Stanford UniversityStanford Professors: Impact, Equity and Risks
Stanford business professors reveal their go-to books on impact, equity, and risk—the reads that shape how leaders think.
1. Impact
Ideas that shape how we lead, persuade, and live with purpose.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Nobel laureate's landmark on the two systems of thought.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Bestseller on intuition and rapid cognition.
Rhetoric
Timeless foundation of persuasion and communication.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
Candid, witty lessons on success through failure.
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Inspiring portrait of Paul Farmer's fight for global health.
The Road to Character
A call to build moral depth over résumé success.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The definitive guide to the psychology of persuasion.
The Person and the Situation
Classic exploration of how context drives human behavior.
2. Equity
Works that confront inequality, identity, and shared prosperity.
This time is different
Sweeping history of recurring financial crises.
Americanah
Acclaimed novel of race, migration, and identity.
Scaling Up Excellence
Practical playbook for spreading excellence across organizations.
3. Risk
Understanding uncertainty, creativity, and the choices that shape the future.
