Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2026-01-04

Lenny Rachitsky & Molly Graham: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast (Jan 2026)

The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading through chaos, change, and scale

2 books · With Molly Graham · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Molly Graham has worked for some of tech’s most effective leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Bret Taylor. Today she leads Glue Club, a community for leaders navigating rapid scale, growth, and change.

Molly Graham discussed Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson and Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Scaling People

   Claire Hughes Johnson · at 51:03

   Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson is an actionable guidebook designed to help leaders navigate organizational growth, team management, and personal professional development.

   Discussed

   “I stole a phrase from Claire Hugh Johnson, who uh you've had on your podcast, but wrote a book called Scaling People.”

   Molly Graham The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading throug… 2026-01-04 Listen at 51:03

   Where to get it

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2. 

   Atomic Habits

   James Clear · at 53:08

   Atomic Habits by James Clear is a bestselling guide on habit formation that outlines how small daily actions and identity shifts can create lasting personal and professional change.

   Discussed

   “Goals, you know, James Clear, who wrote Atomic Habits, has this really lovely sentence, which is, uh, winners and losers have the same goal.”

   Molly Graham The high-growth handbook: Molly Graham’s frameworks for leading throug… 2026-01-04 Listen at 53:08

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon