Foundations
- ⭐️ Experience Required: How to become a UX leader regardless of your role by Robert Hoekman Jr.
- Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
- Managing Humans by Michael Lopp
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Personal productivity & maximising impact
- ⭐️ High Output Management by Andy Grove
- Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Deep Work
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most by Greg McKeown
- Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg
People skills
- Radical Candor
- ⭐️ Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
- Just Listen by Mark Goulston
- The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nicholas
Team building & culture
- ⭐️ The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni (Shortcut: YouTube talk)
- Joy, Inc. by Richard Sheridan
- Remote: Office not required by Jason Fried
Stakeholder engagement
- The Thin Book of Trust by Charles Feltman
- Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used by Peter Block
- Meeting Design: For Managers, Makers, and Everyone by Kevin M. Hoffman
- Exactly What to Say by Phil M. Jones
- Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Design
- Discussing Design by Adam Connor
- Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever