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Cascades
by Greg Satell • 2019
Why revolutions succeed: not a few influencers, but ordinary people in a network built to spread.
3.86
121
Cascades Summary
Cascades 91%
Why revolutions succeed: not a few influencers, but ordinary people in a network built to spread.
by Greg Satell 2019
3.86
121 ratings
Influencer
by Joseph Grenny • 2007
Change stalls when you only push one lever. Six forces that together make new behavior stick.
4.01
15k+
Influencer Summary
Influencer 91%
Change stalls when you only push one lever. Six forces that together make new behavior stick.
by Joseph Grenny 2007
4.01
15k+ ratings
Lean Change Management
by Jason Little • 2013
Organizational change resists five-year plans. Run it as experiments, let feedback steer instead.
4.02
471
Lean Change Management Summary
Lean Change Management 91%
Organizational change resists five-year plans. Run it as experiments, let feedback steer instead.
by Jason Little 2013
4.02
471 ratings
Agile Transformation
by Michael K. Spayd • 2020
Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.
4.63
32
Agile Transformation Summary
Agile Transformation 91%
Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.
by Michael K. Spayd 2020
4.63
32 ratings
Leadership Agility
by William B. Joiner • 2006
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
3.98
192
Leadership Agility Summary
Leadership Agility 90%
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
by William B. Joiner 2006
3.98
192 ratings
Building the Bridge As You Walk On It
by Robert E. Quinn • 2004
Most leadership advice starts with behaviors. This one starts with who you are.
3.79
275
Building the Bridge As You Walk On It Summary
Building the Bridge As You Walk On It 90%
Most leadership advice starts with behaviors. This one starts with who you are.
by Robert E. Quinn 2004
3.79
275 ratings
Accelerate
by John P. Kotter • 2012
Your hierarchy handles today. Build a second, volunteer-run system to handle the speed of tomorrow.
3.56
1k+
Accelerate Summary
Accelerate 90%
Your hierarchy handles today. Build a second, volunteer-run system to handle the speed of tomorrow.
by John P. Kotter 2012
3.56
1k+ ratings
Change
by Damon Centola • 2021
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
4.06
940
Change Summary
Change 90%
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
by Damon Centola 2021
4.06
940 ratings
Theory U
by C. Otto Scharmer • 2007
The hidden lever in every outcome is the source of your attention. Most change efforts ignore it.
4.04
1k+
Theory U Summary
Theory U 90%
The hidden lever in every outcome is the source of your attention. Most change efforts ignore it.
by C. Otto Scharmer 2007
4.04
1k+ ratings
Leading Exponential Change
by Erich R Bühler • 2018
Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.
3.56
50
Leading Exponential Change Summary
Leading Exponential Change 90%
Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.
by Erich R Bühler 2018
3.56
50 ratings
How to Change the World
by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
3.73
942
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 90%
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
by John-Paul Flintoff 2012
3.73
942 ratings
The Power of Positive Deviance
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2010
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
4.16
354
The Power of Positive Deviance Summary
The Power of Positive Deviance 90%
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2010
4.16
354 ratings
Our Iceberg Is Melting
by John P. Kotter • 2005
A penguin colony on a breaking iceberg: the parable that teaches how to lead change.
3.76
18k+
Our Iceberg Is Melting Summary
Our Iceberg Is Melting 90%
A penguin colony on a breaking iceberg: the parable that teaches how to lead change.
by John P. Kotter 2005
3.76
18k+ ratings
The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy
by Mark Schwartz • 2020
Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.
4.11
199
The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy Summary
The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy 90%
Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.
by Mark Schwartz 2020
4.11
199 ratings
Unboss
by Jacob Bøtter • 2012
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
3.85
174
Unboss Summary
Unboss 90%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
Organizational Culture and Leadership
by Edgar H. Schein • 1985
What leaders measure, reward, and panic over builds culture far more than what they proclaim.
4.07
2k+
Organizational Culture and Leadership Summary
Organizational Culture and Leadership 90%
What leaders measure, reward, and panic over builds culture far more than what they proclaim.
by Edgar H. Schein 1985
4.07
2k+ ratings
Strategic Doing
by Edward Morrison • 2019
When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.
