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🗣️ Corporate Jargon

A wry examination of the language that colonizes the modern workplace — the synergies, paradigm shifts, and circle-backs that obscure meaning while performing competence.
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
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety🕒 Meeting Culture⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense 89%
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
by Martin Lindstrom 2020
3.63
456 ratings
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety🕒 Meeting Culture⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction
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+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
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
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor🤷 Anti-Self-Help📋 Meeting Culture
The One-Page Proposal
by Patrick G. Riley • 2002
One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.
3.87
164
🧾 Business Proposals✍️ Business Writing✂️ Concise Communication🚀 Startup Pitches💡 Innovation Culture
The One-Page Proposal Summary
The One-Page Proposal 89%
One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.
by Patrick G. Riley 2002
3.87
164 ratings
🧾 Business Proposals✍️ Business Writing✂️ Concise Communication🚀 Startup Pitches💡 Innovation Culture
Brief
by Joseph McCormack • 2014
Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.
3.72
2k+
🏢 Business Communication✂️ Concise Communication🌊 Information Overload🎯 Attention Management🎤 Presentation Skills
Brief Summary
Brief 89%
Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.
by Joseph McCormack 2014
3.72
2k+ ratings
🏢 Business Communication✂️ Concise Communication🌊 Information Overload🎯 Attention Management🎤 Presentation Skills
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
🏢 Business Novel📊 Corporate Strategy🏛️ Office Politics🌱 New Hire Journey🏙️ Corporate America
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
🏢 Business Novel📊 Corporate Strategy🏛️ Office Politics🌱 New Hire Journey🏙️ Corporate America
The First Minute
by Chris Fenning • 2020
Most work conversations fail in the first minute. Three sentences can fix that.
3.84
1k+
🗣 Workplace Communication✍ Business Writing🧠 Structured Thinking⚡ Brevity📅 Meeting Management
The First Minute Summary
The First Minute 89%
Most work conversations fail in the first minute. Three sentences can fix that.
by Chris Fenning 2020
3.84
1k+ ratings
🗣 Workplace Communication✍ Business Writing🧠 Structured Thinking⚡ Brevity📅 Meeting Management
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
🏢 Management Consulting🕵️ Insider ExposéS😂 Workplace Satire💼 Corporate Critique📖 Business Memoir
House of Lies Summary
House of Lies 89%
Joined a top consulting firm for job security. Discovered a rainmaker who faked his expertise.
by Martin Kihn 1994
3.40
857 ratings
🏢 Management Consulting🕵️ Insider ExposéS😂 Workplace Satire💼 Corporate Critique📖 Business Memoir
Strategy That Works
by Paul Leinwand • 2016
Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.
3.88
275
🏢 Corporate Strategy🎯 Strategic Execution🛠️ Capability Building🔗 Organizational Alignment💰 Cost Optimization
Strategy That Works Summary
Strategy That Works 89%
Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.
by Paul Leinwand 2016
3.88
275 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🎯 Strategic Execution🛠️ Capability Building🔗 Organizational Alignment💰 Cost Optimization
Dealing with Darwin
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2005
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
3.75
389
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
Dealing with Darwin Summary
Dealing with Darwin 89%
Growth and mature markets demand opposite innovation strategies. Few companies master both.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2005
3.75
389 ratings
💡 Innovation Strategy🔄 Corporate Lifecycle🎯 Core Competencies💰 Resource Allocation⚡ Disruptive Innovation
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
3.82
2k+
🪜 Corporate Ladder👔 Executive Leadership📋 Career Rules🏢 Office Politics⏰ Time Management
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary
How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization 89%
A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998
3.82
2k+ ratings
🪜 Corporate Ladder👔 Executive Leadership📋 Career Rules🏢 Office Politics⏰ Time Management
Improve Your Global Business English
by Fiona Talbot • 2012
Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.
3.81
26
🌍 Global Business📝 Business Writing🗣️ Cross-Cultural Communication💡 Clear Writing💼 Professional English
Improve Your Global Business English Summary
Improve Your Global Business English 89%
Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.
by Fiona Talbot 2012
3.81
26 ratings
🌍 Global Business📝 Business Writing🗣️ Cross-Cultural Communication💡 Clear Writing💼 Professional English
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots
by Brian Fugere • 2005
Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.
3.62
273
🏢 Corporate Communication🗣️ Plain Language✂️ Brevity📖 Storytelling In Business🎯 Audience Focus
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots Summary
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots 89%
Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.
by Brian Fugere 2005
3.62
273 ratings
🏢 Corporate Communication🗣️ Plain Language✂️ Brevity📖 Storytelling In Business🎯 Audience Focus
Be a Brilliant Business Writer
by Jane Curry • 2010
The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.
4.14
28
🏢 Business Communication📝 Plain Language💬 Persuasive Writing📧 Email Etiquette📄 Resume Writing
Be a Brilliant Business Writer Summary
Be a Brilliant Business Writer 89%
The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.
by Jane Curry 2010
4.14
28 ratings
🏢 Business Communication📝 Plain Language💬 Persuasive Writing📧 Email Etiquette📄 Resume Writing
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill • 1990
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
3.83
206
🏢 Business Writing✍️ Writing Process🎯 Audience Analysis💬 Persuasive Messaging🏗️ Message Structure
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication 89%
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
by John V. Thill 1990
3.83
206 ratings
🏢 Business Writing✍️ Writing Process🎯 Audience Analysis💬 Persuasive Messaging🏗️ Message Structure
Career Warfare
by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955
Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.
3.82
562
🏛️ Corporate Politics💼 Personal Branding⬆️ Managing Up📈 Career Advancement🪑 Office Dynamics
Career Warfare Summary
Career Warfare 89%
Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.
by David F. D'Alessandro 1955
3.82
562 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Politics💼 Personal Branding⬆️ Managing Up📈 Career Advancement🪑 Office Dynamics
The Bezos Blueprint
by Carmine Gallo • 2022
Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.
4.14
579
💼 Corporate Communication📖 Business Storytelling🎤 Presentation Skills💬 Clear Communication📝 Narrative Structure
The Bezos Blueprint Summary
The Bezos Blueprint 89%
Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.
by Carmine Gallo 2022
4.14
579 ratings
💼 Corporate Communication📖 Business Storytelling🎤 Presentation Skills💬 Clear Communication📝 Narrative Structure
Smart Brevity
by Jim Vandehei • 2022
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
3.92
10k+
📧 Business Communication✂️ Concise Writing👁️ Attention Economics🌊 Information Overload📰 Journalism Methods
Smart Brevity Summary
Smart Brevity 89%
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
by Jim Vandehei 2022
3.92
10k+ ratings
📧 Business Communication✂️ Concise Writing👁️ Attention Economics🌊 Information Overload📰 Journalism Methods
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 89%
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edward Russell-Walling • 2007
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
3.65
182
📋 Management Theory🎯 Corporate Strategy✅ Quality Management⚙️ Lean Methodology💡 Corporate Innovation
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know 89%
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
by Edward Russell-Walling 2007
3.65
182 ratings
📋 Management Theory🎯 Corporate Strategy✅ Quality Management⚙️ Lean Methodology💡 Corporate Innovation
The Rules Of Work
by Richard Templar • 2002
The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.
3.70
4k+
🏛️ Office Politics🏢 Corporate Culture🧭 Career Strategy👔 Executive Presence🪪 Personal Branding
The Rules Of Work Summary
The Rules Of Work 89%
The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.
by Richard Templar 2002
3.70
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Office Politics🏢 Corporate Culture🧭 Career Strategy👔 Executive Presence🪪 Personal Branding
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy
by Michael E. Porter • 2010
Strategic plans lose a third of their value after approval. Ten articles trace the leak.
4.02
3k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy⚙️ Strategy Execution📋 Strategic Planning🔗 Organizational Alignment📊 Performance Tracking
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy 89%
Strategic plans lose a third of their value after approval. Ten articles trace the leak.
by Michael E. Porter 2010
4.02
3k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy⚙️ Strategy Execution📋 Strategic Planning🔗 Organizational Alignment📊 Performance Tracking
Beyond Bullshit
by Samuel A. Culbert • 2007
Your boss's bullshit isn't a lie. Ending it takes two-way candor, not blunt honesty.
3.20
60
💼 Corporate Bullshit🗣️ Organizational Communication🏢 Workplace Culture🎭 Truth And Deception🔄 Feedback Culture
Beyond Bullshit Summary
Beyond Bullshit 88%
Your boss's bullshit isn't a lie. Ending it takes two-way candor, not blunt honesty.
by Samuel A. Culbert 2007
3.20
60 ratings
💼 Corporate Bullshit🗣️ Organizational Communication🏢 Workplace Culture🎭 Truth And Deception🔄 Feedback Culture
The Founder's Mentality
by Chris Zook • 2016
Scaling companies hit three predictable choke points. Three internal traits let you clear them all.
3.80
2k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Scaling Companies🤝 Customer Intimacy🚫 Anti-Bureaucracy🎯 Frontline Focus
The Founder's Mentality Summary
The Founder's Mentality 88%
Scaling companies hit three predictable choke points. Three internal traits let you clear them all.
by Chris Zook 2016
3.80
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Scaling Companies🤝 Customer Intimacy🚫 Anti-Bureaucracy🎯 Frontline Focus
Winning Now, Winning Later
by David M. Cote • 2020
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
4.03
560
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Winning Now, Winning Later Summary
Winning Now, Winning Later 88%
Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.
by David M. Cote 2020
4.03
560 ratings
🔄 Corporate Turnarounds📖 Ceo Memoirs⏳ Short-Termism⚙️ Process Improvement🏢 Corporate Culture
Public Relations
by Ron Smith • 2013
How PR builds trust, manages crises, and earns goodwill: a field guide for newcomers.
3.91
23
👥 Public Relations🏢 Corporate Communications🎯 Strategic Communication✍️ Business Writing📰 Media Relations
Public Relations Summary
Public Relations 88%
How PR builds trust, manages crises, and earns goodwill: a field guide for newcomers.
by Ron Smith 2013
3.91
23 ratings
👥 Public Relations🏢 Corporate Communications🎯 Strategic Communication✍️ Business Writing📰 Media Relations
Writing for Busy Readers
by Todd Rogers • 2023
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
3.87
1k+
🏢 Business Writing🗣️ Workplace Communication🧠 Reader Psychology✂️ Concise Writing👁️ Attention Management
Writing for Busy Readers Summary
Writing for Busy Readers 88%
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
by Todd Rogers 2023
3.87
1k+ ratings
🏢 Business Writing🗣️ Workplace Communication🧠 Reader Psychology✂️ Concise Writing👁️ Attention Management
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
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy💼 Meaning At Work🎭 Cultural Criticism
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 88%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy💼 Meaning At Work🎭 Cultural Criticism
The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni • 2012
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
4.13
16k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Team Dynamics👔 Executive Leadership🎯 Organizational Alignment🔐 Trust Building
The Advantage Summary
The Advantage 88%
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
by Patrick Lencioni 2012
4.13
16k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Team Dynamics👔 Executive Leadership🎯 Organizational Alignment🔐 Trust Building
Writing Skills for Public Relations
by John Foster • 2012
Tight sentences, headlines that earn clicks, and the legal traps hidden in everyday PR writing.
4.00
5
✍️ Public Relations📝 Business Writing📖 Plain English📰 Headline Writing🔤 Grammar And Style
Writing Skills for Public Relations Summary
Writing Skills for Public Relations 88%
Tight sentences, headlines that earn clicks, and the legal traps hidden in everyday PR writing.
by John Foster 2012
4.00
5 ratings
✍️ Public Relations📝 Business Writing📖 Plain English📰 Headline Writing🔤 Grammar And Style
HBR Guide to Office Politics
by Karen Dillon • 2014
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
3.77
756
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up🛑 Workplace Bullying💬 Difficult Conversations
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics 88%
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
by Karen Dillon 2014
3.77
756 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up🛑 Workplace Bullying💬 Difficult Conversations
Escape Velocity
by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
3.90
676
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
Escape Velocity Summary
Escape Velocity 88%
Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.
by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011
3.90
676 ratings
📊 Corporate Strategy💻 Technology Adoption📈 Portfolio Management🔄 Organizational Change💡 Innovation Strategy
The Fish Rots from the Head
by Bob Garratt • 1997
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
4.33
6
🏛️ Corporate Governance🔄 Organizational Learning🎯 Strategic Oversight🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📊 Corporate Accountability
The Fish Rots from the Head Summary
The Fish Rots from the Head 88%
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
by Bob Garratt 1997
4.33
6 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance🔄 Organizational Learning🎯 Strategic Oversight🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📊 Corporate Accountability
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
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction⚖️ Moral Relativism💼 White Collar Ethics
Moral Mazes Summary
Moral Mazes 88%
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
by Robert Jackall 1988
3.96
476 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction⚖️ Moral Relativism💼 White Collar Ethics
Developing a Business Case
by Harvard Business School Press • 2010
Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.
3.76
96
🧾 Business Proposals🏢 Corporate Decision Making🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion✍️ Business Writing📊 Executive Communication
Developing a Business Case Summary
Developing a Business Case 88%
Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.
by Harvard Business School Press 2010
3.76
96 ratings
🧾 Business Proposals🏢 Corporate Decision Making🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion✍️ Business Writing📊 Executive Communication
How to Start a Business Analyst Career
by Laura Brandenburg • 2015
No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.
3.95
118
📊 Business Analysis💻 Tech Careers🔄 Career Transitions📋 Requirements Gathering👥 Stakeholder Management
How to Start a Business Analyst Career Summary
How to Start a Business Analyst Career 88%
No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.
by Laura Brandenburg 2015
3.95
118 ratings
📊 Business Analysis💻 Tech Careers🔄 Career Transitions📋 Requirements Gathering👥 Stakeholder Management
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
by Mark Schwartz • 2017
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
4.23
785
📦 Value Delivery💻 IT Leadership🎯 Outcome Over Output🔍 Agile Critique🏭 Lean Thinking
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value Summary
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value 88%
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
by Mark Schwartz 2017
4.23
785 ratings
📦 Value Delivery💻 IT Leadership🎯 Outcome Over Output🔍 Agile Critique🏭 Lean Thinking
The Strategist
by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012
Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.
3.86
1k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy🧭 Strategic Leadership💡 Business Purpose⛓️ Organizational Alignment🔄 Strategic Reinvention
The Strategist Summary
The Strategist 88%
Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.
by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🧭 Strategic Leadership💡 Business Purpose⛓️ Organizational Alignment🔄 Strategic Reinvention
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
by Martin Reeves • 2015
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
4.01
661
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏆 Competitive Advantage⚡ Strategic Agility🔄 Business Turnaround💥 Disruption
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy Summary
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 88%
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
by Martin Reeves 2015
4.01
661 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏆 Competitive Advantage⚡ Strategic Agility🔄 Business Turnaround💥 Disruption
Process!
by Mike Paton • 2022
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
3.97
369
📋 Process Documentation⚙️ Business Operating Systems🧩 Systems Thinking🧾 Accountability Systems🔁 Continuous Improvement
Process! Summary
Process! 88%
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
by Mike Paton 2022
3.97
369 ratings
📋 Process Documentation⚙️ Business Operating Systems🧩 Systems Thinking🧾 Accountability Systems🔁 Continuous Improvement
The Firm
by Duff McDonald • 2013
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
3.75
3k+
🏢 Management Consulting📜 Corporate History🏛️ Organizational Culture⚡ Corporate Influence🕸️ Professional Networks
The Firm Summary
The Firm 88%
The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.
