Lars Christensen

I finished this book in May 2026. I recommend this book 6/10. Why you should read this book: This is the book for small to mid-size entrepreneurs on how to buy their time back to ensure they don't burn out, and find time to grow their business. The book contains practical steps to start implementing today. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences You have to audit your time and find your superpower You have to delegate tasks and try not to do anything alone Spend ti

I finished this book in May 2026. I recommend this book 5/10. Why you should read this book: This book will teach you how to flip negative statements into a positive forward direction by asking generative questions that will lead towards a possible solution. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Interesting conversations are never negative Generative questions challenge the other person to come forward with something interesting You can set up Generative question

I finished this book in April 2026. I recommend this book 8/10. Why you should read this book: This is one of the best books I've read on shifting your mindset from victim mode, "How/Why did this happen to me?" And instead measure success against yourself. I learned about the book because a university professor makes his students read it in their first semester. You do need to be willing to journal to get the most out of this book. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sen

I finished this book in April 2026. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This book will provide you with great tools and principles for starting to build trust across your team and organization. It provides great visibility into what the factors are that create trust. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Contains tools to start building trust Find the balance between items on the DTM meter Great leaders slow down. They listen well, and they

I finished this book in March 2026. I recommend this book 2/10. Why you should read this book: This is a good book for the person who really needs to hear the message: You can't control others, you have to let them be them, and then, you concentrate on being you. This would be much better as a podcast episode, and it didn't feel like the author put much effort into good writing. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences You can't control others, so "Let Them" and the

I finished this book in March 2026. I recommend this book 7/10. Why you should read this book: This is the book that lets you take a step back from the daily rat race and think about how you want to carry yourself as you get further into your career as a leader. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Don't let your title be your identity Create a guiding North Star Be willing to step down and lead from the back 📝 My notes and thoughts P15. The six leadership capa

I finished this book in March 2026. I recommend this book 2/10. Why you should read this book: The book was written in 2000 and takes a look backwards and forwards at how work will change from a manager's perspective. There are some interesting facts, but most of the book is a little too boring. One thing the book made me realize, as we are in the early days of ChatGPT, is that today, the technology is still only Operationally driven, not Decision-oriented. Get your copy here

I finished this book on March 1. I recommend this book 8/10. Why you should read this book: Having read one of Michael Porter's books, I have to say that this book did a better job helping me in drawing up a new strategy for a new team at Autodesk. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences The Five Forces are your weather forecast. Find your value proposition and make a detailed value chain. Be unique. Be clear about what you will not do. Have the team help develop t

I finished this book in February 2026. I recommend this book 4/10. Why you should read this book: Taking the concept of becoming better at listening and understanding where people's heads are at, and where they want to go, and emphasizing that is the holy grail to move your company and your life into the future. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Laws: 1) How people perform correlates with how the situation occurs to them. 2) How a situation occurs arises in l

I finished this book in February 2026. I recommend this book 5/10. Why you should read this book: In Texas Hold 'em, we understand that two aces is the best possible winning hand at the start; things might change. In this book, Annie Duke, who was a very successful poker player herself, breaks down how the principles of keeping an open mind through decisions, by thinking in bets, instead of going all in on all your ideas. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Mak

I finished this book in January 2026. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This is a great book if you are looking for tools to look at your problem or even the world in a different light. The book contains many great examples and ways to come up with new ideas. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences You can change how you look at things Combine words and professions Have Idea boards and create happiness 📝 My notes and thoughts Pxxi. Take tw

I finished this book in January 2026. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This is the book that highlights the leadership principles of Lincoln. In four short years, Lincoln changed the United States and showed the world how an awkwardly tall, undereducated, bad-luck-ridden man could lead by being calm, witty, thoughtful, and serve others. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Don't get caught in drama , just look to get the job done. Be ki

I finished this book in December 2025. I recommend this book 7/10. Why you should read this book: Tony Fadell is the father of Apple's iPod, iPhone, and Google Nest. In this book, he breaks down his journey from geek to CEO and provides some good insights on how to put the customer first. Get your copy here . 🚀 The book in three sentences Work with all teams across the organization Focus on the customer experience, always, and ask their questions Press-release + Make a Maste

I finished this book in January 2026. I recommend this book 3/10. Why you should read this book: The book was written in 2018 to paint a picture of AI, where it started and where it is going. The book hasn't become obsolete in early 2026, but it doesn't offer much insight either. Get your copy here . 🚀 The book in three sentences Provides a history of AI since the 1940's Not AI taking our jobs, but people using AI who take the jobs People will be complacent — Governments mig

I finished this book in December 2025. I recommend this book 8/10. Why you should read this book: This book will give you the order of how to approach innovation in a systematic way. How to look for it. How to commit to it. How to ensure equal value of it. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Do intelligence gathering Make it around value for all Ensure proper communication 📝 My notes and thoughts P22. There are several basic tactics that can be used to take ad

I finished this book in December 2025. I recommend this book 8/10. Why you should read this book: This is the bible on system thinking. The author is a professor at MIT, and this is the book that is used there. The book explains the basics to a new student, all the way to how to use calculus to math out results and outcomes that only a professional would need. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences The System Thinking Bible How to go from basic causal diagrams to

I finished this book in November 2025. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This is the fourth book by the author in his Stoic Virtue series. Wisdom Takes Work is about acknowledging that wisdom is about keeping an open mind. It is about slowing down. Throughout the book, people like Elon Musk, Abraham Lincoln, and the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne are mentioned. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Make your own education....

I finished this book in November 2025. I recommend this book 9/10. Why you should read this book: This book was written by one of the pioneers in Systems Thinking. The book is a primer, with great and easy-to-understand examples. Systems are all around us, and by mapping those out, you will be able to see feedback loops and challenge your mental models in business as well as in life. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Great intro to system thinking Look for fe

I finished this book in October 2025. I recommend this book 6/10. Why you should read this book: This book is about how easily we humans accept and find comfort in recurring things. Our brain will relax more and more every time we do something scary. Hitler's small incremental changes slowly made people follow his directives. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Humans easily find comfort and acceptance where they are The more things become normal, the less we q

I finished this book in October 2025. I recommend this book 7/10. Why you should read this book: I received the book from the author, who was coaching a work event I attended. The book explains how to put stories together in business scenarios and how to do it without being boring to the audience. Get your copy here. 🚀 The book in three sentences Storytelling is about transformation—a moment when someone faces adversity that changes how they think, feel, or act. Great storie