Over the last few weeks, I’ve visited 5–6 client offices and interacted with different stakeholders across various projects. While each meeting was unique in its own way, there was one thing I consistently noticed in almost every office:
Books.
But not just any books — books like How to Become a Billionaire, Money Tree, IPO Strategy, Share Market Wisdom, and similar titles.
Now, there’s no denying that money plays a major role in business and in life. Wealth creation is important, and knowledge about financial growth is valuable. But something felt off to me.
My personal philosophy has always been Customer First — focus on customer service, understand customer needs, and ensure customer satisfaction. If you do these three things consistently, money has no choice but to follow.
Some of my biggest idols became billionaires not because they chased money, but because they solved real problems, understood what people needs, and delivered value at scale.
So when I see offices filled with “money-first” books, it feels incomplete and honestly, a bit illogical. Instead of only displaying wealth-focused titles, why not keep books that help employees upgrade their skills? Why not keep books that push creativity, empathy, communication, leadership, product thinking, technology, or people management?
Because customers don’t pay you for your dream to be a billionaire. They pay you for the value you create today.
Another interesting trend is that office book displays are now becoming part of infrastructure and branding as if the bookshelf itself communicates the organization’s mindset. And in a way, it actually does.
Disclaimer: The text is AI-generated, but the brain behind the prompt is all mine.