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"Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

"Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • Book: “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
  • For: Business managers, leaders, people interested in military tactics and improving their leadership skills
  • Lesson: The leadership lessons from life-and-death combat can be applied to the business world to make your team and company successful

7 Lessons from "The Emperor's Handbook"

7 Lessons from "The Emperor's Handbook"

Imagine a boy being born in Rome in 121 A.D. At three years old, the boy's father dies and he is raised by his mother. At seventeen years old, the boy is adopted by the emperor of Rome. A few years later, he marries the emperor's daughter. By 139 A.D., he assumes the title of Caesar. Afterward, he soon becomes the emperor of Rome and thus, one of the most wealthy and powerful individuals in the world.

5 Business Lessons from "Zero to One"

5 Business Lessons from "Zero to One"

When Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg give a book positive praise, you know it is worth reading. Zero to One is that book. Written by Peter Thiel, the billionaire who co-founded PayPal (he and Elon worked at PayPal together) and Palantir. He also made the first outside investment in Facebook and funded companies like LinkedIn and SpaceX.