92. Top reads for CFOs this summer with Mark Gandy, host of CFO Bookshelf

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In the latest episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro talks to Mark Gandy, creator of the Financial Operating System and Host of the CFO Bookshelf podcast. A finance pioneer, Mark has worked in several finance positions during his career including Corporate Controller, VP of Finance, and CFO. Together Hannah and Mark talk about their shared interest in reading and discuss their book recommendations for finance this Summer.

 Also covered on this episode:

• Hannah & Mark’s favourite genre of books
• Why people in finance should embrace their creative side
• Mark’s top book recommendations for finance 
• What books should CFOs be reading on their next beach holiday  
• What you can learn from narrative non-fiction books

Links referenced in this episode:

• Mark Gandy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markagandy/ 
• CFO Bookshelf: https://cfobookshelf.com/category/podcast/ 

Book mentioned in this episode:

• Barbarians at the gate - Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
• Crime & Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Drive – Daniel H. Pink
• A whole new mind – Daniel H. Pink
• Reversing the slide – James Shein
• Endurance – Brian Sanders
• The great game of business - Bo Burlingham and Jack Stack
• The effective executive - Peter Drucker
• CEO: Building a $400 Million Company from the Ground Up – Sandra Kurtzig 
• Open – Andre Agassi
• The Wisdom of Finance - Mihir A. Desai
• The secret life of groceries - Benjamin Lorr
• Boys in the boat - Benjamin Lorr
• The Warehouse – Rob Hart
• Ghost in the wires – Kevin Mitnick
• Why – Simon Sinek 
• Atomic Habits – James Clear
• Nudge – Richard Thaler
• One minute manager - Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
• Noise – Cass R. Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman, and Olivier Sibony
• Deep work – Cal Newport
• So good they can’t ignore you – Cal Newport
• All change – the project leaders secret handbook - Eddie Obeng
• The living leader – Penny Ferguson 

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