BATB score: 10/10 👑 written by senior partners at Mckinsey (so you know it’s expensive in-depth research) Best as: a conclusive playbook on what makes a great CEO, inclusive of techniques on how to onboard oneself, manage board members, motivate the team, run a business, retired yourself, and keep sane as CEO 🥹 Best for: if you are in close proximity to a CEO, reporting into a CEO, working closely with a CEO, and/or scouting to climb the damn corporate ladder for that CEO r

BATB score: varies based on your nationality BATB score: 4/10 if you are Thai, born and raised, you don’t have to read this book we know this by heart BATB score: 8/10 if you are an expat in a leadership role in Thailand, also wtf are you doing in my country taking c-level roles that are better off lead by true-thais?! just because we are developing doesn’t mean that you-developed can march in and claim supremacy; why? just because you have a soothing English accent, oh god,

BATB score: 4/10 🫥 Best for: the book explicitly said, written for Millennials, the world’s next leaders #aww Best as: started out very well as an Introduction to Business refresher, then tragically deteriorates in content quality and crushed all of the Millennials’ souls along with it Best to: a true example of generation gap in an organization in the format of a book; Gen X teaching Gen Y how to be leaders, cue Gen Y eye rolls BATB lingering thought: there are bits and pie

BATB score: 6/10 🤖 meh. introduction to Microsoft company culture and 2030s vision under Satya Nadella’s ruling; fun fact, AI investment was already in the works since 2017 👏 Microsoft and OpenAI 🚀 Best for: if you are applying for a director role at Microsoft Best to: mister growth mindset, c in ceo stands for culture, one team one dream, learning from on-ground consumers, partners, and competitors, serving a sole north star “to empower every person and organization on th

BATB score: 7/10 🤔 Best for: first jobbers / young rat racers or a reminder for senior leaders; how to be beloved by your manager, how to navigate office gossip and benefit from corridor talk, how to ask for a raise, and when and how to quit tactfully Best as: once you are more senior, you either figure out how to navigate manager politics with your own playbook or you don’t give a fuck any more 😂 BATB lingering thought: at 35 years old, after sprinting in this corporate ra

BATB score: 9/10 🐟 *book elevator pitch* how did Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle (mandate roles, smelly fish, early hours, low wages) be a fun, happy, great place to work? Best as: simple easy good read, here’s a conclusive book summary 1. PLAY - Work made fun gets done. 2. MAKE THEIR DAY - turn routine encounters into special memories 3. BE THERE - be present wholeheartedly 4. CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE - optimism and gratefulness attracts positivity Best for: a reminder for al

BATB score: 8/10 👍 Best as: culture marketing playbook #legit Best to: everything in life is marketing - religion, music, global warming, everything Best for: marketers - “start with the soul and end with the sale” because “We were looking for fans when we should have been looking for believers.” BATB lingering thought: “If Thanksgiving is the day that we reflect on all that we have, then Black Friday is the day that we realize we don’t have enough.” damn, imagine a marketin