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Business Bullshit – André Spicer
The one sentence summary Most organisations are flooded with empty talk and it’s killing them because management speak has become
Myths Of Leadership – Jo Owen
The one sentence summary We don’t really know for sure what leadership is, and many of our beliefs and theories
The Salesperson’s Secret Code – Mills, Ridley, Laker, & Chapman
The one sentence summary The most successful salespeople have specific belief systems based on fulfilment, control, resilience, influence and communication.
Post-Truth – James Ball
The one sentence summary Bullshit has hugely devalued truth, but there are ways to tackle it. WHAT THE BOOK SAYS
System 1 – Kearon, Ewing & Wood
The one sentence summary Feeling is at the heart of system 1 – if you feel good about something, then
How To Have A Good Day – Caroline Webb
The one sentence summary It is possible to have fulfilling and productive days when you understand the psychology and neuroscience
The Asshole Survival Guide – Robert Sutton
The one sentence summary Bad behaviour is on the rise, but there are some ingenious approaches you can use to
Metaskills – Marty Neumeier
The one sentence summary As the robot age decreases the value of much work, we need to enhance our metaskills
The Acceleration Of Cultural Change – Bentley & O’Brien
The one sentence summary Cultural transmission is now mainly broad, shallow and fast, and has little connection with traditional knowledge.
The Effortless Experience – Dixon, Toman & Delisi
The one sentence summary The idea that delighting customers increases loyalty is wrong – it’s all to do with delivering
Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy – Tim Harford
The one sentence summary The world economy is a weird and wonderful thing, interconnected in billions of ways, understood by
The Designful Company – Marty Neumeier
The one sentence summary Old thinking will not solve modern complex business problems, so we now need to design our