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Economist Best Books of the Year
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'A handbook for disruptors' - Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google

Learn how the 'geek' mindset is revolutionizing the corporate world by breaking all the rules to transform business culture, leadership, and personal successes.

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1 author picked The Geek Way as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I was drawn to this book because it strips away many of the rituals leaders mistake for rigor.

As I read it, I kept thinking about how often organizations slow themselves down by overvaluing certainty, seniority, or process when what they actually need is better learning. This book stayed with me because it shows that leadership today is less about directing people and more about shaping how teams think, experiment, and collaborate.

I often revisit it when leaders want to move faster without sacrificing quality, because it makes clear that the real constraint is rarely technology; it’s how decisions are…

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