50 Books from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders You Should Read in 2025

The greatest untapped asset in an enterprise today is the ingenuity of its people. Dive into a future of work where technology empowers everyone to be a creator and builder with All Hands on Tech: The Citizen Revolution in Business Technology. This pivotal book offers a comprehensive look into the role of citizen developers―business domain experts who are driving IT-enabled innovation using technology previously reserved for professional technologists.

This TinyTechGuide offers valuable insights and practical recommendations on constructing a business case, calculating ROI, exploring real-life applications, and considering ethical implications. Crucially, it introduces five LLM patterns—author, retriever, extractor, agent, and experimental—to effectively implement GenAI systems within an organization.

In Keep Breathing, Dr. Kate Truitt, a renowned psychologist, applied neuroscientist, and trauma expert, shares her story of unimaginable loss, trauma, and, ultimately, healing. Faced with the sudden, gut-wrenching death of her fiancé just one week before their wedding day, Kate found her world shattered, catapulting her into a deep void of profound grief, trauma, shock, and guilt.

In Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, technologist, strategist, keynote speaker, and award-winning author Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, draws on his experience of leading initiatives that drive innovation and business transformation to deliver the empowering message that this is the time to change the world for the better. And that change starts with you.

Renowned thought leader on business strategy and innovation Steve Dennis argues that most business transformations are doomed to fail due to two fundamental reasons: their leaders don’t aim high enough, delivering mostly incremental changes rather than something truly remarkable, and they move far too slowly to keep up with the pace of disruption.

The culmination of 30 years of management consulting and leadership coaching, this collection of tried-and-true tips will make you a better leader when you work to make them yours. Unlike other leadership coaching books, this is not a guide to help coaches improve their skills but to help leaders improve by folding coaching techniques into their leadership approach.

Imagine waking up each day with a clear mission, free from self-doubt, and armed with the skills to lead and thrive in any situation. In Passion Struck, John R. Miles provides a compelling roadmap to elevate your life from ordinary to extraordinary. Passion Struck introduces a methodology centered around mindset and behavior shifts, the psychology of progress, deliberate action, and intrinsic motivation.

Pricing is a key priority of every company globally, as both customers and businesses grapple with ever more challenging economic conditions. Pricing Decoded is an authoritative but easy-to-read guide to support the transition to robust pricing to drive profitability. Renowned pricing experts Danilo Zatta and Maciej Kraus show organizations how to boost profitability and build a competitive advantage, transforming the way to set and manage prices.

Gigatrends offers a roadmap for navigating six of the most disruptive trends shaping the future. Humanity stands at the precipice of a remarkable new era in global history filled with both immense opportunities and daunting challenges. Gigatrends examines how six disruptive trends can be harnessed to create new social, economic, and organizational solutions that will usher in the promise of a human-centered future for billions of people.

www.amazon.com | February 20, 2024 | Book | Thomas Koulopoulos

In the fast-evolving digital landscape, managed services have emerged as a transformative force for businesses of all sizes. “Beyond I.T. – Transforming Business with Managed Services” is a comprehensive resource designed to equip C-suite executives, board members, managers, owners of SMEs, and nonprofits with the knowledge and strategies needed to leverage managed services effectively.

Barnaby Wynter has been developing his acclaimed Brand Bucket(R) marketing approach for over 20 years, helping his clients around the world to consistently turn potential customers into long-term customers. The approach turned out to be so successful that it has since been rolled out and applied to over 470 businesses and organisations worldwide.

Welcome to the world of AI agents – a world where machines make decisions, adapt, learn, and act autonomously. “AI Agents: A Complete Guide For The Complete Beginner” is your gateway to understanding this transformative technology without the need for advanced technical knowledge. Whether you’re a professional curious about the AI revolution, a student exploring AI as a career, or just someone fascinated by the digital minds shaping our future, this book offers a clear, accessible path to understanding AI agents.

In today’s fast-paced business world, true leadership isn’t just about driving results—it’s about the impact you have on your team, your culture, and your organization. In The Mirror Effect: What You See Is How You Lead, leadership expert and executive consultant Valentina Kordi reveals the cognitive and behavioral practices that help leaders not only navigate challenges but thrive while inspiring their teams to do the same.

“NOW AND NEW” presents a solution. To succeed, companies must build a bridge connecting current operations with future opportunities and master four learnable skills. Developed with insights from over 100 corporate practitioners and academic experts, the Lean Scaleup framework has been validated through many real-life projects, proving its effectiveness.

Are YOU ready for AutoCulture 2.0? The automotive world is more than a century old, but the leadership model that got us here will not take us more than a few years into the future. While the entire industry is laser-focused on product transformation right now, as we embrace the move from the internal combustion engine to battery electric vehicles (BEVs), we risk neglecting the cultural transformation necessary to make the shift.

