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We're thrilled to bring you our curated list of the very Best New Management Books of 2024! This list consists of the ten new publications you need in order to keep your corner office bookshelf up to date; all filled to the brim with ideas, visions, and thought provoking concepts that our community has nominated as the very best and latest in business and management literature. As #Thinkers50 co-founder, Stuart Crainer, explains it: “The Best New Management Books are the ones that have the potential to change the way people think about and practice management.” 📖 ‘Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of AI’ by Brian Evergreen 📖 ‘Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things’ by Adam Grant 📖 ‘Move Fast and Fix Things: The Trusted Leader’s Guide to Solving Hard Problems’ by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss 📖 ‘Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail Can Teach Us to Thrive’ by Amy Edmondson 📖 ‘Tech for Good: Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges’ by Margaretha Hoek 📖 ‘The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower’ by Morra Aarons-Mele 📖 ‘The Bonfire Moment: Bring Your Team Together to Solve the Hardest Problems Startups Face’ by Martin Gonzalez and Josh Yellin 📖 ‘The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work’ by Ludmila Praslova, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, Âû 📖 ‘The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work’ by Zeynep Ton 📖 ‘Work-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team that Flourishes’ by Dan Pontefract https://lnkd.in/dRFcj5uH Happy summer reading! #Thinkers50Booklist #thinkers50booklist #bestbooks #booklist #management #business #leadership #reading #literature #lifelonglearning #tennewmanagementbooks Routledge Cornerstone Press Viking Harvard Business Review Berrett-Koehler Publishers Figure 1 Publishing HarperCollins Publishers Wiley

How do we create a work environment that actually reflects both our outer world as well as inner lives? As Amy Edmondson says, with an environment of uncertainty, we must have room for vulnerability. In honour of Mental Health Awareness throughout May, #Thinkers50 and Silicon Guild hosted the weekly series #MindMatters, where we discussed issues around mental wellbeing in the workplace. Joining the fourth and final session, Leaders Speak Up: Unlocking Mental Health in the Workplace, was two times #1 Ranked Thinker, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, alongside Megan Reitz, Peter Sims, and moderator Morra Aarons-Mele. If you were unable to join us live, you can learn more from Amy and the other guests in the recording and transcript of the session right here: https://lnkd.in/dM_m5c-U We promise a conversation with room for vulnerability! #MindMatters #Thinkers50 #SiliconGuild #MentalHealth #EmployeeMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #speakingup #speakingtruthtopower #psychologicalsafety #thepowerofvulnerability

To effectively lead innovation, specific leadership skills are essential. Harvard Business School professor, #Thinkers50 Ranked Linda Hill emphasizes that leaders must excel as architects, bridgers, and catalysts. These roles involve assembling the right team, fostering real connections, and nurturing mutual commitment. Learn more in the episode of HBR On Leadership: https://lnkd.in/eBHeKwHH Harvard Business Review

Will #AI help or hurt sustainability? AI holds great promise for advancing sustainability, but it also poses significant challenges, such as energy consumption and potential job displacement. It’s crucial to address these issues responsibly. Curious about the details? Check out an article by #Thinkers50 Ranked Andrew Winston for MIT Sloan Management Review: https://lnkd.in/dpKNYDyc #AI #Sustainability #Innovation #ClimateChange

#AI is fundamentally transforming the workforce, rendering some traditional skills obsolete while driving a surge in demand for new competencies, like prompt engineering. However, this technological evolution poses a significant challenge to skill acquisition. The push to optimize productivity with intelligent technologies often results in junior workers being distanced from the experts they would typically learn from. Dive deeper into this topic by reading our blog by #Thinkers50Radar member, Matt Beane: https://lnkd.in/dCj2NYgY

How can each of us use our voice for good at work? This was top-of-mind for Morra Aarons-Mele during Mental Health Awareness Month, where she moderated four sessions on different aspects of mental health at work. Throughout May, #Thinkers50 and Silicon Guild hosted the LinkedIn Live series #MindMatters, where we highlighted different topics around workplace mental wellbeing. In our fourth and final session, ‘The Anxious Achiever’ author, Morra Aarons-Mele, was joined by guests Amy Edmondson, Megan Reitz, and Peter Sims discussing the importance of speaking up. Watch the recording or read the transcript to learn valuable takeaways from our brilliant panellists and Morra herself – we promise a nuanced discussion on an evermore important topic: https://lnkd.in/dM_m5c-U #MindMatters #Thinkers50 #SiliconGuild #MentalHealth #EmployeeMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #speakingup #speakingtruthtopower #psychologicalsafety

How do managers step up from merely giving red or green light to new decisions to actually investing some of themselves in the process? Rather than being the nay- or yay-sayer, it’s the role of a true leader to help calibrate the decision process along the way, according to our latest guest on #TheProvocateurs Podcast, Atif Rafiq. In his experience, leaders must lend a bit of themselves to both their teams and the organisation in general. This, he says, is accomplished by allowing space for exploration, having multiple input meetings before settling on any output, and by the manager functioning as calibrator rather than controller. In this episode, Deloitte’s Geoff Tuff and #Thinkers50’s Des Dearlove spoke with Atif about navigating the complexities of leadership, digital innovation and disruption, and treading a career path filled with accidental metamorphoses. Learn more from Atif in the full episode, available now: https://lnkd.in/dwd7PYsG We hope you enjoy! #Thinkers50 #Deloitte #TheProvocateurs #Podcast #Leadership #Business #Management #TheProvocateursPodcast #digitaltransformation #fortune500 #innovation

When Hubert Joly became CEO of Best Buy in 2012, the rise of online retailers like Amazon posed a significant threat to the company. Yet, Hubert turned around the struggling electronics retailer by implementing a holistic strategy focused on fair pay for workers, advancement opportunities, and collaboration with consumers, the community, and even competitors. In this episode of HBR On Strategy, discover how #Thinkers50 Ranked Hubert Joly redefined Best Buy’s purpose and aligned incentives with its broader strategy: https://lnkd.in/eBQkmMGY Harvard Business Review

Organizations everywhere are seeking ways to become more sustainable. In a new book co-authored by #Thinkers50Radar member Julia Binder, you’ll find a practical guide to transitioning from traditional, linear business models to one that is more regenerative, resilient, and economically viable. Discover insights and strategies to drive sustainable change in your organization. Read more about ‘The Circular Business Revolution:’ https://lnkd.in/dAqHfYes IMD #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #BusinessInnovation #Leadership #Thinkers50