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Latest Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2025

HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2025: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review.

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2025: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review

In the closing days of 2023 I was reading HBR’s 10 Must Reads for 2024. This was a good indicator of management ideas for the coming new year. A year later, closing 2024 seems perfect to begin 2025 with HBR’s annual refresh.

This book is for both new and experienced leaders seeking insights, inspiration, and advice to propel their organizations forward in the new year.

Perhaps no other topic is the continuing role of AI impacting organizations last year and the coming impact of AI Agents. Perhaps their 2026 Must Reads will expand upon the growth of agents we will engage this year.

Why? The chapter ‘Reskilling in the Age of AI’ acknowledged ChatGPT’s impact was not predicted. As a result computer automation was already set to displace and transform the global workforce. Now LLMs, Agents, and ML will perhaps drive those numbers even higher. The message: Reskilling will be a focal point for organizations to thrive in an AI-driven environment. Yet the advice includes the challenge that organizational ups killing simply will not be enough. Worth the read alone especially for colleges and training centers.

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Latest Read: Human + Machine

Human + Machine, Updated and Expanded: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson

Human + Machine, Updated and Expanded: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson

Paul holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. He is Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Accenture. H. James Wilson holds a BA from College of the Holy Cross and a MA from Boston College. He is Global Managing Director of Thought Leadership and Technology Research at Accenture Research.

Paul and James are in fact providing a framework for understanding how organizations can integrate AI into business operations and the transformation of work processes. This edition is an updated and expanded edition for their initial publication with Generative AI as their focus. Based upon Paul and James research with more than 1,000 organizations, they reveals how organization are using AI to strategically jump their competition on innovation which drives profitability.

Their insights are providing how Generative AI allows businesses to create entirely new content and unlocking opportunities for innovation. At the same time they see how AI is generally unknown as to the impact of how work will be redefined. They see how businesses do not understand the basics of AI and how it will transform their business. They also address the misconceptions about AI. It is very interesting to see how they also found research that they see the key is to unlock value by having AI support the human in their workflows.

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Latest Read: The Alignment Problem

The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian.

The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian

Brian holds a BA in Computer Science and Philosophy from Brown University. And holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Washington. He is a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. His focus is cognitive science and human-compatible AI.

He received the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communication for his work on The Alignment Problem. Yes, I fully agree this is a wonderful book to read.

His previous books include The Most Human Human and Algorithms to Live By. Both address AI technology and the human experience. When AI services (ChatGPT, CoPilot, Dalle 3, etc.) attempt to execute tasks that result in errors, ethical and potential risks emerge. So, researchers call this the alignment problem.

At the book’s core, Brian is examining ethical and safety issues as machine learning technologies are both advancing into society more rapidly than projected. Perhaps the key element is the ability for machine learning services to execute tasks on behalf of humans across almost every aspect of our lives. This also markets from education, retail, supply chain, and energy to name just a few.

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Latest Read: Superintelligence

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom.

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom

Nick holds an MA in Philosophy and Physics from Stockholm University, an MSc in Computational Neuroscience from King’s College London, and a PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics.

He remains a Professor at Oxford University where he serves as the founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute. He is a former lecturer at Yale University and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford.

Nick has been recognized as one of the most respected philosophers about AI safety and ethics. As a result, “Superintelligence” has been noted as a critical read for anyone to understand AI systems development.

We should not be surprised to see a respected Philosopher ask: what happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? With so many question surrounding this issue, he addresses a foundation for understanding our future and intelligent life. I found this book extremely fascinating.

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Latest Read: OKRs for All

OKRs for All: Making Objectives and Key Results Work for your Entire Organization by Vetri Vellore

OKRs for All: Making Objectives and Key Results Work for your Entire Organization by Vetri Vellore

Vetri holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Iowa and MBA from the University of Washington. Today he is CEO and co-Found of Rhythms and previously served as a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, focusing on driving strategic initiatives. His prior company Ally.io, an OKR-based business execution platform was acquired by Microsoft.

OKRs for All is addressing actionable guides on how to use OKRs. His approach is more than quarterly, executive-level reviews. Organizations can learn how to deploy OKR systems that draws strategy and projects together. To achieve success organizations must understand this must be rolled out from top to bottom across your organization. Once deployed managers and their teams can organize task decisions around shared and agreed upon goals.

You can certainly move your organization forward, specifically since the pandemic and set the foundation for getting your entire workforce moving in the same direction by embracing the benefits of OKR’s which are in sync with today’s modern business demands rather that the continued struggle to maintain outdated KPIs.

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