Gravitas: Timeless Skills to Communicate with Confidence and Build Trust 

What does the word ‘gravitas’ mean today? In the world of ancient Rome, it was the manner of trust and respect cultivated by capable, strong leadership. In Gravitas: Timeless Skills to Communicate with Confidence and Build Trust, communications expert Louise Mahler shows how this ancient virtue can help you rethink modern communication and transform your presence and impact as a leader today.

The future is coming, and fast. Will it bring us a world of war or peace, abundance or misery, autocracy or democracy? World renowned futurist and educator Langdon Morris offers this detailed and fascinating exploration of the next ten critical years for humanity, and answers these essential questions to help you prepare for the coming turbulence.

Generative AI is alround us. But which tool, which method really works for us in sales?
In “Selling Smarter, Not Harder: The Generative AI Playbook for Sales Excellence,” Tim Cortinovis, recently named Thought Leader 100 Artificial Intelligence, takes you on a transformative journey into the heart of AI-driven sales.

Efficiency is more than a buzzword—it’s the key to thriving in today’s demanding workplace. Finding 12 Minutes: Unlocking Efficiency with Generative AI provides a practical, approachable guide to leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, Jasper, and Otter.ai to save time, streamline workflows, and enhance creativity. In this book, Frank Lazaro introduces the 12-minute principle: a simple, actionable strategy to reclaim just 12 minutes daily—leading to an hour a week and over 40 hours a year.

Intelligent Money: our future is where we do not think about money, as our money thinks for us. WHO cares about the money of the future? WHY should I care about the money of the future? These questions, and more, are addressed in depth in Intelligent Money. As money becomes digital, it will revolutionise everything.

In Be Hopeful, Be Strong, Be Brave, Be Curious: How Coaching Can Help You Get Out Of Your Own Way and Create A Meaningful Life, veteran coach Ruth Pearce delivers an incisive set of strategies designed to help you celebrate your wins and focus on the positives in your life. In this “portable life coach,” you’ll learn how to look at problems, challenges, and uncertainties in a way that can lead to deeper meaning in your professional and personal life.

Discover the transformative power of employee engagement and unleash the true potential of your workforce with “The Engagement Blueprint: Building a Culture of Commitment and Performance.” In this groundbreaking guide, renowned talent management expert, Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, provides a comprehensive roadmap for leaders and managers to create a workplace culture that fosters commitment, motivation, and high performance.

Applied Data Science Using PySpark

This comprehensive guide, featuring hand-picked examples of daily use cases, will walk you through the end-to-end predictive model-building cycle using the latest techniques and industry tricks. In Chapters 1, 2, and 3, we will begin by setting up the environment and covering the basics of PySpark, focusing on data manipulation.

This book is a practical guide for anyone curious about machine learning and AI, regardless of programming experience. Whether you’re a professional, a business leader, or a student, it provides hands-on examples and expert guidance to learn the fundamentals of machine learning and AI. Discover how to implement data science solutions using no-code tools, explore the machine learning development lifecycle, and leverage the Momentum platform for effective data engineering and AI applications.

The Internet of Things is poised to change our lives forever. Technically speaking, it is a system of interconnected data processing devices, digital machines, “intelligent” objects or living beings that are provided with a unique identifier and can transmit data over a network without the need for human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

Time does not equal money. Money does not equal status. Status does not equal happy relationships. Relationships do not equal peace of mind. Yet, together, they equal a happier, wealthier, more fulfilled, and more meaningful life. Alla Adam is a lean startup and VC coach, negotiator, investor, and author who has been successfully future-proofing humans across the globe since 2003. Time. Money. Status. Relationships. Peace of Mind. is a collection of Alla’s wisdom and expertise from two decades of working with the world’s most successful humans.

www.amazon.com | June 12, 2024 | Book | Alla Adam

In the ever-changing world of business, innovators frequently encounter resistance. Hearing ‘NO’ from superiors, investors, and colleagues can be very discouraging. But there’s hope! In his groundbreaking new book, renowned author Gijs van Wulfen offers practical tools to overcome these barriers. Whether you are a visionary, entrepreneur, or trendsetter, this book provides clear strategies to gain the support of managers, investors, and customers, transforming your innovative ideas into reality.

In an era where sustainability is no longer optional, “Green PMO – Leading the Sustainable Project Revolution” is an essential guide for project managers. This book isn’t just timely; it’s a call to arms, one I’ve been passionate about for years, as echoed in my Harvard Business Review articles. It emphasizes project managers’ critical role in embedding sustainability into the very fabric of their organizations.

