My first job right out of engineering school was with a company called Fusion Engineering, founded by Gautam Mukherjee. Gautam, until this day is one of the smartest persons I have ever met. As part of the training at Fusion, Gautam madeit mandatory for every new employee to read Odyssey Pepsi to Apple by John A. Byrne. I am happy that he did, as it opened a whole new world of business to me.
Here is a list of books, which I have read and admired over the years. These books narrate lifelong experiences of some very successfulfolks and share their business learnings in the simplest of words.
- The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
- Odyssey Pepsi to Apple by John A. Byrne
- The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
- Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? By Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
- Made In Japan: Akio Morita and Sony by Akio Morita
- Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca and William Novak
- The Perfect Store: Inside eBayby Adam Cohen
- The Google StoryBook by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed
- What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith