{"id":23640,"date":"2018-07-30T16:47:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/?p=23640"},"modified":"2019-08-02T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T13:24:15","slug":"digital-leaders-share-their-top-summer-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digileaders.com\/digital-leaders-share-their-top-summer-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Leaders share their top summer reads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year we ask our advisors, renowned experts and other digital leaders to share their top reads for the summer break.<\/p>\n

We have published the first nine books from Emma McGuigan<\/a>, Jacqueline de Rojas<\/a> and Chris Yiu<\/a>. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing more books worth picking up on wherever you are taking a well-earned break.<\/p>\n

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Tony Blair<\/h4>\n

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Tony Blair, Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change and former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is reading ‘Thank You for Being Late<\/strong>‘, by Tom Freidman.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sherry Coutu<\/h4>\n

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Sherry Coutu, Executive Chair of the Board, Founders4Schools and Non-Executive Director, London Stock Exchange, suggests ‘Atlas Shrugged<\/strong>‘, by Ayn Rand.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Paul Van Zyl<\/h4>\n

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Paul Van Zyl, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at The Conduit, recommends ‘Anatomy of a Miracle<\/strong>‘, by Patti Waldmeir<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Matt Hancock<\/h4>\n

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Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is reading ‘Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success<\/strong>‘, by Matthew Syed.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Liam Maxwell<\/h4>\n

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National Technology Adviser for HM Government, Liam Maxwell’s choice for summer reading is ‘Content Design<\/strong>‘, by Sarah Richards<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Emily Ackroyd and Hazel Hobbs<\/h4>\n

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Emily Ackroyd and Hazel Hobbs, Joint Directors of Strategy & Engagement at the Government Digital Service and Members of the Digital Leaders Advisory Board, recommend ‘Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World<\/strong>‘, by Jennifer Palmieri.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Emily and Hazel also recommended:<\/h5>\n

The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Daniel Susskind and Richard Susskind<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Simon Sinek<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Stephen Bungay<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Rachel Neaman<\/h4>\n

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Rachel Neaman, Digital Leaders Advisory Board Member, chose ‘Digital Dominance: The Power of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple’<\/strong>, edited by Martin Moore and Damian Tambini<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel also recommended:<\/h5>\n

Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Adam Greenfield<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Emma McGuigan<\/h4>\n

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Emma McGuigan, Group Technology Officer for Accenture Digital, chose ‘Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI’<\/strong>, by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James (Jim) Wilson.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jacqueline de Rojas<\/h4>\n

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Chair of Digital Leaders, Jacqueline de Rojas’ choice for summer reading is ‘Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy<\/strong>‘, by Pippa Malmgrem<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Jacqueline also recommended:<\/h5>\n

Happiness for Humans<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>P. Z. Reizin<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Why Mummy Swears<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Gill Sims<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

(Pre-order) The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Chris Lewis & Dr Pippa Malmgren<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Number One Chinese Restaurant<\/a>
\n<\/b>Lillian Li<\/i><\/p>\n

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Chris Yiu<\/h4>\n

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Chris Yiu, Senior Policy Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, is recommending ‘Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age<\/strong>‘, by Nicolas Colin.<\/p>\n

Buy Book <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris also recommended:<\/h5>\n

Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/a>Eric Glen Weyl and Eric Posner<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The People Vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It<\/a>
\n<\/b>Yascha Mounk<\/i><\/p>\n

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