In a constantly changing world and the fast evolution of business context, we are seeing new behaviors, mindsets and skills rapidly gaining relevance and importance in leadership.
The key to becoming a better leader? Question your assumptions Wharton’s Adam Grant and Dean Erika James share five ways executives can rethink their assumptions about what it means to be a good business leader.
When Wharton professor Adam Grant sat down to write his new book, “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know,” he wanted to make the case for why executives should reconsider their approaches to how to manage people in a modern workplace and embrace new ideas, based on systematic evidence. Wharton’s Adam Grant and dean Erika James. (Image: Courtesy of Wharton Stories)
Much success is attributed to expertise and consistency – but the ability to discard old assumptions and habits is also key. This must-read book shows how.
Summer Reading Picks for Leaders
Maryland Smith Business Experts Share Book Recommendations
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COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The 18th annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders from the University of Maryland s Robert H. Smith School of Business covers a range of topics again this year, including corporate strategy, AI, the pandemic, racism, burnout, love, the life of Thomas Edison, and the future of everything.
2030: How Today s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything by Mauro Guillen: The book outlines the major trends of today and shows how their interplay will determine our future. Some of the trends will feel familiar, but when Guillen gets into a discussion of the nuances, one finds oneself frequently surprised. For instance, by 2030, more than half the world s wealth will be owned by women, and much of the world s population growth will come from Africa. There is fascinat