Yearly for the final 26 years, Forrester has convened its Board of Purchasers — a bunch of purchasers (pic to the left) who advise us on our technique, new merchandise, and analysis agenda. These conferences have had extraordinary influence on our voyage, serving to us to repeatedly enhance and to fulfill the excessive requirements of the businesses we serve.
The present board consists of executives from CITGO, Prudential, NOAA, Financial institution of America, SAP, and different longtime purchasers — a implausible group!
One in every of our traditions is to share books and different media suggestions. Listed here are this yr’s “picks” from the Board:
Books:
Gradual Productiveness, Cal Newport
Crew of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Outlive, Peter Attia
Construct the Life You Need, Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
My Beloved Monster, Caleb Carr
A Soldier of the Nice Struggle, Mark Helprin
The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel
Podcasts:
Acquired
Enterprise Wars
Dolly Parton’s America
60 Songs That Clarify the ’90s
SmartLess
The Moth
TV sequence:
Unhealthy Monkey
The Restore Store
Drops of God
Solely Murders within the Constructing