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Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead
Lean In, written by Sheryl Sandberg in 2013, opens with the troubling observation that as early as 30 years ago, even though the number of female college graduates had reached 50%, the top echelons of government and industry continued to be filled by men. The most...
read moreAn Incredible Journey into the Mind: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman’s book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” has been a best-seller since it was first published in 2011. It was listed as one of the ten best books by the New York Times Book Review, named Best Non-Fiction by the Wall...
read moreHow the “Quiet” Introvert Navigates a World of Talkers
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking In “Quiet” Susan Cain leads us into a fascinating discussion of introversion and its place in a world that is dominated by extroversion. She describes introverts as those remarkable individuals who...
read moreThe Lean Start Up Radicalizes Entrepreneurial Success
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries This book is more than a page turner, it is a community, a movement and a method, and it has had significant impact on the startup environment of our time. In "The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to...
read moreVarsha Rao on Thank You for Being Late by Thomas L. Friedman
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations I really enjoyed reading Thank You for Being Late, by Thomas L. Friedman, the author of The World is Flat. In his latest book, Friedman provides readers with a new set of lenses...
read moreOriginals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Originals: To Change the World, Dare to Challenge the Norm 'Originals' by Adam Grant, author of 'Give and Take', takes a fresh look at the topic of success through the lenses of creativity and conformity. In his New York Times bestseller, Grant writes that the basis...
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