Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic \u2018Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes\u2019, by Sunita SahIn Defy, Sunita Sah dissects why we are all so conditioned to be obedient and how it can be a corrosive force. While we like to believe we will stand firm in the face of wrongdoing, more often than not we hesitate, freeze or fail to act in line with our values.\u00a0Defiance is not our default \u2014 it is the exception, she says. Sah, a professor and organisational psychologist, uses case studies, such as corporate whistleblowers, and examples from her own life, to highlight how and why rebellion is discouraged and the consequences of compliance at all costs. Her research finds that pressure from others, failing to understand exactly what compliance and defiance are, and not knowing how to act once we decide to defy are reasons why individuals hit roadblocks. She also recognises the risks and disproportionate consequences marginalised groups face when taking action.\u00a0Sah challenges the assumption that defiance must be dramatic or \u201csuperhuman\u201d. Instead, quieter acts of resistance \u2014 saying no when we mean it, and speaking up when it matters \u2014 can have a profound impact. \u201cIt isn\u2019t only for the brave, or the extraordinary: it\u2019s available, and necessary, for all of us,\u201d she says. Anjli Raval\u2018Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication,\u2019 by Andrew BrodskyAndrew Brodsky\u2019s life-long immune deficiency as a result of the treatment he received for leukaemia as a teenager means he is a natural expert in virtual communication, having had to frequently keep himself at a distance. This gives him a nuanced understanding, rather than a binary bad or good, that dominates so much debate over remote versus in-person interactions. Early in this book, he illustrates a scenario. A doctor breaks bad news to a child. Our natural instincts are that such life-shattering information should be in person. But what if the family don\u2019t receive dire news in a sterile and unfriendly hospital setting, Brodsky asks. \u201cThey don\u2019t have to leave the comfort of their house, which is especially convenient since the child is so nauseous and dizzy he can\u2019t even walk to the car.\u201d After the difficult call ends there\u2019s no need to converse with front office staff about health insurance details. The family come to terms with a life-altering diagnosis without having to interact with strangers or deal with logistical hassles, in the privacy of their own home.This thoughtful take highlights the trade-offs involved in communication, meaning in some cases, texts or emails are preferable. In the book, Brodsky tackles such thorny issues as whether to switch your camera on, professional use of emojis, tackling communication overwhelm and that perennial question: \u201cCould this meeting have been an email?\u201dThis is not a retread of the increasingly heated debate over the benefits of remote versus office working. Rather, it is a recognition that wherever you work \u2014 from builders on a construction site, to doctors in a hospital \u2014 there is likely to be some form of communication via phone, or computer. His framework Ping, which stands for the far less snappy perspective taking, initiative, non-verbal and goals, is a thought-provoking guide to these tools. It will only become more important as artificial intelligence accelerates its grip on the workplace. Emma Jacobs\u2018Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion\u2019, by Barry LamThe arc of human history bends towards injustice. Or, Barry Lam argues, towards rules so inflexible they end up being unjust.The suggestion that more rules makes life less fair is a little perverse, but in this punchy treatise, Lam makes the case elegantly. Tracing the evolution of legalistic thinking from ancient China through modern-day bureaucracy, he argues that as organisations have become more complex, they have relied on more and more byzantine rules. That leaves less room for individual discretion. Although that may make rules more consistent, it doesn\u2019t make them fair.Lam illustrates this point with several lively anecdotes that pose difficult questions. Should a champion stock-car driver obey the same speed limits as the average citizen? Should a domestic abuser be arrested if it makes his girlfriend\u2019s life worse? In each scenario Lam shows the letter of the law may guide less well than its spirit.Unfortunately, he believes legalism will get worse with the injection of AI: algorithms are the ultimate rule-based decision makers. The book ends with proposals to avoid this hyper-pedantic future, including more evidence-based decision making, or flexibility for rule enforcers. Many are sensible, but would probably be a nightmare to implement \u2014 an irony the author would doubtless recognise. Mischa Frankl-Duval\u2018The Insider\u2019s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft\u2019, by Dean Carignan and JoAnn Garbin All the innovators the authors interviewed for this guide demonstrated what they call \u201cserious joy\u201d in the challenge. That is good news, because reading about how they innovated is pretty hard work. To be fair, \u201cMicrosofties\u201d Carignan and Garbin do not expect all readers to plough from start to finish through this guide, which shares \u201cfor the first time\u201d a Rubik\u2019s Cube-like key to innovation called the Pasteur-Pisano Innovation Configuration. Readers should take the authors\u2019 advice and dip into the seven case studies the book provides, or explore the four patterns that they discerned there.Some insights are worthwhile and shed some light on Microsoft culture. For instance, while it is accepted wisdom that breakthroughs can emerge from unauthorised or unorthodox side-hustles, the book emphasises the need to secure and sustain executive support for projects.The story of the Xbox, probably the book\u2019s most compelling case study, recounts how the team managed to rebuild gamers\u2019 trust after the failure of the Xbox One launch. The most frustrating examples relate to AI and Microsoft\u2019s evolving use of OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT, which \u2014 if it lives up to its promise \u2014 seems quite likely to upend the whole innovative process, Pasteur-Pisano Configuration included. Andrew Hill\u2018Who Needs College Anymore? Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won\u2019t Matter\u2019, by Kathleen deLaskiAre the boom years of higher education coming to an end? Kathleen deLaski thinks so \u2014 at least so far as traditional college is concerned. This provocative book imagines a future where the four-year degree is no longer the primary gateway for a career. A \u201cnew age is dawning\u201d, deLaski argues: in the next decade or so, we will be entering a \u201cskills first\u201d period. College could be replaced by a more varied menu: apprenticeships, work experience, short courses and boot camps, perhaps collated on Amazon-style platforms and presented in ever-evolving \u201cskills wallets\u201d. Traditional universities will have to adapt.DeLaski is a well-versed guide to this new world: she founded the Education Design Lab, which supports work-focused innovation at colleges. The book is dense with case studies \u2014 including her own varied career \u2014 and interviews with educators, employers and learners. It is, however, focused on college as a route to getting a job. Those who see higher education as having a more nuanced primary role \u2014 personal and social development, learning for its own sake, and research, for example \u2014 might be frustrated with the limited mention these are given in the book.Still, serious thinking of how to reform college is badly needed. It too often burdens people with debt, while failing to equip them with skills they need and excluding non-traditional \u2014 or \u201cnew majority\u201d \u2014 students. Enrolment is dropping in the US and AI is upending learning. This is thought-provoking reading for anyone with an interest in what might come next. Bethan Staton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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