50 Books like Simply Managing

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1998

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

3.94

822

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

Philosophy 96%

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

by Nigel Warburton 1998

3.94

822 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

The Empowered Manager

by Peter Block • 2016

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

3.84

148

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

The Empowered Manager 96%

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

by Peter Block 2016

3.84

148 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

How Great Leaders Think

by Lee G. Bolman • 2013

Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.

3.81

230

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🏛️ Organizational Culture

How Great Leaders Think 96%

Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.

by Lee G. Bolman 2013

3.81

230 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🏛️ Organizational Culture

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

3.70

143

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

A Year with Peter Drucker 96%

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014

3.70

143 ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

Gods of Management

by Charles B. Handy • 1986

Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.

3.78

144

🏛️ Organizational Culture 📚 Management Theory 📋 Bureaucracy Critique 🏢 Flat Organizations 💼 Gig Economy

Gods of Management 95%

Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.

by Charles B. Handy 1986

3.78

144 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Culture 📚 Management Theory 📋 Bureaucracy Critique 🏢 Flat Organizations 💼 Gig Economy

Reinventing Organizations

by Frederic Laloux • 2014

Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.

4.21

6k+

🏢 Organizational Design 🤝 Self-Management 🧠 Integral Theory 🔄 Change Management 🌀 Systems Thinking

Reinventing Organizations 95%

Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.

by Frederic Laloux 2014

4.21

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Design 🤝 Self-Management 🧠 Integral Theory 🔄 Change Management 🌀 Systems Thinking

Reinventing Organizations

by Frederic Laloux • 2016

Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.

4.35

1k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Workplace Culture 🤝 Self-Management 🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🧠 Conscious Business

Reinventing Organizations 95%

Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.

by Frederic Laloux 2016

4.35

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Workplace Culture 🤝 Self-Management 🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🧠 Conscious Business

The Power of Giving Away Power

by Matthew Barzun • 2021

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

3.86

518

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

The Power of Giving Away Power 95%

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

by Matthew Barzun 2021

3.86

518 ratings

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

Humanocracy

by Gary Hamel • 2020

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

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1k+

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

Humanocracy 95%

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

by Gary Hamel 2020

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

How to Lead in Product Management

by Roman Pichler • 2020

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

3.70

253

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

How to Lead in Product Management Summary

How to Lead in Product Management 95%

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

by Roman Pichler 2020

3.70

253 ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

Beyond Performance

by Scott Keller • 2011

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

3.91

302

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Beyond Performance 95%

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

by Scott Keller 2011

3.91

302 ratings

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Reframing Organizations

by Lee G. Bolman • 1990

Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.

3.90

3k+

🏛️ Organizational Theory 🧭 Leadership Frameworks 🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking 🩺 Organizational Diagnosis ⚔️ Workplace Politics

Reframing Organizations 95%

Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.

by Lee G. Bolman 1990

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Organizational Theory 🧭 Leadership Frameworks 🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking 🩺 Organizational Diagnosis ⚔️ Workplace Politics

Chief Joy Officer

by Richard Sheridan • 2018

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

3.94

500

👑 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations

Chief Joy Officer 95%

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

by Richard Sheridan 2018

3.94

500 ratings

👑 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 95%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

4.15

307

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers Summary

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers 95%

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

by Robert Fritz 1999

4.15

307 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The CEO Whisperer

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2020

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

3.78

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The CEO Whisperer 95%

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2020

3.78

27 ratings

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

by Patrick Lencioni • 2007

Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.

4.15

7k+

📖 Management Fables 📊 Employee Engagement 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛠️ Meaningful Work 🔥 Employee Motivation

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Summary

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job 95%

Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.

by Patrick Lencioni 2007

4.15

7k+ ratings

📖 Management Fables 📊 Employee Engagement 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛠️ Meaningful Work 🔥 Employee Motivation

Rules of Management

by Richard Templar • 2005

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

3.87

2k+

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

Rules of Management 95%

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

by Richard Templar 2005

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

The EQ Leader

by Steven J. Stein • 2017

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

3.67

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

The EQ Leader 95%

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

by Steven J. Stein 2017

3.67

69 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

Change Leader

by Michael Fullan • 2011

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

3.77

316

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Change Leader 95%

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

by Michael Fullan 2011

3.77

316 ratings

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference

by T.V. Rao • 2010

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

4.11

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference Summary

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference 95%

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

by T.V. Rao 2010

4.11

57 ratings

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

On Becoming a Leader

by Warren Bennis • 1989

Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.

3.89

5k+

🏛️ Leadership Classics 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧪 Experiential Learning 💡 Intuitive Thinking

On Becoming a Leader 95%

Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.

by Warren Bennis 1989

3.89

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Leadership Classics 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧪 Experiential Learning 💡 Intuitive Thinking

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

4.00

494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 95%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Rethinking Leadership

by Donna Ladkin • 2010

Leadership is not a possession but an event shaped between people and made real by followers.

