25 Books like Key Performance Indicators

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

3.91

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators Summary

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators 97%

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

35 ratings

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

MBA in a Book

by Joel Kurtzman • 2009

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

3.40

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

MBA in a Book 95%

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

by Joel Kurtzman 2009

3.40

87 ratings

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Ultimate Question 2.0

by Fred Reichheld • 2011

One question measures genuine loyalty. Build a feedback system around it and outgrow your rivals.

3.87

1k+

🏆 Customer Loyalty 🔄 Customer Feedback Loops 📣 Word Of Mouth Growth 👥 Employee Engagement 📊 Data-Driven Management

The Ultimate Question 2.0 94%

One question measures genuine loyalty. Build a feedback system around it and outgrow your rivals.

by Fred Reichheld 2011

3.87

1k+ ratings

🏆 Customer Loyalty 🔄 Customer Feedback Loops 📣 Word Of Mouth Growth 👥 Employee Engagement 📊 Data-Driven Management

Balanced Scorecard

by Robert S. Kaplan • 1996

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

3.91

6k+

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

Balanced Scorecard 94%

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

by Robert S. Kaplan 1996

3.91

6k+ ratings

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated

by Ram Charan • 2017

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

3.88

3k+

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated Summary

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated 94%

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

by Ram Charan 2017

3.88

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

3.72

3k+

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

The Ten-Day MBA 94%

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

Levers

by Amos Schwartzfarb • 2021

Replace intuition with math: a founder's framework for building a predictable, repeatable business.

4.19

166

🕵️ Customer Discovery 🔄 Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🧮 Business Modeling 🔁 Repeatable Processes

Levers 94%

Replace intuition with math: a founder's framework for building a predictable, repeatable business.

by Amos Schwartzfarb 2021

4.19

166 ratings

🕵️ Customer Discovery 🔄 Lean Methodology 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🧮 Business Modeling 🔁 Repeatable Processes

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

by Gene Siciliano • 2003

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

3.76

340

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Summary

Finance for Non-Financial Managers 94%

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

by Gene Siciliano 2003

3.76

340 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data 94%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

by Karen Berman • 2008

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

4.20

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals Summary

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 94%

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.20

69 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Literacy for Managers

by Richard A. Lambert • 2012

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

3.59

148

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

Financial Literacy for Managers 94%

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

by Richard A. Lambert 2012

3.59

148 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

The 80/20 CEO

by Bill Canady • 2024

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

4.46

261

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

The 80/20 CEO 94%

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

by Bill Canady 2024

4.46

261 ratings

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

3.30

169

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

10 Instant MBA lessons 94%

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Michael Porter's Value Chain

by 50Minutes • 2015

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

3.66

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

Michael Porter's Value Chain 94%

Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.66

53 ratings

🏢 Strategic Management ⚙️ Operations Management 📊 Business Frameworks 🔧 Process Improvement 📍 Market Positioning

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers

by Harvard Business Review • 2018

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

3.86

383

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary

HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers 94%

The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.

by Harvard Business Review 2018

3.86

383 ratings

🧱 Data-Driven Management 📖 Data Literacy 🎯 Metric Selection 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Accounting for the Numberphobic

by Dawn Fotopulos • 2014

Three financial gauges show if your business lives or dies. No degree needed to read them.

4.33

302

🏪 Small Business Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 📚 Financial Literacy 🧑‍💼 Small Business Owners

Accounting for the Numberphobic 94%

Three financial gauges show if your business lives or dies. No degree needed to read them.

by Dawn Fotopulos 2014

4.33

302 ratings

🏪 Small Business Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💧 Cash Flow Management 📚 Financial Literacy 🧑‍💼 Small Business Owners

Customer Success

by Nick Mehta • 2016

Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.

4.00

1k+

🏪 Subscription Economy 🔒 Customer Retention 💻 Saas Strategy 📈 Product-Led Growth 📊 Metrics-Driven Management

Customer Success 94%

Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.

by Nick Mehta 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏪 Subscription Economy 🔒 Customer Retention 💻 Saas Strategy 📈 Product-Led Growth 📊 Metrics-Driven Management

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

The Personal MBA 94%

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

by Josh Kaufman

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

Best Practices for Operational Excellence

by Luca Dellanna • 2019

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

4.20

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement 📊 Performance Management ⚖️ Accountability

Best Practices for Operational Excellence Summary

Best Practices for Operational Excellence 94%

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

by Luca Dellanna 2019

4.20

20 ratings

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement 📊 Performance Management ⚖️ Accountability

Customer Relationship Management

by 50Minutes • 2017

How to segment, personalize, and measure your way to lower churn and higher customer lifetime value.

3.50

🎯 Customer-Centricity 🛎️ Customer Experience 📊 Data-Driven Marketing 🔄 Customer Retention 📡 Multichannel Marketing

Customer Relationship Management Summary

Customer Relationship Management 94%

How to segment, personalize, and measure your way to lower churn and higher customer lifetime value.

by 50Minutes 2017

3.50

2 ratings

🎯 Customer-Centricity 🛎️ Customer Experience 📊 Data-Driven Marketing 🔄 Customer Retention 📡 Multichannel Marketing

The Great Game of Business

by Jack Stack • 1992

Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.

3.95

3k+

📖 Open-Book Management 📈 Employee Ownership 💡 Frontline Empowerment 📋 Business Scorekeeping 🏁 Short-Term Sprints

The Great Game of Business 94%

Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.

by Jack Stack 1992

3.95

3k+ ratings

📖 Open-Book Management 📈 Employee Ownership 💡 Frontline Empowerment 📋 Business Scorekeeping 🏁 Short-Term Sprints

The Practice of Management

by Peter F. Drucker • 1954

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

4.25

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

The Practice of Management 94%

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

by Peter F. Drucker 1954

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

The Amazon Management System

by Ram Charan • 2019

The practices, from hiring to metrics, that keep Amazon sprinting while other giants slow.

4.04

399

🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Talent And Hiring 📊 Data Driven Management 💡 Innovation Processes ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Management System 94%

The practices, from hiring to metrics, that keep Amazon sprinting while other giants slow.

by Ram Charan 2019

4.04

399 ratings

🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Talent And Hiring 📊 Data Driven Management 💡 Innovation Processes ⚙️ Operational Excellence

MBA In A Day

by Steven Stralser • 2004

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

3.56

266

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

MBA In A Day 93%

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

by Steven Stralser 2004

3.56

266 ratings

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

Amaze Every Customer Every Time

by Shep Hyken • 2013

How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.

3.94

192

✨ Customer Experience 💪 Employee Empowerment 🏛️ Company Culture 💙 Customer Loyalty 🔗 Service Profit Chain

Amaze Every Customer Every Time 93%

How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.

by Shep Hyken 2013

3.94

192 ratings

✨ Customer Experience 💪 Employee Empowerment 🏛️ Company Culture 💙 Customer Loyalty 🔗 Service Profit Chain

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