Education, work, finance & impact
The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results
By Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist and co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
Hachette Book Group · 2023
The geek way of management delivers excellent performance while offering employees a work environment that features high levels of autonomy and empowerment. In what Eric Schmidt calls a "handbook for disruptors," "The Geek Way" reveals a new way to get big things done. It will change the way readers think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give them the insight and tools to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation.
From Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.
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