Good Internal Documents Are Great Reading
I've found internal documents written by smart people and smart companies to be infinitely better than stuff put out there for PR which tends to be weighted-down, caveated, and also more basic than the hard-hitting internal stuff.
Two of my favorites --
1. Ray Dalio's "Principles" -- from Ray Dalio, the brilliant manager of the world's largest hedge fund. His "Principles" is one of the most important and valuable reads I've found:
http://www.bwater.com/Uploads/FileManager/Principles/Bridgewater-Associates-Ray-Dalio-Principles.pdf
2. Valve's "New Employee Handbook" -- a great document on culture that provides a look at how a sharp non-traditional company does it. Quite good:
http://newcdn.flamehaus.com/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf
I've also found a lot of value in documents released and/or declassified by the U.S. military and intelligence services. For instance, the "Warfighting" from the U.S. Marine Corps has a lot of really clear thought and valuable lessons in it:
http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/MCDP%201%20Warfighting.pdf
Got any favorites you've come across throughout the years?
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