{"id":2632,"date":"2022-02-09T15:09:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smharter.com\/blog\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:09:20","slug":"a-collection-of-videos-books-people-to-watch-for-modern-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smharter.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/09\/a-collection-of-videos-books-people-to-watch-for-modern-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"A collection of videos + books + people to watch for modern leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Videos & People <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gary Hamel<\/strong> is a business thinker. He has been on the faculty of the London Business School for more than 30 years.
In this video Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment<\/a> (15 mins) he explores the Why and How management and ways of working have evolved and are evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richard Sheridan<\/strong> is CEO and co-founder of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc.
In this video Joy, Inc.<\/a> (20 mins) he talks about the people side of the modern ways of working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Seely Brown<\/strong> is a researcher who specializes in organizational studies.
In this video Sense-Making in our Post AlphaGo World<\/a> (45 mins) he provides a compelling explanation of the dynamics that turn an organisation from a quiet river into whitewater, and what is needed to navigate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stanley McChrystal<\/strong> is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the mid-2000s. Leadership courses teacher and Author of the best seller Team of Teams. On Organizing to Win in a Complex World<\/a> (56 mins)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Marquet<\/strong> is a retired United States Navy captain and the author of Turn the Ship Around.
In these short videos #1 Lead with intent <\/a>(3 mins), #2 The Ladder of Leadership<\/a> (2 mins), #3 How to Level Up with the Ladder of Leadership<\/a> (2 mins), he introduces the practice of Intent-based leadership for leaders that want to make their managers\/leadership team more proactive and autonomous in solving problems.
And in these two short videos, he articulates the characteristics of the two types of work we usually do at work: Red Work Blue Work<\/a> (2 mins), Increase The Blue Work<\/a> (2 mins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henrik Kniberg<\/strong> created this short and insightful animation that provides an example of several aspects of Agile ways of working: Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell<\/a> (15 mins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gary Hamel again<\/strong>: Another insightful video from Gary Hamel is Why (in the context of transformations) Change Management is an Oxymoron<\/a> (12 mins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books & People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In terms of the books, here are some good suggestions:
– Summer reading list for the (to be) reformed-manager<\/a>
– Summer reading list for the (to be) reformed leader<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would add to the list these two books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Stephen Denning<\/strong>
Title: Radical Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Stanley Allen McChrystal<\/strong>
Title: Team of Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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