想在新年伊始閱讀一些領導力書籍嗎?那就借鑒一下首席執行官們的讀物吧:《財富》雜志請數位美國和歐洲的首席執行官們推薦2023年的最佳讀物。
從剛剛上架的非虛構小說,到出版數十年仍然能夠激勵雇主們的經典商業書籍,深入了解一下2023年首席執行官們愛不釋手的七本書。這些讀物勢必會在2024年引發他們關于管理風格的思考。
《埃隆·馬斯克傳》(Elon Musk)——沃爾特·艾薩克森著
推薦人:大衛·亞伯拉罕莫維奇,英國咖啡連鎖店Grind首席執行官
摘要:
“顯而易見的是,馬斯克是一個非常復雜的人,并不是他所做的每件事情都值得推崇,但毋庸置疑的是,他是百年難得一遇的奇才,正在以一種常人難以想象的方式推動眾多領域實現發展。我的收獲是,最重要的是需要始終專注于使命,并為此做出所有決定,然后圍繞這一目標組建團隊,確定各階段的發展目標。”
《愛彼迎傳》(The Airbnb Story)——利·加拉格爾著
推薦人:澤伯·埃文斯,生產力平臺ClickUp首席執行官及創始人
摘要:
“布萊恩·切斯基告訴所有高管:‘領導者重在細節。’商界有一種謬見,認為注重細節的領導者都是微觀管理者。但事實并非如此。微觀管理是告訴人們應該做什么,但注重細節則是在掌握足夠多背景信息的情況下做出重大決策,并給予良好的反饋,擁有更小型卻更靈活的管理團隊,幫助團隊專注于更有影響力的項目,而不是貪多。”
《提供好工作的理由》(The Case for Good Jobs)——澤伊內普·托恩著
推薦人:奈杰爾·瓦茲,全球轉型機構Publicis Sapient首席執行官,其客戶包括高盛集團(Goldman Sachs)、迪士尼(Disney)和麥當勞(McDonald’s)。
摘要:
“事物有固定的運行方式,是無法重構的,這種想法一直令我深惡痛絕。在《提供好工作的理由》一書中,澤伊內普·托恩駁斥了‘低工資、低參與度工作是必要之惡’的傳統觀念。取而代之的是,她提出了令人信服的論點和路線圖,闡述各大公司如何解決效率低下和流程不暢問題,以改善員工和客戶體驗,并最終打造競爭優勢。作為一名致力于幫助客戶公司實現轉型以改善人們生活的專業人士,托恩提出的通過改善業務實現互惠互利的前提確實引起了人們的共鳴。”
《紫牛》(Purple Cow)——賽思·戈丁著
推薦人:埃米莉·M·奧斯汀,公關公司Emerge創始人及首席執行官,其客戶包括1Rebel、雷朋(RayBan)和Missoma。
摘要:
“我最喜歡學習的是護發品牌海飛絲(Head and Shoulders)的故事。當銷售和營銷團隊面臨銷售額翻番的挑戰時,他們冥思苦想。海飛絲團隊是如何在短時間內將客戶群翻番的呢?他們沒有試圖通過客戶翻番來實現銷售額翻番,而是認為,如果可以讓現有客戶群的用量翻番,就能夠通過簡便易行的行為指導影響銷售額。因此,他們將包裝改為‘沖洗干凈后重復一次’,顧客使用產品的速度是原來的兩倍,銷售額也因此翻了一番。”
《Gravitas》——Lisa Sun著
推薦人:德洛麗絲·德魯伊特·莫頓,Step Up首席執行官,瑞茜·威瑟斯彭背書的非營利指導機構
摘要:
“這不是一本典型的‘女老板’類書籍。它既實用又有助益。在閱讀這本書的過程中,我認識了時尚企業家、麥肯錫公司(McKinsey & Company)前顧問Lisa Sun,同時也對自身有了更深入的了解。我專注于是什么讓我成為獨一無二的領導者。”
《沒有頭銜的領導者》(The Leader Who Had No Title)——羅賓·夏瑪著
推薦人:托尼·加莫斯,就業平臺Oyster首席執行官及聯合創始人,也是全球20家共益企業獨角獸之一
摘要:
“世界不斷經歷動蕩時期,領導力比以往任何時候都更具挑戰性。這個短小精悍而令人耳目一新的故事提醒我們,所有組織都需要在各個層面提升領導力。其中最重要的啟示是:每個人都可以成為領導者,不需要得到許可或擁有特定頭銜;艱難時期造就偉大的領導者;關系越深入,領導力就越強;要成為一個偉大的領導者,必須首先成為一個偉大的人。我把這本書推薦給任何想要培養領導力的人。”
《反直覺思考》(Think Twice)——邁克爾·莫布森著
推薦人:格倫·福格爾,Booking Holdings公司總裁兼首席執行官,該公司是Booking.com、Kayak、OpenTable等公司的母公司。
摘要:
“這本鼓舞人心的書鼓勵領導者在做決策時,挑戰對人類直覺的依賴,并指出僅憑直覺可能會導致偏見和自滿。莫布森建議使用諸如記錄決策日志和進行‘事前驗尸’論之類的工具,以便更加積極主動地做出決策。作為一名領導者,這本書提醒我們提前權衡數種不同可能性的重要性,而不是在問題迅速演變和推進時僅僅依靠假設行事。”(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
想在新年伊始閱讀一些領導力書籍嗎?那就借鑒一下首席執行官們的讀物吧:《財富》雜志請數位美國和歐洲的首席執行官們推薦2023年的最佳讀物。
從剛剛上架的非虛構小說,到出版數十年仍然能夠激勵雇主們的經典商業書籍,深入了解一下2023年首席執行官們愛不釋手的七本書。這些讀物勢必會在2024年引發他們關于管理風格的思考。
《埃隆·馬斯克傳》(Elon Musk)——沃爾特·艾薩克森著
推薦人:大衛·亞伯拉罕莫維奇,英國咖啡連鎖店Grind首席執行官
摘要:
“顯而易見的是,馬斯克是一個非常復雜的人,并不是他所做的每件事情都值得推崇,但毋庸置疑的是,他是百年難得一遇的奇才,正在以一種常人難以想象的方式推動眾多領域實現發展。我的收獲是,最重要的是需要始終專注于使命,并為此做出所有決定,然后圍繞這一目標組建團隊,確定各階段的發展目標。”
《愛彼迎傳》(The Airbnb Story)——利·加拉格爾著
推薦人:澤伯·埃文斯,生產力平臺ClickUp首席執行官及創始人
摘要:
“布萊恩·切斯基告訴所有高管:‘領導者重在細節。’商界有一種謬見,認為注重細節的領導者都是微觀管理者。但事實并非如此。微觀管理是告訴人們應該做什么,但注重細節則是在掌握足夠多背景信息的情況下做出重大決策,并給予良好的反饋,擁有更小型卻更靈活的管理團隊,幫助團隊專注于更有影響力的項目,而不是貪多。”
《提供好工作的理由》(The Case for Good Jobs)——澤伊內普·托恩著
推薦人:奈杰爾·瓦茲,全球轉型機構Publicis Sapient首席執行官,其客戶包括高盛集團(Goldman Sachs)、迪士尼(Disney)和麥當勞(McDonald’s)。
摘要:
“事物有固定的運行方式,是無法重構的,這種想法一直令我深惡痛絕。在《提供好工作的理由》一書中,澤伊內普·托恩駁斥了‘低工資、低參與度工作是必要之惡’的傳統觀念。取而代之的是,她提出了令人信服的論點和路線圖,闡述各大公司如何解決效率低下和流程不暢問題,以改善員工和客戶體驗,并最終打造競爭優勢。作為一名致力于幫助客戶公司實現轉型以改善人們生活的專業人士,托恩提出的通過改善業務實現互惠互利的前提確實引起了人們的共鳴。”
《紫牛》(Purple Cow)——賽思·戈丁著
推薦人:埃米莉·M·奧斯汀,公關公司Emerge創始人及首席執行官,其客戶包括1Rebel、雷朋(RayBan)和Missoma。
摘要:
“我最喜歡學習的是護發品牌海飛絲(Head and Shoulders)的故事。當銷售和營銷團隊面臨銷售額翻番的挑戰時,他們冥思苦想。海飛絲團隊是如何在短時間內將客戶群翻番的呢?他們沒有試圖通過客戶翻番來實現銷售額翻番,而是認為,如果可以讓現有客戶群的用量翻番,就能夠通過簡便易行的行為指導影響銷售額。因此,他們將包裝改為‘沖洗干凈后重復一次’,顧客使用產品的速度是原來的兩倍,銷售額也因此翻了一番。”
《Gravitas》——Lisa Sun著
推薦人:德洛麗絲·德魯伊特·莫頓,Step Up首席執行官,瑞茜·威瑟斯彭背書的非營利指導機構
摘要:
“這不是一本典型的‘女老板’類書籍。它既實用又有助益。在閱讀這本書的過程中,我認識了時尚企業家、麥肯錫公司(McKinsey & Company)前顧問Lisa Sun,同時也對自身有了更深入的了解。我專注于是什么讓我成為獨一無二的領導者。”
《沒有頭銜的領導者》(The Leader Who Had No Title)——羅賓·夏瑪著
推薦人:托尼·加莫斯,就業平臺Oyster首席執行官及聯合創始人,也是全球20家共益企業獨角獸之一
摘要:
“世界不斷經歷動蕩時期,領導力比以往任何時候都更具挑戰性。這個短小精悍而令人耳目一新的故事提醒我們,所有組織都需要在各個層面提升領導力。其中最重要的啟示是:每個人都可以成為領導者,不需要得到許可或擁有特定頭銜;艱難時期造就偉大的領導者;關系越深入,領導力就越強;要成為一個偉大的領導者,必須首先成為一個偉大的人。我把這本書推薦給任何想要培養領導力的人。”
《反直覺思考》(Think Twice)——邁克爾·莫布森著
推薦人:格倫·福格爾,Booking Holdings公司總裁兼首席執行官,該公司是Booking.com、Kayak、OpenTable等公司的母公司。
摘要:
“這本鼓舞人心的書鼓勵領導者在做決策時,挑戰對人類直覺的依賴,并指出僅憑直覺可能會導致偏見和自滿。莫布森建議使用諸如記錄決策日志和進行‘事前驗尸’論之類的工具,以便更加積極主動地做出決策。作為一名領導者,這本書提醒我們提前權衡數種不同可能性的重要性,而不是在問題迅速演變和推進時僅僅依靠假設行事。”(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Looking for some leadership reading to kickstart the New Year with? Then take a leaf out of CEOs’ books: Fortune asked a handful of chief executives from the U.S. to Europe, to recommend their best reads of 2023.
