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Latest Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2026

HBR’s 10 Must Reads 2026 from Harvard Business Review.

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2026: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year by Harvard Business Review

As 2023 was coming to a close, I found myself diving into HBR’s 10 Must Reads for 2024. It was a great way to get a feel for the management ideas shaping the year ahead. Then came the 2025 edition, and now, here I am again—starting 2026 with HBR’s latest collection.

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

To no surprise, AI remains a key read for organizations. The focus “Bring everyone on board with your AI efforts” is addressing the much needed broad participation in AI adoption. This is even more important in 2026 as models have been updated in 2025 to bring new reasoning models that can propel organizations forward, only if the deployment touches all employees.

However a risk based approach will save organizations from overspending and unauthorized egress of organizational data.

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Latest Read: Change

Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times by John P. Kotter.

Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times by John P. Kotter

John holds a MS from the MIT and PhD in Business Administration (DBA) from Harvard. He has been a long tenured professor at HBS. He co-founded Kotter International, his leadership and strategy implementation firm. Leading Change published in 1996 was named one of the most influential business books of all time by Time Magazine.

While John introduced Leading Change in 1996, this book is moving the reader to accept our the world has moved from episodic change to a state of permanent, volatile flux. This falls into perfect alignment with modern IT’s Continuous Delivery.

The focus is on behavioral science, the barrier to organizational change is not bad management, but human nature. As a result, John presents two distinct “channels” for organizations. The Survive Channel: Triggered by threats is reactionary and negatively increasing anxiety. A Thrive Channel: Triggered by opportunities will drive curiosity, collaboration, and creativity. Yet John is outlining modern corporate KPIs and quarterly targets are shutting down innovations organizations need today in order to to stay relevant.

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Latest Read: Security Chaos Engineering

Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems by Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart.

Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems by Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart

Kelly holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College. She previously serving as Vice President of Security Strategy at Capsule8 (acquired by Google Cloud) and management roles at SecurityScorecard. She co-founded IperLane, a security startup acquired by CrowdStrike. Today Kelly is a Senior Principal in the Office of the CTO at Fastly. She is a frequent speaker at major conferences like Black Hat, RSA, and O’Reilly Velocity.

Aaron holds a BA in Economics from the University of Missouri. He was the Co-founder and CTO of Verica (a chaos engineering startup) and a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in applying chaos engineering specifically to the security domain. A former Chief Security Architect at UnitedHealth Group (UHG), Aaron led the release of ChaoSlingr, an early open-source security chaos engineering tool. He is a frequent keynote speaker at the National Press Club, RSA, and DEF CON.

Both share that traditional security relies on the “fortress” mentality, building thicker walls to keep attackers out. However they state that modern, complex, distributed systems failure is not possible, it’s actually inevitable. So, don’t let the inevitable system failures stall organizational progress. By adopting Security Chaos Engineering, you certainly build the ‘immune system’ your software needs to withstand adverse events, ensuring your business goals and engineering velocity remain on track even under pressure.”

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Latest Read: Digital Wellbeing

Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI by Caitlin Krause.

Digital Wellbeing: Empowering Connection with Wonder and Imagination in the Age of AI by Caitlin Krause

Caitlin holds a MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. She is the Founder of Mindwise and teaches courses on digital wellbeing, technology, and storytelling at Stanford University. She has also advised Google, LinkedIn, the US State Department on leadership and experience design.

Instead of viewing technology as the typical “necessary evil” to avoid where possible, Caitlin conveys a position that digital tools can be amazing resources for human growth when implemented with positive intention.

Digital Wellbeing presents readers with the innovative notion that technology needs alignment and enrichment. Caitlin shares the idea of a “Digital Wonder” suggesting that in the age of Artificial Intelligence that we all have an opportunity to use technology to expand both inner and outer connections. There is a unique view that we leverage the new advancements in technology to bolsert our humanity.

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Latest Read: The Innovator’s Solution

The Innovator’s Solution, with a New Foreword: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor.

The Innovator’s Solution, with a New Foreword: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor

Clayton holds a BS in economics from Brigham Young University. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and spent two years studying applied econometrics at Oxford University. He also holds a MBA and PhD in Business Administration from Harvard University. Michael holds an BA in Philosophy from Harvard, an MBA from Western University in London, Ontario Canada, and a DBA from Harvard.

Even in the age of AI’s disruption, as noted by Rudyard Kipling, “Funny how the new things are the old things.” Time and again, I frequently find lessons so well presented, they can easily be adapted to other fields or circumstances. At its core, AI is fundamentally about using technology to create new value as every organization is seeking new growth channels regardless of marketplace.

In our new AI-driven era, Rudyard Kipling’s words ring true: “Funny how the new things are the old things.” As I read books from various fields, I continually encounter well-crafted lessons that, while seemingly fresh, often serve as bridges connecting insights from one field or event to another.

Clayton Christensen’s simply amazing 1997 bestseller, The Innovator’s Dilemma, introduced readers to the groundbreaking idea of disruptive innovation. He demonstrated how even respected companies and organizations can do everything right and yet still lose market leadership.

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