Edward D. Hess
Né(e): October 28, 1947 – Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Edward D. Hess is a business scholar and professor emeritus at UVA Darden whose work centers on growth, innovation, learning cultures, and high-performance organizations. He wrote Hyper-Learning, Learn or Die, Humility Is the New Smart, and Smart Growth, and has authored 13 books, 150-plus articles, and more than 60 Darden cases.
Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur
Edward D. Hess’s path began in a small town in rural Georgia in the 1950s, where he grew up as the son of a father who had fled Nazi Germany and a mother from Massachusetts. Books and football became early forces in his life: his mother cultivated a deep reading habit, and a high-school football coach helped launch him toward college and even his first published article. At the University of Florida, he moved from an unsuccessful start in pre-med into math and educational psychology, graduated magna cum laude, and then pivoted again by entering the University of Virginia for law and later earning an LL.M. from New York University. ((https://www.edhess.org/my-story/part-1))
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"Ed Hess is doing some of the most interesting and important work in management today and his newest book, Learn or Die, is already my personal favorite"
— Jeanne Liedtka
"Hess does the great service of examining the processes of both organizational and individual learning"
— Choice
"Hess & Ludwig offer insights that are perceptive, provocative, and powerful!"
— Robert F. Bruner
"In Learn or Die Ed Hess knits an impressive fabric of insights from widely disparate strands of thought, experience, research, and real cases"
— Robert Bruner
"Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig show how to develop abilities that machines don't have so we can thrive in this Smart Machine Age"
— Foreword Reviews
"Hess & Ludwig offer revolutionary approaches to self management along with innovative and insightful leadership platforms for the Smart Machine Age"
— Jeanette K. Winters
"Fortunately, there's Learn or Die by Ed Hess, who explains the "why" and "how" better than anybody"
— Andy Fleming
"Hess & Ludwig show us how to make the life-affirming choice"
— Jeanne Liedtka
"Hess & Ludwig crush it in Humility Is the New Smart"
— Pamela R. Moran
Cree par des anciens de Columbia University a San Francisco
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
Cree par des anciens de Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
