People often ask me about my favorite books, so I pulled together a list.

These are the books that shaped how I lead, think, and grow in business and in life.

Some sharpened my decision-making. Others flipped my assumptions upside down.

If you’re an entrepreneur, a lawyer, or a modern professional building something that matters, these books will push you in all the right ways.

Let’s dive in.

Good To Great

by Jim Collins

Good to Great isn’t about charisma or hype, it’s about disciplined leadership and building something that lasts.

It changed how I lead. It might do the same for you.

Getting to Yes

by Roger Fisher & William Ury

 Negotiation isn’t a battle, it’s a problem to solve.

This book helped me stop pushing positions and start finding better outcomes.

Pitch Anything

by Oren Klaff

Attention is currency, and framing is everything. This book showed me how to own the room before I say a word.

If your ideas matter, learn how to pitch them.

Blue Ocean Strategy

by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne

The best way to beat the competition? Don’t compete at all.

This book taught me how to think bigger, and build where others aren’t looking.

Competitive Strategy

by Eric Ries

Perfect is slow. Slow is dangerous.

This book taught me to build, test, and learn, before it’s too late to change course.

Competitive Strategy

by Michael E. Porter

This is the strategy playbook. Period.

Porter gave me a lens to understand industries, competition, and positioning at a whole new level.

Competitive Advantage

by Michael E. Porter

If strategy is what you say, advantage is what you do.

This book showed me how to align operations, teams, and decisions around what actually creates value.

Start With Why

by Simon Sinek

Purpose isn’t fluff, it’s fuel. Start With Why helped me lead with meaning, not just metrics.

It might help you find your reason and rally others around it.

AI for Lawyers

by Noah Waisberg & Dr. Alexander Hudek

AI isn’t coming, it’s here.

This book demystified the tech and clarified how to stay ahead in a changing legal landscape.

Managing the Unknown

by Christoph H. Loch, Arnoud DeMeyer, Michael T. Pich

Attention is currency, and framing is everything. This book showed me how to own the room before I say a word.

If your ideas matter, learn how to pitch them.

Motivating Millennials

by Ryan Avery & James Goodnow

Yes, I co-wrote this one with Ryan Avery, but I’m proud of our work together, so added it to the list!

It’s a practical guide to understanding and leading the next generation, without guesswork or clichés.