Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

The most innovative books of 2007

The 1-800-CEO-READ blog has become one of my favorite go-to destinations for learning about the best new business books. Yesterday, the blog posted a review of the Best Business Books of 2007, arranged by category:

“The day has finally arrived. After careful consideration, the winners have been determined for our first annual Business Book Awards.

Nearly 300 titles were submitted which were then critiqued and reviewed

by our editorial staff. A list of 13 titles make up the winners for

each category as well as the Best Business Book of 2007.”

The #1 Business Book of the Year was Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath, while the #1 innovation/creativity book of the year was Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration.

[image: Made to Stick]

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Neuropsych

25 years since Columbine: We’re closer to decoding mass-shooter psychology

Public mass shooters almost always have worldviews shaped by the "3 Rs": rage, resentment, and revenge.

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Thinking

Everyday Philosophy: “Is there anything wrong with trauma dumping?”

When does "oversharing" become an issue?

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Leadership

Adam Grant on how to identify and develop high-potential leaders

The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.

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Business

Want true success? Be more philosophical about “good” and “bad” failure.

Bob Dylan gave us the paradoxical gem "there's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all." He had a point.

Starts With A Bang

The idea that matter is mostly empty space is mostly wrong

Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so... solid?

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