All articles by Theodore Kinni

Cracking the Code of Economic Development
Public policy professor Philip Auerswald takes on “the Great Man–Machine Debate.”
May 24, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Why Managers Can’t Skimp on Radical Candor
Author Kim Scott argues that managers who care personally and challenge their team directly can improve results.
April 17, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Nir Eyal’s Required Reading
The author of Hooked recommends four books for the leaders of consumer companies seeking to create habit-forming products and services.
March 8, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
The Sisyphean Task of Activating Boards of Directors
Ira M. Millstein, a leading light in corporate governance for decades, makes his case…again.
February 22, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Susan David’s Required Reading
The author of Emotional Agility recommends four books that leaders can read to better understand and harness their own and others’ emotions.
February 8, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Peter Diamandis’s Excellent Adventure
Journalist Julian Guthrie tells the story of the Ansari XPrize and of SpaceShipOne’s historic flights.
January 25, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Samuel Bacharach’s Required Reading
A veteran management professor at Cornell University’s ILR School recommends four books that can help leaders hone the ability to achieve their agendas.
January 4, 2017 by Theodore Kinni
Required Reading: Human Nature and Networks
The executive director of the Institute for the Future calls out books that explore human nature and networks.
December 7, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
How to Get Off the Hook
A Harvard Medical School psychologist explains how to manage your emotions and achieve your goals.
November 23, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Margaret Heffernan’s Required Reading
An author, speaker, and former CEO calls out books that will make you a better leader.
November 9, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Best Business Books 2016: Management
Pre-Suasion, Problem Solving, and Process Design
October 31, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Can Conversation Supplant Bureaucracy?
An MIT professor explores the powerful effects of open communication within a company.
October 19, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Nilofer Merchant’s Required Reading
The “Jane Bond of Innovation” recommends a reading list for value creation.
October 12, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Amy Edmondson’s Required Reading
An expert on teaming from Harvard Business School shares three books for leaders who want to encourage collaboration in their organizations.
September 14, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
The “Jobs to Be Done” Theory of Innovation
If you hire this book, Clayton Christensen says you’ll be a better innovator.
August 31, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
John Kotter’s Required Reading
The eminent expert on leading change describes how three classics — including one of Freud’s major volumes — influence his thinking.
August 17, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
How to Become an Ambidextrous Leader
Can simultaneous exploitation and exploration resolve the innovator’s dilemma?
August 3, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Steve Blank’s Required Reading
A Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur whose ideas inspired the lean startup movement shares some of his favorite books.
July 20, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
ElBulli and the Limits of Corporate Innovation
A new book examines star chef Ferran Adrià’s systematic pursuit of technological and culinary reinvention.
July 6, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Jo Ann Jenkins’s Required Reading
The chief executive officer of AARP discusses the books that have contributed to her worldview.
June 22, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
My Company Is My Therapist
A new book argues that companies can thrive by focusing on the human development of their employees.
June 8, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Tom Peters Wants You to Read
The legendary management guru believes burying your nose in a book can be the most effective strategy for succeeding in business.
May 26, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
George Barbee’s Required Reading
A veteran executive calls out the books that most influenced him in a career driven by innovation.
May 25, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
A Not-So-Elementary Exploration of Brand Insight
In Small Data, Martin Lindstrom recounts his adventures in brand building.
May 11, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Judith Rodin’s Required Reading
The president of the Rockefeller Foundation discusses the best books for understanding and nurturing organizational resilience.
April 27, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
How to Become a Talent Magnet
Superbosses examines the talent practices of those rare leaders whose protégés go on to dominate industries.
April 13, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
John Elkington’s Required Reading
A leading light of the corporate responsibility movement calls out a reading list for building a sustainable economy.
March 30, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
External Talent Needs Management, Too
In Agile Talent, Jon Younger and Norm Smallwood lay out a system for getting more from external talent.
March 15, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
Cass Sunstein’s Required Reading
The legal scholar and coauthor of Nudge calls out four must-reads on decision making.
February 24, 2016 by Theodore Kinni
How to Whistle While You Work
In The Happiness Track, Emma Seppälä describes six strategies that will make you happier and more successful at work.
February 17, 2016 by Theodore Kinni

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