S02E16 - People - Sharpen the Saw II or: Seven brilliant functional page-turners and one book on dysfunctional teams

Henry Ford once stated: "Anyone who ceases to learn becomes old, whether at twenty or eighty."

During his era, he played a role similar to that of Steve Jobs in recent decades. He had to continuously acquire new knowledge because nothing he embarked upon was predetermined - learning was the only constant he could rely on.

One can even trace this concept further back, as exemplified by Socrates: “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”

Or, in the words of the brilliant B.B. King: "The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you."

In this segment, we have curated seven outstanding functional books covering IT, operations, quality, and procurement, along with one book on dysfunctional teams.

Enjoy!

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