Collective Intelligence: How to build a business that’s smarter than you
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“Sundberg and Begg have produced an essential guide to help leaders tap their organization’s full potential by creating the conditions for critical thinking, clear communication, and nimble execution.”
Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and To Sell is Human
Businesses need to be smart to succeed, but it’s not enough to make yourself smarter as the leader or to fill the company with smart people. Businesses full of smart people (and led by them) make stupid decisions all the time. Instead, in today’s rapidly changing, uncertain world you need to design your business itself to be intelligent, to harness the collective abilities of its people by systematically addressing critical thinking, communication and focus.
The real lesson from Amazon, Google and the like – that enables them to keep winning year after year – is that they do business intelligently. Business is complex, which is why it requires a deep, practical intelligence to survive, let alone thrive. This book shows why businesses that act smartest, and display an organizational capacity for critical thinking, underpinned with clear and effective communication, allowing them to develop razor-sharp focus, are the ones that really stand out and achieve sustained success.
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Additional information
| Publisher | LID Publishing (9 Nov. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1911687921 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1911687924 |
| Dimensions | 14.4 x 2 x 22.2 cm |
by suzi
Wow what a book! Don’t often write reviews but had to for this one. Really clear stories to illustrate each tip.
by Mr T Brook
Loved this book! If you’re a business leader who’s frustrated with how quickly your organisation can react and adapt to the ever changing business landscape, this is the book for you. Lots of insight and practical application brought to life from real world success stories. Couldn’t recommend this highly enough!
by Laura
Loved this! Short, snappy with engaging stories that brought key points to life. A must read.
by Alan
Brilliant book. Full of interesting insights that are readily doable in any business context. An easy read. The authors have wide experience of boardroom challenges and present practical steps to enhance effectiveness.
by Russell Davis
Refreshingly engaging book that highlights the different approaches to running a successful organisation. Definitely worth a read.
by Nick
As well as some amazing stories, this book can really unlock any reader into the power of good questions and collective intelligence.
Can’t recommend this book enough! Just fantastic.
by TGN
Collective Intelligence is a book that, at it’s core, sets out how great business leaders can benefit from communicating and writing more effectively. What’s so great about the book however is how it uses original, funny and insightful stories from the likes of Amazon and Apple (and Aristotle and Gatorade) to illustrate how asking the right questions is at the heart of clear thinking. I don’t usually read ‘business’ books but I flew through this. I have also really enjoyed re-sharing the stories in the book with friends and family !
by Megan
An engaging, pacy and well-written book that offers a refreshingly pragmatic approach to running teams and organisations. I’d consider it a must-read for anyone in a leadership role.
The central message is that leaders can and should do more to tap into the latent potential within their teams/businesses. Success isn’t just a function of hiring the smartest people in the room and letting them get on with it. It’s about getting everyone to use their brains. Because everyone has the capacity to think well – and the best businesses are those that recognise this and help people to make it a daily habit. The book outlines how you do that, focusing on the power of questions, great communication, and alignment.
Worth also noting that it was a really easy read. I read it in under 3 hours. Rare for a business book!