top of page
JB's Book Reviews
Business books in 200 words;
Quote, Summary, Takeaways and Recommendations
Leadership & Boards
Find Your Why
“The concept of WHY is a deeply personal journey born out of pain. I discovered the idea at a time when I had lost any passion for my...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
123
Consiglieri
“For a few hours, I sat on a street curb in solitude thinking of my mother and of how she “would be saddened to see my once tender heart,...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
58
The Trillion Dollar Coach
“Bill looked for four characteristics in people. The person has to be smart, not necessarily academically but more from the standpoint of...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
50
Steve Jobs
“I always thought of myself as a humanities person as a kid, but I liked electronics,” he said. “Then I read something that one of my...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
43
Insane Mode
“If we were going to be stuck with cars, I figured we might as well let this guy make them electric so we can at least stop pumping so...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
98
Elon Musk
“If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.” The book captures the full spectacle and arc of...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
71
Team & Culture
Strengths Finder 2.0
“From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.” SUMMARY: The book unpacks 34 key...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
32
Triggers
“Most of us go through life unaware of how our environment shapes our behavior. When we experience “road rage” on a crowded freeway, it’s...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
34
How To Talk To Absolutely Anyone
“One of the biggest reasons why people don’t speak up, or ask for something, or talk to somebody they don’t know, is fear of rejection....
Jonathan Bullock
2 min read
61
What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School
“The best lesson anyone can learn from business school is an awareness of what it can’t teach you – all the ins and outs of everyday...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
77
HBR: Manager's Handbook
“Although management and leadership are deeply intertwined in practise, we have long put the idea of leadership on a higher plane. We...
Jonathan Bullock
2 min read
54
The Culture Code
“Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they’ll find a way to screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a good team, and they’ll find a way...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
40
Starting, Scaling & Strategy
Bold
“The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.” Trying out crazy ideas means bucking expert opinion and taking big...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
50
Shoe Dog
“Whatever pleasure or gains you derive from the act of running, you must find them within. It’s all in how you frame it, how you sell it...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
50
The Everything Store
“The site went live on July 1995, and became visible to all Web users. And as word spread, the small Amazon team saw almost immediately...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
40
Think Like Amazon
“Of course, to think like Amazon is not solely about innovation. All of this is supported by fanatical world-class operations....
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
41
The airbnb Story
“There was some irony in the fact that we were at a hotel, and not just any hotel: this was the exact venue that hosted the international...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
29
The Virgin Way
“As some wise person once said, ‘Life is not a dress rehearsal.’ So unless you plan to give it a better shot in your next life – assuming...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
32
Priorities & Performance
MoneyBall
“At the bottom of the Oakland experiment was a willingness to rethink baseball: how it is managed, how it is played, who is best suited...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
38
Digital Minimalism
“What’s making us uncomfortable, in other words, is this feeling of losing control—a feeling that instantiates itself in a dozen...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
37
Measure What Matters
"An effective goal - setting system starts with disciplined thinking at the top, with leaders who invest the time and energy to choose...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
29
The Bullet Journal Method
“The Bullet Journal method’s mission is to help us become mindful about how we spend our two most valuable resources in life: our time...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
23
Productivity Ninja
“Put simply, skilful attention management is the new key to productivity, and how well you protect and use your attention determines your...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
30
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are -- or, as we are conditioned to see it.” This book presents an approach to effectiveness...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
19
Everything Else
Who Moved My Cheese?
“They were becoming very comfortable now that they had found the Cheese. “This is great,” Hem said. “There’s enough Cheese here to last...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
36
Rise - Start Living The Life...
“Rise is about placing you firmly in the driver’s seat of your life, guided by an internal satnav, so that you know precisely where...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
20
The Art of Living
“When you breathe mindfully, you bring your whole body and mind into harmony, concentrating on the wonder of the breath. Our breathing is...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
17
No Logo
“The travels of Nike sneakers have been traced back to the abusive sweatshops of Vietnam, Barbie’s little outfits back to the child...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
18
Originals
“Years ago, psychologists discovered that there are two routes to achievement: conformity and originality. Conformity means following the...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
18
How We Work
“On our first day of class, I tell my students, “We’re going to learn how to change our relationship with our existing habits of thinking...
Jonathan Bullock
1 min read
23
bottom of page