Kyle Harrison
to-read
In Search of Excellence
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies
- Author
- Tom Peters & Robert H. Waterman Jr.
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 360
- Recommended
- Once
The book that created the modern business-bestseller genre: eight attributes drawn from forty-three companies McKinsey rated excellent — several of which were in trouble within five years, which is the critique The Halo Effect builds on.
Why it’s on the list: On Kyle’s own shelf, unread — the literal anti-library case: a book bought and shelved rather than a recommendation received.
Where I saw it: Transcribed from a photo of Kyle’s own bookshelves, saved into his “Books To Read” Apple Note. Kyle confirmed on 2026-09-18 that he has not read any of the shelf titles that were not already in the library.
Connections
- Books To Read — the Apple Note this shelf transcription came from.