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Brandwashed – Martin Lindstrom
The one-sentence summary Companies use lots of tricks to manipulate our minds and persuade us to buy. WHAT THE BOOK
Spending Advertising Money In The Digital Age – Pringle & Marshall
The one-sentence summary In the digital age, a minimum of three media are advisable in a campaign to catch people
The Art of Action – Stephen Bungay
The one-sentence summary Gaps in knowledge, alignment and effects can be closed to create a closer fit between strategy and
Wilful Blindness – Margaret Heffernan
The one-sentence summary We become blind to the truth because we are hard wired to stick to what we know
The Cult of the Leader – Christopher Bones
The one-sentence summary We need to reassess the concept of talent, change executive remuneration and performance management, and redefine what
Great By Choice – Collins & Hansen
The one-sentence summary Great companies thrive despite uncertainty, chaos and luck by deploying fanatic discipline, empirical creativity, and productive paranoia.
Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
The one-sentence summary Be aware that your brain has two systems – fast intuition and slower conscious thought – and
Selected – Van Vugt & Ahuja
The one-sentence summary Leadership has evolved over tens of thousands of years, and we still operate at home and work
I’ll Have What She’s Having – Bentley, Earls & O’Brien
The one-sentence summary Behaviour can be broken down into rational choices or rational guessing, and directed or undirected copying that
Future Minds – Richard Watson
The one-sentence summary Good ideas usually occur outside the workplace, and often when we are daydreaming or half asleep. WHAT
Groundswell – Li & Bernoff
The one-sentence summary In the groundswell people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than
Overconnected – William Davidow
The one-sentence summary In overconnected situations, institutions change so fast that the environment can’t cope, or vice versa, so we