Leadership on Adrián Moreno Peña | VP of Technology @ Worksome ⸱ Product & Engineering Leader (Copenhagen)

Clarity First: How Smart Leaders and Organizations Achieve Outstanding Performance

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A guide for leaders on how to achieve outstanding performance through clarity and focus.

Extreme Ownership

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A leadership guide that teaches the importance of taking responsibility and accountability for everything that goes on in an organization.

Never split the difference

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A negotiation guide that teaches strategies for reaching mutually beneficial agreements.

Radical Candor: Kick ass at work without losing your humanity

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A leadership guide that teaches the importance of being candid and direct in order to foster strong relationships and drive results. Kim’s website has great resources on the topic too.

Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Claire was a leader in early stages of Google, and now is the COO at Stripe, since quite early also. It is a fantastic guide, very practical and full of detailed examples on how to build a massive impact company - and how to scale it. It takes a lot of attention to the people management side and covers a wide variety of topics, from crafting foundational documents to strategic and financial planning, hiring and team development, feedback and performance mechanisms. The book includes dozens of pages of worksheets, templates, exercises, and example documents to help founders, leaders, and company builders create scalable operating systems and lightweight processes that really work.

Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A guide for leaders on how to motivate and inspire themselves and others to achieve success.

The Art of Leadership: Small Things, Done Well

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A leadership guide that teaches the importance of focusing on small things done well in order to drive results.

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A guide for leaders on how to coach their team members effectively by asking more questions and giving less advice.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A classic on management teams - it’s a guide for leaders on how to overcome common challenges that can hinder team performance. The book identifies five dysfunctions that can undermine a team’s effectiveness: absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. Lencioni provides practical strategies for addressing these dysfunctions and building a high-performing team - all in the form of a light-reading story.

Turn the Ship Around

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A leadership guide that teaches the importance of empowering team members and fostering a culture of accountability, told from the real story of a navy officer that gets the responsibility of a dysfunctional submarine. It introduced me to the concept of leader-leader, and how empowerment can be used as a force for transformation and collective ownership and accountability.