What are the books every manager should read?
Every year we announce 10 more classic titles to create the ultimate management library, books which have stood the test of time and remain powerfully relevant today.
‘The classic management books are the ones that have had and continue to have a long-term impact on the way people think about and practice management,’ explains Thinkers50 co-founder Stuart Crainer. ‘They are the coping stones for modern management and remain essential reading for managers everywhere.’
As part of the selection process, Thinkers50 canvasses opinions from within the Thinkers50 community, garnering nominations from many of today’s most eminent business thinkers. Nominations are invited for books that influenced the way we think about and practice management, and which have left a lasting legacy that is still relevant today. The only rule was that participants are not allowed to nominate their own books.
‘The Best New Management Books are the ones that have the potential to change the way people think about and practice management,’ explains Thinkers50 co-founder Stuart Crainer. ‘They offer a fresh perspective on how organizations are managed.’
As part of the selection process, Thinkers50 seeks opinions from within the Thinkers50 community, gathering nominations from eminent business thinkers and practising managers.
Nominations are invited for books that excel in the 3Rs:
is it accessible, insightful, and inspiring?
The only rules for the 2023 Best New Management Books List is that books have to have been published after January 2022 and participants are not allowed to nominate their own books.
The Management Classics Book List is our curated collection of books which have stood the test of time and remain powerfully relevant today.
The Best New Management Books List is a curated collection of notable and promising new releases — books that have the potential to change the way people think about and practice management.
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United Kingdom
The criteria: Books that have had a lasting influence on the way we think about and practice business and management, and which still have something to teach us today. (The only rule here is that you aren’t allowed to nominate your own books!)
Nominations close 1 May 2023 at 11:59 PM GMT.
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The criteria: All books published from January 2022 to April 2023 are eligible.
We are looking for the 3 Rs:
As with the criteria for the Classics booklist, the only other rule is that you cannot nominate your own book.
Nominations close 1 May 2023 at 11:59 PM GMT.
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