25 Influential Voices for Us Over Our 25 Years

As part of our 25th celebration and reflection, we put together a list of our top 25 influencers and their resources:

1. Teresa M. Amabile

   • Book: The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
   • HBR Article: “The Power of Small Wins”
   • WiseTalk episode: Clearing the Way for Progress

2. Jeanne Liedtka

   • Book: Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Toolkit for Managers
   • WiseTalk episode: Designing for Growth

3. Bill Burnett

   • Book: Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life
   • WiseTalk episode: Why Design Matters

4. Steve Cadigan

   • Book: Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of Covid-19 to Create a Better Model of Working
   • WiseTalk episode: Creating a Better Model of Work for the Post-Covid Future
   • Other talks at stevecadigan.com

5. Robert Cialdini

   • Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
   • HBR Article: “Harnessing the Science of Persuasion”

6. Joshua Cooper Ramo

   • Book: Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It
   • Book: The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

7. Janet Crawford & Wendy Palmer

   • Book: Leadership Embodiment: How the Way We Sit and Stand Can Change the Way We Think and Speak
   • Resources and courses: leadershipembodiment.com
   • WiseTalk episode with Janet: The Neuroscience of Creating Intelligent Workplaces
   • WiseTalk episode with Wendy: Conscious Embodiment

8. Nancy Duarte

   • Book: DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story
   • HBR Article: “Good Leadership Is About Communicating Why”

9. James Flaherty

   • Book: Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
   • Resources and courses: newventureswest.com

10. Fernando Flores

    • Book: Understanding Computers and Cognition, A New Foundation for Design

11. Lucy Freedman & Lisa Marshall

    • Book: Smart Work: The Syntax Guide for Mutual Understanding

12. Daniel Goleman

    • Book: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
    • HBR Article: “Leadership That Gets Results”

13. Geert Hofstede

    • Book: Cultures and Organizations: The Software of the Mind

14. Martin Lanik

    • Book: The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead–in Just Minutes a Day
    • WiseTalk episode: The Leader Habit

15. Ginger Lapid-Bogda

    • Book: What Type of Leader are You?: Using the Enneagram System to Identify and Grow Your Leadership Strengths and Achieve Maximum Success

16. Charlene Li

    • Book: The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail
    • Book: Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
    • WiseTalk episode: Social Media and Open Leadership

17. Roger Martin

    • Book: The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
    • WiseTalk episode: Your Business Re-Designed

18. Gareth Morgan

    • Book: Images of Organizations
    • Summary blog post from NOBL: “How 8 Organizational Metaphors Impact Leadership”

19. Satya Nadella

    • HBR Interview series on “The New World of Work”
    • Inc. Article: “Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, Says This 1 Trait Is More Important than Talent or Experience”

20. Thich Nhat Hanh

    • Book: You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
    • Book: Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices

21. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker & Lauren Wadsworth

    • Book: Did That Just Happen? Beyond “Diversity”―Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations
    • WiseTalk episode: Leading Inclusively in Hybrid 

22. Daniel Pink

    • Book: To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

23. Tony Schwartz

    • Book: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
    • HBR Article: “The Making of a Corporate Athlete”
    • HBR Article: “Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time”

24. Bonnie St. John

    • Book: Micro-Resilience, Minor Shifts for Major Boosts in Focus, Drive, and Energy
    • WiseTalk episode: High-Performance Resilience

25. Liz Wiseman

    • Book: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
    • Book: Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work
    • WiseTalk episode: Capturing Rookie Smarts