Worth Reading
These are not the books I think you should read. They are the books that have mattered to me.
Some are foundational texts in human factors, leadership, or team science — books that changed how I think about my work and gave me language for things I had long sensed but never quite named. Others are here simply because I enjoyed them. Because they surprised me, or stayed with me, or made a long journey home feel too short.
I read from curiosity and joy. That is the honest reason. Not to optimise, not to perform productivity, not to build a reading list that looks impressive. Reading is one of the few things that genuinely widens my horizons, adds perspectives I would never encounter otherwise, and — perhaps most importantly — calms a busy mind. In a working life that moves fast and demands a great deal, a good book is one of the most reliable forms of recovery I know.
The recommendations here will vary deliberately. Some are rigorous and academic — dense with ideas that require sitting with. Others are lighter, more narrative, easier to carry on a tired evening. A few are here purely because I found them beautiful, or funny, or unexpectedly moving. I make no apology for that range. If anything, I think it reflects something true about how good thinking actually works — it rarely arrives in a straight line, and it rarely respects the boundaries between disciplines.
Each entry includes a short note on why it is here and who I think will get the most from it. The list grows slowly and deliberately. Nothing makes it onto this page by accident.
If you have a recommendation — something that changed how you see your work, your team, or yourself — I would genuinely like to hear about it. Reach out at hello@mindtheteam.com
