Innovation & Creativity
New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You
By Dylan Schleicher, published
April 20, 2018,
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Jeremy Heimans & Henry Timms detail how technology-enabled collaboration and mass participation are enabling a new power that is changing the world before our very eyes.
Business Books to Watch in April
By 800-CEO-READ, published
April 9, 2018,
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In order of their release dates, these are just 20 of the books that will be the focus of our attentions in April.
The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last
By Dylan Schleicher, published
April 6, 2018,
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Tom Peters' latest book is in many ways a culmination of all he has learned over the past half-century, and a reminder of the simplest way to succeed in business: put people first.
Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 23, 2018,
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Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik have written a book about the increasing complexity of the world that makes it easy to understand, and oddly enjoyable to read.
Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 16, 2018,
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Jeffrey Pfeffer explains why making employee health and well-being integral to the company’s culture and values is not only good for the employees, but a competitive advantage that is also good for the company’s bottom line.
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 9, 2018,
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Claire Evans tells the story of the computer, and the internet, through the women who developed the languages they speak.
Business Books to Watch in March
By Dylan Schleicher, published
March 5, 2018,
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These are the books we'll be digging further into in March.
Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 23, 2018,
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Melissa Schilling examines the role of individual genius in innovation, along with how we can cultivate and harness our own and enhance it in the organizations we lead.
The Tyranny of Metrics
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 16, 2018,
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Jerry Muller pulls the curtain back on the cult of metrics, and attempts to break our fixation on improving the numbers so we can get back to improving the world we live in.
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 9, 2018,
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Emily Chang explains how Silicon Valley became dominated by a certain male stereotype, how it has excluded women, and the promise inherent in changing the culture.
Business Books to Watch in February 2018
By 800-CEO-READ, published
February 6, 2018,
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Here is a list of twenty books we hope to be able to spend time with over the next month.
That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together
By Dylan Schleicher, published
February 2, 2018,
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Joanne Lipman discusses the hidden lives of women at work, how they must recalibrate their behavior in the workplace, and the great benefits of changing that paradigm.