Many of our speakers are also acclaimed authors, and their latest books are starting and shaping conversations across every industry. From corporate innovation to the rise of artificial intelligence, here are five subjects to consider for your business needs.
Nearly a year after it was first published, Jeremy Heimansโ and Henry Timmsโ game-changing book โNew Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World โ and How to Make It Work for Youโ (Doubleday, April 2018) is still receiving media attention as a definitive guide to managing an organization in the digital era. Most recently, โNew Powerโ appeared on Forbesโ 5 Books That Every Social Purpose Leader Should Be Reading Right Now.
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THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY IS PAVED WITH INNOVATION
One of the most highly acclaimed books of 2019 so far, โThe Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Povertyโ (HarperBusiness, January 2019) by Clayton Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon addresses why some countries are prosperous and others are poor. The solution to this vexing question, say the authors, is business innovation that creates new markets where none existed. Read reviews, author interviews and contributed articles on this radical new perspective in Business Insider, Chief Executive(cover story!), Harvard Business Review, Fortune and Forbes.
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ENGINEERING INNOVATION AT SCALE
Innovation isnโt just for startups, says renowned strategy expert Gary Pisano in โCreative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovationโ (PublicAffairs, January 2019). Pisanoโs book, named a business book of the month by The Financial Times, takes you through the process of devising a strategy, system and culture for sustained growth in big companies. Read Pisanoโs Harvard Business Review cover story and listen to him in this HBR podcast.
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IMAGINING AND INVENTING THE FUTURE
In โLeading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Companyโs Futureโ (HBR Press, November 2018), Nathan Furr and co-authors explore how companies can reinvent products and services through creative exercises that proactively imagine the future. Read Forbesโ summary on its โTop Ten Technology Books Of 2018โ list.
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WHY LEADERS SHOULD EMBRACE CHALLENGE
Capping a career as a transformational business leader, former Dunkinโ CEO (now chairman) Nigel Travis set out to reveal the secrets to his success in โThe Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushbackโ (PublicAffairs, September 2018). His conclusion? Leaders must accept challenge and pushback on their own opinions to truly succeed. Read this review by the Financial Express.
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