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Every book Matt MacInnis recommended on podcasts

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  • Matt MacInnis has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of December 28, 2025.
  • Matt MacInnis has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of December 28, 2025.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of December 28, 2025.
  • The 3 books Matt MacInnis has mentioned in the most episodes, as of December 28, 2025: Conscious Business, The Effective Executive and Thinking in Systems.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Matt MacInnis aired on December 28, 2025.

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Guest on Lenny's Podcast · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Matt MacInnis appeared on Lenny's Podcast to share contrarian leadership truths and discussed several influential books that shaped his approach to management. MacInnis recommended Conscious Business by Fred Kofman, noting that his product leadership team at Rippling actively read and studied it together in a company reading club. He also recommended Donella Meadows's Thinking in Systems, describing it as an essential framework for understanding how complex systems operate and noting that the author tragically passed away partway through writing the manuscript. Additionally, MacInnis highlighted Peter F. Drucker's classic 1960s text, The Effective Executive. While acknowledging that the book is something of an anachronism due to its dated terminology and peculiar pronouns regarding executives and secretaries, he endorsed it for providing simple, enduring advice on leading teams effectively. Across these recommendations, MacInnis emphasized practical tools for organizational culture, systemic problem-solving, and foundational management principles that continue to guide modern leaders despite changing workplace norms and historical shifts in business literature over the decades.

Books Matt MacInnis recommended or discussed

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  1. Conscious Business

    Fred Kofman · Recommended · 1 episode

    Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values is a leadership guide by Fred Kofman that outlines principles for achieving professional success while maintaining personal integrity and emotional responsibility in the workplace.

    Recommended
    “one one book is conscious business. I don't have conscious business in front of me because it's actually at the office because we have conscious business reading club at rippling”
    Lenny's Podcast 10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacI… 2025-12-28 Listen at 1:29:19
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Effective Executive

    Peter F. Drucker · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker is a classic management text that outlines the specific practices and disciplines required for knowledge workers to get the right things done rather than simply working efficiently.

    Recommended
    “And then the third is classic 1960s the effective executive. It's an anacronism. It uses weird pronouns for the secretary and the executive.”
    Lenny's Podcast 10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacI… 2025-12-28 Listen at 1:30:24
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Thinking in Systems

    Donella Meadows · Recommended · 1 episode

    Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows is an accessible introduction to systems thinking that offers a conceptual framework for understanding how complex structures and feedback loops operate across various domains.

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    “Number two, thinking and systems. Donna Meadows, I always mispronounce her name. Donella Meadows. She died partway through writing this manuscript.”
    Lenny's Podcast 10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacI… 2025-12-28 Listen at 1:30:01
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacInnis (Rippling)Lenny's Podcast2025-12-283