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Every book Bobby Holley recommended on podcasts

Guest on The Peterman Pod · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Bobby Holley appeared on The Peterman Pod to discuss his experiences as a browser engineer and his path to becoming a distinguished engineer at Mozilla Firefox. During the conversation, Holley brought up Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt, explaining that reading just a three-page review of the book had stuck with him as a powerful critique of flaws commonly found in strategy documents, even though he had not read the full book. He also mentioned Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet and The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen as books that had a profound impact on his thinking regarding team empowerment and related organizational concepts, noting that he had similarly engaged with the core ideas of Marquet's work through related discussions rather than reading the text directly.

Books recommended by Bobby Holley

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  1. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy

    Richard P. Rumelt · Discussed · 1 episode

    Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard P.

    Discussed
    “book that I just read a book review of called good good strategy bad strategy and I just read three pages and that has just stuck with me as a description of like what is wrong of many strategy what is wrong with many strategy documents”
    The Peterman Pod Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguish… 2025-10-10 Listen at 1:30:03
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Innovator's Dilemma

    Clayton Christensen · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen is a seminal business book that explains why leading companies often fail when confronted with disruptive technological changes.

    Discussed
    “other I think ideas that have had a profound impact on me from books book turn the ship around which I also haven't read which is about empowering teams on the subject we just discussed um innovator's dilemma Clayton Christensen”
    The Peterman Pod Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguish… 2025-10-10 Listen at 1:30:30
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. Turn the Ship Around!

    L. David Marquet · Discussed · 1 episode

    Turn the Ship Around! by L.

    Discussed
    “other I think ideas that have had a profound impact on me from books book turn the ship around which I also haven't read which is about empowering teams on the subject we just discussed”
    The Peterman Pod Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguish… 2025-10-10 Listen at 1:30:30
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguished EngineerThe Peterman Pod2025-10-103