂出擊:如何培育贏得戰(zhàn)爭、治愈疾病、改變企業(yè)的瘋狂想法》(Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries)
作者:薩菲·巴赫爾
最近讀了薩菲·巴赫爾的《瘋狂出擊》,我很有共鳴。
巴赫爾在書中將諸如固態(tài)變液態(tài)的過程與現(xiàn)實世界中企業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)變市場的實例相比較,最近我開拓新市場,發(fā)現(xiàn)他的觀點與金融市場創(chuàng)新關(guān)系密切?,F(xiàn)有企業(yè)要同時經(jīng)歷多個發(fā)展階段,既要保護盈利的業(yè)務(wù)線,又要顛覆相關(guān)業(yè)務(wù)線確保未來順利壯大。
——艾米·洪 高盛集團全球市場部董事總經(jīng)理兼市場結(jié)構(gòu)戰(zhàn)略主管
科技篇
以下是本年度40位40歲以下科技界精英人士的推薦書目。
《非暴力溝通》(Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life)
作者:馬歇爾·盧森堡
你是否曾第二次(甚至第三次)閱讀同一本書,卻依舊能從中取得新收獲?你是否曾聽過一場還算不錯的演講,但由于你的腦海中充滿了各種新創(chuàng)意,所以整場經(jīng)歷變成了那一天中最精彩的體驗?我認為,這本書之所以會被評價為“最好的”書籍,固然有其自身內(nèi)容的原因,但讀者的心理背景也同樣重要。因此,我期待著在今晚重溫《非暴力溝通》。
雖然我很反感使用“最”來形容事物,但我認為,溝通是最困難、最重要也是最普遍的活動之一。我的大部分日?;顒泳褪窃谂c人溝通——溝通的對象可能是供應(yīng)商、特定的同事群體、某個代碼庫的用戶,抑或是未來的我自己。
作為一名工程師兼研究人員,我能否在重大挑戰(zhàn)中取得進展取決于大量的團隊合作。因此,我每天都在見證昨天的溝通質(zhì)量會怎樣不斷影響著今天的生產(chǎn)力。這種影響力一般是由內(nèi)容驅(qū)動的,但現(xiàn)實地說,它更多的是由情感驅(qū)動的。
《非暴力溝通》這本書深入地審視了溝通的情感特性,同時認真地思考了如何在富有成效的真誠溝通中接受其情感特質(zhì)。就我個人而言,我通過這本書學(xué)到的技巧體現(xiàn)在說話和傾聽上,而且還能在重讀時取得更多的收獲。
——谷歌研究院高級研究科學(xué)家、量子電子工程師(谷歌硬件部門AI量子團隊)瑪麗莎·朱斯蒂娜
《網(wǎng):阿加西自傳》(Open)
作者:安德烈·阿加西
我特別喜歡安德烈·阿加西的《網(wǎng):阿加西自傳》。這本書里有許多關(guān)于如何取得成功以及自我提升等方面的精彩論點。那些關(guān)于努力工作、不斷學(xué)習(xí)以及成就偉大事業(yè)所需承受的壓力等方面的內(nèi)容特別具有啟發(fā)性。
遇到困難時,我會想起他在書中寫下的一句話:“將眼前的危機當作針對下一次危機的演習(xí)。”書中還有一條很有意思的線索,就是當你在試著了解自我的時候也會遭到誤解。我覺得我們所有人都曾在個人生活或工作中有過類似的體驗。最困難的挑戰(zhàn)往往來自人際關(guān)系,或者與自己的斗爭中。
——Postmates首席財務(wù)官克里斯汀·希弗
《活出生命的意義》(Man’s Search for Meaning)
作者:維克多·E·弗蘭克爾
在我的職業(yè)生涯中,我總會反復(fù)參考個別的幾本書,其中有兩本尤為重要。一本是由幾位知名職業(yè)指導(dǎo)專家聯(lián)合撰寫的《意識領(lǐng)袖的15項承諾》。這本書的內(nèi)容基本上圍繞一個主要原則——在生活中要注意像真正的成年人那樣行事,才能有效減少各種不必要的麻煩。
另一本是由猶太人大屠殺幸存者、精神病學(xué)家維克多·弗蘭克爾撰寫的《活出生命的意義》。這本書教會了我很多東西,比如怎樣在困境中心存感激,并表達出自己的感激,也使得在真正經(jīng)歷困境時表達感恩變得更加容易。
通過換一種角度來看待挑戰(zhàn),我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己可以從每一次挑戰(zhàn)中學(xué)到很重要的東西。當我把這一點應(yīng)用到我的工作中時,我很感恩能夠擁有一份對我周圍的人甚至其他人來說都很重要、很有價值的工作。我可以很自豪地說,我每天所做的工作都會讓我覺得很有成就感,即便身處困境或面臨新挑戰(zhàn)的時候也是如此。
——Reddit聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫·霍夫曼
《思考,快與慢》(Thinking, Fast and Slow)
作者:丹尼爾·卡尼曼
沒有一本書能夠在多年間始終對我有著很深遠的影響,但丹尼爾·卡尼曼的《思考,快與慢》絕對是對我影響最大的五本書之一。這本書讓我更清楚地了解到人腦是如何工作的。
另外一本很有意思的書也影響到了我,就是由斯蒂芬·C·倫丁、約翰·克里斯坦森和哈里·保羅聯(lián)合創(chuàng)作的《魚,一種激發(fā)工作熱情的絕妙方法》。通過這本書,我意識到我們每天都可以選擇自己的態(tài)度。所以我們可以選擇每天都用積極的態(tài)度去工作和生活。
——SAP公司執(zhí)行董事兼首席技術(shù)官于爾根·穆勒
我最常會想起的書是丹尼爾·卡尼曼的《思考,快與慢》。這本書探討了大腦是如何處理不同種類信息的問題,同時揭示了我們每天思考的內(nèi)容和做出的決策背后隱藏的偏見和結(jié)構(gòu)。
——Squarespace創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官安東尼·卡薩萊娜
《Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership》
作者:喬塞夫·喬沃斯基
《Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership》是我在16歲時讀到的第一本管理科學(xué)類書籍。它對我解決問題的方式,以及雇傭領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力思維的形成產(chǎn)生了深遠影響。
一直以來,我都會盡力對結(jié)果作出預(yù)設(shè),并通過傾聽、學(xué)習(xí)和優(yōu)化方案的手段吸引人才。具體的策略并不重要,這是個需要多樣視角的學(xué)習(xí)過程,等待著我的要么成功,要么就是迅速的失敗。
——英特爾云業(yè)務(wù)戰(zhàn)略和平臺服務(wù)高級總監(jiān)麗貝卡·伊麗莎白·利彭·威克利
《沃頓商學(xué)院最受歡迎的思維課》(Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant)
作者:亞當·格蘭特
我很欣賞組織心理學(xué)家亞當·格蘭特所進行的研究。他在這部著作中指出,營造一種推崇團隊合作而非個人奮戰(zhàn)的環(huán)境能帶來更大的成功。合作文化能讓那些“給予者”,即為了解決問題燃燒自我,且不求回報的人茁壯成長。一般來說,團隊中表現(xiàn)最好的都是給予者。
——Flexport旗下Flexport.org主管蘇西·肖恩伯格
《Simple Habits for Complex Times》
作者:珍妮弗·加維·貝格與基思·約翰斯頓
《Simple Habits for Complex Times》是我的最愛之一。我讀過的許多書都著重于戰(zhàn)術(shù)性地對各種職業(yè)挑戰(zhàn)的解決方案作出定義。而這本書不一樣,它強調(diào)的是通過重構(gòu)問題,另辟蹊徑解決麻煩的方法。疫情當前,對于如今的我來說,這本書尤為重要。
——谷歌工程副總裁伊麗莎白·里德
《沙鄉(xiāng)年鑒》(A Sand County Almanac)
作者:奧爾多·利奧波德
我在威斯康星州北部長大,這是我父親朗讀給我聽的第一本“真正的書”。后來,我有幸被威斯康星大學(xué)麥迪遜分校錄取,就讀于野生動物生態(tài)學(xué)專業(yè)(由奧爾多·利奧波德設(shè)立)。利奧波德在其職業(yè)生涯中的實踐歷程給我留下了深刻的印象。
在《沙鄉(xiāng)年鑒》之前,他還寫了《狩獵管理》一書,闡述了通過狩獵控制野生動物數(shù)量的數(shù)學(xué)和統(tǒng)計學(xué)原理。利奧波德有著強烈的好奇心,他從不懼怕在獲得新知識后改變自己的想法。大學(xué)畢業(yè)時,我收到的禮物是一本分校各教職人員都簽過名的書。我把它放在了我的辦公桌上,既是為了閱讀,也是為了提醒自己,自然界驚人地復(fù)雜、美麗且有必要保存下去。
——微軟首席環(huán)境官盧卡斯·喬帕博士
《我知道籠中鳥為何歌唱》(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
作者:瑪雅·安吉羅
在我的記憶深處,有一本曾深深打動過我的書,就是我在高中時讀的《我知道籠中鳥為何歌唱》,作者是瑪雅·安吉羅。那是我第一次讀安吉羅博士的書,并且,我還清楚地記得當時所體會到的豐富情感。
我透過這本書看到并感受到了許多,而在那之前,我從未想過一本書能帶來這樣的體驗。它向我展示了文字對人的影響力——讓人哭,讓人笑,讓人以全新的方式認識這個世界。我在職業(yè)生涯中一直銘記于心。我是否能出一份力,創(chuàng)造出能讓人們?nèi)ジ惺?,或是去以全新方式認識這個世界的文字?
