All articles tagged: biographies

Lessons from the past may be the only available guide for navigating the present and future, but CEOs need to take them with a grain of salt.

What the business world can learn about career success and longevity from rock virtuoso Jeff Beck.

In her book on inventive genius, Melissa Schilling delves into the personality traits that lead to breakthroughs. See also “Summer Reading: 8 Business Books – in Pictures”

Paul Leinwand, coauthor of Strategy That Works, introduces a counterintuitive lesson in how to achieve breakthrough performance in your organization from Olympic medalist John K. Coyle.

You can identify early signs of failure or success from a prospective CEO’s behavior.

Turning Dreams into Reality

In a new biography of the brothers who invented the airplane, David McCullough describes the frustrations and triumphs involved in getting aviation off the ground.

In his new book, Lawrence A. Cunningham says that Berkshire Hathaway’s corporate culture will enable it to survive without Warren Buffett.

Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and author of Steve Jobs, plumbs the history of digitization to get to the roots of successful innovation.

Apple is buying the electronic company’s expertise in human-centered design, not its market share.

Michael Schrage reviews two notable books by veteran Silicon Valley journalists that seek to explain collaborative charisma.

Your summer vacation is the perfect time to relax, lie back, take in some sun, and learn something new about leadership.

A new biography of Apple design chief Jony Ive offers valuable lessons to leaders seeking to develop strategic capabilities.

Our annual review of the year’s best business books. See also Best Business Books 2013—in Pictures.

David Farber’s seminal bio of John J. Raskob sets the business context for The Great Gatsby.

Our annual review of the year’s best business books.

Virtuosity Squared

Viewers see them as more persuasive than company-made commercials.

A review of The End, by Ian Kershaw.

Leaders can learn a lot from the late Apple CEO, but not all of it should be emulated.

Starting out in a recession scales down the scope of success.

Learning to Lead the Old-Fashioned Way

strategy+business published its first “Best Business Books” section in Winter 2001. Here, in retrospect, is the book from each year that we think was most significant.

The renowned author discusses how the great economists uncovered the basic truth about progress, prosperity, and productivity, and the reasons you should be careful which ideas you listen to.