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“Faisal Hoque is an entrepreneur and thought leader known for his dedication to enabling sustainable and transformational changes. His contributions [to the world of strategic management] epitomize the innovative spirit that defines excellence in strategy and leadership.”

About Me
I
am a student of life, entrepreneurship, and humanity. As a child, I lived through war and famine. In college, I worked as a graveyard shift janitor where I was introduced to mindfulness. A serial entrepreneur since the early 90s, I have been traveling the world of innovation, cutting edge technology, and global businesses. My more than two decades of research and practice stems from exploring the intersection of humanity, business, and technology. I am grateful to leading companies, government agencies, and academic institutions across the globe for leveraging my work.
I hold a strong belief that it is through knowledge sharing that we may provide the greatest clarity on how to improve our collective future. As a globetrotter, I am passionate about nature, people, culture, music, and design, and I loves to cook.
I am originally from Bangladesh. When I was in High School, I did a lot of reading that were written in Bengali, my native language. It is a derivative of Sanskrit. There were a lot of mindfulness, Buddhist, Sufi, and Hindu influences in what I was reading. Many years later, when I was in Japan for the first time, I took a detour; and traveled through various parts of the country that tourists just don’t visit. I ended up at a Buddhist Monastery and it triggered a profound internal transformation.

Latest Books
Exploring the Intersection of Humanity, Business, and Technology.
Book proceeds are pledged to multiple myeloma cancer research and other charities.
Acclaim 
Dr. Leslie Willcocks
“An insightful, well written book on innovation. The authors have done well to capture stories of innovation across the board—from Fortune 500 to Social Enterprises. ”
Dr. Leslie Willcocks
Professor of Technology Work and Globalization, London School of Economics
Jason L. Baptiste
“Everything Connects provides you with a beginner’s mind, helping you to see your company free of misleading preconceptions.”
Jason L. Baptiste
Founder of Onswipe and Author of The Ultralight Startup
Larry English
“Modern businesses must navigate an unprecedented pace of change. And it’s just going to keep accelerating – exponential innovations in technology mean we will likely see more change in the next 10 years than in the past 100. Look no further than ChatGPT shocking the world at the end of 2022. Any company that wants to survive must master digital transformation. With REINVENT, Faisal Hoque gives leaders a blueprint to guide them in the momentous but necessary task of making transformation a core business competency—including how leaders need to overhaul their own mindsets and behaviors.”
Larry English
President at Centric Consulting, Forbes Contributor
Center for Creative Leadership
“One conversation with Faisal Hoque and you understand why his new book – Everything Connects is powerful.”
Center for Creative Leadership
Alain Hunkins
“In his compelling new book, Faisal Hoque gives a much-needed LIFT to leaders who want to stay on the forefront of change, and not be left behind.”
Alain Hunkins
CEO Hunkins Leadership Group author of Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders
Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews
“There is so much in this book to like, and the possibilities are far-reaching…. If you want to be this kind of new leader, or if the idea excites you for the great changes it could bring, LIFT: Fostering the Leader in You Amid Revolutionary Global Change by Faisal Hoque is a must-read.”
Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews
Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D.
“This book outlines the challenges we face in the modern world and how leaders will need to address them.”
Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D.
Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, Kravis Leadership Institute
LIFT – Reader Views
“Succinct, well researched, cohesively laid out, and a strong call to action, LIFT brings readers purpose and tools to address the changes occurring globally which will impact us all for decades to come.”
Reader Views
Jacques Bughin
“Digital natives are often disruptors- but when it comes to traditional firms, the issue is more complex, we called it digital reinvention in our article 2017 in MIT Sloan Management Review.
Faisal Hoque not only chooses the term for his new book title, but he also eloquently helps debug one core myth about tech. That is, that tech replaces everything, from replacing intermediaries by platforms, automating workers’ tasks, to recommending what you watch on TikTok. What tech does not replace is management leadership to help augment an organization with technology, and in a way that companies become stronger, or reinvented with technologies.
The author also provides a solid framework (LIFTS) that leaders would be wise to follow to thrive in the future.”
Jacques Bughin
CEO Machaon Advisory
Retired Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company
Senior Advisor UN, Antler, Fortino Capital
and University Professor
KIRKUS REVIEWS
“A discussion of organizational transformation that goes beyond quick fixes. In clear and fast-paced prose, REINVENT describes the seismic changes represented by things like digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning—always stressing that such developments are inevitable and potentially hugely valuable but also complex.”
KIRKUS REVIEWS
Adam Grant
“Philosophy, business, and history come together in Everything Connects …. leadership, creativity, innovation, and sustainability.
With takeaways for large global companies and small startups, this book examines what leaders can learn from Eastern wisdom, Da Vinci, and contemporary psychology.”
Adam Grant
Professor at Wharton
One of the World’s 10 Most Influential Management Thinkers
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, and Give and Take
Subir Chowdhury
“Reinvention is a decidedly challenging undertaking. Faisal Hoque’s REINVENT offers an easy to follow, comprehensive playbook that companies and organizations can avoid the reinvention pitfalls that so many experience. Read this timely book, let it guide you and your chances of success are significantly strengthened.”
Subir Chowdhury
Thinkers 50’s “50 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World”
Chairman and CEO
ASI Consulting Group, LLC
Bestselling Author of The Difference: When Good Enough Isn’t Enough
READERS’ FAVORITE
“Hoque is not only a writer who understands business but one who understands people, and it’s the partnership of mindset and framework that really sells this incredible book.”
READERS’ FAVORITE
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
“Everything Connects is as much about business as it is about life.”
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
New York Times Best Selling Author & the #1 Leadership Thinker in the World (Thinker’s 50/HBR)
FOREWARD CLARION
“REINVENT is a forward-looking, informative business guide that details the essentials of digital transformations.”
FOREWARD CLARION
Dr. Vijay Govindarajan
“Everything Connects shows why sustainable innovation begins with you–yes, you.”
Dr. Vijay Govindarajan
Professor, Tuck at Dartmouth &
Author of New York Times & WSJ Best Seller Reverse Innovation
Nilofer Merchant
“If the industrial era was about building, the social era is about connecting. Everything Connects is a guide to–and a celebration of–that connecting process.”
Nilofer Merchant
Bestselling Author of 11 Rules for Creating Value in The Social Era
Erik Nelson
“In LIFT, Faisal Hoque offers innovative steps for transformational leadership that demonstrates how empathy is a crucial aspect in inspiring higher levels of organizational effectiveness.”
Erik Nelson
Senior Vice President, CACI International, Inc.
Fortune/CNN Money
“Management guru, Faisal Hoque, explains how “mindfulness” can transform your business.”
Fortune/CNN Money
Can (John) Uslay, Ph.D.
“It is no secret that most new products fail. Reinvention is key for long term success but efforts to reinvent fail even more. With his latest book, Faisal Hoque makes a convincing case for trying anyway, and more importantly also offers the blueprint, examples, and best practices to succeed. A highly recommended read for your transformation journey!”
Can (John) Uslay, Ph.D.
Vice-Dean, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
Professor of Marketing, Rutgers Business School
Fast Company
“The focus on mindfulness in Everything Connects sets it apart to traditional type-A thinking.”
Fast Company
Carol A. Poore, Ph.D.
“Author Faisal Hoque draws from his deep knowledge and research to show how business digital transformation is not an option – it’s a requirement driven by humans to enhance both employee and customer experiences. Building on this human element, REINVENT reassures readers that through a process of shared learning, investigation, review, and managing technology and business as ‘one,’ digital transformation can continually evolve to focus on an organization’s most important priorities – and not become a static, panacea-solution doomed to fail!”
Carol A. Poore, Ph.D.
Author of Leadership in the Metaverse, and Community Building, and Strategic Impact
John Baldoni
“Amid the tumult of change we are experiencing comes LIFT by Faisal Hoque. The book diagnoses what’s going wrong and provides insights into what leaders can do to improve the situation for all of us.”
John Baldoni
Executive Coach, Global Guru/Leadership, author of 15 books, including Grace Notes: Leading in an Upside-Down World
Vivek Wadhwa
“With exponentially advancing technologies and COVID-type viruses, companies are going to have to adapt or perish. Faisal Hoque’s book, REINVENT brilliantly illustrates how businesses can change their mindsets, attitudes, and assumptions about how they operate and thrive in the midst of change; it is an approachable guide to the art of business reinvention. Faisal explains complex concepts in a way that most people will be able to understand.”
Vivek Wadhwa
Award-wining Academic, Entrepreneur, and Author
Former Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School, Carnegie Mellon School of Engineering, and Emory University
Author of five best-selling books, including From Incremental to Exponential, and Community Building, and Strategic Impact
Shamim Mohammad
“REINVENT is a timely playbook for leaders serious about positioning their organizations to successfully compete in the turbulent post-COVID economy. This latest book from Faisal Hoque is a valuable resource filled with powerful examples, deep insights and practical advices. Leaders who can reinvent their organizations not only will succeed but will also thrive in these challenging times. Reinvention is not a destination, it’s a journey.
Organizations must reinvent by incorporating the digital mindset, embracing highly collaborative leadership style, and creating an innovative culture with empowered workforce. REINVENT is a mandatory reading for those navigating this challenging, essential and rewarding journey.”
Shamim Mohammad
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer, CarMax
Independent member of board of directors, UNFI
Daniel Burrus
“If you are a leader driving business transformation, REINVENT is a must read! Leaders who assume they understand the ramifications of technological change often focus on a select few silo issues. With REINVENT, Faisal Hoque points out that there’s so much more involved—from leadership itself to the value of understanding what the workforce of tomorrow is going to demand in the workplace. Read this book today!”
Daniel Burrus
New York Times bestselling author of Flash Foresight and The Anticipatory Organization.
READER VIEWS
“REINVENT is conclusively a five-star business resource… It brims with well-matched case studies that bring the how-to’s to life, making it a trustable and practical title.”
READER VIEWS
Entrepreneur
“Provides true framework”
Entrepreneur
Anandhi Bharadwaj
“REINVENT is important and relevant reading for both established and new business leaders. Faisal Hoque shows how organizations can realize the promise inherent in new technologies without making the same mistakes that have dogged large transformation efforts in the past. The importance of the book lies in the author’s ability to show readers how technology-driven change requires new mindsets and new approaches. It lays out a roadmap for how to succeed with digital transformations.”
Anandhi Bharadwaj
Vice Dean for Faculty & Research
Goizueta Endowed Chair in E-Commerce
Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management
Atti Riazi
“A digital transformation ideally changes everything a company thinks and does—but often fails to achieve this end, wasting considerable sums in the process. Faisal Hoque’s invaluable book REINVENT shows how such holistic change is especially necessary ever since the pandemic completely upended corporate assumptions about its customers and employees. Faisal Hoque warns us against viewing technology as a savior able to correct everything wrong with an organization. This is a book I will consult again and again.”
Atti Riazi
Senior Vice President and CIO, Hearst; Former Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, United Nations
BOOKLIFE by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Illuminating guide to digital transformation for business leaders. In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, Hoque shares hard-won advice for forward-looking business leaders in a time of change, especially those managing digital transformations.”
BOOKLIFE by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Frank Sonnenberg
“Brilliant! Everything Connects helps connect the dots in ways you’ve never imagined. It’s full of powerful and useful ideas on how to unleash innovation in your organization.”
Frank Sonnenberg
Best-Selling Author, Managing with a Conscience,
Top 100 Thought Leaders in America
Dr. Krishna Palepu
“At some point, every business leader will struggle with the management topics outlined in The Power of Convergence. How they think about these issues, more importantly, how they make the right decisions regarding them is critical to the success of their organization.”