by Duff McDonald 2013
3.75
3k+ ratings
🏢 Management Consulting📜 Corporate History🏛️ Organizational Culture⚡ Corporate Influence🕸️ Professional Networks
Strategic Foresight
by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
🏢 Corporate Strategy⚙️ Technology Management🔭 Strategic Foresight🎯 Scenario Planning🚀 Commercialization
Strategic Foresight Summary
Strategic Foresight 88%
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020
🏢 Corporate Strategy⚙️ Technology Management🔭 Strategic Foresight🎯 Scenario Planning🚀 Commercialization
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
53
🏢 Strategic Management⚙️ Operations Management📊 Business Frameworks🔧 Process Improvement📍 Market Positioning
Michael Porter's Value Chain Summary
Michael Porter's Value Chain 88%
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🔧 Process Improvement📍 Market Positioning
The HR Value Proposition
by Dave Ulrich • 2005
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
3.92
224
👥 Human Resources🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Stakeholder Value📈 Competency Development💎 Intangible Assets
The HR Value Proposition Summary
The HR Value Proposition 88%
What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?
by Dave Ulrich 2005
3.92
224 ratings
👥 Human Resources🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Stakeholder Value📈 Competency Development💎 Intangible Assets
Talk Less, Say More
by Connie Dieken • 2009
Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.
3.52
519
🗣️ Workplace Communication👔 Executive Presence✂️ Brevity👁️ Visual Communication👂 Active Listening
Talk Less, Say More Summary
Talk Less, Say More 88%
Three habits that earn real attention in a distracted world, and turn it into action.
by Connie Dieken 2009
3.52
519 ratings
🗣️ Workplace Communication👔 Executive Presence✂️ Brevity👁️ Visual Communication👂 Active Listening
Paid to Think
by David Goldsmith • 2012
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
3.76
159
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
Paid to Think Summary
Paid to Think 88%
The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.
by David Goldsmith 2012
3.76
159 ratings
🏢 Executive Management🗺️ Strategic Planning✅ Priority Management💡 Structured Innovation🔗 Systems Thinking
Lead with a Story
by Paul Smith • 2012
Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.
3.84
1k+
🏢 Corporate Storytelling📈 Leadership Development💬 Business Communication🗣️ Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Organizational Culture
Lead with a Story Summary
Lead with a Story 88%
Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.
by Paul Smith 2012
3.84
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Storytelling📈 Leadership Development💬 Business Communication🗣️ Persuasion Techniques🏛️ Organizational Culture
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
🔄 Corporate Lifecycles📉 Organizational Decline🎭 Leadership Archetypes🏢 Corporate Culture📋 Bureaucracy Critique
Barbarians to Bureaucrats Summary
Barbarians to Bureaucrats 88%
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
by Lawrence M. Miller 1989
4.22
204 ratings
🔄 Corporate Lifecycles📉 Organizational Decline🎭 Leadership Archetypes🏢 Corporate Culture📋 Bureaucracy Critique
Competing on the Edge
by Shona L. Brown • 1998
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
3.53
75
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Emergent Strategy🔄 Adaptive Strategy🧠 Organizational Learning
Competing on the Edge Summary
Competing on the Edge 88%
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
by Shona L. Brown 1998
3.53
75 ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Emergent Strategy🔄 Adaptive Strategy🧠 Organizational Learning
Brazen Careerist
by Penelope Trunk • 2007
Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.
3.41
236
🎯 Career Strategy🌱 Early Career🔍 Job Hunting💰 Salary Negotiation📈 Managing Up
Brazen Careerist Summary
Brazen Careerist 88%
Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.
by Penelope Trunk 2007
3.41
236 ratings
🎯 Career Strategy🌱 Early Career🔍 Job Hunting💰 Salary Negotiation📈 Managing Up
Competing for the Future
by Gary Hamel • 1994
Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.
4.03
3k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy🔭 Strategic Foresight🏗️ Capability Building📊 Resource-Based View🧪 Market Experimentation
Competing for the Future Summary
Competing for the Future 88%
Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.
by Gary Hamel 1994
4.03
3k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy🔭 Strategic Foresight🏗️ Capability Building📊 Resource-Based View🧪 Market Experimentation
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