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Here's Cydcor's review of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman!
About Thinking, Fast and Slow: Thinking, Fast and Slow is written by Daniel Kahneman, a renowned psychologist and winner of the Noble Prize in Economics. This book is also the winner of the National Academy of Science Best Book Award in 2012. Kahneman takes us through a tour of the mind and explain the two systems that drive the way we think. He explains the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how our minds shape our judgments and decisions.
Why Cydcor recommends this book to future leaders: Thinking, Fast and Slow takes the reader on a very gentle tour during which he or she will see the pitfalls of inner workings of the mind. Kahneman's text is a very fluent page-turner, and without diving into deep and obscure details of academic journals, it gives a very good overview of one of the most important and radical research programs of the 20th century.
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Our favorite part: Kahneman introduces two mental systems: one is fast and the other slow. Together, they shape our impressions of the world around us and help us make choices. System 1 is largely unconscious and it makes snap judgments based upon our memory of similar events and our emotions. System 2 is painfully slow, and is the process by which we consciously check the facts and think carefully and rationally.
Here is Cydcor's review of Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success by Anthony D Williams and Don Tapscott.
About Radical Openness: The authors of Radical Openness, Anthony D. Williams and Don Tapscott, are thoughtful leaders on business, government and society, and speak on the technologies that can achieve new opportunities. They offer real world examples to show an application of their ideas and how to fulfill a vision.
The authors also speak on the importance of organizations embracing transparency with customers and society to foster trust. They also speak at length regarding innovation and successful companies that dissolve corporate boundaries.
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Why Cydcor recommends this book to future leaders: This is a good introductory read for anyone who is considering the implications of openness and transparency for either themselves or their organization. It also focuses on dynamic platforms to provide opportunities for people to collaborate with and contribute ideas to one another.
The book also speaks about digital technologies and how they reduce costs by allowing new ecosystems of companies and organizations to work together in a new way. Today, companies are able to tap into global talent pools via social media—something that was never so easily possible in the past.
Our favorite part: Tapscott and Williams offer example after example of how people are harnessing contemporary communication, consumer engagement and transparency tools.
Tapscott also acknowledged that there may still be proprietary information that needs to be protected, but increasingly companies default "toward an open position." They cited Ikea, which engages customers in co-designing its products.
“It's called 'prosumer.’ You turn your consumer into a producer, by engaging customers and providing them with information they need to produce."
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This is the eighth installment of our book reviews project designed to introduce you to books that Cydcor team members find especially valuable. This review is by Brianna, Cydcor Peoples Services and Field Recruiting Intern, and is the first review she has done for us.
Title: The Secret
Author: Rhonda Byrne
Why should you read this? It is so inspiring and shows how changing your thoughts can truly change your world!
My favorite part: Real life testimonials about people who have found success after reading The Secret.