Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes by Claude Hanhart and Rachel Collins argues that product teams frequently build the wrong thing because companies begin work before defining the exact customer action they want to change. Vague business language creates situations where executives, developers, designers, and...

Corporate Undertaker is a firsthand look at what happens when businesses hit the wall, drawn from Domenic Aversa’s 25 years as a crisis manager. Aversa’s job was to step into the middle of chaos—dealing with everything from delusional owners of apparel giants to machine builders...

Careers by the People by Mike Wysocki is a compilation of over 100 first-person interviews, placing readers inside the working lives of those in a wide array of positions. These include the likes of a Vice President of Information Technology, who recalls learning computing through...

In Craft: The Expedition of Business, Zack Tomlin explains how a company moves from an existing condition toward a defined future through leadership decisions that shape daily work. Tomlin presents business as an expedition in which the direction must be set before efforts can produce...

If you have ever felt like you’re trying to lead a team while standing in the middle of a hurricane, Composure: How Centered Leaders Make the Biggest Impact is the book you need to pick up. Zoë Routh moves way past the typical "rah-rah" motivational...

Connective Tissue by Ryan Normandeau takes readers inside the working life of a medical device representative whose role centers on preparation inside the operating room and accountability beyond it. The author explains how surgical cases depend on quiet readiness that begins long before a patient...

Almost every human endeavor stems from curiosity. In Curiosity Redefines the Limits, Rod Adkins draws upon his background as a veteran business executive, including senior vice president of IBM, to provide a blueprint for growth and success rooted in human curiosity. Born in Augusta, Georgia,...

Chasing Permanence by Steven N. Adjei explores why some companies survive and flourish even while many around them fail. It investigates the decline of High Street businesses across the UK, including rising costs, online shopping, changes in the way people shop, and the additional pressure...

In Climb Greater Heights, Tony Jeton Selimi presents a framework for aligning personal and business actions with clarified values to improve decision-making and direction. He argues that neglecting values, purpose, and long-term goals keeps individuals and organizations in reactive modes, increasing stress and inefficiency. Selimi...

Crossing the Cactus by David C. Blivin is a roadmap for building tech commercialization ecosystems beyond Silicon Valley in under-resourced regions in the U.S. Blivin talks about the critical importance of early-stage capital, experienced leadership aligned with startup phases, and local talent pipelines supported by...