The World's Best Book Summaries
What are the dangers of big data? How do businesses use data to exploit their customers? In Everybody Lies, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz warns that big data can easily lend itself to exploitative practices by businesses and by governments. They do this by making inappropriate assumptions about individuals. Continue reading for more details about the dangers of big data.
What can networking do for you and your business? What’s particularly powerful about networks of three? In Tribal Leadership, authors Dave Logan, Halee Fischer-Wright, and John King explain how tribes develop through stages. At Stage 4, a tribal leader deliberately cultivates relationships with potential tribe members. The authors discuss three-part relationships (triads) in particular, identifying three main benefits: They’re stable, they’re easily expanded, and they enable creativity. Keep reading to learn about the importance of networking in business, the Tribal Leadership way.
Why do some startups skyrocket to success and others fail? Better ideas? More money? Good timing? The Unfair Advantage (book by entrepreneurs Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba) explains that founders of successful startups exploit their unfair advantages, the qualities or conditions that give them an edge over competitors. There are many types of unfair advantages, and everyone has at least one, according to the authors. To achieve startup success, you just need to find and use your unfair advantages to fuel business growth. Keep reading for an overview of the book and see what you can apply to your own
How should you go about creating a business strategy? How do you make sure that your strategy is worth committing time and money to? Tribal Leadership authors Dave Logan, Halee Fischer-Wright, and John King contend that creating a values-aligned business strategy is vital as you work to unite your tribe. To develop your strategy, you must have three specific discussions with your tribe. Also, your strategy must pass three tests if it’s to be complete. Read more for Tribal Leadership advice on how to create a business strategy.
What are the different types of feedback? Why should managers ask employees for feedback? You must earn your team members’ trust and create a safe, supportive environment for them. In The Making of a Manager, Julie Zhuo says that you can earn your team’s trust by giving and requesting feedback. Keep reading to learn the two types of feedback that you should give and request.
What are the best methods for finding your team’s purpose? How can you motivate your team with your purpose? According to author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek, a team’s core products and services should align with its purpose. Creating a unified team purpose allows you to be more conscientious about where to spend the team’s resources. Keep reading to learn expert advice for finding and leading with team purpose and how everyone will benefit.
What are the five Tribal Leadership stages? How do you move your organization from one to the next? Any organization succeeds or fails on the culture of its tribes—groups of individuals that share ways of thinking, interacting, and working—and can improve their organization by upgrading the cultures of those tribes. To elevate a group’s culture, tribal leaders coach their people through five stages, progressing toward the inspired teamwork of Stages 4 and 5. Implement these leadership stages and strategies effectively, and you’ll improve both your bottom line and your employees’ happiness. Keep reading to learn more about these stages of cultural
What is the definition of a purpose-driven organization? How can leaders create purpose-driven organizations? Author Simon Sinek co-wrote Find Your Why with David Mead and Peter Docker: a book that lays out a step-by-step process for discovering purpose. According to Sinek, a purpose-driven organization is more successful and contributes more to the world. Read on to learn why purpose matters in organizations and advice for leading a purposeful organization, according to Sinek.
What is The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo about? What are the main takeaways of the book? If you’re new to management or looking to be promoted, The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo is the resource you need to get on the fast track to success. Drawing on her experience managing hundreds of employees as a design executive at Facebook, Zhuo gives expert tips on building a team and motivating them to work together Read below for an overview of Julie Zhuo’s The Making of a Manager.
Why did you start your business? Are you clear on your purpose? Business startups already have a ton of unknowns. Your business’s purpose shouldn’t be one of them. When you’re clear about the reason you started your business, you’ll be more fulfilled and motivated to stick with it—and your chances of success will go up. Keep reading to learn more about getting clarity on your business’s purpose.