During the past six months, INN's editors collected the following recommended best reads from readers at various workshops, conferences and during source interviewsplus a couple of recent releases catching our eye that make for a more casual holiday read.
This work was recommended by an enlightened male at the DLA Piper and The Jacobson Group-hosted women's networking luncheon, which featured Women in Insurance Leadership 2011 honoree Janice Abraham as their keynote.
Portending adaptive case management's revolutionary potential, this book comes highly recommended by Stefan Van Overtveldt, chief engineer at Mastek.
Presenting at the PCI Tech meeting, Dan Thurmon presented his (unique) case on adopting a practical, concrete process for orchestrating changes and staying aligned with your purpose.
Sure to become a popular gift come Christmas time, this timely Steve Jobs biography is an obvious choice for those too impatient to let it dwell on their wish lists.
With insurers investing heavily in predictive models, Derman, a former quant for Goldman Sachs, reminds us of the limits of modeling. Recommended by INN Senior Editor Bill Kenealy.
Dont let the publish date (2009) deter youmany of the issues described within this book still apply to todays workforce and its challenges. Based on five years of proprietary research, "How Remarkable Women Lead" tackles the new "right stuff" of leadership by raising provocative issues, such as whether feminine leadership traits (for women and men) are better suited for our fast-changing, hyper-competitive and increasingly complex world. Authored by McKinsey & Company consultants Joanna Barsh and Susie Cranston. Recommended by INN Editor-in-Chief Pat Speer.
Recommended by Raj Sisodia, chairman, Conscious Capitalism Institute, and member of MajescoMasteks board, this book tackles a new business model called "Capitalism of Caring" that redefines great companies as stakeholder value-builders, not just shareholder agents.
Having devoured Massies previous magisterial works on Russia (Peter the Great, and Nicholas and Alexandra) I am looking forward to this volume. Recommended by INN Senior Editor Bill Kenealy.
Nasars tour of the history of economics provides an eclectic cast of classic characters from the field, as Beatrice Webb and Charles Dickens make appearances alongside Keynes and Marx. To boot, the context of these characters theories is similarly eclectic, as the author chooses to focus more on working wages in a capitalist society and post-WWI Vienna than the recent economic woes. But in taking on such an overwhelming pursuit, as is the history of economics, a little randomness is quite refreshing and goes a long way in maintaining value throughout. Recommended by INN Associate Editor Justin Stephani.