26 Books like Obliquity

The Science of Successful Organizational Change

by Paul Gibbons • 2015

Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.

4.07

🔄 Change Management 🏃 Agile Organizations 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🕸️ Complexity Theory

The Science of Successful Organizational Change Summary

The Science of Successful Organizational Change 96%

Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.

by Paul Gibbons 2015

4.07

45 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🏃 Agile Organizations 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🕸️ Complexity Theory

Uncharted

by Margaret Heffernan • 2020

Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.

3.64

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📋 Scenario Planning 🧪 Experimentation Culture 🏛️ Long-Term Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Collective Intelligence

Uncharted 96%

Why the best leaders swap predictions for experiments, scenarios, and collective preparation.

by Margaret Heffernan 2020

3.64

458 ratings

📋 Scenario Planning 🧪 Experimentation Culture 🏛️ Long-Term Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Collective Intelligence

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature

by Richard Koch • 2013

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

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🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🧬 Business Evolution

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature 96%

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

by Richard Koch 2013

3.66

524 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🧬 Business Evolution

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy

by David Rooney • 2010

Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.

4.33

🦉 Practical Wisdom 💼 Knowledge Economy ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧠 Cognitive Diversity ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy Summary

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy 96%

Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.

by David Rooney 2010

4.33

3 ratings

🦉 Practical Wisdom 💼 Knowledge Economy ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧠 Cognitive Diversity ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

A New Way to Think

by Roger L. Martin • 2022

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

4.02

580

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

A New Way to Think 96%

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

by Roger L. Martin 2022

4.02

580 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There

by Peter Bevelin • 2016

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

4.62

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📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models 🎯 Incentive Design ⚖️ Business Ethics

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There Summary

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There 95%

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

by Peter Bevelin 2016

4.62

628 ratings

📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models 🎯 Incentive Design ⚖️ Business Ethics

Paradigms

by Joel A. Barker • 1993

Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.

4.04

171

🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Paradigms 95%

Your expertise can blind you: why outsiders see the next big shift while industry leaders miss it.

by Joel A. Barker 1993

4.04

171 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🧠 Mental Models 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World

by Aaron Hurst • 2013

The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.

3.76

418

🏢 Purpose Driven Business 📈 Economic History 💼 Meaningful Work ✂️ Job Crafting 🧠 Positive Psychology At Work

The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World Summary

The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World 95%

The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.

by Aaron Hurst 2013

3.76

418 ratings

🏢 Purpose Driven Business 📈 Economic History 💼 Meaningful Work ✂️ Job Crafting 🧠 Positive Psychology At Work

The Great Mental Models, Volume 4

by Shane Parrish • 2024

Economics shows you the trade-off. Art shows you the story. Together they retrain what you notice.

3.92

298

🧠 Mental Models 💰 Everyday Economics 🔄 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Psychology 🎨 Creative Process

The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 Summary

The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 95%

Economics shows you the trade-off. Art shows you the story. Together they retrain what you notice.

by Shane Parrish 2024

3.92

298 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 💰 Everyday Economics 🔄 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Psychology 🎨 Creative Process

Simple Rules

by Donald Sull • 2015

When complexity spikes, thick playbooks fail. A handful of tailored rules holds up.

3.68

2k+

🧠 Heuristics 🎯 Rule Design 🔄 Behavioral Economics 🌐 Systems Thinking 🏢 Organizational Behavior

Simple Rules 95%

When complexity spikes, thick playbooks fail. A handful of tailored rules holds up.

by Donald Sull 2015

3.68

2k+ ratings

🧠 Heuristics 🎯 Rule Design 🔄 Behavioral Economics 🌐 Systems Thinking 🏢 Organizational Behavior

Subtract

by Leidy Klotz • 2021

We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.

3.40

2k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Systems Thinking ✏️ Design Thinking 🧩 Mental Models

Subtract 95%

We add to fix things; subtraction works better. The cognitive bias that hides the shorter path.

by Leidy Klotz 2021

3.40

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🔗 Systems Thinking ✏️ Design Thinking 🧩 Mental Models

Surfing the Edge of Chaos

by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

3.86

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🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

Surfing the Edge of Chaos 95%

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000

3.86

136 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

Leap

by Howard Yu • 2018

The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.

3.60

173

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌀 Knowledge Lifecycle 💥 Creative Destruction 🔄 Continuous Reinvention 🤖 Ai Automation

Leap 95%

The rule that doomed Steinway and saved P&G: abandon your core expertise before it traps you.

by Howard Yu 2018

3.60

173 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌀 Knowledge Lifecycle 💥 Creative Destruction 🔄 Continuous Reinvention 🤖 Ai Automation

The Great Mental Models Volume 2

by Shane Parrish • 2019

The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.

4.16

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🧠 Mental Models 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💸 Behavioral Economics 📈 Business Strategy

The Great Mental Models Volume 2 Summary

The Great Mental Models Volume 2 95%

The best mental tools come from physics, chemistry, and biology, not business books.

by Shane Parrish 2019

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💸 Behavioral Economics 📈 Business Strategy

Think in Systems

by Zoe McKey • 2018

Stop fighting symptoms. Find the hidden loops and the one change that rewires the entire problem.

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🧩 Systems Thinking 📈 Strategic Planning 🧠 Mental Models 🧐 Critical Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Think in Systems 95%

Stop fighting symptoms. Find the hidden loops and the one change that rewires the entire problem.

by Zoe McKey 2018

3.49

253 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 📈 Strategic Planning 🧠 Mental Models 🧐 Critical Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

4.17

1k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Crux 95%

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2022

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Management Challenges for the 21st Century

by Peter F. Drucker • 2009

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

4.07

876

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary

Management Challenges for the 21st Century 95%

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

by Peter F. Drucker 2009

4.07

876 ratings

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

One from Many

by Dee Hock • 2000

Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.

4.14

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🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organizing Systems 🧭 Shared Purpose 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Distributed Leadership

One from Many 95%

Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.

by Dee Hock 2000

4.14

373 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organizing Systems 🧭 Shared Purpose 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Distributed Leadership

100 mental models

by Wisdom Theory

Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.

4.00

105

🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔄 Systems Thinking 📉 Behavioral Economics

100 mental models 95%

Why a hundred borrowed concepts from physics, economics, and psychology beat expertise alone.

by Wisdom Theory

4.00

105 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔄 Systems Thinking 📉 Behavioral Economics

A Whole New Mind

by Daniel H. Pink • 2004

The era of the spreadsheet jockey is ending. Design, story, and empathy now rule.

3.92

30k+

📊 Knowledge Economy 🤖 Future Of Work 🎨 Design Thinking ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 📖 Narrative Skills

A Whole New Mind 95%

The era of the spreadsheet jockey is ending. Design, story, and empathy now rule.

by Daniel H. Pink 2004

3.92

30k+ ratings

📊 Knowledge Economy 🤖 Future Of Work 🎨 Design Thinking ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 📖 Narrative Skills

The Art of Thinking In Systems

by Steven Schuster • 2018

Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.

3.16

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🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Critical Thinking ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🗺️ Decision Frameworks

The Art of Thinking In Systems 95%

Why your fixes backfire: the feedback loops, delays, and blind spots hiding in plain sight.

by Steven Schuster 2018

3.16

641 ratings

🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Critical Thinking ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🗺️ Decision Frameworks

The Grid

by Matt Watkinson • 2017

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

4.10

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🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

The Grid 95%

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

by Matt Watkinson 2017

4.10

343 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

Radical Uncertainty

by Mervyn A. King • 2020

When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.

3.86

1k+

📘 Knightian Uncertainty 📖 Narrative Reasoning 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Radical Uncertainty 95%

When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.

by Mervyn A. King 2020

3.86

1k+ ratings

📘 Knightian Uncertainty 📖 Narrative Reasoning 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🗺️ Scenario Planning 🐝 Collective Intelligence

Poor Charlie's Almanack

by Peter D. Kaufman • 2022

Avoid stupidity, compound wisdom, and let incentives do the work: Charlie Munger's mental playbook.

4.33

418

🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 💰 Value Investing 📊 Behavioral Economics

Poor Charlie's Almanack 95%

Avoid stupidity, compound wisdom, and let incentives do the work: Charlie Munger's mental playbook.

by Peter D. Kaufman 2022

4.33

418 ratings

🧠 Mental Models 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Incentive Design 💰 Value Investing 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Passion Economy

by Adam Davidson • 2020

Nine rules for making your quirks pay, from an economy that no longer wants you interchangeable.

3.84

684

🎯 Niche Markets 💰 Value-Based Pricing 🛠️ Creator Economy 🔷 Differentiation Strategy 📖 Business Storytelling

The Passion Economy 95%

Nine rules for making your quirks pay, from an economy that no longer wants you interchangeable.

by Adam Davidson 2020

3.84

684 ratings

🎯 Niche Markets 💰 Value-Based Pricing 🛠️ Creator Economy 🔷 Differentiation Strategy 📖 Business Storytelling

Good Profit

by Charles G. Koch • 2015

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

3.86

2k+

🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets 🎯 Incentive Design 💥 Creative Destruction

Good Profit 95%

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

by Charles G. Koch 2015

3.86

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets 🎯 Incentive Design 💥 Creative Destruction

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