Rebel Ideas

By Matthew Syed,

Book cover of Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking

Book description

'I like listening to people who know things that I don't,' Gareth Southgate told me. 'That's how you learn.'

Former Olympian and best-selling author Matthew Syed is one of the advisors Gareth Southgate engaged from outside football in order to find new ways of working as a team. In Rebel…

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2 authors picked Rebel Ideas as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A book that clearly depicts why it is so important to include diverse minds with diverse ideas. If you have a tough challenge, the best solutions will arise when you discuss these with those who might disagree.

The best example that the author provides is the CIA before 9/11. The intelligence service was mainly acquiring males with a Caucasian background who were not able to correctly interpret the danger signals from terrorists with an Islamic background.

If there is a crisis to solve, do not just select the top 5 experts in the world to solve the problem since they…

“I’m tired of all the focus on diversity…I just want to hire the best person for the job.” You’ve all heard leaders who talk this way…but they will never build teams that reach their fullest potential with this sort of thinking. Syed helps us all understand the science behind why diverse teams repeatedly outperform homogeneous teams, and why building your team with diversity in mind will help your company achieve better results. You’ll never look at diversity the same way again.  

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