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Anthro-Vision
by Gillian Tett • 2021
Wall Street's models did not see 2008 coming. Anthropology did. Here is how.
4.01
1k+
Anthro-Vision Summary
Anthro-Vision 93%
Wall Street's models did not see 2008 coming. Anthropology did. Here is how.
by Gillian Tett 2021
4.01
1k+ ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 92%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 92%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
Moral Mazes
by Robert Jackall • 1988
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
3.96
476
Moral Mazes Summary
Moral Mazes 92%
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
by Robert Jackall 1988
3.96
476 ratings
The Culture Puzzle
by Mario Moussa • 2021
Culture, not strategy, drives success; the secret is mastering the forces that shape it.
3.83
54
The Culture Puzzle Summary
The Culture Puzzle 91%
Culture, not strategy, drives success; the secret is mastering the forces that shape it.
by Mario Moussa 2021
3.83
54 ratings
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 91%
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
Small Data
by Martin Lindstrom • 2016
Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.
3.78
3k+
Small Data Summary
Small Data 91%
Why a boy's scuffed skate shoes revealed what mountains of consumer data missed.
by Martin Lindstrom 2016
3.78
3k+ ratings
The Silo Effect
by Gillian Tett • 2014
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
3.76
1k+
The Silo Effect Summary
The Silo Effect 91%
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
by Gillian Tett 2014
3.76
1k+ ratings
Why Nothing Works
by Marvin Harris • 1981
An anthropologist finds that broken toasters, inflation, and cults share a single cause.
3.76
264
Why Nothing Works Summary
Why Nothing Works 91%
An anthropologist finds that broken toasters, inflation, and cults share a single cause.
by Marvin Harris 1981
3.76
264 ratings
The Firm
by Duff McDonald • 2013
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
3.75
3k+
The Firm Summary
The Firm 90%
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
by Duff McDonald 2013
3.75
3k+ ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look 90%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
What You Do Is Who You Are
by Ben Horowitz • 2019
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
4.00
8k+
What You Do Is Who You Are Summary
What You Do Is Who You Are 90%
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
by Ben Horowitz 2019
4.00
8k+ ratings
Socrate au pays des process
by Julia Funès (de) • 2017
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
3.50
22
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 90%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 ratings
Bullshit Jobs
by David Graeber • 2018
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
4.02
35k+
Bullshit Jobs Summary
Bullshit Jobs 90%
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
by David Graeber 2018
4.02
35k+ ratings
House of Lies
by Martin Kihn • 1994
Joined a top consulting firm for job security. Discovered a rainmaker who faked his expertise.
3.40
857
House of Lies Summary
House of Lies 90%
Joined a top consulting firm for job security. Discovered a rainmaker who faked his expertise.
by Martin Kihn 1994
3.40
857 ratings
Management
by John Hendry • 2013
Management isn't control; it's coping with the humans too messy for any system to handle.
3.44
102
Management Summary
Management 90%
Management isn't control; it's coping with the humans too messy for any system to handle.
by John Hendry 2013
3.44
102 ratings
The Ministry of Common Sense
by Martin Lindstrom • 2020
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
3.63
456
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense 90%
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
by Martin Lindstrom 2020
3.63
456 ratings
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 90%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Mushroom at the End of the World
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing • 2015
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
3.96
8k+
The Mushroom at the End of the World Summary
The Mushroom at the End of the World 90%
A global commodity mushroom reveals how life, value, and freedom endure in capitalism's wreckage.
by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 2015
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Stupidity Paradox
by Mats Alvesson • 2016
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
3.61
530
The Stupidity Paradox Summary
The Stupidity Paradox 90%
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
by Mats Alvesson 2016
3.61
530 ratings
Cultures and Organizations
by Geert Hofstede • 1993
Six cultural dimensions shape how nations work, lead, and trade; your MBA covered only one.
4.11
1k+
Cultures and Organizations Summary
Cultures and Organizations 90%
Six cultural dimensions shape how nations work, lead, and trade; your MBA covered only one.
by Geert Hofstede 1993
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton • 2008
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
3.62
6k+
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 90%
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
by Alain de Botton 2008
3.62
6k+ 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 90%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
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
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management 90%
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
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 89%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
by Stephen R. Covey • 2009
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
3.72
186
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times Summary
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times 89%
The West built its politics on a mistake: that humans are naturally selfish animals.
by Stephen R. Covey 2009
3.72
186 ratings
Lights Out
by Thomas Gryta • 2020
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
3.92
5k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 89%
GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.
by Thomas Gryta 2020
3.92
5k+ ratings
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
4.22
204
Barbarians to Bureaucrats Summary
Barbarians to Bureaucrats 89%
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
by Lawrence M. Miller 1989
4.22
204 ratings
The Utopia of Rules
by David Graeber • 2013
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
4.02
7k+
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules 89%
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
by David Graeber 2013
4.02
7k+ 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 89%
What leaders measure, reward, and panic over builds culture far more than what they proclaim.
by Edgar H. Schein 1985
4.07
2k+ ratings
Riding the Waves of Culture
by Fons Trompenaars • 1989
Culture turns global deals into minefields. The seven dimensions that reveal the traps.
