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What Matters Next A Leader’s Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That’s Moving Too Fast

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Year: 2025
Language: en
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781394296422
ISBN-10: 1394296428
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What Matters Next: A Leader’s Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That’s Moving Too Fast by Kate O’Neill, published by John Wiley & Sons on January 29, 2025, spans 272 pages and is written in English. This book presents a roadmap for achieving business growth and innovation through the strategic use of emerging technologies, emphasizing a human-centric approach that benefits both organizations and society. O’Neill draws on her extensive experience with notable organizations to provide insights into ethical considerations and practical applications for effective leadership.

Readers will find guidance on making informed strategic decisions, aligning organizational values and resources, and understanding the relationship between human knowledge and machine intelligence. The content focuses on ensuring that digital transformation efforts are framed in human terms, making it relevant for business leaders and individuals interested in the intersection of technology and humanity. What Matters Next aims to equip readers with the tools necessary to navigate a rapidly changing technological landscape while fostering positive change.


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THINKERS 50 TOP 10 BEST NEW MANAGEMENT BOOKS 2025

INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST

Harness emerging technologies for business success while putting the human first

In What Matters Next: A Leader’s Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That’s Moving Too Fast, renowned author and consultant Kate O’Neill delivers a roadmap to achieve business growth, transformation, and innovation through the use of emerging technologies—but crucially, in a human-centric manner that benefits both business and humanity. Drawing on her experience working with organizations like Google, Yale, and the United Nations, O’Neill offers a unique blend of strategic guidance, ethical considerations, and practical application to help organizations not just survive, but thrive through bold and empathetic leadership.

In this book, readers will learn about:

  • Making better strategic decisions by moving from questions, to insights, to “Bankable Foresights”
  • Creating a model that aligns focus, purpose, values, and resources across an organization
  • Understanding the intersection and potential harmony of human knowledge and machine intelligence
  • Ensuring digital transformation and innovation efforts frame the future in human terms

What Matters Next is an essential read for all business leaders and individuals interested in the impact of emerging technology on business and humanity and seeking to effect positive change for the benefit of all.

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