28 Books like Process!

SYSTEMology

by David Jenyns • 2020

Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.

4.21

726

⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 📈 Scaling Operations

SYSTEMology 98%

Your business runs you. A repeatable method to flip that, starting with your vital processes.

by David Jenyns 2020

4.21

726 ratings

⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 📈 Scaling Operations

Work the System

by Sam Carpenter • 2011

Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.

3.87

6k+

🧠 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Operations Management 📋 Process Documentation

Work the System 97%

Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.

by Sam Carpenter 2011

3.87

6k+ ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking ⚙️ Operations Management 📋 Process Documentation

Get a Grip

by Gino Wickman • 2012

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

4.19

2k+

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health

Get a Grip 96%

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

by Gino Wickman 2012

4.19

2k+ ratings

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health

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

Best Practices for Operational Excellence Summary

Best Practices for Operational Excellence 96%

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

The E-Myth Manager

by Michael E. Gerber • 2004

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

3.77

318

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management

The E-Myth Manager 95%

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

by Michael E. Gerber 2004

3.77

318 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management

E-Myth Mastery

by Michael E. Gerber • 2004

Most business owners are trapped doing the work. The system for escaping the daily grind.

4.03

2k+

🏗️ Small Business Systems ⚙️ Business Process Design 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset

E-Myth Mastery 95%

Most business owners are trapped doing the work. The system for escaping the daily grind.

by Michael E. Gerber 2004

4.03

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Small Business Systems ⚙️ Business Process Design 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset

The Goal

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2004

Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.

4.07

85k+

🏭 Manufacturing ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Goal 95%

Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2004

4.07

85k+ ratings

🏭 Manufacturing ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

by Michael L. George • 2002

Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.

3.7

232

🏭 Lean Methodology 📊 Six Sigma 🔧 Process Improvement

Lean Six Sigma 95%

Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.

by Michael L. George 2002

3.7

232 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 📊 Six Sigma 🔧 Process Improvement

Mastering the Rockefeller Habits

by Verne Harnish • 2002

A single-page plan, a weekly huddle, and the bottleneck rule to scale your firm past chaos.

3.96

3k+

⚙️ Business Execution 📈 Scaling Companies 📅 Meeting Rhythms

Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Summary

Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 95%

A single-page plan, a weekly huddle, and the bottleneck rule to scale your firm past chaos.

by Verne Harnish 2002

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚙️ Business Execution 📈 Scaling Companies 📅 Meeting Rhythms

Pareto's Principle

by 50Minutes • 2015

Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.

3.47

🏭 Business Efficiency ✅ Quality Management 🎯 Resource Prioritization

Pareto's Principle 95%

Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.47

15 ratings

🏭 Business Efficiency ✅ Quality Management 🎯 Resource Prioritization

The Logical Thinking Process

by H. William Dettmer • 2007

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

4.38

160

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Logical Thinking Process 95%

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

by H. William Dettmer 2007

4.38

160 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Build a Business, Not a Job

by David Finkel • 2014

Your business still needs you every day. A system for replacing yourself with processes and people.

3.97

156

🌱 Small Business Growth 🗝️ Owner Independence ⚙️ Business Systems

Build a Business, Not a Job 95%

Your business still needs you every day. A system for replacing yourself with processes and people.

by David Finkel 2014

3.97

156 ratings

🌱 Small Business Growth 🗝️ Owner Independence ⚙️ Business Systems

Scaling Up Excellence

by Robert I. Sutton • 2014

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

3.76

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change

Scaling Up Excellence 95%

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

by Robert I. Sutton 2014

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change

The Haystack Syndrome

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 1990

Cost accounting died decades ago. Three numbers replace it, and most managers never noticed.

3.80

264

⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🔗 Systems Thinking 📊 Management Accounting

The Haystack Syndrome 95%

Cost accounting died decades ago. Three numbers replace it, and most managers never noticed.

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 1990

3.80

264 ratings

⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🔗 Systems Thinking 📊 Management Accounting

Clockwork

by Mike Michalowicz • 2018

Delegate everything but one role. Design the rest to run itself. Prove it with a month off.

