{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Here's an idea worth playing with","title":"Five books that made me a better leader","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2905c440\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":650,"description":"Five books I keep returning to — for managing better, leading better,\nand understanding how businesses actually work.\nThese aren't the obvious picks. No productivity bibles, no airport\nbestsellers. Each one has shaped how I think about strategy, attention,\nservice, growth, and the systems we all work inside.\nThe books:\nGood Strategy / Bad Strategy — Richard Rumelt\nThe Art of Noticing — Rob Walker\nSelling the Invisible — Harry Beckwith\nGrowing a Business — Paul Hawken\nI Want You to Cheat — John Seddon\nThis podcast sits on the reading list at Cultivated — a curated entry\npoint into a much bigger collection of books that have shaped the\nwork over twenty years.\nFull reading list: https://www.cultivatedmanagement.com/reading-list/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JZ-XxceIApVlDqpH6wiJHi9QYYPwYrRJrZ65Zx7KVSg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOTQ0/MDcxNmZmYmY3ZTI1/MjllMDkxOWEwNTQx/ODRjNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}