Nov 23, 20225 min read
Interview with Gillian Tett, Senior Editor, US, Financial Times
In her latest book, Anthrovision: A New Way to See in Business and Life (2021), Gillian Tett writes about the behaviors of organizations,...
Nov 3, 20224 min read
Siilasmaa, R., Transforming Nokia: The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change
This is an important book, detailing how Nokia changed its strategy, by exiting the hand-held mobile phone business, where it was once...
Jul 18, 20226 min read
Book Review: Gergen, D., (2022), Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made.
The author, David Gergen, served as White House advisor to four US Presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton), and now teaches at...
Jul 18, 20225 min read
Book Review: Rachman, G. (2022), The Age of the Strongman
This book consists of over 11 biographies of more or less dictatorial leaders, including Putin, Xi, Bolsonaro, Erdogan, Orbán as well as...
Jul 1, 20226 min read
Book Review: Kagge, E., (2021), The Philosophy of an Explorer, Penguin
This book is written by the Erling Kagge, the Norwegian explorer, author, art collector, entrepreneur, lawyer and politician, who was the...
Jun 17, 20224 min read
Bremmer, I. (2022) The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World
Introduction This book offers hope when it comes to how we might cope with the following three critical problems, facing us all in this...
Jun 14, 20226 min read
Book Review: Carreyrou, J. (2018), Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.
This book reports on the startup of the Silicon Valley firm Theranos in 2008, a company offering blood tests through a simple, small...