Book Summaries and My Thoughts
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Book Summaries and My Thoughts
A lovely combination of what the author said and what I have to add
Here’s a list of the books I’ve summarised for my own and your pleasure, adding my thoughts from the corporate governance perspective where applicable. Subscribe to receive the new chapters as they become available.
Corporate Governance
[Nov-Dec 2020] © Herminia Ibarra. Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4.
[Aug-Sep 2020] © Rakesh Khurana. Searching For a Corporate Saviour. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
© Karen Phelan. I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company: When Management Consultants Are the Problem, Not the Solution. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
© F. Torre, R. Teigland, L. Engstam. AI Leadership for Boards: The Future of Corporate Governance. Parts 1, 2, 3.
© Pedro Matos. ESG and Responsible Institutional Investing. Parts 1, 2, abandoned.
How to Think (and not to think)
[Aug 2022] © Russ Roberts. Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us. Parts 1, 2. (it’s that short)
[Aug 2022] © Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West. Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
[Apr 2022] © Paul Babiak, Robert Hare. Snakes in Suits - When Psychopaths Go to Work. Parts 1, 2, in progress.
[Jan - Feb 2022] © Melissa Dahl. Cringeworthy. A Theory of Awkwardness. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
[Feb - Mar 2022] © Jacob Ward. The Loop. How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
© Duncan J Watts. Everything is Obvious * Once You Know the Answer. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
© David Epstein. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
© Stephen K. Campbell. Flaws and Fallacies in Statistical Thinking. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
© Cathy O’Neil. Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
© Michael Heller, James Salzman. Mine! (How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives). Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
© Richard H. Smith. The Joy of Pain: Schadenfreude and the Dark Side of Human Nature. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4.
Economics and Business
It’s funny that I haven’t finished most of these books because they don’t resonate much with me or I just prefer a different writing style. Your mileage may vary.
[Oct-Nov 2021] © Horacio Falcao. Value Negotiation: How to Finally Get the Win-Win Right. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, still in progress.
© Kevin Sullivan. Anti-Money Laundering in a Nutshell. Parts 1, 2.
© Thomas Sowell. Economic Facts and Fallacies. Parts 1, 2, abandoned.
© Hamilton Helmer. 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, abandoned.