4.33

📚 Leadership Studies 🔍 Applied Phenomenology 🤝 Relational Leadership 👥 Followership 🏗️ Social Construction

Rethinking Leadership 95%

Leadership is not a possession but an event shaped between people and made real by followers.

by Donna Ladkin 2010

4.33

24 ratings

📚 Leadership Studies 🔍 Applied Phenomenology 🤝 Relational Leadership 👥 Followership 🏗️ Social Construction

Good Boss, Bad Boss

by Robert I. Sutton • 2010

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

3.79

3k+

👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics ☣️ Toxic Leadership

Good Boss, Bad Boss 95%

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

by Robert I. Sutton 2010

3.79

3k+ ratings

👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics ☣️ Toxic Leadership

Leaders Leap

by Rob Bier • 2024

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

4.74

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Leaders Leap 95%

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

by Rob Bier 2024

4.74

72 ratings

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Change

by John P. Kotter • 2021

Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.

3.71

365

🔄 Organizational Change 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership ⚡ Organizational Agility 🎯 Strategy Execution

Change 95%

Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.

by John P. Kotter 2021

3.71

365 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership ⚡ Organizational Agility 🎯 Strategy Execution

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

3.43

114

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 95%

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Presence

by Peter M. Senge • 2004

Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.

4.07

2k+

🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Learning Organizations 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🤝 Collective Leadership

Presence 95%

Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.

by Peter M. Senge 2004

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Learning Organizations 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🤝 Collective Leadership

Psychology

by Gillian Butler • 1998

What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.

3.65

1k+

🎓 Introductory Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Psychology 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology

Psychology 95%

What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.

by Gillian Butler 1998

3.65

1k+ ratings

🎓 Introductory Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Psychology 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🦎 Evolutionary Psychology

Bring Your Human to Work

by Erica Keswin • 2018

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

3.71

279

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

Bring Your Human to Work 95%

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

by Erica Keswin 2018

3.71

279 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

by Tom Kendrick • 2010

A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.

3.54

📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Summary

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them 95%

A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.

by Tom Kendrick 2010

3.54

48 ratings

📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION)

by John Adair • 2003

Leadership is not charisma. It is eight learnable functions any team needs from you.

3.82

🏢 Organizational Leadership 👥 Team Management 📋 Leadership Fundamentals 💥 Learning From Failure 🙏 Leader Humility

Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION) Summary

Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION) 95%

Leadership is not charisma. It is eight learnable functions any team needs from you.

by John Adair 2003

3.82

93 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 👥 Team Management 📋 Leadership Fundamentals 💥 Learning From Failure 🙏 Leader Humility

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 95%

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

Fish! Tales

by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

3.95

2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Fish! Tales 95%

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

by Stephen C. Lundin 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

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

Death by Meeting

by Patrick Lencioni • 2004

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

4.03

14k+

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Death by Meeting 95%

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

by Patrick Lencioni 2004

4.03

14k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove • 1983

An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.

4.30

22k+

🏭 Operations Management 🧠 Knowledge Work ⚖️ Managerial Leverage 🎯 Situational Leadership 📋 Management By Objectives

High Output Management 95%

An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.

by Andrew S. Grove 1983

4.30

22k+ ratings

🏭 Operations Management 🧠 Knowledge Work ⚖️ Managerial Leverage 🎯 Situational Leadership 📋 Management By Objectives

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

3.99

17k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Multipliers 95%

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Becoming a Technical Leader

by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1986

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

4.07

1k+

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Becoming a Technical Leader 95%

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

by Gerald M. Weinberg 1986

4.07

1k+ ratings

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

4.19

155

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Glue 95%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

4.08

1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

How Did That Happen? 95%

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

The CEO Test

by Adam Bryant • 2021

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

4.12

286

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The CEO Test 95%

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

by Adam Bryant 2021

4.12

286 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2000

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

4.12

7k+

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive Summary

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive 95%

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

by Patrick Lencioni 2000

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Systems Inspired Leadership

by Frank Uit de Weerd • 2022

Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.

3.93

🤝 Relational Leadership 🌐 Organizational Systems 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Conflict Transformation

Systems Inspired Leadership 95%

Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.

by Frank Uit de Weerd 2022

3.93

55 ratings

🤝 Relational Leadership 🌐 Organizational Systems 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Conflict Transformation

The Meaning Revolution

by Fred Kofman • 2018

Your team is disengaged. Not because of pay. Because nobody showed them why the work matters.

4.34

604

🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Purpose At Work 💼 Employee Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Leadership Integrity

The Meaning Revolution 95%

Your team is disengaged. Not because of pay. Because nobody showed them why the work matters.

by Fred Kofman 2018

4.34

604 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Purpose At Work 💼 Employee Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Leadership Integrity

What Successful People Know About Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 2016

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

3.97

281

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary

What Successful People Know About Leadership 95%

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

by John C. Maxwell 2016

3.97

281 ratings

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

Manager 3.0

by Brad Karsh • 2013

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

3.59

181

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

Manager 3.0 95%

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

by Brad Karsh 2013

3.59

181 ratings

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

Leading from the Middle

by Scott Mautz • 2021

Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.

3.55

397

🏢 Middle Management 🧭 Managing Up 🗣️ Coaching And Feedback 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Influencing Without Authority

Leading from the Middle 95%

Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.

by Scott Mautz 2021

3.55

397 ratings

🏢 Middle Management 🧭 Managing Up 🗣️ Coaching And Feedback 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Influencing Without Authority

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

by Ron Ashkenas • 2018

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

3.94

241

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary

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A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

by Ron Ashkenas 2018

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🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

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