Thinkers50

We are all #AI immigrants now. In this new piece, Jayshree Seth, a #Thinkers50 Radar member, reframes how to think about AI not as a technical challenge, but as a mindset shift, offering a clear and grounded perspective on how to navigate what comes next. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eK9iSvX3

🟢 How do we develop and amplify talent through leadership? 🟢 Liz Wiseman’s prolific research on leadership styles and how to cultivate capabilities gets to the heart of this. At the 2026 #Thinkers50 London Summit, Liz joins our speaker lineup to share her expertise on driving organisational change through impactful leadership. With a perspective that blends thought leadership and real-world experience, Liz explores how leaders can create positive and profitable impact by magnifying those around them. Her ideas are captured in her bestselling books, 'Impact Players' and 'Multipliers', both featured on Thinkers50 Booklists. She is also the CEO of the leadership research and talent development firm The Wiseman Group, has been a fixture on the Thinkers50 Ranking since 2013, and is the recipient of our 2019 Leadership Award. ⏩ Join us on 2 November as we Fast Forward to a future where leadership makes talent flourish: https://lnkd.in/et3_7Scx #Thinkers50LondonSummit #FastForward #Business #Leadership #Talent #TalentDevelopment

📚 The nomination deadline for the #Thinkers50 Best New Management Booklist 2026 is fast approaching 📚 For us at Thinkers50, our annual booklist of the best new business books is an exciting time of learning what's to come. Every year, we receive an overwhelming number of book recommendations from all of you, reinforcing our belief that great leaders are also great readers. We're looking for books published in the past year that you believe have the potential to influence how we think about and practice business and management, and which excel in rigour, readability, and relevance. ⏳ Nominations close on Tuesday, 31 March, so if you still haven't nominated your must-reads, now is the time! ⌛️ Read more about criteria for eligibility and nominate now on our website*: https://lnkd.in/drP3eky6 We look forward to putting our reading glasses on! #Thinkers50Booklist #Business #Management *Note that we only consider nominations which have been submitted via the official form.

How can we fix our AI blindspots? In this IMD piece, our 2025 #Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award recipient and author of 'Artificial Integrity,' Hamilton Mann, examines the pitfalls that often stall or derail digital and AI transformations. He makes a clear distinction between efficiency and purposeful productivity, and outlines the mediating chain of cultural, cognitive, and systemic factors between them; poses concrete actions to steer clear of common AI landmines; and argues the importance of beneficial, human centred integration of AI, rather than using it as an amplifier of efficiency without any systemic social compass. Read the full piece here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaMcEi2P And learn more about Hamilton's work here: https://lnkd.in/d4_af_ZF #Thinkers50DigitalThinkingAward #AI #ArtificialIntegrity #DigitalTransformation

Nothing changes, if nothing changes. In our recent episode of #TheProvocateurs Podcast, Bel Group CEO, Cecile Beliot-Zind, argues the necessity of driving transformation in today’s challenging environment, even if that means you go first. In conversation with Deloitte’s Geoff Tuff and #Thinkers50 co-founder Des Dearlove, she speaks to the responsibility that businesses have to not only their consumers but also their providers; holding yourself accountable for sustainable innovation, operational practices, and strategic implementation even if it’s uncomfortable; and spearheading bold action even when the industry at large hasn’t caught up yet. You can find the full episode and transcript on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts, to learn more from Cécile: https://lnkd.in/eVGYiVkG #Deloitte #Leadership #Strategy #Sustainability #Transformation 

How do we learn to collaborate across boundaries so great ideas won’t crumble under flawed execution? 🤝 In their Harvard Business Review piece, Jason Wild, Emily Tedards, and Linda Hill explore why and where most innovations fail to scale, and how to change this. Drawing on the real-world examples illustrated in their recent book, ‘Genius at Scale,’ they propose a blueprint for the kind of leadership that is needed to make innovation flourish. They call for Bridgers, whose leadership becomes effective because it is rooted in both emotional and contextual intelligence and who can thus bridge the gaps between different ways of working. Learn more about driving impactful and lasting collaboration across boundaries here: https://lnkd.in/eh5UafDT #Thinkers50 #Leadership #Business #Collaboration #Innovation

How do we remain hopeful about the future and pass this hope on to the generations to follow? 🍀 We spoke with Lynda Gratton at the 2025 #Thinkers50 Awards Gala, after she was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award – about the lifetime of thought leadership that led to this recognition, and about the thinking to come. Reflecting upon her work and the importance of business and management thinking broadly, Lynda highlighted the many people who believe in making the world a better place and the energy this brings to the world. In her words, we can live great working lives by being thoughtful about who we are and what role work plays in our lives; by taking action in our current circumstances and making promises to our future selves. Learn more about Lynda’s enduring and valuable work here: https://lnkd.in/eB64d-Q #Thinkers50AwardsGala #Thinkers50LifetimeAchievementAward #Longevity #Business #Management #ThoughtLeadership 

🟢 It’s easy to talk about values. Making them real across a global business is something else. 🟢 Jesper Brodin has done exactly that. As CEO and President of Ingka Group | IKEA, he led one of the world’s largest retailers through a transformation that redefined how the business operates, makes decisions, and plans for the long-term. Few leaders have done this at that scale. At the 2026 #Thinkers50 London Summit, Jesper takes the stage to share what it really takes to lead when the stakes and complexity are high. Today, as Senior Advisor to the IKEA Foundation, Chair of The Earthshot Prize and The B Team, and Vice Chair of the United Nations Global Compact, he continues to shape how business is practiced globally. ⏩ Join us on 2 November as we Fast Forward to the future of business and leadership: https://lnkd.in/et3_7Scx #Thinkers50LondonSummit #FastForward #Business #Leadership

Is the world better because of your work? 🥇 At the 2025 #Thinkers50 Awards Gala, we spoke with Andrew Winston, after he and Paul Polman were announced as the #1 Ranked Thinkers for their trailblazing work in making business sustainable, regenerative, and ultimately net positive for the future to come. On behalf of both him and Paul, Andrew spoke about the major through-line of their work: How companies can, and should, profit and grow from solving the world’s problems, not from creating them. He also expressed the inspiration he felt from the passion at the event, where regeneration was top of the agenda, and the larger conversations to be had about the purpose of business and every individual’s purpose in business. Learn more about Andrew and Paul’s work here: https://lnkd.in/eSCJDtda #Thinkers50AwardsGala #Thinkers50Ranking #Sustainability #Regeneration #NetPositive

🟢 What will it take to build the collaborative, cross-sector leadership our world urgently needs? Leaders who can connect ideas, bring people together, and turn ambition into action. That’s why we’re so excited to have Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli joining us on stage at the 2026 #Thinkers50 London Summit. Ndidi’s work sits at the intersection of social innovation, agriculture, and entrepreneurship, with a clear focus on unlocking opportunity and driving meaningful change. As President and CEO of The ONE Campaign, and Founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers, her leadership has shaped impact across continents and communities. Recognised on the inaugural 2024 #Leaders50 list, she is a powerful voice in the future of leadership and one you won’t want to miss. ⏩ Join us on 2 November 2026 as we Fast Forward to what’s next in leadership: https://lnkd.in/et3_7Scx #Thinkers50LondonSummit #FastForward #Leadership #FutureOfLeadership #Business #SocialInnovation