If you know where business is headed in the future, you can make smarter decisions in the present. You can implement forward-thinking policies at work, for example, or you can pursue a job at a new company or in an entirely new industry.

The question, of course, is how to see the future of business. And fortunately, the nine excellent books below combine grounded realism with imaginative possibility to paint a surprising and deeply compelling portrait of tomorrow.

Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence

By Matt Mayberry

An essential roadmap to organizational transformation, Culture Is the Way will earn a place on the bookshelves of managers, executives, and other business leaders seeking to improve the performance of their team members.

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For Matt Mayberry, former Indiana football head coach Terry Hoeppner’s 18-year-old message retains the power of a punch.

Or, if you prefer, a Nostradamus-like prediction.

“When you’re done playing football, you’ll be more successful outside the game than you ever were playing it.”

It might lack Field of Dreams’ build-it-and-he-will-come cinematic impact, but it’s helped propel Mayberry, a former Indiana linebacker, to best-selling author status with his just published Culture is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence, as well as help establish the foundation for his successful speaking and consulting business.

“You find something that you’re so passionate about that it sets your soul on fire,” Mayberry says. “You learn the way forward.”

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I set out to write Culture Is the Way with the intention of making a compelling case that workplace and team culture are more than just a nice thing to have; it’s a major competitive advantage. I also wanted to convey the underlying meaning of culture, which is that it encompasses more than just fluff or a kind gesture to make others happy. One of the prevalent misunderstandings pertaining to culture revolves around how it’s defined and perceived. If culture is viewed solely as a means to satisfy or make others happy, the chances of creating a thriving and world-class culture are greatly reduced.

The DNA of an organization is its culture. It functions as the heart and soul. In its purest form, culture is behavior at scale. It is a big mistake to create a list of core values and then believe that posting those values on the website or in the office will help build culture. When those same values become behavioral standards, the process of building and then cascading culture begins.

Although this book is primarily aimed at leaders and people managers, I am convinced that anyone, regardless of role, can significantly improve their career by understanding culture and how to cultivate it. Not to mention, who doesn’t want to come to work every day and enjoy where they work and the people they work with? Leaders and people managers play an important role in the creation and development of culture, but every team member can help improve it.

I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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By Panio Gianopoulos | Source

I’m pleased to share what I consider the most promising, must-read nonfiction titles scheduled for release in February of 2023. These titles make up our first group of nominees for Season 21 of the Next Big Idea Club.

All nominated books will be shared with our Next Big Idea Club curators—Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink—who will narrow the list down to a handful of finalists and, ultimately, two official season selections.

Authors will also be invited to create a “Book Bite”, a 15-minute audio self-recording that features 5 key insights from their book. It’s kind of like chatting with a stranger at a party—only that person just happened to write a fascinating nonfiction book!

And now, the February 2023 titles are…

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