Buy the Book. Give and Take by Adam M. Grant Ph.D. - Penguin Books USA. Five Minds for the Future. Five Minds for the Future outlines the specific cognitive abilities that will be sought and cultivated by leaders in the years ahead.
These include: The Disciplinary Mind: the mastery of major schools of thought, including science, mathematics, and history, and of at least one professional craft.The Synthesizing Mind: the ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others.The Creating Mind: the capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions, and phenomena.The Respectful Mind: awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and human groups.The Ethical Mind: fulfillment of one’s responsibilities as a worker and as a citizen. Gardner draws from a wealth of diverse examples to illuminate these ideas, designed to inspire lifelong learning and also to provide valuable insights for those charged with training and developing organizational leaders. Like this: Like Loading... Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School: John Medina: 9780979777745: Amazon.com.