——Snap Inc.旗下Snap Originals主管凡妮莎·格思里
《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》(The Alchemist)
作者:保羅·科埃略
使我產(chǎn)生共鳴的不是什么自助書籍或紀實文學(xué),而是保羅·科埃略撰寫的《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》。主人公圣地亞哥的旅程告訴我們,職業(yè)生涯其實就是一場旅行,不必爭分奪秒地從A點趕到B點。你的職業(yè)與你的生活息息相關(guān),雖然充滿了曲折,但只要熱愛、堅持不懈地追求、不害怕風(fēng)險和失敗,你就能抵達想去的任何地方。享受這段旅程吧。
我自己的旅程就充滿了曲折。從為Prime會員提供金融服務(wù),到加入Amazon in the Community團隊為回饋社區(qū)服務(wù),我從先前的崗位和公司中學(xué)到了很多。我把自己的經(jīng)驗都運用到了如今的工作上,思索著該如何利用好亞馬遜的資源——產(chǎn)品、物流、技術(shù)——去幫助那些貧窮、饑餓、無家可歸、被天災(zāi)侵擾的社區(qū)和家庭。
——亞馬遜首席產(chǎn)品經(jīng)理陳莊芊
《設(shè)立守望者》(Go Set a Watchman)
作者:哈珀·李
珍·路易絲·芬奇的旅程與我自己的職業(yè)經(jīng)歷產(chǎn)生了深刻的共鳴。我覺得,這是我讀過的最真實的成長故事之一。在不迷失自我的情況下,即便不喜歡,卻依然能學(xué)會一些可能從根本上改變自己世界觀的東西,這真是一項非常強大的技能。這本書讓我知道了,相比于我希望的,這個世界到底是什么樣子。
——Palantir Technologies廣告主管泰德·馬布雷
《頭號玩家》(Ready Player One)
作者:歐內(nèi)斯特·克萊因
我喜歡能夠激發(fā)奇思妙想的書籍和電影。我最喜歡的電影之一(改編自一本書)就是《頭號玩家》。受到它的啟發(fā),我在腦海中構(gòu)建出了一間全球性的、多維的、互動化的教室,來自世界各地的人們都可以在一種虛擬化的仿真環(huán)境里相互交流和學(xué)習(xí)。這部電影真的引發(fā)了我對未來的想象和希望:學(xué)生們不僅應(yīng)該了解金字塔,還要和來自世界各地的同學(xué)們一起,在虛擬世界中親眼看到金字塔,感受它的存在。
總有一天,這一切都將成為現(xiàn)實。因此,我們通過VIPKid,激發(fā)著學(xué)生們的奇思妙想,希望他們長大之后能讓這樣的夢想成真。
——VIPKid總裁米雯娟
《指環(huán)王》(The Lord of the Rings)
作者:約翰·羅納德·瑞爾·托爾金
我認為,對我?guī)椭畲蟮臅褪恰吨腑h(huán)王》。不是因為我從中學(xué)到了什么非常重要的知識,而是因為它以一種完美的比喻方式,闡釋了隱私對于學(xué)生以及其他非技術(shù)性人才無比重要的原因。沒有了隱私,就可能有人鑄造出“指環(huán)”,統(tǒng)治全人類,摧毀整個社會。隱私很重要。
——洛桑聯(lián)邦理工學(xué)院(EPFL)助理教授卡梅拉·特隆科索
政治篇
以下是本年度政府和政治領(lǐng)域“40位40歲以下精英”的推薦書單。
《這樣說最有效》(How to Say It at Work)
作者:杰克·格里芬
從這本書以及一些優(yōu)秀的管理培訓(xùn)課程中,我學(xué)到了一位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者適應(yīng)團隊需求的重要性。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不僅要管理工作任務(wù),還要管理和關(guān)心團隊成員。你必須真正考慮到每個人的經(jīng)歷,并認真評價每個人如何理解你所傳達的信息。現(xiàn)在我能直觀地找到最有效的溝通方式。
但當你剛剛進入管理層的時候,如果你只專注于實現(xiàn)結(jié)果、執(zhí)行任務(wù)和達到目標,你很容易會低估這些方面。我真正發(fā)自內(nèi)心地認識到,了解我的團隊而不只是他們的任務(wù)能讓我的管理更加有效。從那一刻開始,我的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力不斷提高,這也推動了我的職業(yè)發(fā)展。
—— 梅麗莎·基爾比,聯(lián)合國基金會,Girl Up執(zhí)行董事
《我的孤單,我的自我:單身女性的時代》(All the Single Ladies)
作者:麗貝卡·特雷斯特
麗貝卡·特雷斯特的《我的孤單,我的自我:單身女性的時代》這本書,對我成年后的生活的影響最為深遠。
我第一次讀到這本書是在一次坐飛機長途旅行的途中。當時我即將過30歲生日。這本書對我非常有價值。書中傳達的理念是,數(shù)十年來,年輕單身女性一直是開拓者,她們勇于承擔風(fēng)險,不斷改變著整個世界。
女性告訴我們,你不必在意別人對你的預(yù)期,可以勇?lián)L(fēng)險。因為有許多志同道合的女性,她們雄心勃勃,富有遠見卓識,她們能夠看到我們需要的改變。這本書改變了我的心態(tài),讓我敢于承擔風(fēng)險。我最終決定競選國會席位、后來成功當選并且成為國會史上最年輕的黑人女性,都是一次冒險的結(jié)果。
這本書對我有重要的意義,我想把它推薦給大家,尤其是年輕女性,她們或許對當前面臨的決策缺乏信心,不知道這些決策會如何影響她們實現(xiàn)夢想的能力。所以,女孩們,別猶豫了!
—— 勞倫·安德伍德,美國伊利諾伊州第14國會選區(qū)眾議員
醫(yī)療篇
以下是本年度醫(yī)療領(lǐng)域“全球40位40歲以下商界精英”推薦的精選書目。
《注意力革命:釋放專注思維的潛能》(The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind)
作者:B·艾倫·華萊士
10年前,我從我原來的上司那兒拿到了這本書。他是個佛教徒,后來還通過他的風(fēng)投基金投資了我們公司。他給了我這本書后,我去了巴西一家牧牛場生活,一連幾個月都與外界沒有任何聯(lián)系。這本書教會了我如何冥想,那個時候,冥想軟件Headspace還沒有問世,正念禪修也沒那么火。
讀這本書之前,我覺得冥想什么都是騙人的,全是一派胡言。不過,因為一直在牧牛場閑著沒事做,我開始練習(xí)書里介紹的技巧,而且居然發(fā)現(xiàn)我有了進步。每天我都能比前一天多集中一點注意力,思緒也變得更加平靜了。從那以后,我就經(jīng)常冥想。冥想幫助我在公司度過了相當艱難的時期。在我看來,成功就是要經(jīng)受住危機的考驗,這也意味著冷靜的頭腦是你強大的盟友。
——Vitalk Health公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官邁克爾·卡佩斯
《自我管理》(Managing Oneself)
作者:彼得·德魯克
我們最珍貴的東西就是自己的時間。這篇小文章能讓你集中精力了解自己最擅長的領(lǐng)域,并按照輕重緩急妥善安排時間。我每隔幾年都會重溫一下這篇文章。
——Maven Clinic公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官凱特·賴德
《專家的政治判斷:有多準?我們怎么才能知道?》(Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? )
作者:菲利普·E·泰特洛克
對我職業(yè)生涯幫助最大的書是關(guān)于狐貍和刺猬的。在《專家的政治判斷》這本書里,菲利普·泰特洛克讓我找到了走上創(chuàng)業(yè)之路所需的力量。泰特洛克在書中證明,“刺猬”的專業(yè)知識(偏重理論且主題單一)難以用來預(yù)測未來,而“狐貍”的專業(yè)知識(源于不同領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn))更勝一籌。
我以前一直覺得自己沒有能力領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一家公司對未來產(chǎn)生影響,因為我沒有攻讀博士學(xué)位,而是有著“像狐貍一樣的”職業(yè)軌跡。而這本書讓我明白了不一樣的道理。
——Healthy.io創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官約納坦·阿迪瑞
《越過一山,又是一山》(Mountains Beyond Mountains)
作者:特雷西·基德
激勵我從事醫(yī)療保健工作的是《越過一山,又是一山》這本書。保羅·法默醫(yī)生從哈佛大學(xué)到前往海地和秘魯抗擊瘧疾的旅程,讓我看到了什么才是影響力驅(qū)動的創(chuàng)新。它促使我超越學(xué)位和榮譽,超越語言,甚至超越行動,去關(guān)注那些可以不斷擴大的影響。
——Cala Health公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席科學(xué)官凱特·羅森布盧特
《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任:如何把人際關(guān)系危機轉(zhuǎn)化為合作共贏》(Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior)
作者:克里·帕特森、約瑟夫·格倫尼、大衛(wèi)·馬克斯菲爾德、羅恩·麥克米倫和阿爾·斯威茨勒
我很喜歡《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任》這本書,它主要介紹了我們應(yīng)該怎樣與人進行艱難的談話。
在公司內(nèi)部,我們的首要原則是“保持高度透明,但是得和和氣氣的”。這非常困難,但如果你能做到這一點,并教會其他人也這么做,那你就能獲得巨大的回報。隨著公司規(guī)模不斷壯大,一些新人很有才華,但過去14年里他們并沒有和我一起經(jīng)歷這一切。所以為了建立一支堅不可摧的團隊,我不得不學(xué)會和新同事進行坦誠的交流。從某些方面來說,這是創(chuàng)建公司最艱難的一步。
《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任》幫助我學(xué)會了應(yīng)對這些艱難的對話,讓我在不影響公司發(fā)展的情況下與人建立聯(lián)系、處理問題和障礙。這些原則不僅影響了我們內(nèi)部的運作方式,而且滲透進了我們改變用戶行為的核心產(chǎn)品。因為不論是打造一款產(chǎn)品、凝聚一支團隊,還是說服你的另一半支持你嘗試新的保健或健身產(chǎn)品,開誠布公的對話是構(gòu)建這一切的基礎(chǔ)。
——Noom公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼總裁阿爾喬姆·佩塔科夫
《期待勝利:10條行之有效的職場成功策略》(Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace)
作者:卡拉·A·哈里斯
卡拉·A·哈里斯的《期待勝利》不斷激勵著我,推動我實現(xiàn)職業(yè)目標。我發(fā)現(xiàn)無論自己身處哪種職場環(huán)境,這些明確的建議都能適用。當我在不同角色間切換時,我經(jīng)常會在這本書里尋求答案。最重要的是,光是書的標題就讓我對自己扮演的每個角色有了全新的想法和應(yīng)對方式。
——Time’s Up基金會副總裁、Time’s Up醫(yī)療保健部負責(zé)人勞倫·R·鮑威爾
《塞萊斯廷預(yù)言》(The Celestine Prophecy)
作者:詹姆斯·雷德菲爾德
我很喜歡《塞萊斯廷預(yù)言》,這是我在20年前讀過的一本書。書中的論點很簡單:無論你對某個人的了解有多深,你們每一次互動背后都有它的原因和目的。
