The world is full of knowledge, so much knowledge and it’s my experience that the best way to gather that knowledge is to read. Here’s a list of who I have read, am reading and will read in the future.
These writers have added real value for me and I really hope if you decide to read any of them that they will add value for you too. I have purposefully not listed their books or described their subject areas because I would like you to explore them, study them and learn them for yourself. Some of them are contemporary and some of them aren’t but they have all influenced me in my work and have all positively impacted the manner in which I impact the businesses, projects, events and teams I am fortunate enough to serve. Feel free to comment on the list, share the list and if you have anyone you think I should read please let me know. In no particular order – here’s the list!
- Malcolm Gladwell
- Seth Godin
- Peter Drucker
- Tom Peters
- Brené Brown
- Ryan Holiday
- Philip Kotler
- Brian Halligan
- Dharmesh Shah
- Stephen R Covey
- Dale Carnegie
- Angela Duckworth
- Timothy Gallwey
- Mark Victor Hanson
- Jack Canfield
- David Ogilvy
- Alexander Osterwalder
- Yves Pigneur
- Ken Blanchard
- Max Landsberg
- Paulo Coelho
- Denis Waitley
- Krishna Murti
- Richard Bach
- Eckhart Tolle
- Fr Brian Grogan S.J
- Don Miguel Ruiz
- M Paul Young
- Norman Vincent Peale
- Brian Tracy
- A Parthasarthy
- Anthony De Mello
- Hyrum Smith
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Charles Handy
- Alan Weiss
- Nelson Mandela
- Jim Coillins
- Jerry Poras
- Laura Patterson
- David A. Aaker
- Edith Eger
- Tim Ambler
- James D. Lenskold
- Clayton M. Christensen
- Edward DeBono
- Mario Pricken
- William Pride
- C Ferrell
- Pete Barry
- Alan Wilson
- Daniel H. Pink
- Ken Blanchard
- Al Ries
- Jack Trout
- Martin Lindstrom
- Jay Levinson
- Chris Anderson
- Joel Comm
- Timothy Ferris
- Jonah Berger
- Youngme Moon
- Jeanne W. Ross
- Peter Weill
- David C. Robertson
- Roger Fisher
- William Ury
- Bruce Patton
- Douglas Stone
- Sheila Heen
- Jonas Ridderstrale
- Kjell A. Nordstrom
- John F. Lowe
- Marcus Buckingham
- Curt Coffman
- Ari Weinzweig
- Edward Demming
- Charles Duhigg
- Thomas L. Friedman
- Michael E. Porter
- Laurance G. Hrebiniak
- Eric Ries
- Robert Kaplan
- David Norton
- Stephen C. Lundin
- Constantinos C. Markiedes
- Patrick Lencioni
- Bill Cullen
- Phil Knight
- Walter Isaacson
- Robert Greene
- Joost Elfers
- Peter G. Northouse
- David Taylor
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Jack Welch
- James Kouzes
- Barry Pozner
- Warren Bennis
- Daniel Goleman
- Vicktor Frankl
- Chan Kim
- René Mauborgne
- Dr Spencer Johnson
- Joe Simpson
- Daniel James Brown
- Jeff Rosenblum