PODCAST:Working It
TITLE:What was the best business book of 2023?
DATE:2023-12-05 00:00:00
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Title: "Working It" Podcast - Best Business Book of 2023 Date: December 5, 2023 Run Time: 16 minutes
- The Financial Times and Schroeder's Business Book of the Year award is a prestigious accolade in the world of business writing.
- Past winners covered various topics, including the Theranos collapse, gender discrimination, and financial crisis investment strategies.
- The winner for 2023 was announced at a London awards ceremony.
- The judging panel, chaired by Rula Halaf, editor of the Financial Times, and including Andrew Hill, FT's senior business writer, selects the winner.
- Rula Halaf's favorite part of the process is reading the books, which keeps her informed about business ideas and books of the year.
- She also enjoys the discussions, which can get competitive, and her role is to steer discussions towards consensus.
- Amy Edmondson, one of the shortlisted authors, wrote a book about failure, emphasizing the importance of thinking about failure in a healthier, more productive way.
- Readers' feedback on her book has been positive, helping them see their lives, jobs, and leadership roles differently.
- Ed Conway wrote a book about the world from an unfamiliar perspective, aiming to change the way readers perceive it.
- Siddharth Kara's book, "Cobalt Red," sheds light on the working conditions of cobalt miners and their stories.
- Mustafa Salehman's book, "The Coming Wave," predicts the future of AI and synthetic biology, emphasizing potential consequences for society.
- Readers appreciated Salehman's willingness to discuss potential downsides of AI.
- The judges look for well-written business books with compelling narratives, which may include stories of people.
- Themes that emerged in 2023 included minerals and materials, with two shortlisted titles focused on natural resources.
- Amy Edmondson won the award for her book, "Right Kind of Wrong," which clarifies different types of failures and their implications.
- She distinguishes between basic failures (single-caused), complex failures (multi-caused), and intelligent failures (thoughtful forays into new territory).
- Embracing failure is a mixed message, as it depends on context and the type of failure.
- The book highlights the role of failure in success and aims to help people have smarter failures.
Overall, the podcast discusses the prestigious Business Book of the Year award, the judging process, and interviews with some of the shortlisted authors who cover diverse business topics, including failure, natural resources, and AI. Amy Edmondson's book on failure was the winner, emphasizing the importance of understanding different types of failures for personal and professional growth.
