Recommended reading for COOs.

Please find below our actively updated list of reading materials for COOs. We also have a list of podcasts in our intuitively named article: 'Recommended podcasts for COOs'.

Books

0% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works — A True Story. By Dan Harris

Blitzscaling. By Reid Hoffman

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. By Cal Newport

High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People. By Elad B. Gil

Lean Product. By Eric Ries

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. By Jake Knapp

The Hard Thing About Hard Things. By Ben Horowitz

Zero to One. By Peter Thiel

The $100 Startup: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better To Live More. By Chris Guillebeau

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. By Timothy Ferriss

Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialised World. By David Epstein

How To Be A Chief Operating Officer. By Jenifer Geary

Riding Shotgun: The Role Of The COO. By Nate Bennett & Stephen Miles

The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance. By Shawn Anchor

Articles

Aiming for the top - A guide for aspiring COOs and their organizations. By EY

Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer. By Harvard Business Review

The Role of a COO, How to Hire and Why Transparency Matters. By Keith Rabois

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