[This Week's Books] 'Lead Like the Lunoe' and 5 More Titles

◆Lead Like the Analects=Lee Kang-jae, a classical scholar and professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Seoul National University, presents principles for rebuilding leadership that has lost its balance through the classic text "Analects," which has provided profound teachings to countless leaders over thousands of years despite many ups and downs. Through Confucius' teachings, which viewed an ideal society as one that "seeks harmony without blindly demanding uniformity," this book offers knowledge that serves as nourishment of wisdom for leaders aiming for integration by overcoming social issues such as discrimination, hatred, conflict, and disparity. It presents 44 key keywords centered on the core leadership themes of "execution," "vision," and "communication," proposing a leader with a strong inner self that is not easily shaken. The book is praised for modernizing Confucius' teachings, which gained attention during the chaotic Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. (Written by Lee Kang-jae · 21st Century Books)

◆The 1% Way of Thinking=The author, who has worked as a creativity consultant for world-renowned companies such as Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Disney, Sony, and Coca-Cola, introduces ways to boost ingenuity in everyday life. The author emphasizes that creativity is the core 1% that will lead the world, citing Johannes Kepler, who questioned the long-accepted circular orbit and proposed that planets follow elliptical orbits, and Steve Jobs, who led the digital era transition with the smartphone. Introducing twenty methods to foster creative thinking shifts, the author also strongly encourages becoming a wise fool. He advises becoming an "eccentric" or "unique person," like Alfred Sloan, former chairman of General Motors, who postponed agenda items when he sensed something was wrong just as unanimity was about to be reached. (Written by Roger von Oech · Heurum Publishing)

◆History and Science=This is a civilization critique book that examines the development process of human culture and civilization from ancient times through the Middle Ages to the present from an integrative perspective. While most previously published books on history and science have focused on the history of science and technology, this book explores the impact of science on human history. A humanities scholar and an engineer jointly outline 10,000 years of human history and analyze whether modern science will further advance or destroy human history. The two authors particularly express a critical view of Western-centric civilization theories. They argue that the prejudice that Eastern science lagged behind the West is due to different patterns, and they detail how advanced civilizations in China, India, and the Arab world were transmitted to Europe and influenced it. (Written by Han Heon-su and Lim Jong-gwon · Inmunseowon)

◆Issues Every Leader Will Encounter=Self-management is a very important factor for leaders. If a leader, who is responsible for managing not only themselves but also their employees, collapses, the organization can collapse as well. The author, a senior researcher at Samsung Global Research's Talent Management Research Lab, introduces 36 issues that every leader will encounter, covering basics of leadership, traditional issues such as motivation and performance improvement, and customized leadership. The book discusses leaders' sleep management, noting that lack of sleep is equivalent to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.1%, motivation that gives employees a sense of meaning in their work, and how to create a healthy organizational culture that forms the foundation for sustainable performance beyond short-term results. (Written by Ye Ji-eun · Samsung Global Research)

◆World History of Hegemony Through Ten Major Ethnic Groups=Dividing the world history stage into three large parts, this book examines the stories of ten major ethnic groups active in each historical arena. It explores the Iranian people who unified ancient civilizations around West Asia and the Mediterranean, the Arab people who established the Islamic world, and the Latin people who, once a regional power, dominated the entire Mediterranean. It looks at the Mongols, Turks, and Manchus who built great empires despite harsh environments in the Central Asian steppes, China, and India, which maintained agrarian society characteristics while integrating diverse ethnic groups. After the Age of Discovery, it introduces the Germanic peoples who gained maritime hegemony in Europe and the New World, and the Jewish people who grew using commercial skills and capital as weapons. The book conveys fascinating stories about historical events that determined the rise and fall of ethnic groups and their struggles for hegemony. (Written by Yazaki Masakatsu · Miraeui Chang)

◆Immunity=The author of this book is the founder of Kurzgesagt, a YouTube science channel with over 19 million subscribers and 2 billion cumulative views. Since its establishment in 2013, he has explained the complex world through science in an easy-to-understand way, and this time he focuses on "immunity." The immune system, which is second only to the human brain in complexity and one of the oldest, most important, and threatening life phenomena on Earth. It is essential for life extension but can also take life away. While the Ebola virus can kill within six days, the immune system can cause death within 15 minutes. This book explains the body's defense system, the immune system, through 45 infographic images. It introduces the stories of invasion, defense, strategy, defeat, and self-sacrifice that arise in the large and small battles that occur daily in our bodies in an easy-to-understand manner. (Written by Philipp Dettmer · Science Books)

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.