From non-fiction novels that have just hit the shelves to classic business books that are still inspiring bosses decades after their release, dive into the 7 books that CEOs couldn’t put down last year and are sure to be inspiring their management style in 2024.
Elon Musk – by Walter Isaacson
Recommended by: David Abrahamovitch, CEO of the British coffee chain Grind
Big takeaway:
“Musk is obviously a very complex individual and not everything he does is to be recommended, but there’s no doubt that he is a once-in-a-generation individual who is pushing a number of frontiers in a way which is hard to imagine. What I’ve learned is that, most of all, you need to focus at all times on the mission and make all decisions, and structure your teams and goals around that objective.”
The Airbnb Story – by Leigh Gallagher
Recommended by: Zeb Evans, CEO and founder of the productivity platform ClickUp
Big takeaway:
“Brian Chesky told all of his executives, ‘Leaders are in the details.’ There’s a myth in business that leaders who get into the details are micro-managers. But that’s not true. Micro-management is telling people what to do, but being in the details is having enough context to make great decisions and give great feedback, having smaller and more nimble management teams, and helping the team focus on fewer but higher impact projects.”
The Case for Good Jobs – by Zeynep Ton
Recommended by: Nigel Vaz, the CEO of the global transformation agency Publicis Sapient, whose clients include Goldman Sachs, Disney, and McDonald’s.
Big takeaway:
“The idea that there is a set way in which things work, that cannot be reimagined, has always been anathema to me. In The Case For Good Jobs, Zeynep Ton dismantles the orthodoxy that low-wage, low-engagement jobs are a necessary evil. In its place, she builds a compelling argument and roadmap for how companies can address inefficiencies and processes to improve the experience of workers, and customers and ultimately create competitive advantage. As someone in the business of transforming our clients’ companies to make a difference to people’s lives, Ton’s premise of mutual benefit from better business really resonates.”
Purple Cow – by Seth Godin
Recommended by: Emily M Austen, founder and CEO of the PR Agency Emerge, whose clients include 1Rebel, RayBan and Missoma.
Big takeaway:
“My favorite learning is the story of the hair care brand Head and Shoulders. When the sales and marketing team were challenged with doubling sales, they scratched their heads. How could they double their customer base in the short time they had? Instead of trying to double customers to double sales, they thought if they could double usage with the current customer base, this would be an easy behavioral direction to impact sales. As such, they changed the packaging to read ‘rinse and repeat.’ Customers used the product twice as fast, thus doubling sales.”
Gravitas – by Lisa Sun
Recommended by: Delores Druilhet Morton CEO of Step Up, the Reese Witherspoon-backed mentorship not-for-profit
Big takeaway:
“It wasn’t a typical ‘girl boss’ kind of book. It was practical and useful. While I got to know fashion entrepreneur and former McKinsey & Company consultant Lisa Sun while reading it, I also was able to get to know myself better. I zeroed in on what makes me uniquely the leader that I am.
The Leader Who Had No Title – by Robin Sharma
Recommended by: Tony Jamous is the CEO and co-founder of the employment platform and one of 20 B Corp unicorns in the world, Oyster
Big takeaway:
“As the world continues to go through turbulent times, leadership is more challenging than ever. This short, refreshing story is a great reminder that all organizations need to elevate their leadership at all levels. The most important learnings are that everyone can lead, you don’t need permission or a title to do so; tough times build great leaders; the deeper your relationship, the stronger your leadership; and to be a great leader, you must first become a great person. I recommend this book to anyone looking to develop their leadership competencies.”
Think Twice – by Michael Mauboussin
Recommended by: Glenn Fogel, president and CEO of Booking Holdings, the parent company of Booking.com, Kayak, OpenTable, and more.
Big takeaway:
“This inspiring book encourages leaders to challenge their reliance on human intuition when making decisions, suggesting that intuition alone can lead to bias and complacency. Mauboussin suggests tools such as keeping a decision journal and hosting ‘pre-mortem’ discussions for more proactive decision-making. As a leader, it’s an important refresher and reminder on the importance of weighing several different potentials ahead of time and not just relying on assumptions as issues rapidly evolve and advance.”