Books These
Successful
Executives Say Inspired
Them the Most (24 to 27)
24. "Fight Club: A Novel" by Chuck
Palahniuk
"Although hard to follow the
stream-of-consciousness and, often times, difficult to discern an endgame in
all of the chaos, there is an undercurrent of questioning rules and order. The
best innovations have been created from translating chaos into an impactful
solution."
25. "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray
Bradbury
"This 63-year-old sci-fi story was a
window into technology development. The world he described is amazingly alive
today. We are mesmerized by screens with our 'friends' numbering in the
thousands. We talk to them, read their posts, view their vacation photos and
even know what they had for dinner. They are distant, yet provide intimacy at
the same time. Google has already created the mechanical hound. Today, many of
these gadgets have been created by and they are owned by today's most valuable
companies. This book makes me excited and frightened at the same time."
--James Ontra,
CEO of Shufflrr, a presentation
management platform.
26. "The Innovator's Dilemma: When New
Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail" by Clayton Christensen
"This book was fundamental in my
success, as it provided me with a template to create innovative companies that
would disrupt large, established players in the space, leaving them with only
the choice to compete with me or acquire me."
-- Dr. David
Albert, founder and chief medical officer of mobile electrocardiogram
technology company AliveCor.
27. "Lee Kuan Yew, the Man and His
Ideas" By Han Fook Kwang, Warren Fernandez and Sumiko Tan
"A resolute pragmatist, Lee Kuan Yew's
strategic foresight and instinct for survival helped shape Singapore into a
vibrant first world metropolis. His insights in this book have been an
inspirational guide for me, but one quote in the chapter 'What's wrong with the
Singapore worker' truly stands out for me: 'Unconsciously, we have entered into
the free-spending consumer society of the West.... All the time their
expectation goes up and up, believing that it is always going to be up the
escalator.' In a nutshell, it describes modern day Singapore, but also teaches
one about organization, the world and life in general."
--Deepak Ohri,
CEO of lebua Hotels & Resorts,
an international luxury brand that operates several five-star hotels,
restaurants and bars across Europe and Asia.
By Christina
DesMarais
http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/27-books-these-successful-executives-say-inspired-them-the-most.html?cid=nl029week46day14
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