READING NOW — OCTOBER 2026
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Erin Meyer
Fostering Teams
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer helps leaders navigate cultural differences in communication, decision-making, trust, and collaboration. Through practical frameworks and global examples, Meyer shows how understanding cultural nuances can improve leadership effectiveness and strengthen international teams.
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Coming up
The next three months. Full 2026 reading list below.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Will Guidara
Shows how exceptional hospitality, generosity, and service create loyalty, trust, and sustainable success.
OCTOBER 2026
Erin Meyer
Shows how understanding cultural differences strengthens leadership and global team collaboration.
NOVEMBER 2026
Clayton M. Christensen
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen explores why successful companies often fail when disruptive innovations emerge. Christensen demonstrates how established organizations can become trapped by past success and offers insights on recognizing disruption early and adapting before competitors reshape the market.
Full 2026 reading list
12 books. Curated for transformation practitioners. Africa, leadership, technology, culture, and change.
Jan (Done)
Screw It — Let’s Do It
Richard Branson
Feb (Done)
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
March (Done)
The Tao of Leadership
John Heider
April (Now)
New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World — and How to Make It Work for You
Jeremy Heimans & Henry Timms
May
Leading with the Heart / Coach K (biography & leadership lessons)
Mike Krzyzewski & Donald T. Phillips
June
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
John C. Maxwell
July
Africapitalism: Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa
Edward Nnadozie
August
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
September
Unreasonable Hospitality
Will Guidara
October
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Erin Meyer
November
The Innovator’s Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
December
Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market
Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga & Georges Desvaux
January 2027
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
Ethan Mollick
February 2027
Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
Joy Buolamwini
March 2027
Digital Kenya: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making
Bitange Ndemo & Tim Weiss (eds.)
April 2027
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant
May 2027
Code Dependent
Madhumita Murgia
June 2027
How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
Dambisa Moyo
July 2027
Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons
Julia Gillard & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
August 2027
The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Calm in the Digital World
Nandan Nilekani & Tanuj Bhojwani
September 2027
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference
Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor
October 2027
The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty
Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo & Karen Dillon
November 2027
The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
Amy C. Edmondson