4.26

2k+

⚙️ Business Systematization 📋 Delegation Frameworks 🏛️ Emyth Lineage

Clockwork 94%

Delegate everything but one role. Design the rest to run itself. Prove it with a month off.

by Mike Michalowicz 2018

4.26

2k+ ratings

⚙️ Business Systematization 📋 Delegation Frameworks 🏛️ Emyth Lineage

Free Time

by Jenny Blake • 2022

A three-person team, two uninterrupted days a week, and a manual that remembers it all.

4.15

308

🏢 Small Business Systems 🌴 Lifestyle Business 🤝 Effective Delegation

Free Time 94%

A three-person team, two uninterrupted days a week, and a manual that remembers it all.

by Jenny Blake 2022

4.15

308 ratings

🏢 Small Business Systems 🌴 Lifestyle Business 🤝 Effective Delegation

The Toyota Way Fieldbook

by Jeffrey K. Liker • 2005

Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.

4.18

707

🏭 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Process Improvement

The Toyota Way Fieldbook 94%

Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.

by Jeffrey K. Liker 2005

4.18

707 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Process Improvement

Great Ceos Are Lazy

by Jim Schleckser • 2016

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

4.26

393

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal

Great Ceos Are Lazy 94%

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

by Jim Schleckser 2016

4.26

393 ratings

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal

Customers for Life

by Carl Sewell • 1990

One customer is worth half a million. Keeping them depends on the system behind the smile.

4.20

1k+

🛎️ Customer Experience ⚙️ Service Operations 🔁 Customer Loyalty

Customers for Life 94%

One customer is worth half a million. Keeping them depends on the system behind the smile.

by Carl Sewell 1990

4.20

1k+ ratings

🛎️ Customer Experience ⚙️ Service Operations 🔁 Customer Loyalty

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

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

The E-Myth Enterprise

by Michael E. Gerber • 2009

A good idea isn't enough. Four ideals a business must get right before it ever opens.

3.59

612

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏪 Small Business Strategy ⚙️ Business Systems Design

The E-Myth Enterprise 94%

A good idea isn't enough. Four ideals a business must get right before it ever opens.

by Michael E. Gerber 2009

3.59

612 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🏪 Small Business Strategy ⚙️ Business Systems Design

The Sweaty Startup

by Nick Huber • 2025

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

4.09

499

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills

The Sweaty Startup 94%

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

by Nick Huber 2025

4.09

499 ratings

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills

Automate Your Busywork

by Aytekin Tank • 2023

Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.

3.29

391

🤖 Workflow Automation 🔁 Continuous Improvement ⚙️ Personal Systems

Automate Your Busywork 94%

Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.

by Aytekin Tank 2023

3.29

391 ratings

🤖 Workflow Automation 🔁 Continuous Improvement ⚙️ Personal Systems

The Business Coach

by Bradley J. Sugars • 2006

Build a business that runs without you: the systems, team, and profit formula.

3.86

139

🏢 Small Business Coaching ⚙️ Business Systems 🔓 Owner Independence

The Business Coach 94%

Build a business that runs without you: the systems, team, and profit formula.

by Bradley J. Sugars 2006

3.86

139 ratings

🏢 Small Business Coaching ⚙️ Business Systems 🔓 Owner Independence

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

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

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

4.19

14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting

EntreLeadership 94%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting

Rocket Fuel

by Gino Wickman • 2015

Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.

4.07

4k+

🔗 Founder Partnerships 📈 Small Business Growth 🏗️ Organizational Design

Rocket Fuel 94%

Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.

by Gino Wickman 2015

4.07

4k+ ratings

🔗 Founder Partnerships 📈 Small Business Growth 🏗️ Organizational Design

The Most Successful Small Business in The World

by Michael E. Gerber • 2009

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

3.09

281

🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems

The Most Successful Small Business in The World Summary

The Most Successful Small Business in The World 94%

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

by Michael E. Gerber 2009

3.09

281 ratings

🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems

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