50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work (Trade Paperback)

50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work (Paperback)

The Essential Guide to the Best Business Thinking

How to know your black swans from your blue ocean

What does disruptive innovation really mean?

How can the Eisenhower matrix help you manage your time?

And when will you reach that all-important tipping point?

By summarising and explaining the best business thinking, this book will help you to get to grips with - and apply - 50 key ideas, including:

· Classics like Sun Tzu's Art of War and Dale Carnegie's rules of influence
· Fundamentals like emotional intelligence, psychological safety and flow
· Tips and techniques like SWOT, PEST and GROW
· Smart thinking from Daniel Kahneman, Michael Porter and Carol Dweck

Whether you want to think more strategically, boost team performance or make better decisions, this book is a guide to success at work today.

Publication date: 24/04/2025

£11.99

ISBN: 9781800816299

Imprint: Economist Books

Subject: Arts, Language & Literature, Business & Management, Philosophy & Ideas

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50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work (Ebook)

The Essential Guide to the Best Business Thinking

Jonathan Besser, Jeremy Kourdi

How to know your black swans from your blue ocean

What does disruptive innovation really mean?

How can the Eisenhower matrix help you manage your time?

And when will you reach that all-important tipping point?

By summarising and explaining the best business thinking, this book will help you to get to grips with - and apply - 50 key ideas, including:

Whether you want to think more strategically, boost team performance or make better decisions, this book is a guide to success at work today.

Publication date: 24/04/2025

£10.99

ISBN: 9781800816305

ISBN 10 / ASIN: B0DB6DFTRP

Imprint: Economist Books

Subject: Arts, Language & Literature, Business & Management, Philosophy & Ideas

Reviews for 50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work

'Essential reading for anyone wishing to bring best practice to their organisation'

Andy Haldane, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts (RSA)

'A terrific book; a fantastic collection of essential models and theories from great thinkers'

Jerome Goodluck, The Institute of Leadership

'Invaluable insights... practical inspiration for leading transformation'

Araceli Canedo Bebbington, executive coach, The European Coaching and Mentoring Council

'A wonderful toolkit ... I'm keeping this one in my rucksack wherever I go!'

Adam Kingl, author of Next Generation Leadership

'An incredible compendium of ideas, presented in an engaging way so you can immediately put them into practice. From timeless classics to recent breakthroughs, the ideas in this book will help you to think more strategically, transform your culture, reset priorities, boost relationships and understand yourself better'

Mark Williamson, CEO of Action for Happiness

'In turbulence, you want a solid guide. This collection of 50 key concepts supports clear thinking with simplicity and direction'

Professor Nandani Lynton, Global Head of Change and Culture, SAP

'A cornucopia of inspirational resources for leaders of all levels'

Russell Beck, author, "The World of Work to 2030"

'Some books simply stand out from the rest because they grab your attention the moment you see the title. And then there are the very, very few that also keep you riveted page after page. 50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work is a fitting testimony to the shoulders on whom we can stand to see better. A book whose time has come'

Sudhanshu Palsule, leadership philosopher, educator, coach and speaker

'What Besser and Kourdi have done is lay out a menu that leaders can choose from to create a super strategy.'

Business Leader

Jonathan Besser

Jonathan Besser is a learning and development practitioner, a triathlete, and a managing consultant with Intrepid Leadership Consulting Ltd

Jeremy Kourdi

Jeremy Kourdi is a consultant and author of seven business books. He has worked with leading business organisations, including The Economist Group, London Business School and the UK Institute of Management.