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Editor's Choice
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic's HBR article, "Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?" has become one of the most read in recent years. There is a reason for that, and an answer to the question he poses.
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The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms
Dr. Paul Napper and Anthony Rao, Ph.D., examine how we can regain agency and live a more independent, yet connected and fulfilled, life in an age of distraction.
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Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth
Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper's new book explains how we can rebuild our economy and reverse climate change by reversing the flow of our carbon economy.
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No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy have written a book that can help us build a more emotionally mature workplace, and maybe even a kinder world.
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Bedtime Stories for Managers: Farewell, Lofty Leadership...Welcome, Engaging Management
Henry Mintzberg offers 42 stories that will challenge and change the conventional wisdom we too often accept about the business world and its role in the society that it's supposed to serve.
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport offers a philosophy to combat the more damaging effects of a digital age dominated by "attention economy conglomerates," and strategies for living a more deliberate, intentional, and fulfilled life.
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Team Human
Douglas Rushkoff diagnoses the structural problems of the digital age, and points the way toward human liberation.
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Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It
Susan Crawford's new book makes the case that upgrading American homes to fiber optic cable connections is not only a business and economic imperative, but a critical social justice issue as well.
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55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life
Elizabeth White has written a book that we believe can help a good part of a generation, and those that follow it, adapt to a new normal of financial instability as the social contract has been upended.
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
Haemin Sunim's new book reminds us that we are all imperfect, that we all struggle in our life and work, and that we are all worthy of love.