- The novel In Bed We Cry had early insights into the lives of prosperous working women.
Expansionists, brokers, and conveners
March 31, 2021 by Theodore KinniIn her new book, Yale School of Management professor Marissa King explores the topographies of three network models and the networking styles of their builders.Related tags: book reviews, business books, career development, networks, personal development, self-help booksMutual respect
March 29, 2021 by Mike JakemanIn her new book, Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz urges people to rely less on government and more on a powerful cooperative spirit.What makes the rich steal?
March 17, 2021 by Daniel AkstIn his novel The Embezzler, Louis Auchincloss delved into the true story of Richard Whitney, a patrician financier who lost it all.Battling the bots
March 15, 2021 by Mike JakemanIn his new book, Futureproof, Kevin Roose provides useful advice for humans on life amid rampant automation.Related tags: algorithms and strategy, artificial intelligence, business books, innovation, technologyArguing your way to better strategy
March 2, 2021 by Theodore KinniIn Making Great Strategy, Stanford b-school professors Jesper Sørensen and Glenn Carroll bridge the gap between abstract strategic visions and executable plans.Related tags: book reviews, business books, strategic planning, strategy, strategy books, strategy conceptsDetective story
February 17, 2021 by Daniel AkstHomicide, David Simon’s classic study of Baltimore’s detective squads, contains powerful management lessons.When fiction tries to change the facts on the ground
January 20, 2021 by Daniel AkstFriday, the Thirteenth, a classic 1907 novel by the muckraker and stock manipulator Thomas Lawson, reminds us that telling stories can weaponize resentment.Survival of the fittest
January 4, 2021 by Daniel AkstIn his new book, John Hudson, a survival instructor for the British military, offers lessons on how to get through the most challenging ordeals.No, we can’t
December 15, 2020 by Mike JakemanIn her new book, Can’t Even, Anne Helen Petersen lays out the immense challenges millennials face in gaining a foothold in the economy.Nice Work, and everyone can get it
December 14, 2020 by Daniel AkstDavid Lodge’s comic novel explores what business can learn from literature, and vice versa.Top shelf picks: Best Business Books 2020
November 9, 2020Writers at strategy+business pick the year’s best books in seven categories.Best Business Books 2020: Strategy
November 9, 2020 by David LancefieldStrategy with a purposeBest Business Books 2020: Story time
November 9, 2020 by Daniel GrossIn the 20th edition of strategy+business’s Best Business Books section, our writers identify the three most compelling reads in seven genres.Revisiting Atlas Shrugged
November 3, 2020 by Daniel AkstThe iconic novel, which celebrates risk-taking and self-interest, has important lessons for current debates surrounding inequality and liberty.The little engine that could
October 19, 2020 by Daniel AkstThe novel The Magnificent Ambersons reveals the dangers of complacency in the face of transformative new technologies.A billion points of light
October 15, 2020 by Mike JakemanIn his new book, journalist Matthew Yglesias argues that the U.S. should strive to triple its population.Connecting the dots in an uncertain world
September 16, 2020 by Suvarchala NarayananNYU’s Christian Busch makes the case that serendipity is a skill, resulting from a mindset that allows you to see and act on opportunities in seemingly unrelated facts or events.A CEO who won’t take the gloves off
September 10, 2020 by Daniel AkstPhilip Roth’s American Pastoral measures the gulf between a careful business leader and his radical daughter.Related tags: business booksDelivering on your promises
August 31, 2020 by David LancefieldIn The Ends Game, professors Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg explain how companies can help their customers meet goals by rewriting the rules of commerce.Mutiny amid the bounty
August 14, 2020 by Daniel AkstWhat captains of industry can learn from captains in the great age of sail.How fiction can help us imagine the future
July 27, 2020 by Vikram MansharamaniIn an age of big data, artificial intelligence, and continual forecasting, fiction can help us navigate uncertainty by opening our eyes to a wide range of scenarios.Management lessons of The True Believer
July 23, 2020 by Daniel AkstA 20th-century working-class philosopher has a lot to teach modern workers — and managers — about finding meaning in life, and on the job.Summer reading 2020
July 1, 2020For those who want to slow down and still keep up.A dramatic example of adopting best practices
June 26, 2020 by Daniel AkstGeorge Bernard Shaw’s 1905 play Major Barbara, the best stage drama written about business, has lessons that resonate with today’s audiences.
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