Delivering on your promises
In The Ends Game, professors Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg explain how companies can help their customers meet goals by rewriting the rules of commerce.
What if every job seeker got a living-wage job?
Economist Pavlina R. Tcherneva demolishes the idea that there is an optimal rate of unemployment and makes a timely case for a national job guarantee.August 19, 2020 by Theodore KinniFit-for-context leadership
Hult International Business School professor Amit Mukherjee argues that new leadership practices are needed for a digital era.July 6, 2020 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: book reviews, career development, corporate leaders, digital technologies, leadership, management ideasSummer reading 2020
For those who want to slow down and still keep up.July 1, 2020Making experiments pay
In The Power of Experiments, Harvard Business School professors Michael Luca and Max Bazerman provide an overview of the applications, promise, and perils of corporate experimentation.June 2, 2020 by Theodore KinniNo success without succession
The 1952 novel Executive Suite tells us what it takes to fill the shoes of an icon.May 11, 2020 by Daniel AkstToo much work, too little time
In the new book Overload, professors Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moen report the results of a rigorous five-year field experiment in giving employees more control over their jobs.April 15, 2020 by Theodore KinniThe algorithmic trade-off between accuracy and ethics
In The Ethical Algorithm, two University of Pennsylvania professors explain how social values such as fairness and privacy can be designed into machines.March 12, 2020 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: analytics, book reviews, data analytics, digital technologies, digitization, new technologiesThe upside of slow growth
In the new book Fully Grown, economist Dietrich Vollrath argues that the recent spell of moderate growth in the U.S. is a sign of success.February 10, 2020 by Mike JakemanPessimism dematerialized: Four reasons to be hopeful about the future
In More from Less, MIT Sloan School of Management’s Andrew McAfee argues that the “four horsemen of the optimist” are galloping to the planet’s rescue.January 16, 2020 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: book reviews, economic growth, environmental policy, global economy, green technology, innovation, sustainabilityA disappointing progress report on diversity and inclusion
In Diversity, Inc., NYU journalism professor Pamela Newkirk revisits decades of investment in D&I, and asks why the returns have been so meager.December 12, 2019 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: book reviews, corporate social responsibility, culture, D&I, diversity, diversity and inclusion, human resources, inclusionHow to build a great experience
A new book by two professors provides a tool kit for designers of customer, user, and employee experiences.November 15, 2019 by Theodore KinniTop shelf picks: Best Business Books 2019
Writers at strategy+business pick the year’s best books in seven categories.November 5, 2019Best Business Books 2019: s+b’s Top Shelf
Our picks for the best business books of 2019 in seven categories. See also the slideshow “Top shelf picks: Best Business Books 2019."November 5, 2019Best Business Books 2019: Management
Get real, be heard, grease the skids.November 5, 2019 by Theodore KinniBest Business Books 2019
In the 19th edition of strategy+business's Best Business Books section, our writers identify the three most compelling reads in seven genres.November 5, 2019 by Daniel GrossCommand and control: Lessons in high-stakes leadership
In his new book, historian Andrew Roberts delves into the experiences of wartime leaders to produce lessons for heads of business.October 25, 2019 by Daniel AkstThe living lessons of Dead Souls
The classic Nikolai Gogol satire from 1842 provides keen insight into the endurance of charismatic financial hustlers.October 1, 2019 by Daniel AkstPressure points
In his new book, Transaction Man, journalist Nicholas Lemann describes the evolution — and failure — of competing attempts to manage the power of corporations.September 20, 2019 by Mike JakemanThe Greatest Showman on Earth
Robert Wilson’s biography of P.T. Barnum seeks to balance the humbug and hucksterism with business success and good works.August 14, 2019 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: advertising, book reviews, entertainment, innovators, marketing, marketing strategies, mediaAll the healthcare you can afford
In Priced Out, economist Uwe Reinhardt asks the most taboo question in American healthcare for the last time.July 31, 2019 by Theodore KinniA new view of the fortune at the bottom of the digital pyramid
In The Next Billion Users, Payal Arora reports that the global poor have similar digital motivations to everyone else.July 24, 2019 by Theodore KinniRelated tags: book reviews, digital technologies, digital trends, globalization, innovation, technology, technology booksNot Winston Churchill’s finest financial hours
The legendary leader’s political successes were continually undermined by his financial and business failures.July 22, 2019 by Daniel Akst2019 summer reading: 10 business books
A selection of books perfect for your commute — or the beach.July 1, 2019Related tags: book reviews, engagement, human resources, innovation, management, personal developmentConversational computing
James Vlahos’s new book, Talk to Me, is a good starting point for exploring how voice computing could disrupt your business.June 13, 2019 by Theodore Kinni
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