Ready or not—The holiday season is upon us! Instead of the old, the tired, and the usual stuff, consider the gift of inspiration & ideas. Here are 10 great reads, some of which were featured at this year’s Authors & Innovators event:
- Do More Faster by Brad Feld (and others). Starting up, getting stuck, moving forward; advice from those who have been there.
- Smart Collaboration by Heidi Gardner. Collaborating is easy right? Nope. Here’s why and here’s how.
- Jumpstarting America by Jon Gruber and Simon Johnson. Innovation thrives –and so do communities and universities –when government invests in our intellectual infrastructure!
- Leading With Dignity by Donna Hicks. Dignity is more and different than “respect:” understanding how and why makes all the difference for every team and company.
- The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton. The compelling story of perseverance, integrity, dignity and grace by a former death row inmate; a must-read for those who wish to cultivate those qualities for their companies and in themselves.
- Reboot: Leadership & the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna. Great companies are built by humans, some brilliant, many broken, all with their own story and strengths.
- Are We There Yet? The American Automobile: Past, Present and Driverless by Dan Albert. A fun walk through the history of cars in the US and how they shape our lives today.
- How We Make Stuff Now by Jules Pieri. Innovators are creating citizen commerce, cool new products, and the next generation entrepreneurs.
- The Gifted Generation: When Government was Good by David Goldfield. An engaging history of federal programs created and implemented in the decades after World War II to ensure economic and business growth.
- The Birth of Loud by Ian Port. The fascinating parallel lives of inventor Leo Fender and musician Les Paul, the evolution of the electric guitar, and a turning point for rock and roll.