3.90
268
Strategic Doing Summary
Strategic Doing 90%
When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.
by Edward Morrison 2019
3.90
268 ratings
Innovation by Design
by Thomas Lockwood • 2017
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
3.59
116
Innovation by Design Summary
Innovation by Design 90%
Why design thinking fails without leadership alignment, and how Intuit, SAP, and GE got it to stick.
by Thomas Lockwood 2017
3.59
116 ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 90%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
Handbook for a Positive Revolution
by Edward de Bono • 1991
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
3.23
115
Handbook for a Positive Revolution Summary
Handbook for a Positive Revolution 90%
A revolution without enemies: five principles that turn personal effectiveness into global change.
by Edward de Bono 1991
3.23
115 ratings
The Professional Agile Leader
by Ron Eringa • 2022
Agile asks leaders to dismantle the very authority that made them successful.
4.41
44
The Professional Agile Leader Summary
The Professional Agile Leader 90%
Agile asks leaders to dismantle the very authority that made them successful.
by Ron Eringa 2022
4.41
44 ratings
Transformative Scenario Planning
by Adam Kahane • 2012
Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.
4.03
134
Transformative Scenario Planning Summary
Transformative Scenario Planning 90%
Stuck on a big, complex problem? Stop pushing. Start transforming the whole system, together.
by Adam Kahane 2012
4.03
134 ratings
Lead and Disrupt
by Charles A. O'Reilly • 2016
Why successful companies stumble: a leadership model for making today's targets and tomorrow's bets.
3.90
338
Lead and Disrupt Summary
Lead and Disrupt 90%
Why successful companies stumble: a leadership model for making today's targets and tomorrow's bets.
by Charles A. O'Reilly 2016
3.90
338 ratings
The Challenge of Library Management
by Pixey Anne Mosley • 2011
Change in libraries fails on feelings, not logistics. A guide to the emotional leadership side.
3.57
23
The Challenge of Library Management Summary
The Challenge of Library Management 90%
Change in libraries fails on feelings, not logistics. A guide to the emotional leadership side.
by Pixey Anne Mosley 2011
3.57
23 ratings
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
Organizing Summary
Organizing 90%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
ADKAR
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt • 2006
Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.
3.85
1k+
ADKAR Summary
ADKAR 90%
Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006
3.85
1k+ ratings
Changing Minds
by Howard Gardner • 2004
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
3.59
658
Changing Minds Summary
Changing Minds 90%
No mind flips in an instant: persuasion is slow erosion, and seven forces set the speed.
by Howard Gardner 2004
3.59
658 ratings
Disrupt Everything―and Win
by James Patterson • 2025
A repeatable five-step loop for making change work for you, not against you.
3.40
328
Disrupt Everything―and Win Summary
Disrupt Everything―and Win 90%
A repeatable five-step loop for making change work for you, not against you.
by James Patterson 2025
3.40
328 ratings
Change
by John P. Kotter • 2021
Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.
3.71
365
Change Summary
Change 90%
Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.
by John P. Kotter 2021
3.71
365 ratings
The Essentials of Theory U
by C. Otto Scharmer • 2018
How to listen at the source where the future is born, not where the past repeats.
4.06
429
The Essentials of Theory U Summary
The Essentials of Theory U 90%
How to listen at the source where the future is born, not where the past repeats.
by C. Otto Scharmer 2018
4.06
429 ratings
How Stella Saved the Farm
by Vijay Govindarajan • 2011
A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.
3.67
1k+
How Stella Saved the Farm Summary
How Stella Saved the Farm 90%
A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.
by Vijay Govindarajan 2011
3.67
1k+ ratings
Doing Agile Right
by Darrell Rigby • 2020
Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.
3.78
890
Doing Agile Right Summary
Doing Agile Right 89%
Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.
by Darrell Rigby 2020
3.78
890 ratings
The Starfish and the Spider
by Ori Brafman • 2006
Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.
3.83
6k+
The Starfish and the Spider Summary
The Starfish and the Spider 89%
Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.
by Ori Brafman 2006
3.83
6k+ ratings
Moments of Impact
by Chris Ertel • 2014
Stop presenting, start designing: craft strategic conversations that solve what analysis can't.
