Good Reads

In the first book on philanthropy written from a donor’s perspective, businesswoman and philanthropist Lisa Greer lifts the lid on our charitable sector, with an authentic account that describes exactly how outdated the sector has become and why it’s at risk of collapse. 

"Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in our charge." Sinek

Psychological Safety in the workplace and its connection to  high performance

So what is a leader? “Anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.” 

Taming Workplace Incivility

You don't have to choose between being a pushover and a jerk. Using Radical Candor―avoiding the perils of Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity, and Ruinous Empathy―you can be kind and clear at the same time. 

The overlooked power of introverts

Success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. The the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom is examined.

"New power" is made by many. It is open, participatory, and peer-driven. 

We need more enlightened leaders, but we need something more: enlightened organizational structures and practices. Laloux examines organizations that are doing this and summarizes the practices 

Unfortunately, most organizations, overburdened by bureaucracy, are sluggish and timid. In the age of upheaval, top-down power structures and rule-choked management systems are a liability. They crush creativity and stifle initiative. As leaders, employees, investors, and citizens, we deserve better.  

What fuels long-term business success? Not operational excellence, technology breakthroughs, or new business models, but management innovation—new ways of mobilizing talent, allocating resources, and formulating strategies. 

5 forces of profitability, ways to avoid competition and creating values chains that create competitive advantage

Leaders who’ve had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way—and it’s the opposite of what everyone else does.  

Playing the long game and creating big visions

Debunks the fallacy that a business plan is possible to figure out in advance and proposes an alternative based on lean and quick iteration

We pile on “to-dos” but don’t consider “stop-doings.” We create incentives for good behavior, but don’t get rid of obstacles to it. We collect new-and-improved ideas, but don’t prune the outdated ones. 

Great companies can fail precisely because they do everything right. 

Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt 

Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn