Coltala Library
Recommended Reading List by Category

Continuous Improvement

  • The Lean Startup, Eric Ries
  • The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy
  • The Lean Turnaround, Art Byrne
  • The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande
  • The Toyota Way, Jeffrey K. Liker
  • Managing to Learn, John Shook
  • Simple Rules, Don Sull
  • Lessons from the Titans, Scott Davis, Carter Copeland, Rob Wertheimer

Leadership

  • Start with Why, Simon Sinek
  • Good to Great, Jim Collins
  • Conscious Capitalism, John Mackey and Raj Sisodia
  • Principles, Ray Dalio
  • The Founder’s Mentality, Chris Zook and James Allen
  • 7 Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness, Eric Metaxas
  • The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, Admiral William H. McRaven
  • A Better Way, J. Randall Keene and Timothy J. McKibben

Team Culture

  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni
  • Get a Grip, Gino Wickman and Mike Paton
  • Traction, Gino Wickman
  • Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek
  • The Power of a Positive No, William Ury
  • All In, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
  • What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith
  • Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Investment Strategy / Capital Allocation

  • King of Capital, David Carey and John Morris
  • The Fastest Tortoise, Ken Hersh
  • Margin of Safety, Seth A. Klarman
  • Quality Investing, Lawrence A. Cunningham, Torkell T. Eide and Patrick Hargreaves
  • The Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham