Every year for the last 26 years, Forrester has convened its Board of Clients — a group of clients (pic to the left) who advise us on our strategy, new products, and research agenda. These meetings have had extraordinary impact on our voyage, helping us to continually improve and to meet the high standards of the companies we serve.

The current board includes executives from CITGO, Prudential, NOAA, Bank of America, SAP, and other longtime clients — a fantastic group!

One of our traditions is to share books and other media recommendations. Here are this year’s “picks” from the Board:

Books:

Slow Productivity, Cal Newport

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin

Outlive, Peter Attia

Build the Life You Want, Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

My Beloved Monster, Caleb Carr

A Soldier of the Great War, Mark Helprin

The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel

 

Podcasts:

Acquired

Business Wars

Dolly Parton’s America

60 Songs That Explain the ’90s

SmartLess

The Moth

 

TV series:

Bad Monkey

The Repair Shop

Drops of God

Only Murders in the Building