My Book Shelf

Here is a small excerpt of the books and podcasts I learned a lot from. I hope there is something in it for you, too. Please bear with me in case I skipped your favorite one.

Books

• Thinking in Systems
  by Donella H. Meadows. My personal favorite. Once you understand feedback loops you see them everywhere, at work and in daily life. I highly recommend it.
• Outcomes Over Output
  by Joshua Seiden. A short read about caring more for what changes for people than for what we build. Simple idea, big effect.
• Continuous Discovery Habits
  by Teresa Torres. Nice and practical habits to stay curious about the people you build things for.
• Wardley Maps
  by Simon Wardley. A great way to draw a picture of a situation, so everyone talks about the same thing. Worth trying out yourself.
• Collaborative Software Design
  by Evelyn van Kelle, Gien Verschatse, Kenny Baas-Schwegler. Workshop ideas that help people with different views understand each other. Well done!
• Agile IT Organization Design
  by Sriram Narayan. Why the way we organize ourselves matters as much as the technology.
• Platform Strategy
  by Gregor Hohpe. Thoughts about building things that other people love to use.
• Team Topologies
  by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais. A fresh look at how teams can work together without getting in each other’s way.
• Capitalism without Capital
  by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake. An eye-opener about how much of what we value today cannot be touched.
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
  by Daniel Kahneman. A humbling read about how our minds trick us.
• Vom Solo zur Sinfonie
  by Christian Gansch. What an orchestra can teach us about listening and playing together.

Podcasts

• Think Fast, Talk Smart
  Practical ideas to speak more clearly and confidently.
• Software Engineering Radio
  Deep dives into how software is built.
• The Pragmatic Engineer
  Honest conversations about work in tech.
• Tech Lead Journal
  Interviews about growing as a developer and as a leader.
• CoRecursive: Coding Stories
  Stories about the people behind software.
• The Stack Overflow Podcast
  Developer life, tools and the changes AI brings.
• a16z Podcast
  Big-picture talks about technology and where it is heading.
• HBR IdeaCast
  Short and thoughtful conversations about working together.