Well written!
Every day I block about one hour for reading. I have at least eight books next to my bed, and I am reading them in parallel.
And typically, if I have a tough issue to solve either with one of the team members or if I have a challenge with one of my clients, then I am reading biographies and books for adolescents.
First, I can learn quickly from the experience of the others, and second, it usually gives a different and creative perspective that we often do not see anymore.
The bigger the challenge, the more unrelated are the books that I am reading to get inputs.