4.01
465
Moments of Impact Summary
Moments of Impact 89%
Stop presenting, start designing: craft strategic conversations that solve what analysis can't.
by Chris Ertel 2014
4.01
465 ratings
Change from the Inside Out
by Erika Andersen • 2021
Change stalls for one reason: leaders skipped their own inner work. The fix starts here.
4.00
21
Change from the Inside Out Summary
Change from the Inside Out 89%
Change stalls for one reason: leaders skipped their own inner work. The fix starts here.
by Erika Andersen 2021
4.00
21 ratings
Change Leader
by Michael Fullan • 2011
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
3.77
316
Change Leader Summary
Change Leader 89%
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
by Michael Fullan 2011
3.77
316 ratings
Presence
by Peter M. Senge • 2004
Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.
4.07
2k+
Presence Summary
Presence 89%
Change fails not from bad strategy but from the unexamined mind of the strategist.
by Peter M. Senge 2004
4.07
2k+ ratings
Nuance
by Michael Fullan • 2018
The secret to lasting leadership is three habits that sound soft but produce hard results.
3.60
154
Nuance Summary
Nuance 89%
The secret to lasting leadership is three habits that sound soft but produce hard results.
by Michael Fullan 2018
3.60
154 ratings
Systems Thinking For Social Change
by David Peter Stroh • 2015
Why well-meaning solutions backfire, and where to intervene in a system so change actually lasts.
3.79
852
Systems Thinking For Social Change Summary
Systems Thinking For Social Change 89%
Why well-meaning solutions backfire, and where to intervene in a system so change actually lasts.
by David Peter Stroh 2015
3.79
852 ratings
Good To Great And The Social Sectors
by Jim Collins • 2001
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
4.05
7k+
Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary
Good To Great And The Social Sectors 89%
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
by Jim Collins 2001
4.05
7k+ ratings
The Agile Leader
by Zuzana Šochová • 2020
Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.
4.38
16
The Agile Leader Summary
The Agile Leader 89%
Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.
by Zuzana Šochová 2020
4.38
16 ratings
Finding Our Way
by Margaret J. Wheatley • 2005
Organizations are living systems, not machines. The harder you control, the worse it gets.
4.03
238
Finding Our Way Summary
Finding Our Way 89%
Organizations are living systems, not machines. The harder you control, the worse it gets.
by Margaret J. Wheatley 2005
4.03
238 ratings
The Technology Fallacy
by Gerald C. Kane • 2019
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
3.98
328
The Technology Fallacy Summary
The Technology Fallacy 89%
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
by Gerald C. Kane 2019
3.98
328 ratings
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
Future of Management Summary
Future of Management 89%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
Deep Change
by Robert E. Quinn • 1996
Total reinvention or slow decline: the choice every leader makes, whether they know it or not.
4.08
939
Deep Change Summary
Deep Change 89%
Total reinvention or slow decline: the choice every leader makes, whether they know it or not.
by Robert E. Quinn 1996
4.08
939 ratings
Change Your World
by John C. Maxwell • 2021
Change doesn't wait for leaders. It starts with one person, a few chairs, and a conversation.
4.09
923
Change Your World Summary
Change Your World 89%
Change doesn't wait for leaders. It starts with one person, a few chairs, and a conversation.
by John C. Maxwell 2021
4.09
923 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2015
Organizational change that lasts begins at the edges. Ten HBR articles on why top-down fails.
3.87
1k+
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management 89%
Organizational change that lasts begins at the edges. Ten HBR articles on why top-down fails.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2015
3.87
1k+ ratings
Unlocking Agility
by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018
Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.
4.38
80
Unlocking Agility Summary
Unlocking Agility 89%
Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.
by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018
4.38
80 ratings
Upstream
by Dan Heath • 2020
We're all so busy catching drowning kids we never ask who's throwing them in.
4.14
7k+
Upstream Summary
Upstream 89%
We're all so busy catching drowning kids we never ask who's throwing them in.
by Dan Heath 2020
4.14
7k+ ratings
Citizens
by Jon Alexander • 2022
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
4.04
317
Citizens Summary
Citizens 89%
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
by Jon Alexander 2022
4.04
317 ratings
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