Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, emphasizes a "growth mindset" and continuous learning. His list reflects a blend of leadership, technology, and social science.
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck (A cornerstone of his leadership philosophy)
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella (His own book on transforming Microsoft)
- The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
- The Road to Character by David Brooks
- Forged in Crisis by Nancy Koehn
- The Great Convergence by Richard Baldwin
- The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
- The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
- Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville
- AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee
- The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon
- Prosperity by Colin Mayer
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman