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High-Impact Tools for Teams
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo • 2021
Most teams fail because misalignment and fear go undiagnosed. Five tools surface both.
4.00
213
High-Impact Tools for Teams Summary
High-Impact Tools for Teams 90%
Most teams fail because misalignment and fear go undiagnosed. Five tools surface both.
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo 2021
4.00
213 ratings
Agile Project Management
by Project Management Journal • 2013
Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.
3.00
2
Agile Project Management Summary
Agile Project Management 89%
Knowledge that stays siloed kills multipartner projects more often than missed deadlines do.
by Project Management Journal 2013
3.00
2 ratings
Teamwork 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2009
Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.
4.04
794
Teamwork 101 Summary
Teamwork 101 89%
Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.
by John C. Maxwell 2009
4.04
794 ratings
Collaboration
by Morten T. Hansen • 2009
Most collaboration loses money. A framework for knowing when it actually pays off.
3.81
429
Collaboration Summary
Collaboration 89%
Most collaboration loses money. A framework for knowing when it actually pays off.
by Morten T. Hansen 2009
3.81
429 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2013
The formula for knowing when collaboration pays off, and when working alone is smarter.
3.60
194
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Collaboration 89%
The formula for knowing when collaboration pays off, and when working alone is smarter.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2013
3.60
194 ratings
Agile Software Development
by Alistair Cockburn • 2006
Your process is never the bottleneck. Software projects move at the speed of a single conversation.
3.99
404
Agile Software Development Summary
Agile Software Development 89%
Your process is never the bottleneck. Software projects move at the speed of a single conversation.
by Alistair Cockburn 2006
3.99
404 ratings
The Demon of Unrest
by Erik Larson • 2024
Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.
4.17
62k+
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest 89%
Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.
by Erik Larson 2024
4.17
62k+ ratings
Team Habits
by Charlie Gilkey • 2023
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
3.68
115
Team Habits Summary
Team Habits 89%
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
by Charlie Gilkey 2023
3.68
115 ratings
Agile Retrospectives
by Esther Derby • 2006
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
3.94
3k+
Agile Retrospectives Summary
Agile Retrospectives 88%
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
by Esther Derby 2006
3.94
3k+ ratings
Team Topologies
by Matthew Skelton • 2019
Your org chart shapes your software; four team patterns to turn that into speed.
4.18
6k+
Team Topologies Summary
Team Topologies 88%
Your org chart shapes your software; four team patterns to turn that into speed.
by Matthew Skelton 2019
4.18
6k+ ratings
Flat Army
by Dan Pontefract • 2013
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
3.41
112
Flat Army Summary
Flat Army 88%
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
by Dan Pontefract 2013
3.41
112 ratings
The Resilience Factor
by Ryan T. Hartwig • 2023
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
4.00
16
The Resilience Factor Summary
The Resilience Factor 88%
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
by Ryan T. Hartwig 2023
4.00
16 ratings
Meetings That Get Results
by Terrence Metz • 2021
Why meetings cost more than skyscrapers: a facilitator's blueprint for turning them into decisions.
3.43
14
Meetings That Get Results Summary
Meetings That Get Results 88%
Why meetings cost more than skyscrapers: a facilitator's blueprint for turning them into decisions.
by Terrence Metz 2021
3.43
14 ratings
The Power of a Positive Team
by Jon Gordon • 2018
Culture first: shared belief, zero complaining, and we-over-me thinking beat talent and strategy.
3.77
2k+
The Power of a Positive Team Summary
The Power of a Positive Team 88%
Culture first: shared belief, zero complaining, and we-over-me thinking beat talent and strategy.
by Jon Gordon 2018
3.77
2k+ ratings
Bad Blood
by John Carreyrou • 2018
Department infighting is not a personality problem. Here is the structural fix.
4.40
284k+
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood 88%
Department infighting is not a personality problem. Here is the structural fix.
by John Carreyrou 2018
4.40
284k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
by Jon R. Katzenbach • 2013
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
3.82
370
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams 88%
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
by Jon R. Katzenbach 2013
3.82
370 ratings
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
A fractured executive team, a new CEO, and the chain of breakdowns that destroys every group.
4.11
140k+
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team 88%
A fractured executive team, a new CEO, and the chain of breakdowns that destroys every group.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
140k+ ratings
Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
511
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius 88%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 ratings
The Surprising Science of Meetings
by Steven G. Rogelberg • 2018
You overrate your meetings. The feedback tools and unconventional formats that actually fix them.
3.65
854
The Surprising Science of Meetings Summary
The Surprising Science of Meetings 88%
You overrate your meetings. The feedback tools and unconventional formats that actually fix them.
by Steven G. Rogelberg 2018
3.65
854 ratings
The Smart Mission
by Edward J. Hoffman • 2022
What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.