我在工作中一直要和人打交道。對我個人而言,推動我不斷前進的一件事就是,地球上一共有70億人口,我想知道為什么我偏偏遇到了這個人?書中深入探討了這一問題,并討論了這種巧遇的力量。無論是深層次的聯(lián)系,還是僅此一次的對話,它都讓我認識到了我遇到的每一個人的重要性。
——Maverick Ventures公司常務(wù)董事安巴爾·巴塔查里亞
《鞋狗:耐克創(chuàng)始人回憶錄》(Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike)
作者:菲爾·奈特
我真的很喜歡菲爾·奈特的《鞋狗》這本書。在很多方面,我希望建立一家像耐克一樣在全球留下足跡的知名企業(yè)和品牌。我很欣賞奈特寫的許多耐克創(chuàng)立初期的故事,關(guān)于他讓業(yè)務(wù)起步有多么艱苦。顯然他對耐克早期的那些鞋子極其狂熱,每個細節(jié)對他來說都很重要,這一點我很喜歡。
——Whoop公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官威爾·艾哈邁德
媒體和娛樂業(yè)篇
以下是本年度媒體和娛樂行業(yè)“全球40位40歲以下商界精英”推薦的精選書目。
《前世今生:生命輪回的前世療法》(Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives)
作者:布萊恩·魏斯
在我的職業(yè)生涯和生活中,我讀過很多有用的書,聽過很多有用的播客,很難說哪本書是對我最有幫助的。但我最近讀了布萊恩·魏斯的《前世今生:生命輪回的前世療法》,這是一本非常有趣的書,它讓我們跳出生命的局限來思考我們的人生,并且讓我們明白,我們都需要繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)的旅程。
——SB Projects & Ithaca Holdings LLC公司創(chuàng)始人、董事長斯古特·布勞恩
《如何說話孩子才會聽,如何傾聽孩子才肯說》(How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk)
作者:阿黛爾·費伯,伊蓮·瑪茲麗施
你可能會覺得很好笑,不過這本書確實大大提高了我作為一個領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者和做人的水平。我是英裔美國作家、勵志演說家西蒙·斯涅克的粉絲,他在YouTube上有很多關(guān)于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和靈感的精彩視頻。有一次他在演講中推薦了阿黛爾·費伯和伊蓮·瑪茲麗施的《如何說話孩子才會聽,如何傾聽孩子才肯說》。它使我學(xué)會了如何更好地管理來自不同國家、文化、背景,以及具有不同性格和專業(yè)能力的人
——萊恩·懷亞特,YouTube游戲、商務(wù)、品牌與沉浸式體驗負責(zé)人
《一輩子的旅程:當了十五年迪士尼公司CEO的經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn)》(The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company)
作者:羅伯特·艾格
我很喜歡看我崇拜的企業(yè)家的回憶錄或者傳記。透過他們的視角看他們經(jīng)歷的機遇、挑戰(zhàn)和決策,會開拓我的視野,幫助我在自己的職業(yè)生涯中把握好各個重要的機遇和轉(zhuǎn)折。我最喜歡的一本書是菲爾·奈特的《鞋狗》,最近我又看完了羅伯特·艾格的《一輩子的旅程》。
——納贊寧·阿麗塔哈,Riot Games公司全球電競合作與業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展負責(zé)人
《永遠別一個人吃飯:一次搞定一個關(guān)系》(Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time)
作者:基思·費拉齊
盡管這本書已經(jīng)出版十多年了,但它在建立商業(yè)關(guān)系上的深度卻歷久彌新。它教會了我,永遠不要試圖“建立關(guān)系網(wǎng)”,而是要建立實實在在的關(guān)系。如果我們沒有與那些簽約教師建立堅實可靠的關(guān)系,將科技和娛樂這兩個涇渭分明的行業(yè)聯(lián)系起來,就沒有今天的Masterclass。
——大衛(wèi)·羅吉爾,MasterClass公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人、CEO。
另外也不要錯過以下幾本書
《紐約》雜志(屬于福克斯媒體旗下)高級制作人埃麗卡·安德森推薦的《重塑幸福:如何活成你想要的模樣》(The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life)(作者:馬克·曼森),和《民主的看門狗?華盛頓新聞界的沒落,以及它為何辜負了民眾》(Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public)(作者:海倫·托馬斯)
健身應(yīng)用Peloton的首席教練、副總裁羅賓·阿爾森推薦的:《障礙就是道路:將考驗變成勝利的永恒藝術(shù)》(The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph),作者:萊恩·霍利迪
Partcase公司(屬于Spotify旗下)董事總經(jīng)理麥克斯·卡特勒推薦的《精益創(chuàng)業(yè)》(The Lean Startup),作者:埃里克·萊斯。
Netflix公司原創(chuàng)劇集總監(jiān)卡羅萊娜·加西亞推薦的《愛的回歸》(A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles)(作者:瑪麗蓮·威廉姆森),和《引爆點》(The Tipping Point)(作者:馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾)。
The 19th公司創(chuàng)始人、CEO艾米麗·拉姆肖推薦的《徹底坦率:做一個厲害的老板,但又不失去你的人性》(Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity),作者:吉姆·斯科特(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:夏林,張翯,殷圓圓,智竑,劉進龍,樸成奎
審校:汪皓
編輯:徐曉彤
今年上榜《財富》“40位40歲以下商業(yè)精英榜單”的年輕商界領(lǐng)袖們,為我們提供了他們的私藏書單,這些書對他們的職業(yè)生涯產(chǎn)生了決定性影響。
用閱讀來結(jié)束這次長假,或許是個不錯的選擇。
金融篇
以下是今年40位40歲以下金融精英推薦的書。
《一發(fā)致勝》(Serve to Win)
作者:諾瓦克?德約科維奇
諾瓦克·德約科維奇的《一發(fā)致勝》中提到,要想贏得比賽和保持領(lǐng)先,就需要紀律、干勁和犧牲,這一點我很有共鳴。
體育界的奉獻精神和斗志與商業(yè)界如此相似,我深受觸動。我認為能在商業(yè)上取得巨大成功的人是“企業(yè)中運動員”。堅持、精神力量和永不放棄的意志是必備素質(zhì)。
——阿克謝·納赫塔,軟銀集團高級投資副總裁
《動蕩時代的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力》(Leadership in Turbulent Times)
作者:多麗絲·卡恩斯·古德溫
我認為,優(yōu)秀的書籍總是能在恰當時機提供啟發(fā),并且內(nèi)容也很豐富。
去年1月,我讀了多麗絲·卡恩斯·古德溫有關(guān)四位美國總統(tǒng)的生活和挑戰(zhàn)的書。我是個歷史迷。她介紹了每位總統(tǒng)所面臨挑戰(zhàn)的相似之處,以及克服挑戰(zhàn)時相似的性格特征和價值觀。
在新冠疫情席卷世界和各行各業(yè)之際,我們格外需要了解領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的基本原則、在困難中做正確事情的堅持,以及對大眾的責(zé)任心。過去六個月里,我經(jīng)?;叵肫饡械膬?nèi)容。
——尼爾·巴爾·迪恩 橋水基金投資引擎聯(lián)合負責(zé)人
《清單革命 : 如何持續(xù)、正確、安全地把事情做好》(The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right)
作者:阿圖·葛文德
當我做第一份工作時,當時的經(jīng)理將這本書推薦給新入職分析師。
我發(fā)現(xiàn)這本書是將夢想分解為目標,再將目標分解為任務(wù),然后跟蹤任務(wù)完成情況,方法簡單有效。雖然解決方案看似技術(shù)含量很低,但只要堅持并形成習(xí)慣,就能保持工作和生活中所有事井井有條,大大降低犯錯、延期、重蹈覆轍或迷茫不知前路的可能性。
閱讀這本書后我才明白,再復(fù)雜的過程也是由一系列簡單步驟組成的,書中的方法大大提升了效率。最棒的一點在于,它告訴我們不必執(zhí)著于不可能的事,比如提升智商或者改變個性,這些其實并沒那么重要。書中的方法針對的是那種任何人只要下定決心都可做到的事,將它們直接轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槊刻於寄芡瓿傻娜蝿?wù)。
——比爾·龐,千禧管理投資組合經(jīng)理
《開頭90天,更新和擴展》:快速聰明提速的成熟戰(zhàn)略(The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter)
作者:邁克爾·D·沃特金斯
邁克爾·D·沃特金斯的《開頭90天》一直伴隨著我職業(yè)生涯進步。
書中提醒人們在加入新公司或承擔新角色時,傾聽和學(xué)習(xí)的重要性。如果是新手,解決方案可能看起來很簡單,但我喜歡在實現(xiàn)快速和長期的成功之前,先了解公司的歷史和邏輯。
這本書為過渡期管理提供了實用框架。每當我在生活中遇到轉(zhuǎn)變,哪怕是在同一家公司內(nèi)的調(diào)整,都會參考書中的建議。我覺得幫助很大,所以給公司里每位經(jīng)理都發(fā)了一本。
——凱婭·科爾,美國萬通數(shù)字體驗負責(zé)人
《窮人的理財經(jīng)》(Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day)
作者: 達瑞爾?柯林斯、喬納森?默多克、斯圖爾特?拉瑟福德和奧蘭達?魯思文
我在剛工作不久時,閱讀了《窮人的理財經(jīng)》(對孟加拉國、印度和南非數(shù)百個家庭的理財研究),讀完后,觀念產(chǎn)生了徹底的改變。
書中解釋了一家之主在面臨收入微薄,且現(xiàn)金流有限時,如何利用資金。本書清晰闡明了Tala的精神基礎(chǔ):一些貧窮人士在積極生活,并細致規(guī)劃理財,卻無法納入當前的金融體系。只要幫他們靈活獲取流動性,提供正確的理財工具,他們就能在社區(qū)層面實現(xiàn)脫貧,促進全球經(jīng)濟增長。
——希瓦尼·希羅亞 Tala創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《聘誰:用A 級招聘法找到最合適的人》(Who: Solve Your #1 Problem)
作者:杰夫·斯瑪特、蘭迪·斯特里特
我剛步入職場就意識到,企業(yè)無論大小都是員工的總和。雇傭合適的團隊成員最為重要。
