1. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference By Malcolm Gladwell 2. Little Brown and Co., 2000 The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century By Paul Krugman W.W. Norton, 2003 3. Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading By Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linsky 4. Harvard Business School Press, 2002 Globalization and Its Discontents By Joseph E. Stiglitz W.W. Norton, 2002 5. Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America By Arianna Huffington Crown Publishing Group, 2003 6. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t By Jim Collins HarperBusiness, 2001 7. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization By Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 8. Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire By Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar Gotham Books, 2003 9. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies By Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras HarperBusiness, 2002 10. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done By Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Crown Business, 2002 Source: January 2003 through October 2003 data, compiled by WordsWorth Books, Cambridge, Mass. Related content case study How IT leaders use EV tech to fuel the transport revolution in Kenya Many African nations are starting to invest in electric vehicle (EV) transportation as a means to broaden access and help keep pace with global environmental initiatives. In Kenya, strides are being made despite industry and tech leaders grappling to By Vincent Matinde May 31, 2023 5 mins CIO CTO Emerging Technology feature How CIOs distill the most sought-after data skills From back-end engineers to data scientists and line-of-business experts, here’s the in-demand talent that all organizations need to turn a glut of information into game-changing insight. By Mark Samuels May 31, 2023 8 mins IT Skills Data Center IT Leadership interview Broadcom’s Andy Nallappan on what cloud success really looks like The CTO, CSO, and head of software engineering and operations knows firsthand that a successful move to the cloud is all about changing the culture and replacing on-prem’s sunk cost mentality with incentivized FinOps. By Martha Heller May 31, 2023 8 mins Technology Industry IT Strategy Cloud Computing feature Key IT initiatives reshape the CIO agenda While cloud, cybersecurity, and analytics remain top of mind for IT leaders, a shift toward delivering business value is altering how CIOs approach key priorities, pushing transformative projects to the next phase. By Mary Pratt May 30, 2023 10 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe