So, so glad to see this shared here. I've had many friends ask if they should get an MBA and I almost always say no, and give them a reading/activities list instead, which ALWAYS includes the Beer Game. For better or worse it was one of the most illuminating parts of b-school and it's still woefully under-studied and under-practiced today. ESPECIALLY today, with all of the supply bullwhipping going on.
Strategy/Ops:
• The Innovator's Dilemma - Clay Christensen
• The Toyota Way - Jeffrey Liker
• The Beer Game - duh :-)
Leadership:
• High Output Management - Andy Grove
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
• Love is the Killer App - Tim Sanders
GTM:
• Start With Why (Tedx Talk)
• Benefit ladders (Human Centered Design exercise good for product AND positioning)
• Everything on Kellblog
• Everything from Andy Raskin (especially "the Greatest Sales Deck I've Ever Seen")