我職業(yè)早期經(jīng)歷過一次混亂的招聘,差點掉入陷阱,閱讀這本關(guān)于面試最佳實踐的書幫我實現(xiàn)了重大轉(zhuǎn)變。如今,我跟價值觀和使命一致的優(yōu)秀團隊合作,對此心中充滿感激,團隊的價值觀和使命是為全國各地各類企業(yè)家提供投資,他們都在重塑未來,努力實現(xiàn)看似不可能的事。
——安娜·梅森 Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund合伙人
《第三波浪潮:企業(yè)家對未來的展望》(The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future)
作者:史蒂夫·凱斯
本書主要介紹了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)“第三波浪潮”的過程,以及為何說現(xiàn)在的科技企業(yè)家在推動未來世代與技術(shù)互動的變革。此外,作者還談到了“其他地區(qū)崛起”現(xiàn)象,即風(fēng)險資本轉(zhuǎn)移到并非傳統(tǒng)科技中心的城市。在“其他地區(qū)革命性崛起探訪之旅”中,凱斯還親自拜訪了位于奧蘭多的創(chuàng)業(yè)公司Fattmerchant辦公室。
探訪期間他分享了一些數(shù)據(jù),我很有共鳴,職業(yè)生涯也就此定下新目標。
數(shù)據(jù)顯示75%的風(fēng)險投資流向了加州、紐約和馬薩諸塞州,只有1%的資本流向了少數(shù)族裔女性創(chuàng)始人的公司。身為支付技術(shù)公司的女性創(chuàng)始人,我面臨著各種挑戰(zhàn),但看到具體數(shù)據(jù)時還是嚇了一跳。
我之所以能成功,主要靠策略、身邊非常棒的團隊,還有堅持不懈的努力。但已然還有很多女性面臨斗爭。我的使命是協(xié)助其他女性創(chuàng)立成功的企業(yè),改變只有不到2%的女性創(chuàng)業(yè)者實現(xiàn)100萬美元收入的現(xiàn)狀。
——蘇尼拉·瑪?shù)俟?Fattmerchant創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《視覺解釋:圖像和數(shù)量,證據(jù)和敘述》(Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative)
作者:愛德華·R·塔夫特
我第一次讀到這本書是在普林斯頓大學(xué),從那時起,我一直在將書中內(nèi)容付諸實踐。無論是計劃圖紙還是公司投資者演示文稿的草稿,簡單明確的信息可視化呈現(xiàn)肯定比復(fù)雜的陳述直觀得多。
——凱爾·科克倫 摩根士丹利技術(shù)投資銀行業(yè)務(wù)執(zhí)行董事
《團隊協(xié)作的五大障礙》(The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable)
作者:帕特里克·蘭西奧尼
書中解決了一些可能降低團隊效率的障礙,哪怕團隊里都是高端人才,哪怕團隊已然靈感不斷。我特別喜歡本書的原因是,書中沒有“雇用最優(yōu)秀人才”之類亂七八糟的建議。所有人都知道要找優(yōu)秀人才,問題是怎樣才能招來最優(yōu)秀的人?書中內(nèi)容很具體,也很有幫助。
——塞巴斯蒂安·斯米雅科夫斯基 Klarna聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《新新事物:硅谷故事》(The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story)
作者:邁克爾·劉易斯
我第一次讀這本書還是十多年前,當時我還沒進恩頤投資工作,巧合的是最近我重讀了一遍。盡管我在灣區(qū)上的大學(xué),對硅谷的歷史和知識卻知之甚少。
我第一次讀到這本書,感覺寫得太夸張,但能從中了解創(chuàng)新經(jīng)濟背后的驅(qū)動力,以及打造顛覆性初創(chuàng)企業(yè)所需的團隊建設(shè)。當時我還沒有意識到這一點,不過這本書是非常好的入門讀物,讓人意識到風(fēng)投的關(guān)鍵在于創(chuàng)始人,他們是英雄。
另外有幫助的一點是,書中提到了幾位后來我有幸共事的恩頤投資合作人!現(xiàn)在我已在風(fēng)投行業(yè)工作了十幾年,重讀這本書時才發(fā)現(xiàn),書中的介紹一點也不夸張。
——瑞克·楊 恩頤投資普通合伙人
《心態(tài):全新成功心理學(xué)》(Mindset: The New Psychology of Success)
作者:卡羅爾·S·德維克
這本書改變了我對商業(yè)和生活中潛力和增長的看法。書中展示了為什么要意識到存在兩種心態(tài)——固定型心態(tài)和成長型心態(tài),以及采取成長型心態(tài)的重要性。
我準備商學(xué)院入學(xué)的GMATs考試時,有親身經(jīng)歷。
第一次考試時,我根本沒練習(xí)。不出所料,我失敗了。幸運的是,丈夫指出我主要采取了固定心態(tài),應(yīng)該做些調(diào)整。我的數(shù)學(xué)和應(yīng)試能力都不差,只是不夠努力。
經(jīng)過努力,第二次考試結(jié)果好得多。同樣,第一次擔任首席執(zhí)行官時我也經(jīng)常要面對全新情況。采取成長心態(tài)后,我深刻明白遇到新情況或者不舒服的事并非壞事,而是學(xué)習(xí)和成長的好機會。
——卡梅倫·皮克 Azlo聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
卡羅爾·德威克博士的《心態(tài)》是我職業(yè)生涯中受益最大的一本。書中強調(diào)沒有什么一成不變,智力可以變,能力可以變,技能也一樣。任何事物都可以隨著時間的推移而成長和發(fā)展。
《心態(tài)》提醒我,如果做某些事情變得容易,就代表我能通過努力和奉獻完成和學(xué)習(xí)任何事。這本書讓我有信心迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)和不可預(yù)見的機遇,也塑造了我的職業(yè)觀。
——戴安娜·阿維拉 TransferWise銀行業(yè)務(wù)和擴張全球負責(zé)人
《僧侶與謎語::一位硅谷企業(yè)家的創(chuàng)業(yè)智慧》(The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living)
作者:蘭迪·科米薩
《僧侶與謎語》對我影響很大,作者是我在斯坦福大學(xué)的教授蘭迪·科米薩。
書中內(nèi)容主要是關(guān)于生活,也有探討追求人生目標的話題。書中觀點是世上并非只有一條路,關(guān)鍵在于旅程本身。作者鼓勵讀者多問“為什么”,挑戰(zhàn)自己做某件事的動機。他提出了延長規(guī)劃的概念,即有時人們認為現(xiàn)在做的某件事可能不好,但也許能幫助未來做想做的事。但這種心態(tài)容易隨著時間推移不斷重復(fù),意味著永遠無法過上想要的生活。
我讀這本書時非常注重目標導(dǎo)向,所以書中的觀點我很多年后才接受,最終變?yōu)槲疑罘绞降囊徊糠帧?/p>
——喬?!だ锞S斯 聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官
《從“為什么”開始——喬布斯讓Apple紅遍世界的黃金圈法則》 (Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action)
作者:西蒙·斯涅克
《從“為什么”開始》一書闡述了優(yōu)秀領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的思考方式往往相似,并能付諸實施,非常有影響力,也很鼓舞人心。我發(fā)現(xiàn)這種管理和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方法可以帶來非常大的幫助。
——克里斯·格羅斯 摩根大通技術(shù)投資銀行業(yè)務(wù)董事總經(jīng)理兼首席運營官
《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵 : 人類社會的命運》(Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies)
作者:賈雷德·戴蒙德
本書著重探討了為什么有些國家富裕而另一些國家貧窮。我剛工作時曾在加納、南非和印度生活和工作,戴蒙德教授對相關(guān)問題的歷史觀點,對我思考很多受歷史限制的國家如何實現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟轉(zhuǎn)型有著深刻影響。
——莎拉·坎農(nóng) Index Ventures合伙人
《瘋狂出擊:如何培育贏得戰(zhàn)爭、治愈疾病、改變企業(yè)的瘋狂想法》(Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries)
作者:薩菲·巴赫爾
最近讀了薩菲·巴赫爾的《瘋狂出擊》,我很有共鳴。
巴赫爾在書中將諸如固態(tài)變液態(tài)的過程與現(xiàn)實世界中企業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)變市場的實例相比較,最近我開拓新市場,發(fā)現(xiàn)他的觀點與金融市場創(chuàng)新關(guān)系密切?,F(xiàn)有企業(yè)要同時經(jīng)歷多個發(fā)展階段,既要保護盈利的業(yè)務(wù)線,又要顛覆相關(guān)業(yè)務(wù)線確保未來順利壯大。
——艾米·洪 高盛集團全球市場部董事總經(jīng)理兼市場結(jié)構(gòu)戰(zhàn)略主管
科技篇
以下是本年度40位40歲以下科技界精英人士的推薦書目。
《非暴力溝通》(Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life)
作者:馬歇爾·盧森堡
你是否曾第二次(甚至第三次)閱讀同一本書,卻依舊能從中取得新收獲?你是否曾聽過一場還算不錯的演講,但由于你的腦海中充滿了各種新創(chuàng)意,所以整場經(jīng)歷變成了那一天中最精彩的體驗?我認為,這本書之所以會被評價為“最好的”書籍,固然有其自身內(nèi)容的原因,但讀者的心理背景也同樣重要。因此,我期待著在今晚重溫《非暴力溝通》。
雖然我很反感使用“最”來形容事物,但我認為,溝通是最困難、最重要也是最普遍的活動之一。我的大部分日?;顒泳褪窃谂c人溝通——溝通的對象可能是供應(yīng)商、特定的同事群體、某個代碼庫的用戶,抑或是未來的我自己。
作為一名工程師兼研究人員,我能否在重大挑戰(zhàn)中取得進展取決于大量的團隊合作。因此,我每天都在見證昨天的溝通質(zhì)量會怎樣不斷影響著今天的生產(chǎn)力。這種影響力一般是由內(nèi)容驅(qū)動的,但現(xiàn)實地說,它更多的是由情感驅(qū)動的。
《非暴力溝通》這本書深入地審視了溝通的情感特性,同時認真地思考了如何在富有成效的真誠溝通中接受其情感特質(zhì)。就我個人而言,我通過這本書學(xué)到的技巧體現(xiàn)在說話和傾聽上,而且還能在重讀時取得更多的收獲。
——谷歌研究院高級研究科學(xué)家、量子電子工程師(谷歌硬件部門AI量子團隊)瑪麗莎·朱斯蒂娜
《網(wǎng):阿加西自傳》(Open)
作者:安德烈·阿加西
我特別喜歡安德烈·阿加西的《網(wǎng):阿加西自傳》。這本書里有許多關(guān)于如何取得成功以及自我提升等方面的精彩論點。那些關(guān)于努力工作、不斷學(xué)習(xí)以及成就偉大事業(yè)所需承受的壓力等方面的內(nèi)容特別具有啟發(fā)性。
遇到困難時,我會想起他在書中寫下的一句話:“將眼前的危機當作針對下一次危機的演習(xí)。”書中還有一條很有意思的線索,就是當你在試著了解自我的時候也會遭到誤解。我覺得我們所有人都曾在個人生活或工作中有過類似的體驗。最困難的挑戰(zhàn)往往來自人際關(guān)系,或者與自己的斗爭中。
