Inspiration: Books and Reads Worth Your Time
Oct 23, 2026
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2 min read
Looking for something good to read? Here’s my list of books, essays and presentations that have inspired me most over the years – at work and in life. Pick whatever catches your eye and dive in.
At work
Blogs and presentations
- Netflix Culture Memo – how Netflix builds a culture where people do the best work of their lives
- and the original version: Freedom & Responsibility Culture
Books
- Radical Candor – Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity · Kim Scott
- Start with Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action · Simon Sinek
- Incorruptible – Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great · Eric Ries
- The Lean Startup – How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses · Eric Ries
- Factfulness – Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think · Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Inspired the Baťa Way – How to Be Stronger and Happier by Adopting Thomas Baťa’s Principles to Live By · Gabriela Končitíková
For personal growth
Books
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Powerful Lessons in Personal Change · Stephen R. Covey
- Atomic Habits – Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results · James Clear
- Thinking, Fast and Slow · Daniel Kahneman
- Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind · Yuval Noah Harari
- Nature and the Human Soul – Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World · Bill Plotkin
Got a tip for something that truly inspired you? Share it with me – I’ll gladly add it to the list. Just drop me a line.
Authors
ICF ACC Coach & Mentor for IT Managers and Tech Leads
I help IT managers and tech leads lead with clarity, confidence and less overwhelm – whether you are stepping into your first management role, struggling with delegation and feedback, or standing at a career crossroads.
I don’t coach from theory. I have spent 20 years in IT, 15 of them in management, and I still lead a delivery team at Siemens Healthineers today. I know the pressure of deadlines, stakeholders and people issues from the inside.
ICF ACC certified, 170+ hours of coaching and mentoring. Sessions in English, Slovak and Czech – online or in person in Bratislava and surrounding areas.
I don’t coach from theory. I have spent 20 years in IT, 15 of them in management, and I still lead a delivery team at Siemens Healthineers today. I know the pressure of deadlines, stakeholders and people issues from the inside.
ICF ACC certified, 170+ hours of coaching and mentoring. Sessions in English, Slovak and Czech – online or in person in Bratislava and surrounding areas.