3.84
434
Riding the Waves of Culture Summary
Riding the Waves of Culture 89%
Culture turns global deals into minefields. The seven dimensions that reveal the traps.
by Fons Trompenaars 1989
3.84
434 ratings
Call of the Mall
by Paco Underhill • 2004
Your local mall was engineered to keep you spending. A retail anthropologist maps exactly how.
3.63
1k+
Call of the Mall Summary
Call of the Mall 89%
Your local mall was engineered to keep you spending. A retail anthropologist maps exactly how.
by Paco Underhill 2004
3.63
1k+ ratings
Cultural DNA
by Gurnek Bains • 2015
Ancient migrations carved eight mindsets. They still decide which global ventures succeed.
3.58
19
Cultural DNA Summary
Cultural DNA 89%
Ancient migrations carved eight mindsets. They still decide which global ventures succeed.
by Gurnek Bains 2015
3.58
19 ratings
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 89%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
Shaping School Culture
by Terrence E. Deal • 2016
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
3.83
138
Shaping School Culture Summary
Shaping School Culture 89%
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
by Terrence E. Deal 2016
3.83
138 ratings
What I Didn't Learn in Business School
by Jay B. Barney • 2010
He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.
3.77
759
What I Didn't Learn in Business School Summary
What I Didn't Learn in Business School 89%
He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.
by Jay B. Barney 2010
3.77
759 ratings
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 89%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 ratings
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 89%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
by Steven G. Mandis • 2013
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
3.60
208
What Happened to Goldman Sachs Summary
What Happened to Goldman Sachs 89%
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
by Steven G. Mandis 2013
3.60
208 ratings
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 89%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
Images of Organization
by Gareth Morgan • 1986
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
3.92
1k+
Images of Organization Summary
Images of Organization 89%
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
by Gareth Morgan 1986
3.92
1k+ ratings
When McKinsey Comes to Town
by Walt Bogdanich • 2022
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
3.80
12k+
When McKinsey Comes to Town Summary
When McKinsey Comes to Town 89%
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
by Walt Bogdanich 2022
3.80
12k+ ratings
The Org
by Ray Fisman • 2013
Offices exist because markets are expensive. The economic logic behind every meeting and memo.
3.35
385
The Org Summary
The Org 89%
Offices exist because markets are expensive. The economic logic behind every meeting and memo.
by Ray Fisman 2013
3.35
385 ratings
After Steve
by Tripp Mickle • 2022
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
4.09
3k+
After Steve Summary
After Steve 89%
After Jobs, Tim Cook made Apple worth $3 trillion. Jony Ive watched its creative engine stall.
by Tripp Mickle 2022
4.09
3k+ ratings
How Forests Think
by Eduardo Kohn • 2013
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
3.86
1k+
How Forests Think Summary
How Forests Think 89%
Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.
by Eduardo Kohn 2013
3.86
1k+ ratings
Leading Successful Change
by Gregory P. Shea • 2020
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
3.62
121
Leading Successful Change Summary
Leading Successful Change 89%
Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.
by Gregory P. Shea 2020
3.62
121 ratings
The Living Company
by Arie de Geus • 1997
Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.
4.11
264
The Living Company Summary
The Living Company 89%
Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.
by Arie de Geus 1997
4.11
264 ratings
Smart Collaboration
by Heidi K. Gardner • 2017
Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.
3.63
121
Smart Collaboration Summary
Smart Collaboration 89%
Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.
by Heidi K. Gardner 2017
3.63
121 ratings
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1958
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
3.93
2k+
Structural Anthropology Summary
Structural Anthropology 89%
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958
3.93
2k+ ratings
The Noodle Narratives
by Frederick K. Errington • 2013
Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.
3.43
79
The Noodle Narratives Summary
The Noodle Narratives 89%
Japan, U.S. prisons, Papua New Guinea: what instant noodles reveal about global capitalism.
by Frederick K. Errington 2013
3.43
79 ratings
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