——Postmates首席財務(wù)官克里斯汀·希弗
《活出生命的意義》(Man’s Search for Meaning)
作者:維克多·E·弗蘭克爾
在我的職業(yè)生涯中,我總會反復(fù)參考個別的幾本書,其中有兩本尤為重要。一本是由幾位知名職業(yè)指導(dǎo)專家聯(lián)合撰寫的《意識領(lǐng)袖的15項承諾》。這本書的內(nèi)容基本上圍繞一個主要原則——在生活中要注意像真正的成年人那樣行事,才能有效減少各種不必要的麻煩。
另一本是由猶太人大屠殺幸存者、精神病學(xué)家維克多·弗蘭克爾撰寫的《活出生命的意義》。這本書教會了我很多東西,比如怎樣在困境中心存感激,并表達出自己的感激,也使得在真正經(jīng)歷困境時表達感恩變得更加容易。
通過換一種角度來看待挑戰(zhàn),我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己可以從每一次挑戰(zhàn)中學(xué)到很重要的東西。當我把這一點應(yīng)用到我的工作中時,我很感恩能夠擁有一份對我周圍的人甚至其他人來說都很重要、很有價值的工作。我可以很自豪地說,我每天所做的工作都會讓我覺得很有成就感,即便身處困境或面臨新挑戰(zhàn)的時候也是如此。
——Reddit聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫·霍夫曼
《思考,快與慢》(Thinking, Fast and Slow)
作者:丹尼爾·卡尼曼
沒有一本書能夠在多年間始終對我有著很深遠的影響,但丹尼爾·卡尼曼的《思考,快與慢》絕對是對我影響最大的五本書之一。這本書讓我更清楚地了解到人腦是如何工作的。
另外一本很有意思的書也影響到了我,就是由斯蒂芬·C·倫丁、約翰·克里斯坦森和哈里·保羅聯(lián)合創(chuàng)作的《魚,一種激發(fā)工作熱情的絕妙方法》。通過這本書,我意識到我們每天都可以選擇自己的態(tài)度。所以我們可以選擇每天都用積極的態(tài)度去工作和生活。
——SAP公司執(zhí)行董事兼首席技術(shù)官于爾根·穆勒
我最常會想起的書是丹尼爾·卡尼曼的《思考,快與慢》。這本書探討了大腦是如何處理不同種類信息的問題,同時揭示了我們每天思考的內(nèi)容和做出的決策背后隱藏的偏見和結(jié)構(gòu)。
——Squarespace創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官安東尼·卡薩萊娜
《Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership》
作者:喬塞夫·喬沃斯基
《Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership》是我在16歲時讀到的第一本管理科學(xué)類書籍。它對我解決問題的方式,以及雇傭領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力思維的形成產(chǎn)生了深遠影響。
一直以來,我都會盡力對結(jié)果作出預(yù)設(shè),并通過傾聽、學(xué)習(xí)和優(yōu)化方案的手段吸引人才。具體的策略并不重要,這是個需要多樣視角的學(xué)習(xí)過程,等待著我的要么成功,要么就是迅速的失敗。
——英特爾云業(yè)務(wù)戰(zhàn)略和平臺服務(wù)高級總監(jiān)麗貝卡·伊麗莎白·利彭·威克利
《沃頓商學(xué)院最受歡迎的思維課》(Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant)
作者:亞當·格蘭特
我很欣賞組織心理學(xué)家亞當·格蘭特所進行的研究。他在這部著作中指出,營造一種推崇團隊合作而非個人奮戰(zhàn)的環(huán)境能帶來更大的成功。合作文化能讓那些“給予者”,即為了解決問題燃燒自我,且不求回報的人茁壯成長。一般來說,團隊中表現(xiàn)最好的都是給予者。
——Flexport旗下Flexport.org主管蘇西·肖恩伯格
《Simple Habits for Complex Times》
作者:珍妮弗·加維·貝格與基思·約翰斯頓
《Simple Habits for Complex Times》是我的最愛之一。我讀過的許多書都著重于戰(zhàn)術(shù)性地對各種職業(yè)挑戰(zhàn)的解決方案作出定義。而這本書不一樣,它強調(diào)的是通過重構(gòu)問題,另辟蹊徑解決麻煩的方法。疫情當前,對于如今的我來說,這本書尤為重要。
——谷歌工程副總裁伊麗莎白·里德
《沙鄉(xiāng)年鑒》(A Sand County Almanac)
作者:奧爾多·利奧波德
我在威斯康星州北部長大,這是我父親朗讀給我聽的第一本“真正的書”。后來,我有幸被威斯康星大學(xué)麥迪遜分校錄取,就讀于野生動物生態(tài)學(xué)專業(yè)(由奧爾多·利奧波德設(shè)立)。利奧波德在其職業(yè)生涯中的實踐歷程給我留下了深刻的印象。
在《沙鄉(xiāng)年鑒》之前,他還寫了《狩獵管理》一書,闡述了通過狩獵控制野生動物數(shù)量的數(shù)學(xué)和統(tǒng)計學(xué)原理。利奧波德有著強烈的好奇心,他從不懼怕在獲得新知識后改變自己的想法。大學(xué)畢業(yè)時,我收到的禮物是一本分校各教職人員都簽過名的書。我把它放在了我的辦公桌上,既是為了閱讀,也是為了提醒自己,自然界驚人地復(fù)雜、美麗且有必要保存下去。
——微軟首席環(huán)境官盧卡斯·喬帕博士
《我知道籠中鳥為何歌唱》(I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
作者:瑪雅·安吉羅
在我的記憶深處,有一本曾深深打動過我的書,就是我在高中時讀的《我知道籠中鳥為何歌唱》,作者是瑪雅·安吉羅。那是我第一次讀安吉羅博士的書,并且,我還清楚地記得當時所體會到的豐富情感。
我透過這本書看到并感受到了許多,而在那之前,我從未想過一本書能帶來這樣的體驗。它向我展示了文字對人的影響力——讓人哭,讓人笑,讓人以全新的方式認識這個世界。我在職業(yè)生涯中一直銘記于心。我是否能出一份力,創(chuàng)造出能讓人們?nèi)ジ惺?,或是去以全新方式認識這個世界的文字?
——Snap Inc.旗下Snap Originals主管凡妮莎·格思里
《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》(The Alchemist)
作者:保羅·科埃略
使我產(chǎn)生共鳴的不是什么自助書籍或紀實文學(xué),而是保羅·科埃略撰寫的《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》。主人公圣地亞哥的旅程告訴我們,職業(yè)生涯其實就是一場旅行,不必爭分奪秒地從A點趕到B點。你的職業(yè)與你的生活息息相關(guān),雖然充滿了曲折,但只要熱愛、堅持不懈地追求、不害怕風(fēng)險和失敗,你就能抵達想去的任何地方。享受這段旅程吧。
我自己的旅程就充滿了曲折。從為Prime會員提供金融服務(wù),到加入Amazon in the Community團隊為回饋社區(qū)服務(wù),我從先前的崗位和公司中學(xué)到了很多。我把自己的經(jīng)驗都運用到了如今的工作上,思索著該如何利用好亞馬遜的資源——產(chǎn)品、物流、技術(shù)——去幫助那些貧窮、饑餓、無家可歸、被天災(zāi)侵擾的社區(qū)和家庭。
——亞馬遜首席產(chǎn)品經(jīng)理陳莊芊
《設(shè)立守望者》(Go Set a Watchman)
作者:哈珀·李
珍·路易絲·芬奇的旅程與我自己的職業(yè)經(jīng)歷產(chǎn)生了深刻的共鳴。我覺得,這是我讀過的最真實的成長故事之一。在不迷失自我的情況下,即便不喜歡,卻依然能學(xué)會一些可能從根本上改變自己世界觀的東西,這真是一項非常強大的技能。這本書讓我知道了,相比于我希望的,這個世界到底是什么樣子。
——Palantir Technologies廣告主管泰德·馬布雷
《頭號玩家》(Ready Player One)
作者:歐內(nèi)斯特·克萊因
我喜歡能夠激發(fā)奇思妙想的書籍和電影。我最喜歡的電影之一(改編自一本書)就是《頭號玩家》。受到它的啟發(fā),我在腦海中構(gòu)建出了一間全球性的、多維的、互動化的教室,來自世界各地的人們都可以在一種虛擬化的仿真環(huán)境里相互交流和學(xué)習(xí)。這部電影真的引發(fā)了我對未來的想象和希望:學(xué)生們不僅應(yīng)該了解金字塔,還要和來自世界各地的同學(xué)們一起,在虛擬世界中親眼看到金字塔,感受它的存在。
總有一天,這一切都將成為現(xiàn)實。因此,我們通過VIPKid,激發(fā)著學(xué)生們的奇思妙想,希望他們長大之后能讓這樣的夢想成真。
——VIPKid總裁米雯娟
《指環(huán)王》(The Lord of the Rings)
作者:約翰·羅納德·瑞爾·托爾金
我認為,對我?guī)椭畲蟮臅褪恰吨腑h(huán)王》。不是因為我從中學(xué)到了什么非常重要的知識,而是因為它以一種完美的比喻方式,闡釋了隱私對于學(xué)生以及其他非技術(shù)性人才無比重要的原因。沒有了隱私,就可能有人鑄造出“指環(huán)”,統(tǒng)治全人類,摧毀整個社會。隱私很重要。
——洛桑聯(lián)邦理工學(xué)院(EPFL)助理教授卡梅拉·特隆科索
政治篇
以下是本年度政府和政治領(lǐng)域“40位40歲以下精英”的推薦書單。
《這樣說最有效》(How to Say It at Work)
作者:杰克·格里芬
從這本書以及一些優(yōu)秀的管理培訓(xùn)課程中,我學(xué)到了一位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者適應(yīng)團隊需求的重要性。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不僅要管理工作任務(wù),還要管理和關(guān)心團隊成員。你必須真正考慮到每個人的經(jīng)歷,并認真評價每個人如何理解你所傳達的信息。現(xiàn)在我能直觀地找到最有效的溝通方式。
但當你剛剛進入管理層的時候,如果你只專注于實現(xiàn)結(jié)果、執(zhí)行任務(wù)和達到目標,你很容易會低估這些方面。我真正發(fā)自內(nèi)心地認識到,了解我的團隊而不只是他們的任務(wù)能讓我的管理更加有效。從那一刻開始,我的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力不斷提高,這也推動了我的職業(yè)發(fā)展。
—— 梅麗莎·基爾比,聯(lián)合國基金會,Girl Up執(zhí)行董事
《我的孤單,我的自我:單身女性的時代》(All the Single Ladies)
作者:麗貝卡·特雷斯特
麗貝卡·特雷斯特的《我的孤單,我的自我:單身女性的時代》這本書,對我成年后的生活的影響最為深遠。
我第一次讀到這本書是在一次坐飛機長途旅行的途中。當時我即將過30歲生日。這本書對我非常有價值。書中傳達的理念是,數(shù)十年來,年輕單身女性一直是開拓者,她們勇于承擔風(fēng)險,不斷改變著整個世界。
女性告訴我們,你不必在意別人對你的預(yù)期,可以勇?lián)L(fēng)險。因為有許多志同道合的女性,她們雄心勃勃,富有遠見卓識,她們能夠看到我們需要的改變。這本書改變了我的心態(tài),讓我敢于承擔風(fēng)險。我最終決定競選國會席位、后來成功當選并且成為國會史上最年輕的黑人女性,都是一次冒險的結(jié)果。
這本書對我有重要的意義,我想把它推薦給大家,尤其是年輕女性,她們或許對當前面臨的決策缺乏信心,不知道這些決策會如何影響她們實現(xiàn)夢想的能力。所以,女孩們,別猶豫了!
