Theodore Kinni is a contributing editor of strategy+business. He also blogs at Reading, Writing re: Management.
All articles by Theodore Kinni
How to Get Time on Your SideFebruary 21, 2018 Best-selling author Daniel Pink analyzes more than 700 studies to reveal the science of perfect timing. See also “Summer Reading: 8 Business Books – in Pictures”
How to Lead CynicsJanuary 30, 2018 Be honest, play fair, and do what you say you are going to do.
When a Japanese Company Adopted English as a First LanguageJanuary 23, 2018 In her new book, Harvard Business School Professor Tsedal Neeley examines the challenge of establishing a lingua franca in global companies.
How to Break Bad Business HabitsDecember 13, 2017 Freek Vermeulen of the London Business School offers contrarian nuggets for innovation-hungry leaders. See also “Summer Reading: 8 Business Books – in Pictures”
Creating Defining Moments for Your CustomersNovember 22, 2017 Chip and Dan Heath explain how to add defining moments to your customer experience.
Do-It-Yourself OceaneeringOctober 25, 2017 INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne deliver the navigation chart needed to reach blue oceans.
Take a Timeout, LeadersOctober 11, 2017 In Lead Yourself First, Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin explore how solitude nurtures clarity, creativity, emotional balance, and moral courage.
Why First Impressions Are Often Wrong
September 5, 2017 In his new book, Face Value, Princeton psychologist Alexander Todorov explores our predilection for judging other people by their faces.
A Goldilocks approach to innovationAugust 2, 2017 Wharton professor David Robertson defines a “Third Way” of creating new products and services.
The Sore Loser and the SupercomputerJuly 19, 2017 Chess champion Garry Kasparov replays his historic loss to Deep Blue to illuminate the potential of AI.
One Doctor’s Take on How to Fix the Sick Healthcare SystemJune 12, 2017 In his new book, Mistreated, former Permanente Medical Group CEO Robert Pearl diagnoses the woes afflicting one of the country’s largest industries.
Cracking the Code of Economic DevelopmentMay 24, 2017 Public policy professor Philip Auerswald takes on “the Great Man–Machine Debate.”
Why Managers Can’t Skimp on Radical CandorApril 17, 2017 Author Kim Scott argues that managers who care personally and challenge their team directly can improve results.
Nir Eyal’s Required ReadingMarch 8, 2017 The author of Hooked recommends four books for the leaders of consumer companies seeking to create habit-forming products and services.
The Sisyphean Task of Activating Boards of DirectorsFebruary 22, 2017 Ira M. Millstein, a leading light in corporate governance for decades, makes his case…again.
Susan David’s Required ReadingFebruary 8, 2017 The author of Emotional Agility recommends four books that leaders can read to better understand and harness their own and others’ emotions.
Peter Diamandis’s Excellent AdventureJanuary 25, 2017 Journalist Julian Guthrie tells the story of the Ansari XPrize and of SpaceShipOne’s historic flights.
Samuel Bacharach’s Required ReadingJanuary 4, 2017 A veteran management professor at Cornell University’s ILR School recommends four books that can help leaders hone the ability to achieve their agendas.
Required Reading: Human Nature and NetworksDecember 7, 2016 The executive director of the Institute for the Future calls out books that explore human nature and networks.
How to Get Off the HookNovember 23, 2016 A Harvard Medical School psychologist explains how to manage your emotions and achieve your goals.
Margaret Heffernan’s Required ReadingNovember 9, 2016 An author, speaker, and former CEO calls out books that will make you a better leader.
Best Business Books 2016: ManagementOctober 31, 2016 Pre-Suasion, Problem Solving, and Process Design
Can Conversation Supplant Bureaucracy?October 19, 2016 An MIT professor explores the powerful effects of open communication within a company.
Nilofer Merchant’s Required ReadingOctober 12, 2016 The “Jane Bond of Innovation” recommends a reading list for value creation.
Amy Edmondson’s required readingSeptember 14, 2016 An expert on teaming from Harvard Business School shares three books for leaders who want to encourage collaboration in their organizations.
The “Jobs to Be Done” Theory of InnovationAugust 31, 2016 If you hire this book, Clayton Christensen says you’ll be a better innovator.
John Kotter’s Required ReadingAugust 17, 2016 The eminent expert on leading change describes how three classics — including one of Freud’s major volumes — influence his thinking.
How to Become an Ambidextrous LeaderAugust 3, 2016 Can simultaneous exploitation and exploration resolve the innovator’s dilemma?
Steve Blank’s Required ReadingJuly 20, 2016 A Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur whose ideas inspired the lean startup movement shares some of his favorite books.
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