What are the latest and greatest books every manager should read in 2022?

This week, Thinkers50 released their list of Best New Management Books for 2022 and quite a few of the authors are also keynote speakers. BigSpeak can bring these bestselling management authors to your event live, in-person (or virtually) and ready to be adapted to the context of your organization.

If you’re looking to uplevel your leadership skills and learn how to better manage your team, read on for the Best New Management Books according to Thinkers50 and the keynote speakers who authored them.

 

Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance, Erica Dhawan, (Harper-Collins).

Erica Dhawan 

When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan. Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named by Thinkers50 as the “Oprah of Management Thinkers”, she is the author of two books Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence and Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance.

 

Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact, Liz Wiseman, (Harper Business).

Liz Wiseman 

Liz Wiseman is a top leadership keynote speaker, researcher, and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world.  She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers:  How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect:  Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts:  Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. 

 

Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, Paul Polman and Andrew Winston, (Harvard Business Review Press).

Andrew Winston 

Andrew Winston is a top environmental keynote speaker, a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. Andrew’s first book, Green to Gold, was the top-selling green business title of the last decade, selling more than 100,000 copies in seven languages. Inc. Magazine included Green to Gold on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own.

 

Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company, Whitney Johnson, (Harvard Business Review Press).

Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson is a leading thinker on driving innovation via personal disruption, and the co-founder of a boutique investment firm with Clayton Christensen. A disruptor of ideas and wielder of influence, Whitney Johnson uses her talent to build movements. Having immersed her life and studies in the idea of personal disruption, this innovator and former Institutional Investor-ranked Wall Street analyst infuses communications with a palpable business story.

 

The Conversation: Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations, Robert Livingston, (Penguin Books).

Robert W. Livingston 

Dr. Robert W. Livingston is a Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to joining Harvard, he held full-time faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and the University of Sussex in England, where he was also Director of the Centre for Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity (LEAD). In addition, he has held visiting faculty positions at Princeton University and Carnegie Mellon University.

For the full article and list of management books, please visit Thinkers50. 

 

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jun 29, 2022.

Has your business faced challenges from the pandemic, supply chain logistics, or war in the Ukraine? From global viruses to global trade to global warming, it feels like the world is just getting more challenging not less. Maybe your business has been affected by the high price of fuel, the shortage of qualified workers, or a lack of parts. In 2022, it seems the one thing you can count on is you can’t count on anything. So when nothing is stable, where can you look for answers?

If you’re looking for some insight to help with your challenges, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with some of the top Geopolitical keynote speakers in the nation. These Geopolitical keynote speakers are thought leaders, journalists, economists, and former government officials. They can help you look at the changes coming and help you plot a better course.

 

Peter Zeihan

Peter Zeihan is a top geopolitical strategy expert, specializing in global energy, demographics, and security. Peter is the author of four geopolitical strategy books, including The End of the World Is Just the Beginning. In his new talk, Peter maps out the next world for businesses: a world where countries will have no choice but to make their own goods and secure their own energy supplies.

Dambisa Moyo

Dambisa Moyo is a global economist, international affairs analyst, and a New York Times bestselling author. She was named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. In her talks, she discusses what it will take for organizations to be successful with global changes to economics, politics, and business policies.

Richard Quest

Richard Quest is a renowned CNN business correspondent and presenter of Quest Means Business. He has regularly reported on World Economic issues for years and covered the stock market and financial crises. From his interaction with global figures, Richard provides insights on how business should handle economic changes.

Ian Bremmer 

Ian Bremmer is a top political keynote speaker and the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk consulting firm. In his talks, Ian is dedicated to helping a broad, global audience make sense of today’s leaderless world, where no country or group is willing or able to set an international agenda.

Andrew Busch

Andrew Busch is a top economist, former Chief Market Intelligence Officer of the U.S. Government, and author of World Event Trading, which discusses large crises like infectious disease outbreaks and their impact on the markets. In his talk, “Where do we go from here?” Andrew breaks down today’s chaos to give specific ideas on how to overcome, adapt, and thrive.

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This article was originally published by BigSpeak Jun 6, 2022.