—— 勞倫·安德伍德,美國伊利諾伊州第14國會選區(qū)眾議員
醫(yī)療篇
以下是本年度醫(yī)療領(lǐng)域“全球40位40歲以下商界精英”推薦的精選書目。
《注意力革命:釋放專注思維的潛能》(The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind)
作者:B·艾倫·華萊士
10年前,我從我原來的上司那兒拿到了這本書。他是個佛教徒,后來還通過他的風(fēng)投基金投資了我們公司。他給了我這本書后,我去了巴西一家牧牛場生活,一連幾個月都與外界沒有任何聯(lián)系。這本書教會了我如何冥想,那個時候,冥想軟件Headspace還沒有問世,正念禪修也沒那么火。
讀這本書之前,我覺得冥想什么都是騙人的,全是一派胡言。不過,因為一直在牧牛場閑著沒事做,我開始練習(xí)書里介紹的技巧,而且居然發(fā)現(xiàn)我有了進步。每天我都能比前一天多集中一點注意力,思緒也變得更加平靜了。從那以后,我就經(jīng)常冥想。冥想幫助我在公司度過了相當艱難的時期。在我看來,成功就是要經(jīng)受住危機的考驗,這也意味著冷靜的頭腦是你強大的盟友。
——Vitalk Health公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官邁克爾·卡佩斯
《自我管理》(Managing Oneself)
作者:彼得·德魯克
我們最珍貴的東西就是自己的時間。這篇小文章能讓你集中精力了解自己最擅長的領(lǐng)域,并按照輕重緩急妥善安排時間。我每隔幾年都會重溫一下這篇文章。
——Maven Clinic公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官凱特·賴德
《專家的政治判斷:有多準?我們怎么才能知道?》(Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? )
作者:菲利普·E·泰特洛克
對我職業(yè)生涯幫助最大的書是關(guān)于狐貍和刺猬的。在《專家的政治判斷》這本書里,菲利普·泰特洛克讓我找到了走上創(chuàng)業(yè)之路所需的力量。泰特洛克在書中證明,“刺猬”的專業(yè)知識(偏重理論且主題單一)難以用來預(yù)測未來,而“狐貍”的專業(yè)知識(源于不同領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn))更勝一籌。
我以前一直覺得自己沒有能力領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一家公司對未來產(chǎn)生影響,因為我沒有攻讀博士學(xué)位,而是有著“像狐貍一樣的”職業(yè)軌跡。而這本書讓我明白了不一樣的道理。
——Healthy.io創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官約納坦·阿迪瑞
《越過一山,又是一山》(Mountains Beyond Mountains)
作者:特雷西·基德
激勵我從事醫(yī)療保健工作的是《越過一山,又是一山》這本書。保羅·法默醫(yī)生從哈佛大學(xué)到前往海地和秘魯抗擊瘧疾的旅程,讓我看到了什么才是影響力驅(qū)動的創(chuàng)新。它促使我超越學(xué)位和榮譽,超越語言,甚至超越行動,去關(guān)注那些可以不斷擴大的影響。
——Cala Health公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席科學(xué)官凱特·羅森布盧特
《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任:如何把人際關(guān)系危機轉(zhuǎn)化為合作共贏》(Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior)
作者:克里·帕特森、約瑟夫·格倫尼、大衛(wèi)·馬克斯菲爾德、羅恩·麥克米倫和阿爾·斯威茨勒
我很喜歡《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任》這本書,它主要介紹了我們應(yīng)該怎樣與人進行艱難的談話。
在公司內(nèi)部,我們的首要原則是“保持高度透明,但是得和和氣氣的”。這非常困難,但如果你能做到這一點,并教會其他人也這么做,那你就能獲得巨大的回報。隨著公司規(guī)模不斷壯大,一些新人很有才華,但過去14年里他們并沒有和我一起經(jīng)歷這一切。所以為了建立一支堅不可摧的團隊,我不得不學(xué)會和新同事進行坦誠的交流。從某些方面來說,這是創(chuàng)建公司最艱難的一步。
《關(guān)鍵責(zé)任》幫助我學(xué)會了應(yīng)對這些艱難的對話,讓我在不影響公司發(fā)展的情況下與人建立聯(lián)系、處理問題和障礙。這些原則不僅影響了我們內(nèi)部的運作方式,而且滲透進了我們改變用戶行為的核心產(chǎn)品。因為不論是打造一款產(chǎn)品、凝聚一支團隊,還是說服你的另一半支持你嘗試新的保健或健身產(chǎn)品,開誠布公的對話是構(gòu)建這一切的基礎(chǔ)。
——Noom公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼總裁阿爾喬姆·佩塔科夫
《期待勝利:10條行之有效的職場成功策略》(Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace)
作者:卡拉·A·哈里斯
卡拉·A·哈里斯的《期待勝利》不斷激勵著我,推動我實現(xiàn)職業(yè)目標。我發(fā)現(xiàn)無論自己身處哪種職場環(huán)境,這些明確的建議都能適用。當我在不同角色間切換時,我經(jīng)常會在這本書里尋求答案。最重要的是,光是書的標題就讓我對自己扮演的每個角色有了全新的想法和應(yīng)對方式。
——Time’s Up基金會副總裁、Time’s Up醫(yī)療保健部負責(zé)人勞倫·R·鮑威爾
《塞萊斯廷預(yù)言》(The Celestine Prophecy)
作者:詹姆斯·雷德菲爾德
我很喜歡《塞萊斯廷預(yù)言》,這是我在20年前讀過的一本書。書中的論點很簡單:無論你對某個人的了解有多深,你們每一次互動背后都有它的原因和目的。
我在工作中一直要和人打交道。對我個人而言,推動我不斷前進的一件事就是,地球上一共有70億人口,我想知道為什么我偏偏遇到了這個人?書中深入探討了這一問題,并討論了這種巧遇的力量。無論是深層次的聯(lián)系,還是僅此一次的對話,它都讓我認識到了我遇到的每一個人的重要性。
——Maverick Ventures公司常務(wù)董事安巴爾·巴塔查里亞
《鞋狗:耐克創(chuàng)始人回憶錄》(Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike)
作者:菲爾·奈特
我真的很喜歡菲爾·奈特的《鞋狗》這本書。在很多方面,我希望建立一家像耐克一樣在全球留下足跡的知名企業(yè)和品牌。我很欣賞奈特寫的許多耐克創(chuàng)立初期的故事,關(guān)于他讓業(yè)務(wù)起步有多么艱苦。顯然他對耐克早期的那些鞋子極其狂熱,每個細節(jié)對他來說都很重要,這一點我很喜歡。
——Whoop公司創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官威爾·艾哈邁德
媒體和娛樂業(yè)篇
以下是本年度媒體和娛樂行業(yè)“全球40位40歲以下商界精英”推薦的精選書目。
《前世今生:生命輪回的前世療法》(Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives)
作者:布萊恩·魏斯
在我的職業(yè)生涯和生活中,我讀過很多有用的書,聽過很多有用的播客,很難說哪本書是對我最有幫助的。但我最近讀了布萊恩·魏斯的《前世今生:生命輪回的前世療法》,這是一本非常有趣的書,它讓我們跳出生命的局限來思考我們的人生,并且讓我們明白,我們都需要繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)的旅程。
——SB Projects & Ithaca Holdings LLC公司創(chuàng)始人、董事長斯古特·布勞恩
《如何說話孩子才會聽,如何傾聽孩子才肯說》(How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk)
作者:阿黛爾·費伯,伊蓮·瑪茲麗施
你可能會覺得很好笑,不過這本書確實大大提高了我作為一個領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者和做人的水平。我是英裔美國作家、勵志演說家西蒙·斯涅克的粉絲,他在YouTube上有很多關(guān)于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和靈感的精彩視頻。有一次他在演講中推薦了阿黛爾·費伯和伊蓮·瑪茲麗施的《如何說話孩子才會聽,如何傾聽孩子才肯說》。它使我學(xué)會了如何更好地管理來自不同國家、文化、背景,以及具有不同性格和專業(yè)能力的人
——萊恩·懷亞特,YouTube游戲、商務(wù)、品牌與沉浸式體驗負責(zé)人
《一輩子的旅程:當了十五年迪士尼公司CEO的經(jīng)驗教訓(xùn)》(The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company)
作者:羅伯特·艾格
我很喜歡看我崇拜的企業(yè)家的回憶錄或者傳記。透過他們的視角看他們經(jīng)歷的機遇、挑戰(zhàn)和決策,會開拓我的視野,幫助我在自己的職業(yè)生涯中把握好各個重要的機遇和轉(zhuǎn)折。我最喜歡的一本書是菲爾·奈特的《鞋狗》,最近我又看完了羅伯特·艾格的《一輩子的旅程》。
——納贊寧·阿麗塔哈,Riot Games公司全球電競合作與業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展負責(zé)人
《永遠別一個人吃飯:一次搞定一個關(guān)系》(Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time)
作者:基思·費拉齊
盡管這本書已經(jīng)出版十多年了,但它在建立商業(yè)關(guān)系上的深度卻歷久彌新。它教會了我,永遠不要試圖“建立關(guān)系網(wǎng)”,而是要建立實實在在的關(guān)系。如果我們沒有與那些簽約教師建立堅實可靠的關(guān)系,將科技和娛樂這兩個涇渭分明的行業(yè)聯(lián)系起來,就沒有今天的Masterclass。
——大衛(wèi)·羅吉爾,MasterClass公司聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人、CEO。
另外也不要錯過以下幾本書
《紐約》雜志(屬于??怂姑襟w旗下)高級制作人埃麗卡·安德森推薦的《重塑幸福:如何活成你想要的模樣》(The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life)(作者:馬克·曼森),和《民主的看門狗?華盛頓新聞界的沒落,以及它為何辜負了民眾》(Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public)(作者:海倫·托馬斯)
健身應(yīng)用Peloton的首席教練、副總裁羅賓·阿爾森推薦的:《障礙就是道路:將考驗變成勝利的永恒藝術(shù)》(The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph),作者:萊恩·霍利迪
Partcase公司(屬于Spotify旗下)董事總經(jīng)理麥克斯·卡特勒推薦的《精益創(chuàng)業(yè)》(The Lean Startup),作者:埃里克·萊斯。
Netflix公司原創(chuàng)劇集總監(jiān)卡羅萊娜·加西亞推薦的《愛的回歸》(A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles)(作者:瑪麗蓮·威廉姆森),和《引爆點》(The Tipping Point)(作者:馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾)。
The 19th公司創(chuàng)始人、CEO艾米麗·拉姆肖推薦的《徹底坦率:做一個厲害的老板,但又不失去你的人性》(Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity),作者:吉姆·斯科特(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:夏林,張翯,殷圓圓,智竑,劉進龍,樸成奎
審校:汪皓
編輯:徐曉彤
Finance
Here is a selection of book recommendations from this year’s 40 Under 40 in finance.
