EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 10 MIN
Five books that made me a better leader
from Here's an idea worth playing with · host Rob Lambert
Five books I keep returning to — for managing better, leading better, and understanding how businesses actually work.These aren't the obvious picks. No productivity bibles, no airport bestsellers. Each one has shaped how I think about strategy, attention, service, growth, and the systems we all work inside.The books:Good Strategy / Bad Strategy — Richard RumeltThe Art of Noticing — Rob WalkerSelling the Invisible — Harry BeckwithGrowing a Business — Paul HawkenI Want You to Cheat — John SeddonThis podcast sits on the reading list at Cultivated — a curated entry point into a much bigger collection of books that have shaped the work over twenty years.Full reading list: https://www.cultivatedmanagement.com/reading-list/
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