Ashish Sharma

One of the best books I've read on organizational behavior! It left me with more questions than answers, to be honest

The idea that organisations have evolved, like humans, over the centuries is fascinating. Frederic has demonstrated this with relevant examples. In this new hyper-connected world, the argument that we're up for a new leap in evolution for organisations is exciting. I've started my hunt for Teal orgs around me and how they work. Let me know if anyone is hiring :P

A great book on discovery habits. I was able to immediately apply a lot of things at work. Thanks Teresa for this engaging and actionable book!

James's life has been a roller-coaster ride and so is the book. James effortlessly challenges many pre-conceived notions through abundant narratives from his own life and they were fun to read. After reading the book, I realised how I was using the “default” setting in many of my endeavours where I can experiment. The act of experimenting itself is liberating as you keep the novelty and excitement counter up. Thanks for the reminder, James :)

If you want to challenge a bunch of your preconceived notions, this is a great place to venture. While you're reading this, you can start implementing many ideas right away and that'd be your key takeaway from the book

Rory does a great job at explaining the soft things that veil themselves in the relentless quest of humans to rationalise stuff. Humans have embarked into this infinite quest of reducing the world into a set of theories and formulas

That's not how humans work all the time. Humans are irrational a lot of times, and that has an evolutionary advantage. This books helps us understand why millions are spent on advertising and marketing. And why these costs don't make sense to the rational mind. The rational mind is logical and logic kills magic

If you want to understand and appreciate how humans work - read this book. If you want to become more psychological and less logical, read this book. If you want a witty narrative on how human mind runs on logic as much as horses run of petrol - read this book!

I really loved reading this book. Donella has explained systems thinking in a very simple and structured manner and I can't go back from here. Highly recommended. At the end of this, you'll take away a new perspective towards life, one where you won't obsess over “figuring out” complex systems but will dance with them!

It is one of the most difficult books I have read. For someone who gives (used to?) high emphasis to professional success: promotions, rewards, bonuses, etc - this book hits quite hard. It made me ask if I really think about what is enough. Are my ambitions endless? Am I on an endless treadmill to satisfy my ego?

I thank Ryan that I could have this difficult conversation with myself. It was necessary, it was liberating. I got a new eye after reading this book and I recommend this so you can feel the same. Ego is indeed the enemy, ego is indeed the most notorious enemy!

This book has some amazing and actionable insights. I can see cognitive dissonance everywhere in my life and this book has made me more self-aware about my actions and opinions. However, it also gets a lot repetitive due to its heavy anecdotal prose, but nonetheless a great read!

Shane has done a great job in compiling worldly wisdom around each mental model. With real-life examples and well-researched concept notes, I really had a great time reading it and I am eagerly waiting for upcoming volumes.