This is one of these rare books that do not belong in the bookcase。 Let me explain why。Josh Bersin， the world's renowned industry analyst and HR influencer （long before influencers were a hit） has been collecting， composing， analyzing and leading business stories for more than 30 years。 This book captures not only these stories， but also the "why" behind them。Proud owner of an advance reader copy signed from Josh himself， I keep this book on my desk at all times。 As an HR researcher and analyst， This is one of these rare books that do not belong in the bookcase。 Let me explain why。Josh Bersin， the world's renowned industry analyst and HR influencer （long before influencers were a hit） has been collecting， composing， analyzing and leading business stories for more than 30 years。 This book captures not only these stories， but also the "why" behind them。Proud owner of an advance reader copy signed from Josh himself， I keep this book on my desk at all times。 As an HR researcher and analyst， executive coach and working parenthood advocate， I frequently go back to re-read chapters， paragraphs and sections multiple times every week。 Based on the problem， project， or discussion at hand， there is no way I can't find inspiration and practical guidance in this book。 Therefore I am unable to put it back into the bookcase with the rest of the books: it's my absolute practitioner handbook。And if you are anywhere in the business （a C-level executive， an entrepreneur， a project manager， a leader， an HR professional， a coach or even a parent！） it should definitely become yours too。 The seven secrets are transferable to any occasion where there's humans interacting， and applicable to any opportunity that aspires to make lives better。 。。。more