Dr. Krishna Palepu
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean for International Development, Harvard Business School
Jennifer Eggers
“Leadership is no longer an exclusive role held by few, as discussed in Lift, but instead is a position that requires compassionate flexibility, collaboration, and confidence. With constant societal, environmental, and professional changes in our world, transactional leadership just won’t cut it anymore.”
Jennifer Eggers
Founder and president of LeaderShift Insights Inc. and author of the International Best Seller, Resilience: It’s Not About Bouncing Back
Francoise Contreras PhD.
“An inspiring book that helps us to be aware of the huge world changes and our role as leaders in different contexts.”
Francoise Contreras PhD.
Profesor de la Universidad del Rosario.
Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg
“Bravo, Faisal Hoque, for going beyond leadership theory and expertly providing actionable steps for the aspiring leader.”
Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg
Professor of Leadership, IMD Business School and author of Battle Mind: How to Navigate in Chaos and Perform Under Pressure
Booklife by Publishers Weekly
“With much practical advice, point-illustrating sidebars, and real-world examples, LIFT urges forward-thinking innovation.”
Booklife by Publishers Weekly
G. Shawn Hunter
“Our children, and their children, may one day ask about these times, ‘What were you thinking? What were you doing?’ If you are asking yourself, What can I do?’ this book is for you. Faisal Hoque gives us clarity, purpose, direction – and hope.”
G. Shawn Hunter
CEO of Mindscaling, and author of Small Acts of Leadership
Hap Klopp
“In my world you either ‘learn to ski or get swept away by the avalanche.’ The avalanche in business is change – massive and coming faster and faster. As Faisal Hoque points out in REINVENT, the answer is more than adopting new digital tools – it requires changing the entire mindset of the organization to use those tools and learn how to deal with the ever changing world.”
Hap Klopp
Author and Founder of The North Face
Foreword
“Provides the tools to nurture emotional intelligence and collaborative skills.”
Foreword Clarion
Entrepreneur
“Provides true framework.”
Entrepreneur
Dr. Oleg Konovalov
“I highly recommend LIFT to all leaders aiming to enhance their leadership capacity for growth and crafting their own lives embracing a brighter future for others.”
Dr. Oleg Konovalov
One of the top global leaders on leadership, author of The Vision Code, the da Vinci of visionary leadership
Professor Muhammed Yunus
“By marrying the power of creativity and innovation, there is very little we can’t accomplish. Everything Connects shows where and how this is happening and inspires us to join in this new era.”
Professor Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Laureate & Founder of Grameen Bank
Vint Cerf
“In e-Enterprise, the author explores the rich and rapidly evolving landscape of electronic business–a journey well worth taking.”
Vint Cerf
Widely known as a “Father of the Internet”
Kate O’Neill
“Many books on digital transformation already feel dated; after all, most organizations have already made a big digitization push and have realized that their need for reinvention is ongoing. What Faisal Hoque has done with REINVENT is to acknowledge that transformation is more than digital or data; it is a wholesale cultural reinvention of the organization and its mission, along with its inner and outer relationships. What’s more, it is ongoing and iterative. Faisal’s expert guidance throughout the book is like having a trusted advisor at your side the whole way.”
Kate O’Neill
Thinkers 50’s “2020 Thinkers50 Radar”, “Power Leader in Technology”
Founder & Chief Tech Humanist, KO Insights
Author of A Future So Bright, and Tech Humanist
Dr. Eric J. Holsapple
“Technology is more than a fad or a requirement of business, Faisal Hoque highlights in REINVENT, mastering technology is essential to mastering business period, and is directly related to business performance. It’s no longer possible to simply “get by”, thriving with technology is essential to thriving in business today. REINVENT is an essential guide to not only mastering technology, but to mastering business in the 21st Century.”
Dr. Eric J. Holsapple
Entrepreneur and author of Profit with Presence