Serve to Win by Novak Djokovic
The discipline, drive, and sacrifices required to win—and to consistently stay at the top—resonated with me in Novak Djokovic’s Serve to Win. I was struck by how analogous dedication and drive in the athletic world is to the business world. I think that people who mightily succeed in business are “corporate athletes.” Persistence, mental strength, and the will to never give up are must-haves. —Akshay Naheta, senior vice president, investments, SoftBank Group
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
To me, great books hit you at the right time with inspiring and enriching content. Last January I read Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin about the lives and challenges of four U.S. Presidents. (I’m a history geek.) She shows the parallels between the challenges each encountered, and the similar character traits and values it took each President to overcome them. This perspective on the fundamental principles of great leadership—the commitment to doing what’s right, even when it’s hard, and the deep responsibility for people—came just as COVID hit the world and our organization. I’ve been reflecting back on that book a lot over the past six months. —Nir Bar Dea, cohead of the investment engine, Bridgewater Associates
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
During my first job, our manager gave it to all the new analysts to read. I found its techniques of breaking dreams into goals, goals into tasks, and tasks tracked to completion extremely simple yet effective. What appears to be a very low-tech solution—when adhered to consistently and habitually—allowed me to keep track of all the threads going on at work and in life and dramatically decreased the likelihood of me dropping the ball, missing the deadline, remaking the same mistakes, or losing sight of where I’m going. It showed me that seemingly complex maneuvers can be nothing more than a sequence of simple steps, and made me that much more effective as a person. The best part: The method doesn’t ask you to accomplish something impossible like increasing your IQ or changing your personality, which may or may not even matter anyway; the method is something anyone could employ if he sets his mind to it, and it directly translates to more accomplishments every day. —Bill Pang, portfolio manager, Millennium Management
The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. Watkins
The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins has been an ongoing help in my career. It is a reminder of the importance of listening and learning when joining a new organization or taking on a new role. While solutions may seem obvious when you are new, I like to understand the organizational history and reasoning before identifying quick and longer-term wins. The First 90 Days provides a helpful framework for managing through a transition. I use it as a resource whenever I am making a transition, even within the same organization. I find it so helpful that I give a copy to everyone who becomes a manager in my organization. —Keia Cole, head of digital experience, MassMutual
Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, and Orlanda Ruthven
Portfolios of the Poor—a financial study of hundreds of families living in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa—was a game-changing read for me early in my career. It explained the mental models of money that heads of households must develop to navigate the reality of scarce income and limited cash flows. It clearly laid out the premise that Tala’s ethos builds upon: People who are poor lead thriving, nuanced financial lives that simply aren’t captured by the current financial system. Equipped with flexible access to liquidity and the right set of financial tools, these individuals can transcend poverty and catalyze global economic growth at the community level. —Shivani Siroya, founder and CEO, Tala
Who: Solve Your #1 Problem by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
I learned early in my career that every organization—large or small—is the sum of its people. Hiring the right team members is paramount. After navigating some classic pitfalls in an unstructured hiring process earlier in my career, reading this book about interview best practices was a paradigm shift for me. Today, I am grateful to work alongside an extraordinary team that is aligned in its values and mission to invest in diverse entrepreneurs from all across the country who are reimagining the future and helping to make the seemingly impossible, possible. —Anna Mason, partner, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future by Steve Case
This book covers how we are in the “third wave” of the Internet and why today’s technology entrepreneurs in particular are driving the transformation of how future generations will interact with technology. Additionally, he addresses the “rise of the rest” phenomenon, which is the idea that venture capital will gravitate toward cities that have not been the traditional tech hubs. Case actually visited Fattmerchant’s Orlando office during Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Road Trip.
During his visit, he shared some statistics that struck a chord and ignited a new goal for my career: 75% of all venture capital goes to California, New York, and Massachusetts, and only 1% of capital goes to companies with minority female founders. I experienced this challenge firsthand as a female founder of a payment technology company, but hearing this number shook me to the core. I was able to defy these odds with a mix of a winning strategy, a great team on my side, and a healthy dose of relentlessness. But so many women face this struggle as well. I’ve made it my mission to help other women grow successful businesses and change the fact that less than 2% of female founders ever hit $1 million in revenue. —Suneera Madhani, founder and CEO, Fattmerchant
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
I read this book for the first time at Princeton and have implemented its teachings ever since. A simple, concise visual representation of information always helps to communicate information better than a complicated one, whether a drawing of a military plan or a draft of a company’s investor presentation. —Kyle Corcoran, executive director, technology investment banking, Morgan Stanley
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
It addresses some hurdles that may reduce efficiency in teams, despite being made up of highly talented individuals, and has been a source of inspiration. I especially like it because it is not full of bullshit advice like “hire the best.” Everyone realizes that, but how do you hire the best? This book is really concrete and helpful. —Sebastian Siemiatkowski, cofounder and CEO, Klarna
The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis
I read The New New Thing by Michael Lewis before I started at NEA over a decade ago, and coincidentally, I reread it recently. Despite coming out to the Bay Area for college, I had very little idea of the history and lore of Silicon Valley. When I first read it, it felt like such hyperbole, but it gave such a fascinating view of the driving force behind the innovation economy, the founders and teams building disruptive startups. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was a great foundation for understanding that venture investing is all about the founders we support; they are the (complicated) heroes. It also helped that the book featured quite a few of my NEA partners that I have had the pleasure of working closely with! Now having been in the venture industry for over a dozen years and rereading the book, I realize that it wasn’t hyperbole at all. —Rick Yang, general partner, New Enterprise Associates
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
This book changed how I think about potential and growth—both in business and in life. It demonstrated to me why it is important to recognize that there are two mindsets—fixed and growth—and how important it is to orient around a growth mindset.
I witnessed this firsthand when I was studying for the GMATs to enter business school. On my first attempt, I didn’t practice at all. And unsurprisingly, I bombed the test. Luckily, I had my husband to remind me that I had taken quite the fixed mindset and I needed to work for it. I wasn’t bad at math or test-taking—I simply hadn’t tried. Needless to say, the next round (after much hard work) went much better. Similarly, as a first-time CEO, I often have to flex muscles I’ve never used before. Applying that growth mindset allows me to understand that jumping into something new or uncomfortable is not a bad thing. It is an opportunity to learn and grow. —Cameron Peake, cofounder and CEO, Azlo
The book that has helped me most in my career is Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck. This book emphasizes that nothing is fixed—not intelligence, not capacity, not skill set. Everything can grow and develop over time. Mindset reminded me that while certain things come easier, I can accomplish and learn anything with hard work and dedication. The book made me confident to take on new challenges and unforeseen opportunities, and has shaped the way I view my career. —Diana Avila, global head of banking and expansion, TransferWise
The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living by Randy Komisar
A book that had a big impact on me was The Monk and the Riddle, written by Randy Komisar, a professor of mine at Stanford. It’s about life and approaching the topic of purpose. The book centers on the idea that there is no single path. It’s about the journey itself. It encourages the reader to ask “why” to challenge their motivations for doing something. He brings up the idea of an extended life plan—the concept that somehow people think we’re going to do something now that might not be good but will enable us to do what we want in the future. But that mindset replicated over time means one never gets to living the life they want. I read the book at a time in my life where I was very goal-oriented, and it gave me perspective that took many years to settle in and become a part of how I live. —Josh Reeves, cofounder and CEO, Gusto
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Start With Why illustrates how great leaders think alike and go about their approach in ways that are high impact and inspirational. I have found this approach to management and leadership incredibly helpful. —Chris Grose, managing director and COO, technology investment banking, JPMorgan Chase
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
The book explores why some countries are rich and others are poor. During my time living and working in Ghana, South Africa, and India, early in my career, Professor Diamond’s historical perspective on this question influenced a lot of my thinking on how countries might be able to generate economic transformations where there had historically been constraints. —Sarah Cannon, partner, Index Ventures
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries by Safi Bahcall
A recent read that really resonated with me is Loonshots by Safi Bahcall. Particularly in my role pioneering new market structures, I find Bahcall’s insights—from comparing phase transitions in science, for example the process of a solid to liquid, to real-world business examples of firms transforming their markets—intriguingly relevant to innovation in the financial markets. Incumbent firms must exist in many phases concurrently, protecting their profitable business lines while also disrupting them to ensure their ability to thrive and grow in the future. —Amy Hong, managing director and head of market structure strategy for the global markets division, Goldman Sachs
Technology
Here is a selection of book recommendations from this year's 40 under 40 in tech.
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Have you ever read the same book a second (or third) time and gotten something very different out of the reread? Or listened to a talk that was only moderately good, but you were in a creative headspace, so the whole experience turned out to be a highlight of your day? I think the book itself is only partially responsible for its being experienced as the “best”; the mental/emotional context of the reader is also critical. So with all that, this evening I’m looking forward to revisiting Nonviolent Communication.
Despite my aversion to superlatives, I consider communication to be one of the most difficult, important, and ubiquitous activities. Whether I’m communicating with a supplier, a specific group of colleagues, any users of a codebase, or my future self, most of my daily activities are dominated by communication. My ability as an engineer and researcher to make progress on truly grand challenges hinges on extensive teamwork. Accordingly, I see on a daily basis how the quality of yesterday’s communication impacts today’s productivity, through lasting effects that can be content-driven but, realistically, are more often emotional. Nonviolent Communication offers a conscientious look at emotional aspects of communication and considers how to embrace them in productive, good-faith exchange. At least for me, insights from the book manifest in speaking as in listening, and develop additional facets upon rereading. —Marissa Giustina, senior research scientist and quantum electronics engineer, Google Research (Google AI Quantum, hardware division)
Open by Andre Agassi
I loved Andre Agassi’s Open. So many good points here, both on achieving success and evolving as a person. Inspiring to read about the hard work, ongoing learning, and level of stress necessary for greatness. When things are tough I think about his line: "Treat this crisis as practice for the next crisis." There’s also an interesting thread in the book about being misunderstood while trying to figure yourself out at the same time. I think this is something we can all relate to, both personally and professionally. Some of the toughest challenges are either interpersonal or struggles with ourselves. —Kristin Schaefer, chief financial officer, Postmates
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
There are several books I’ve found myself referencing throughout my career, but two have stood out the most. The first is The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, written by a handful of notable career coaches. The book essentially revolves around one main principle of eliminating drama from your life by behaving like an adult.
The second book, written by Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, is Man’s Search for Meaning. His book helped me in many different ways including how to be thankful and show gratitude in difficult situations, which makes them easier to manage in real time. By looking at challenges through a different lens, I’ve found that each one has an important takeaway I can learn from. As I apply this to my career, I’m very thankful that I have a job where my work is valued and important to those around me, and beyond. I’m proud to say that the work I do every day is very fulfilling, even when it may be difficult or when I’m faced with new challenges. —Steve Huffman, cofounder and CEO, Reddit
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
I do not have THE book that has been equally important to me throughout all the years. But Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is among the top five books. It has helped me to better understand how the human brain works. Another one that has had an impact on me is a fun book called Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, and Harry Paul. It has taught me that we, ourselves, can choose our attitude every day. And we can choose it to be "positive" each and every day. —Juergen Mueller, executive board member and chief technology officer, SAP
The book I most frequently think about is Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. It explores how the mind processes different kinds of information and unpacks hidden biases and structures behind how we think and make decisions every day. —Anthony Casalena, founder and CEO, Squarespace
Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski
Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership was the first book I ever read in the management science genre at the age of 16. I found it deeply formative for how I approach problem solving and partnership with a servant leadership mindset. I always strive to set a clear vision of the end state and try to recruit others to the cause through listening, learning, and evolving the plan. The specific tactics don’t matter; the journey is about learning, which requires different perspectives, and the goal is success or fast failure. —Rebecca Elizabeth Lipon Weekly, senior director of cloud business strategy and platform enabling, Intel
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant
I appreciate the research of organizational psychologist Adam Grant. In his book Give and Take, he shows that creating an environment that rewards collaboration instead of individual results leads to more success. A collaborative culture allows "givers," or people who contribute to a solution without expecting something in return, to thrive. Often, givers are the highest-performing individuals in an organization. —Susy Sch?neberg, head of Flexport.org, Flexport
Simple Habits for Complex Times: Powerful Practices for Leaders by Jennifer Garvey Berger and Keith Johnston
Simple Habits for Complex Times is one of my favorites. Many books I’ve read focus on tactically defining solutions for various types of career challenges. This one is different; it highlights ways to reframe problems altogether to help you find creative solutions. Especially during times of COVID, this book feels especially relevant for me today. —Elizabeth Reid, vice president of engineering, Google
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
I grew up in northern Wisconsin, and this was the first "real book" my father read aloud to me. Later I had the opportunity to study Wildlife Ecology in the University of Wisconsin–Madison department that Aldo Leopold himself had founded. I was so impressed with the practical route Leopold took in his career. Before writing A Sand County Almanac, he wrote Game Management on the mathematics and statistics of wildlife population control through hunting. Leopold was relentlessly curious and never afraid to change his mind after learning new facts. My college graduation present was a copy of the book signed by members of the department, and I keep it on my desk at work both to read and to remind myself that the natural world is incredibly complex, and beautiful, and worth saving. —Dr. Lucas Joppa, chief environmental officer, Microsoft
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
One of my earliest memories of reading a book that moved me deeply was in high school when I read I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. It was the first time I had read one of Dr. Angelou’s books, and I distinctly recall the abundance of emotions I felt. This book made me see and feel in a way that I had not previously thought possible from a book. It showed me how much a piece of content can impact someone’s life—whether to make them cry, laugh, or learn about the world in new ways. And it stuck with me throughout my career. Can I help create content that makes someone feel something, or learn about the world in new ways? —Vanessa Guthrie, head of Snap Originals, Snap Inc.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This is actually not a self-help or nonfiction book, but the book that resonates for me is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The journey of the main character, Santiago, shows that your career is a journey, and it is not about going as quickly as possible from point A to point B. Your career, heavily tied to your personal life, is filled with twists and turns, but you can get to where you want to go if you are passionate about it, continue to pursue it, and don’t be afraid to take risks and fail. Enjoy the ride as you are going on your journey.
