Eliyahu M. Goldratt - The Goal

If someone wants to understand the basic priciples of creating flow and lean-management this book is the right starting point. It is written in the form of a novel - so you follow the journey of the main character Alex Rogo.

Peter F. Drucker - Management

This is a must read for anyone before starting with the first management role in their professional career.

Rolf Dobelli - The Art of thinking clearly

99 short chapters aound the mechanics of the human brain and social dynamics. A very entertaining book which gives new perspectives. Easy to read but what the reader learns is difficult to incoporate in the daily pratice - since clarity does not mean purely following intuition.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan

Nowaday a “black swan - event” has become a houshold term for explaining unexpected events. On the one hand this is testemony to the greatness of this book is - on the other hand the ubiquitous use of the term makes me think  that not all people have actually read this insightful book.

Martin Christopher - Logistics & Supply Chain Management

I had the great privilege of personally attending Prof. Christopher’s lectures. More than 10 years ago he spoke about the paramount role Supply Chain has, the need for agilily in supply chain and how to prepare for significant disruptions.

Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton - The Knowing Doing Gap

There are plenty of books about innovation and how an organization can become a learning organizaion. However there are onyl a fe books on how to translate knowledge into action. In a brilliant way the authors bring togehter technical aspects of translation knowledge into action with the interpersonal aspects of introducing change in organizations.

Robert F. Bruner - Deals from Hell

While the case studies presented in this book (or at least in the version I own) are outdated - who remembers a company called AOL - it is still a great read since the dynamciy have not fundamentally changed. The chapter in which the mechanics are being explained how things go from bad to disasterous is as relevant today as it was more than 10 years ago.  

Simon Sinek - Leaders eat last

While Simon Sinek is most popular for his book “Sart with Why” I like this book even better, since it explains the dynmaiks between the role/behaviour of a leader and if group of people act and feel as a team.