Tapan Kumar Das, 38, is a serial entrepreneur who seems to thrive on starting innovation-driven businesses. A chartered accountant and an IIM Ahmedabad grad, he’s been part of start-ups such…

by John Knights What are the key thoughts of your book ‘Leadership Assessment for Talent Development’? First of all, the world is changing fast – especially society, communications and technology-…

By Sangeeta Mansur sangeetamansur@gmail.com Charles Handy’s famous question “what’s a company for?” has triggered deep reflection in the last few decades. Mark Goyder’s ‘Living Tomorrow’s Company: Rediscovering The Human Purposes…

The Innovator’s Solution By Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor Harvard Business Review Press; 2013 An innovation classic, from Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Clay Christensen’s work continues to underpin…

The Everything Store Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon By Brad Stone Little, Brown and Company, 2013 “The Everything Store is a revelatory read for everyone – those selling…

Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal By Nick Bilton Hodder & Stoughton, 2013 In 2005, Odeo was a struggling podcasting start-up founded by free-range hacker…

Confidence By Tomas Chamorro Hudson Street Press, 2013 Millions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in Confidence, personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows us that high confidence makes…

Rogerson’s Book of Numbers: The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World By Barnaby Rogerson Profile Books, 2013 Rogerson’s Book of Numbers is a…