More than 11,000 business books are published every year—an overwhelming choice for busy professionals. Therefore, in partnership with getAbstract, Training brings you July’s top three business books recommended to our readers.
“Bridging the Gender Gap. Seven Principles for Achieving Gender Balance” by Lynn Roseberry and Johan Roos (Oxford UP, 2014, 288 pages, ISBN: 9780198717119)
Law and business professors Lynn Roseberry and Johan Roos reviewed 60 years of gender-related research in history, law, psychology, and the sciences. They interviewed students, politicians, and corporate leaders. And now they report their findings to you. After introducing compelling data on the nature of the gender gap, they use each chapter to address a different common argument against “gender balance.” Their statistics are occasionally confusing or even a bit contradictory, but their discussions are impressive and sage, without being dry or boring. The authors’ solid arguments against common gender misconceptions offer executives and HR professionals new insights into positive changes they can implement. getAbstract recommends this worthy overview to businesspeople seeking to address the gender gap.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Importance: 9
Innovation: 8
Style: 8
“Weology. How Everybody Wins When We Comes Before Me” by Peter Aceto (Copyright © 2015 by Peter Aceto. Published by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2015, 320 pages, ISBN: 9781443429504)
Tangerine, Canada’s most idiosyncratic bank, has no branches, and all its operations are digital. Writing with journalist Justin Kingsley, CEO Peter Aceto does a great job of telling the bank’s story and explaining his unique take on being CEO. He provides an insider’s view of the revolutionary bank that’s changing the rules for all financial institutions. Aceto teaches valuable lessons about customer relations based on his “Weology” philosophy. He says the bank (“We”) benefits when its clients and employees (“Me”) benefit, and vice versa. While his information serves his company well, he offers an intriguing outlook and a warmly readable story. getAbstract recommends this corporate biography to entrepreneurs and businesspeople who value lessons from successful outliers.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Applicability: 7
Innovation: 8
Style: 8
“Driven by Difference. How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity” by David Livermore, Ph.D. (Copyright © 2016 AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 2016, 240 pages, ISBN: 9780814436530)
Corporate culture expert David Livermore offers an unusual note of practical advice. He argues that diversity matters only if it contributes to your organization’s mission. Livermore offers chapters on showing respect, listening, gaining clarity, and arriving at consensus in diverse teams. Only when such teams truly leverage their differences in perspectives and ideas can their organizations reap the benefits of a variety of viewpoints. Livermore refreshingly derides political correctness and suggests that people should embrace their differences instead of seeking commonalities. Though no organization can hope to implement all of Livermore’s ideas, getAbstract recommends his practical suggestions to diversity and inclusion professionals and their HR colleagues.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Applicability: 8
Innovation: 7
Style: 7
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