People think reading seven books at once is chaotic. I think reading one book at a time is leaving patterns on the table.
Right now I'm working through Range by David Epstein, Subtract by Leidy Klotz, Multipliers by Liz Wiseman, Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara, and a few others. Each one on its own is good. But together, they argue with each other, build on each other, and form connections the authors never intended.
Here's what I mean. Range says that generalists, people who sample widely before specializing, outperform specialists in complex environments. Subtract says we solve problems by adding when we should be removing. Multipliers says the best leaders amplify the intelligence around them instead of hoarding it. And Unreasonable Hospitality says the details you didn't have to get right are the ones people remember forever.
Now apply that stack to AI strategy. Most organizations specialize too early (they pick one use case and go all in before understanding the landscape). They add tools instead of removing friction. Their leaders gatekeep AI knowledge instead of multiplying it. And they completely ignore the experience layer, the "hospitality" of how the technology is introduced.
That's not a reading list. That's a diagnostic.
I read this way on purpose. The books don't know they're talking to each other. But I do. And the patterns that emerge from those collisions are the ones that actually change how I think and how I lead.