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References

Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom

Wisdom allows us to "pattern match" situations quicker than it would normally take to go through the experience. Here are some sources of information that I have used to gained "knowledge" from over the years. I am thankful for these authors for their content. And the experiences of putting this knowledge into practice.

Books
  • Traction - Gino Wickman
    • Get a Grip on Your Business
    • Business/Entrepreneurial Operation structure and alignment
    • From Mission, Vision, Strategy to Weekly Level 10 Traction to ensure execution
  • Accelerate - Nicole Forgren, PhD, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
    • The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
  • Team Topologies - Matthew Skelton , Manuel Pais
    • Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
  • The Art of Leadership - Michael Lopp
    • Small Things, Done Well
  • Drive - Daniel Pink
    • The surprising truth about what motivates us
  • DevOps Patterns for Private Equity - Dave Mangot
    • Technology organization strategies for high performing software investments 
  • Measure What Matters - John Doerr
    • How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
    • Know that goals are met by setting key results that must be met to achieve your goals and objectives
    • Align Business Objectives with Team and Departmental Objectives to align and focus the business
  • The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
    • How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
  • Amp It Up - Frank Slootman
    • Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
  • Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
    • How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
  • Play Bigger - Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, Kevin Maney
    • How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
  • Grit - Angela Duckworth
    • The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  • The Effective Executive - Peter Drucker
    • The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
  • Crucial Conversations - Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
    • Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
  • Good to Great - Jim Collins
    • Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
  • Clean Code - Robert C. Martin
    • A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
  • The Pragmatic Programmer - David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
    • Your Journey To Mastery
  • Flow Engineering - Steve Pereira & Andrew Davis
    • From Value Stream Mapping to Effective Action 
  • Radical Focus - Christina Wodtke
    • Achieving your most important goals with objectives and key results