<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Credential Edge: AI Advantage: Reading Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[The books our board and the career experts that we trust most recommend, with honest notes on why each one is worth your time.]]></description><link>https://www.thecredentialedge.com/s/reading-room</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WATa!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb1716b4-22be-4a32-9939-6268ac2230a0_1024x1024.png</url><title>Credential Edge: AI Advantage: Reading Room</title><link>https://www.thecredentialedge.com/s/reading-room</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thecredentialedge.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[MBA Standards Board]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[credentialedge@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[credentialedge@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Credential Edge: AI Advantage]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Credential Edge: AI Advantage]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[credentialedge@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[credentialedge@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Credential Edge: AI Advantage]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[From Our Board, Books Worth Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our MBA Standards Board&#8482; and Leaders Forum&#8482; board members are practitioners, researchers, and leaders across many fields.]]></description><link>https://www.thecredentialedge.com/p/from-our-board-books-worth-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thecredentialedge.com/p/from-our-board-books-worth-reading</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Credential Edge: AI Advantage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:25:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Our MBA Standards Board&#8482; and Leaders Forum&#8482; board members are practitioners, researchers, and leaders across many fields. Several are authors too. Here are their books, on careers, leadership, wellbeing, and more.</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:230719,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://credentialedge.substack.com/i/223263786?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LC7a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb11a4689-b22e-4e58-96aa-419cdaca94aa_1500x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image buttonBase-GK1x3M"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon-noB79L"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image buttonBase-GK1x3M"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2 icon-noB79L"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h4>Stellar Leadership by Dr. Avis D. Dickey</h4><p>Avis makes the case that leadership isn&#8217;t only for the C-suite. Drawing on research and real cases, she gives leaders at every level practical tools for building trust, resilience and inclusive cultures, including in hybrid workplaces and with AI.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Stellar+Leadership+Avis+Dickey">Find it on Amazon</a></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thecredentialedge.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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Westover</h4><p>Jonathan, a five-time best-selling author, shows how to build high-performing cultures through people and innovation.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Art+and+Science+of+Organizational+Leadership+Westover">Find it on Amazon</a></p><p></p><h4>Humans Not Headcounts by Josef Stetter</h4><p>Inspired by Josef&#8217;s TEDx talk, this book is about reclaiming work, worth and culture in the age of AI. It&#8217;s a call to lead people as people, not as numbers on a spreadsheet.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Humans-NOT-Headcounts-Reclaiming-culture/dp/B0H8K88MLQ/">Find it on Amazon</a></p><p></p><h4>Strong Mind by Dr. Toby Brooks and Wil Fleming</h4><p>A guide to focus, confidence and resilience for weightlifters. Its lessons on performing under pressure apply well beyond the gym. Toby also wrote <em>Season of Change</em>, the story of a small coal-mining town and its baseball team beating the odds.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Strong+Mind+Toby+Brooks+Wil+Fleming">Find Strong Mind on Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Season+of+Change+Toby+Brooks">Find Season of Change on Amazon</a></p><p></p><h4>Sprint Recruiting and The FutHRist by Trent Cotton</h4><p><em>Sprint Recruiting</em> applies agile methods to recruiting, helping talent teams work faster and smarter. It&#8217;s also useful for job seekers who want to understand the other side of the table. His newer book, <em>The FutHRist</em>, lays out five mindsets HR professionals need for the future of work.<br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sprint+Recruiting+Trent+Cotton">Find Sprint Recruiting on Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+FutHRist+Trent+Cotton">Find The FutHRist on Amazon</a></p><h4></h4><h4></h4><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thecredentialedge.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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