Blog
-
Blog / ChangeThis
Why Women Are Especially Well-Suited for Professional Partnerships
By Claire Mazur, Erica Cerulo
"Women and their relationships are especially ripe for professional partnerships. The reason that these pairings aren't the ones we're quick to reference has everything to do with a workplace culture that has, for as long as it's existed, privileged men and their approach to business. But slow and steady progress toward dismantling male dominance at the office has carved out space for women to collaborate instead of compete professionally, and that's set the stage for change."
Categories: changethis
-
Blog / Book Giveaways
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
By Porchlight
In Loonshots, Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior and the challenges of nurturing radical breakthroughs.
Categories: giveaways
-
Blog / Editor's Choice
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)
Book Review by Porchlight
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic's HBR article, "Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?" has become one of the most read in recent years. There is a reason for that, and an answer to the question he poses.
Categories: editors-choice
-
Blog / Book Giveaways
Someday Is Not a Day in the Week: 10 Hacks to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life
By Porchlight
Sam Horn is a woman on a mission about not waiting for SOMEDAY. She took her business on the road for a Year by the Water. During her travels, she asked people, “Do you like your life? Your job? If so, why? If not, why not?” The surprising insights about what makes people happy or unhappy, what they’re doing about it (or not), and why...will inspire you to carve out time for what truly matters now, not later.
Categories: giveaways
-
Blog / Editor's Choice
The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms
Book Review by Porchlight
Dr. Paul Napper and Anthony Rao, Ph.D., examine how we can regain agency and live a more independent, yet connected and fulfilled, life in an age of distraction.
Categories: editors-choice
-
Blog / Excerpts
Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life
By Porchlight
Guy Kawasaki's new book "covers everything from moral values to business skills to parenting." In this excerpt, he discusses why the toughest teachers are the best teachers.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
-
Blog / New Releases
Business Books to Watch in March
By Porchlight
20 books we're looking forward to getting to know a little better in the month of March.
Categories: new-releases, narrative-biography, publishing-industry
-
Blog / Book Giveaways
The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
By Porchlight
Prominent futurist and bestselling author Amy Webb delivers a timely wake-up call to the most urgent but under-explored question of our times: how can we steer the evolution of artificial intelligence in the right direction?
Categories: giveaways
-
Blog / Editor's Choice
Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth
Book Review by Porchlight
Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper's new book explains how we can rebuild our economy and reverse climate change by reversing the flow of our carbon economy.
Categories: editors-choice
-
Blog / Blog
800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for February 2019
By Porchlight
The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for February 2019 features Howard Schultz in the top slot.
Categories: the-company