My personal journey has taken me on a circuitous route from financial services to Prime memberships to now the current Amazon in the Community team to give back to the community. I have learned a lot in all my previous roles and companies, and I use it in my current work to think about how I can leverage Amazon’s assets—products, logistics, technology—to support communities and families impacted by poverty, hunger, homelessness, and natural disasters. —Trang-Thien Tran, principal product manager, Amazon
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Jean Louise Finch’s journey resonated really deeply with my own professional experience, and I thought it was one of the more authentic coming-of-age stories I have ever read. Learning things you really don’t want to learn that may fundamentally alter your worldview without losing yourself is an exceptionally powerful skill. The book has helped me learn more about the world as it actually is versus how I would like it to be. —Ted Mabrey, head of commercial, Palantir Technologies
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
I love books and movies that inspire big ideas. One of my favorite movies (adapted from a book) is Ready Player One. Part of this inspires my dreams of the global, multidimensional, interactive classroom where you can have a vivid, virtual meta-verse that allows real people from around the world to communicate with and learn from one another. The movie really drives my imagination and hope for the future: Students deserve not just to learn about the pyramids, but to see and experience them in a virtual world together with their classmates from across the globe. One day we’ll see this come true, and it’s through VIPKid that we’re helping to inspire the students who will grow up to make it happen. —Cindy Mi, founder and CEO, VIPKid
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
I think the book that has helped me the most is The Lord of the Rings, not because I learned something very important from it, but because it gave me the perfect metaphor to explain why privacy is important to students and other nontechnical experts. Without privacy, we run the danger that someone will build The Ring and destroy society by ruling us all. Privacy is needed. —Carmela Troncoso, assistant professor, école Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Government and politics
Here are a selection of book recommendations from this year’s 40 Under 40 in government and politics.
How to Say It at Work by Jack Griffin
What I learned both from the book, and through some great management coaching, is how important it is for a leader to adapt to the needs of their team. It’s not just about managing tasks, it’s about managing and caring about people. You have to truly take people’s experience into account and evaluate how your message is being received. It seems intuitive now—of course that would be the most effective. But, especially when you are new to management, if you’re only focused on getting to the outcome, executing tasks and achieving the goal, these aspects are easy to underestimate. When I truly internalized that understanding my team—not just their tasks—would make us more effective, I became a better leader and that propelled me through my career. —Melissa Kilby, executive director, Girl Up, United Nations Foundation
All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
The book that has had the most meaningful impact on my adult life is All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister. I first read this book right before my 30th birthday during a long plane ride. This book was really validating for me. The concept of the book is that young, single women have been trailblazers, taking risks, and changing the world for decades. Women who have shown us that it’s okay to defy expectations and take big risks. Because there is a whole sisterhood of women who are ambitious, visionaries, and who recognize the change that we need to see in the world. After reading this book, I was in a mindset that allowed me to take risks. It was a risk that eventually resulted in my decision to run for Congress, be elected, and become the youngest Black woman ever to serve in Congress. This book is so meaningful to me, and I recommend everyone read it—especially young women who may be unsure of decisions you are facing and how they may impact your ability to reach your dreams. I say, girlfriends, go for it! —Lauren Underwood, U.S. Representative for the 14th Congressional District of Illinois
Health
Here is a selection of book recommendations from this year’s 40 Under 40 in health.
The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind by B. Alan Wallace
I got it 10 years ago from my former boss, a Buddhist, who later invested in our company via his VC fund. He gave it to me before I went to live on a cattle ranch in Brazil, where I wouldn’t have any connection with the outside world for months. This book taught me how to meditate, back when Headspace didn’t exist and mindfulness wasn’t so sexy. Before reading the book, I thought that meditation was fake and a bunch of gobbledygook. However, with long stretches of nothing to do at the ranch, I began practicing the techniques in the book and actually noticed progress. Every day I could focus just a bit more, and my mind grew calmer. Since then, I’ve been meditating regularly. It got me through some pretty tough times at my company. In my opinion, success is all about weathering crises, which means that a calm mind is such a powerful ally to have. —Michael Kapps, founder and CEO, Vitalk Health
Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker
The most precious thing we have is our own time. This little essay helps focus on self-knowledge in what you’re best at, and how you should prioritize your time. I turn back to it every few years. —Kate Ryder, founder and CEO, Maven Clinic
Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? by Philip E. Tetlock
The best book that has helped me in my career involves foxes and hedgehogs. Philip Tetlock, in his book, Expert Political Judgement, helped me garner the strength required for an entrepreneurial journey. In his book, Tetlock proves that “hedgehog” expertise (academic and single-topic) fails at predicting the future, while “fox” expertise (one that is formed through lessons from different parts of the woods) does better. I always felt I didn’t have the skill set to lead a company in making an impact on the future, because I didn’t pursue a doctorate and instead had a “fox-like” career. The book taught me otherwise. —Yonatan Adiri, founder and CEO, Healthy.io
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
The book that inspired me to work in health care was Mountains Beyond Mountains. The story of Dr. Paul Farmer’s journey from Harvard to tackling malaria in Haiti and Peru opened my eyes to impact-driven innovation. It pushed me to look beyond degrees and accolades, beyond words, and even beyond actions, to a singular focus on scalable impact.—Kate Rosenbluth, founder and chief scientific officer, Cala Health
Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
I love Crucial Accountability, which is centered around how to have hard conversations with people. Internally, our No. 1 principle is “Be super transparent, but be nice about it.” This is extremely difficult to pull off, but if you can do it—and teach other people to do it—the reward is tremendous. As we’ve grown the company, we have new folks joining who are very talented but who haven’t spent the last 14 years with me, and so I’ve had to learn to have frank conversations with new peers in order to build an unbreakable team. In some ways, this is the hardest part of building the company. Crucial Accountability helped me learn the strategies for tackling these hard conversations in a way that builds relationships and addresses issues and roadblocks, without hindering forward progress. These principles have not only impacted how we work internally, but have permeated our core behavior change product as well. Because open communication is so foundational for building anything—whether building a product, getting a team to gel, or getting your spouse to support you on a new health or fitness journey. —Artem Petakov, cofounder and president, Noom
Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace by Carla A. Harris
Expect to Win by Carla A. Harris is a book that continues to motivate and drive me toward my career goals. I’ve found the clear-cut advice to be applicable no matter what my work setting may be. I turn to it often as I transition between roles. More than anything, the title alone helps me reframe my thoughts and approach to every role I pursue. —Lauren R. Powell, vice president, head of Time’s Up Healthcare, Time’s Up Foundation
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
I love The Celestine Prophecy, a book I read 20 years ago. Its thesis is simple: There is a reason and purpose behind every interaction you have with a person, no matter how well you know them. In my line of work, I meet people all the time. One of the things that drives me personally is trying to authentically understand the reason for meeting this one person out of the 7 billion people on the planet. The book dives into this and discusses the power of these often serendipitous connections. Whether it’s the deeper connections we have or one-off conversations, it has helped me frame the importance of every person I meet. —Ambar Bhattacharyya, managing director, Maverick Ventures
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
I really enjoyed the book Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. In many ways I aspire to build a business like Nike with a global footprint and recognizable brand. I appreciated how much Knight wrote about the early days of Nike and what a struggle it was to get the business off the ground. I also loved how he was clearly maniacal about those early shoes and how much every detail mattered to him. —Will Ahmed, founder and CEO, Whoop
Media and entertainment
Curious about what some of the most influential young minds in the media and entertainment industries read for inspiration? Here is a selection of book recommendations from the 40 under 40 in media and entertainment.
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives by Brian L. Weiss
Over my career and life, I’ve read and listened to many different helpful books and podcasts, I couldn’t name just one. One book I recently read was Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss. It’s a very interesting book and allows us to think of our lives in not such a finite way, but rather grasp the idea that we are all here to continue our path of learning. —Scooter Braun, founder and chairman, SB Projects & Ithaca Holdings LLC
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
You may laugh at this, but it has helped me so much improve as a leader and person. I'm a big fan of Simon Sinek, who is a British-born American author and motivational speaker. He has a lot of fantastic videos on YouTube around leadership and inspiration, and in one of those talks he recommended the book How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. It really allowed me to do a better job as a leader managing people from different countries, cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and expertise. —Ryan Wyatt, head of gaming, commerce, brands, and immersive, YouTube
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Bob Iger
I love reading memoirs and biographies about business leaders I admire. The insights I’ve gained by seeing the challenges, opportunities, and decision-making they’ve experienced through their eyes have helped me navigate various pivot points and opportunities within my own career. One of my favorites is Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, and, most recently, I finished The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger. —Nazanin (Naz) Aletaha, head of global e-sports partnerships and business development, Riot Games
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi
While over a decade old, Ferrazzi's book is a timeless approach to the strength of relationships in business. It taught me to never "network," but to build actual authentic relationships. MasterClass wouldn’t exist today without building strong and meaningful relationships from signing instructors to bridging two distinct industries: tech and entertainment. —David Rogier, cofounder and CEO, MasterClass
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Robin Arzón, head instructor and vice president of fitness programming, Peloton: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
Max Cutler, managing director of Parcast, Spotify: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Carolina Garcia, director of original series, Netflix: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson; The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
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