Do you want to make a difference at the right time, for the right reasons? The Team Player inspires you to go from being just a member of the team, to being a highly effective team player through highly effective leadership. Everyone throughout the world can influence another person, so therefore everybody throughout the world can lead. It’s not just the people in leadership positions. This book will teach you how to become a leader within your team.

The business world is experiencing yet another transformation, in this case relating to the movement of people and things. The electric aerial vehicle revolution is about to transform personal and business travel, transportation, logistics, and supply chains in a new world of advanced air mobility (AAM). This electric flying phenomenon is inventing personal aerial travel, flying taxis, new first responder capabilities, and self-flying vehicles, enabling millions of consumers around the world to take to the skies just as they adopted road travel decades ago.

For the first time, a roadmap is presented, which offers you a system for using “simple solutions to solve complex problems,” a secret sauce for turning failure into success. Courage to Leap & Lead: A Roadmap for Redefining Failure into Success is written to help you develop the skills and mindset that set courageous leaders apart.

Forget rigid methods and one-size-fits-all solutions. “Madness Behind the Method” empowers you to cultivate a thriving “workplace garden.” Learn how to blend teaching, coaching, and mentoring, each illuminated by “bringing it home” sections with practical workplace applications. Glimpse into the Whisperwood through captivating allegorical vignettes that bring the concepts to life.

A selection of key articles from veteran infosec thought-leader and Corix Partners Founder JC Gaillard, an essential handbook for all leaders around cybersecurity and a compendium of good advice, looking beyond the technology horizon, into corporate organization, management, governance, and the real dynamics of security transformation.

In Fu*k Them Turtles, Frank Lazaro delivers a bold and thought-provoking exploration of personal and professional growth. This book dives deep into the concept of “the illusion of impact,” where superficial actions are often mistaken for meaningful change. Using the metaphor of paper straws and turtles, Lazaro illustrates how token gestures without systemic backing achieve little, urging readers to focus on actions that truly matter.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has marked a pivotal shift in how businesses operate, innovate, and compete. “The A-Z of Generative AI – A Guide to Leveraging AI for Business” is not a technical manual filled with jargon; instead, it’s a comprehensive guide designed specifically for non-technical readers.

The Art and Science of Organizational Leadership provides actionable frameworks to help build high-performing, resilient cultures in today’s uncertain business landscape. As globalization, technology and industry disruptions upend the status quo at an unprecedented rate, the most successful leaders cultivate flexibility to adapt.

www.amazon.com | August 21, 2024 | Book | Jonathan H. Westover, PhD

Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs) enable marketers to create more engaging digital experiences on mobile and desktop devices, and form a core part of a brand’s marketing technology infrastructure. While customers interact with brands on a multitude of channels, an organization’s website and the platform that powers that site are still a critical hub in a brand’s customer experience. This is one of the reasons a DXP is so important.

This book distills St-Denis’ extensive leadership experience into actionable strategies to empower leaders at all levels to create environments where everyone can thrive. It is an essential guide that redefines modern leadership, showing you how to cultivate an engaged, highly collaborative workforce built on mutual respect, trust and empowerment to deliver results. A Caring Leader develops and empowers people while getting the job done.

Imagine a future where transactions are secure, ownership records are transparent, and buying a house or commercial property feels as streamlined as ordering pizza. Not quite pizza-speed yet, but you get the drift. This book is your one-stop guide to understand how blockchain can transform property ownership, transactions, and management. With clear explanations and real-world examples, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to navigate this exciting new frontier.

In the ever-evolving business landscape, true agility is no longer a luxury – it’s a necessity. Yet many organizations struggle to realize the full potential of agile methodologies. In “Agile Rx,” experienced agile leader Daniel Silverman offers a fresh, prescriptive guide to successful agile transformation. Discover the seven critical mistakes agile leaders often make and learn actionable strategies to course-correct.

Imagine a future where every human being has access to the combined knowledge of the world, where each of us can leverage artificial intelligence as naturally as we breathe. “Homo Automaticus” is your guidebook to this future, a panorama of possibilities where AI is not a distant sci-fi plot but the paintbrush of modern human potential.

The AI Lead: Overcoming Data Drag to Accelerate Digital Dominance is more than just an artificial intelligence book-it’s your ultimate roadmap to mastering the digital revolution. In today’s fast-paced world, where AI technologies are shaping the future of business, leaders face a critical challenge: how to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence while navigating complex data landscapes.

As AI continues to evolve, it is increasingly important for businesses to make informed decisions about how to use AI to drive success and growth. This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of AI and its applications in business, making it the ideal resource for business managers and leaders looking to stay ahead of the curve.

Schools and systems face unprecedented challenges such as falling attendance, recruitment and retention issues, the validity of external monitoring of schools and the advent of artificial intelligence. In The Awkward Questions in Education, Al Kingsley, tackles the tough, often avoided, issues plaguing the sector today.