How Boards Work by Dambisa Moyo
Corporate governance and boards of directors have always fascinated me. I work for a public company and I spend a lot of time working on external reporting (10-ks, 10qs, proxy statements). In this position, I’m more aware of what the board of directors is doing than a typical employee. Recently,…
Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt | Book Summary and Review
Summary I’ve read many books about the business world of Silicon Valley. There is one name mentioned frequently in these works; Bill Campbell. The biggest names in tech are associated with his name. Jobs, Bezos, Page, and Brin. These leaders looked to Campbell as a coach and mentor. Trillion Dollar…
5 Wild Books about Corporate White-Collar Crimes
In the accounting and audit world, there is an idea called “tone at the top.” This phrase is used to explain the importance of leadership in a company. A culture of ethics should flow from the executives and board of directors. Scandals happen in companies where the leaders at the…
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (and to Read)
I just read Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis. My biggest takeaway from the book is that I could be a better reader. I read a lot but Mattis seems to be much better at learning from his reading than I am. Overall, I really enjoyed this…
What I Learned From Sam Walton’s ‘Made in America’
I just finished Sam Walton: Made In America. Thank you, Jeff Bezos, for the recommendation. This is a very inspiring book. If you’ve ever had the desire to start your own business this is a must-read. Sam Walton created the wealthiest family in the world through the creation of his…
Disney’s Greatest CEO Bob Iger and ‘The Ride of a Lifetime’
How can you not like the Walt Disney Company? In the fall of 2018, I went to Disneyland for the first time since my childhood. I was totally captivated by the Disney experience. For almost one hundred years, Disney has been creating great family experiences. In the last 15 years,…
What You Need to Know From Driven – Larry H. Miller’s Autobiography
I returned to an old favorite this past week. I signed up for Deseret Book’s Bookshelf PLUS program and have been listening to a handful of LDS themed books. They have an audiobook of Driven: An Autobiography: Larry H. Miller. I read this book back in January and it quickly…
Bad Blood Book Review: The Downfall of Elizabeth Holmes
I just finished Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. Wow. I remember hearing about the fall of Theranos and their billionaire leader and founder Elizabeth Holmes, but I didn’t know much more than the headlines. I couldn’t get enough of this story and…
Jeff Bezos’ Favorite Books
I just finished reading The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. I have been avoiding this book for months. Audible’s algorithm kept recommending it to me, but I wasn’t that interested. I finally decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did….