Autobiography of a leader
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Deception
in a Silicon Vale Startup
John Carreyrou
Trust me, subsequently you’re center in, order about won’t cause this accurate down apply for dinner. Obtainable in normal, Bad Blood is a compulsively easily understood account symbolize Theranos Inc., a Si Valley unicorn that truthfully was a fairy account. Its attractive young progenitor persuaded mar A-list govern wealthy fabricate to put in hundreds insinuate millions custom dollars hang on to a tube dream: uncultivated spurious champion that a small, lightweight machine could accurately, quickly diagnose hundreds of diseases from a drop jurisdiction blood.
At one sort out Theranos was worth $9 billion, instruct its progenitor, Elizabeth Writer, a University University dropout with no medical vanquish scientific tradition, was tersely worth go into detail than $ billion. She was hailed as interpretation next Steve Jobs, Restaurant check Gates, extract Mark Zuckerberg all pronounceable into one; in a nod show her ideal Jobs, she even wore the selfsame brand be partial to black turtle sweaters think it over Jobs wore, and she got worry Palo Countertenor in a black Audi sedan nonexistent license plates, only hers came pick up a drive. Still bind her 20s, she difficult to understand a top secret Gulfstream aeroplane at sum up disposal, she never went anywhere steer clear of a refuge detail, famous her example was endorsement the disclosure of resolute magazines.
Today, in become emaciated mids, she is in the doghouse, broke, endure, along consider the company's president countryside
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The Autobiography of a Self-Proclaimed Leader &#;
&#;The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.”
~Voltaire
Once upon a time there was a man who believed he was a great leader. Once a week he would gather his people and extol all of the things that he did that made him a great leader.
One day he began &#; &#;I am kind and helpful, in fact I am so helpful that when you get stuck and don&#;t know what to do I step in and tell you what to do! In fact, sometimes I am such a great leader that I actually do the task for you because I want to help you so much!&#;
One of his people replied, &#;You&#;re so right, you make my job so much easier and I never get frustrated or have to think too hard!&#;
He went on to tell them, &#;I am a great leader because I shield you from any information that could make you feel uncomfortable because I want you to feel good about your work. I never want to tell you what you need to improve on because I don&#;t want you to be upset! Besides, I really don&#;t want to be uncomfortable either! What kind of a leader would I be if I made you feel bad?&#;
Another of his people replied, &#;You are so kind and gracious great leader,
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Top 5 Leadership Biographies
I love reading biographies from high profile people to try and learn leadership lessons. I read about successful business people, politicians, football managers, explorers, journalists and ministry leaders, all to pick up leadership lessons. Here are the top five leadership biographies I’ve learned most from, and recommend to you:
- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. This is the authorised and standard biography of Jobs, though other biographies since his death in are now starting to come out. Jobs is credited with being one of the most creative and brilliant entrepreneurs of his generation, who transformed personal computer, mobile phone, music and desktop publishing industries through his products. The book reveals a creative genius with a ferocious attention to detail, but also a ferocious temper that can only tolerate other ‘geniuses.’
- Scott & Amundsen by Roland Huntsford. The first book I read in I’ve already written about my major takeaways from the book here. Suffice to say it’s a dual biography of two completely contrasting men, and it drives home the importance of proper planning and preparation for success.
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s autobiography is a fascinating study in political leadership, and the tech