SEPTEMBER: What to read?

Angelica Sundström, Digital Creative Student at Hyper Island, recommends an article in Harvard Business Review, ‘How to Prepare for a GenAI Future You Can’t Predict’, written by none other than many people’s favorite tech futurist Amy Webb exploring how people and AI can and need to co-exist in today’s modern workforce. 

If you’re curious to see more from Amy Webb – this is her SXSW session where she launched her annual Emerging Tech Trends report.

Olga Ten Gatter, working as a Data Analyst at Swedbank and one of our members is currently reading Getting Along – How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) by Amy Gallo. The preview gives us reason to believe it’s a solid choice: “Full of relatable, sometimes cringe-worthy examples, the latest behavioral science research, and practical advice you can use right now, Getting Along is an indispensable guide to navigating your toughest relationships at work–and building interpersonal resilience in the process.”

“I just read Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez again, it was first released in 2019 but it is still relevant and I would highly recommend it as it puts light on the need for more women in tech in order to close data gaps hindering our society to develop equally”, our member Anna Ekehäll, Customer Success Manager at Waybler told us.

We have also noticed that former CEO of both Microsoft Sweden and Telia and front figure in the tech industry Helene Barnekow‘s book, Re:Start, about values-based leadership in a changing world is now available in english too! Find it on Kindle or Apple Books.

Beata Padlo, freelancing Agile Coach and Facilitator, recommends the book X-teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate, and Succeed by Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman – a book from 2007 that sure has relevance to this day: “Based on years of research examining teams across many industries, Ancona and Bresman show that traditional team models are falling short, and that what’s needed–and what works–is a new brand of team that emphasizes external outreach to stakeholders, extensive ties, expandable tiers, and flexible membership.”