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Buffett & Munger Unscripted:
Three Decades of Investment
and Business Insights from the
Berkshire Hathaway Annual
Shareholder Meetings
Make Work Fair: Data-Driven
Design for Real Results
Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi
HarperCollins Publishers
Alex W. Morris
Harriman House
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger’s
partnership has transformed
Berkshire Hathaway into a global
conglomerate. Seeking to leverage their success, equities
analyst and financial writer Alex Morris reviewed the videos
from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meetings
dating back to 1994. In Buffett & Munger Unscripted,
he shares wisdom from the two business icons, covering
topics ranging from capital allocation to embracing the
power of long-term horizons. Including advice such as
the first question to ask when considering a new investment,
this book is a guide to investing, featuring lessons from
the best in the business.
This book outlines a new paradigm
for fairness at work. Written by
gender experts and Harvard
researchers Iris Bohnet and
Siri Chilazi, it presents evidence-based steps for designing
workplaces where everyone can thrive and perform at
their best. These range from setting up equitable processes
for talent attraction and screening, to empowering staff
to work in ways that fit their lives. The authors also share
success stories from individuals and organisations that are
working to close gaps where women, in particular,
are being left behind.
Curious, Connected & Calm:
How Leaders Are Better
Together
Thinking Like a Human:
The Power of Your Mind
in the Age of AI
Stephanie Bown
Publish Central
David Weitzner
Sourcebooks
Leadership expert
Stephanie Bown believes that
being curious, connected and
calm is essential to high-performing
teams. In this book, she aims to give
leaders the tools to cultivate these
qualities so teams work better,
together. She provides simple strategies to improve team
dynamics and avoid dysfunction, including encouraging
independent thinking and drawing upon a team’s collective
wisdom to achieve synergy. Teams that work in sync, Bown
writes, citing the likes of Google and Apple, “make magic”.
Ultimately, this book is about building better relationships,
improving communication and creating work cultures
where everyone thrives.
In Thinking Like a Human,
Dr David Weitzner argues that
AI, while increasingly influential,
is flawed. He posits that as society
relies more on this technology,
the real threat to humanity is not
superintelligent machines, but a
growing lack of trust in human intelligence.
Weitzner introduces “artful intelligence” — a concept that
celebrates human creativity and intuition. He explores
the ways in which AI often fails and offers a new way
forward, sharing the stories of leaders who use artful
intelligence to drive positive change. He presents
a forward-looking approach to decision-making
and building a healthy relationship with technology.
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