My Personal Bookshelf

A personal selection of books that have helped shape my perspective on leadership, technology, governance, and organizational architecture.

Currently ReadingStarted in August 2026
Leadership

Talk Like TED

by Carmine Gallo

Why I'm Reading This

"As an executive, and as a community leader, compelling storytelling is just as critical as operational execution. I am reading this to further refine how I present complex strategic, cloud, and organizational concepts to boardrooms and teams—ensuring ideas inspire action."

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Straight-Line Leadership

by Dusan Djukich

Key Takeaway

"A powerful, no-nonsense manual on operational decisive action. It cuts through executive overthinking, inner noise, and excuses to focus entirely on closing the gap between intention and execution."

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Leadership

Devil Inside

by Bas Kodden

Key Takeaway

"A deep dive into personal drive, endurance, and leadership psychology. Explores how leaders can channel their inner ambition and passion into sustainable performance without burning out."

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Strategy

Measure What Matters

by John Doerr

Key Takeaway

"A pragmatic guide to implementing OKRs effectively. Helps translate high-level boardroom strategy into actionable, measurable execution on the shop floor."

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Architecture

Team Topologies

by Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais

Key Takeaway

"Essential reading for every IT leader. It provides a clear framework for structuring teams so that software architecture and organizational structure align seamlessly (Conway's Law in practice)."

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

Key Takeaway

"An indispensable masterclass in behavioral economics and decision-making. Reveals how cognitive biases skew strategic risk assessment and provides the mental models needed for rational executive judgment."

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Leadership

Turn the Ship Around!

by L. David Marquet

Key Takeaway

"The definitive book on intent-based leadership. Demonstrates how to relinquish command-and-control while shifting ownership lower in the organization without sacrificing quality or safety."

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Technology

The Phoenix Project

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford

Key Takeaway

"A classic business novel on IT alignment. Painfully illustrates how unmanaged technical debt and lack of visibility paralyze organizations — and how Lean, ITIL, and DevOps solve it."

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Extreme Ownership

by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

Key Takeaway

"An uncompromising framework on absolute executive accountability. Teaches leaders to eliminate all external excuses, take full ownership of every operational outcome, and align teams around flawless execution."

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Strategy

Ahead in the Cloud

by Stephen Orban

Key Takeaway

"An indispensable executive playbook for cloud transformation. Focuses on the organizational, cultural, and leadership shifts required—including building a CCoE, training talent, and modernizing enterprise operating models."

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Good to Great

by Jim Collins

Key Takeaway

"A rigorous study on why some companies make the leap to sustained excellence while others fail. Emphasizes Level 5 Leadership, disciplined thought and action, and the relentless cumulative momentum of the flywheel effect."

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