3.90
50
The Smart Mission Summary
The Smart Mission 88%
What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.
by Edward J. Hoffman 2022
3.90
50 ratings
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
4.11
4k+
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team 88%
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
4k+ ratings
Leading Teams
by J. Richard Hackman • 2002
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
3.92
400
Leading Teams Summary
Leading Teams 88%
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
by J. Richard Hackman 2002
3.92
400 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 88%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
Making Things Happen
by Scott Berkun • 2001
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
3.97
5k+
Making Things Happen Summary
Making Things Happen 88%
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
by Scott Berkun 2001
3.97
5k+ 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 88%
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
Digital Body Language
by Erica Dhawan • 2021
Half your emails land wrong. The cues, channels, and timing that fix digital communication.
3.71
2k+
Digital Body Language Summary
Digital Body Language 88%
Half your emails land wrong. The cues, channels, and timing that fix digital communication.
by Erica Dhawan 2021
3.71
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 88%
When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.
by Edward Morrison 2019
3.90
268 ratings
Agile IT Organization Design
by Sriram Narayan • 2015
Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.
4.07
187
Agile IT Organization Design Summary
Agile IT Organization Design 88%
Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.
by Sriram Narayan 2015
4.07
187 ratings
Fixing your Scrum
by Ryan Ripley • 2020
When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.
4.32
125
Fixing your Scrum Summary
Fixing your Scrum 88%
When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.
by Ryan Ripley 2020
4.32
125 ratings
Leadership is Language
by L. David Marquet • 2020
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
4.04
2k+
Leadership is Language Summary
Leadership is Language 88%
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
by L. David Marquet 2020
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni • 2012
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
4.13
16k+
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
Lean Software Development
by Mary Poppendieck • 2003
The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.
4.19
1k+
Lean Software Development Summary
Lean Software Development 88%
The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.
by Mary Poppendieck 2003
4.19
1k+ ratings
Teams That Work
by Scott Tannenbaum • 2020
Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.
4.09
185
Teams That Work Summary
Teams That Work 88%
Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.
by Scott Tannenbaum 2020
4.09
185 ratings
Beyond Measure
by Margaret Heffernan • 2015
Organizational success isn't vision or technology; it's small, surprising moves leaders overlook.
3.74
1k+
Beyond Measure Summary
Beyond Measure 88%
Organizational success isn't vision or technology; it's small, surprising moves leaders overlook.
by Margaret Heffernan 2015
3.74
1k+ ratings
Creating Agile Organizations
by Cesario Ramos • 2022
Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.
4.69
16
Creating Agile Organizations Summary
Creating Agile Organizations 88%
Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.
by Cesario Ramos 2022
4.69
16 ratings
Read This Before Our Next Meeting
by Al Pittampalli • 2011
Meetings: decide first, then meet. A framework for fast, prepared, decision-driven sessions.
3.75
3k+
Read This Before Our Next Meeting Summary
Read This Before Our Next Meeting 88%
Meetings: decide first, then meet. A framework for fast, prepared, decision-driven sessions.
by Al Pittampalli 2011
3.75
3k+ ratings
Smart Teams
by Dermot Crowley • 2023
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
Smart Teams Summary
Smart Teams 88%
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
by Dermot Crowley 2023
War and Peace and IT
by Mark Schwartz • 2019
Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.
4.15
244
War and Peace and IT Summary
War and Peace and IT 88%
Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.
by Mark Schwartz 2019
4.15
244 ratings
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
by Kory Kogon • 2015
No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.
4.05
2k+
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager 88%
No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.
by Kory Kogon 2015
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Art & Science of Facilitation
by Marsha Acker • 2021
Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.
4.14
114
The Art & Science of Facilitation Summary
The Art & Science of Facilitation 88%
Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.
by Marsha Acker 2021
4.14
114 ratings
Essential Scrum
by Kenneth S. Rubin • 2012
A structured launch, the smallest thing worth shipping, and a release plan that actually holds.
4.15
2k+
Essential Scrum Summary
Essential Scrum 88%
A structured launch, the smallest thing worth shipping, and a release plan that actually holds.
by Kenneth S. Rubin 2012
4.15
2k+ ratings
Joy, Inc.
by Richard Sheridan • 2013
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
4.07
2k+
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc. 87%
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013
4.07
2k+ ratings
Team Intelligence
by Jon Levy • 2025
Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.
3.88
169
Team Intelligence Summary
Team Intelligence 87%
Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.
by Jon Levy 2025
3.88
169 ratings
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work
by Bruce Tulgan • 2021
Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.
3.62
280
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work Summary
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work 87%
Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.
by Bruce Tulgan 2021
3.62
280 ratings
The Power of Teamwork
by Brian Goldman • 2022
Emergency rooms and cockpits share a secret: real teams wire their brains to do more with less.
3.52
122
The Power of Teamwork Summary
The Power of Teamwork 87%
Emergency rooms and cockpits share a secret: real teams wire their brains to do more with less.
by Brian Goldman 2022
3.52
122 ratings
The Synergist
by Les McKeown • 2012
Every team holds three clashing instincts. A fourth role breaks the cycle, and anyone can learn it.
4.10
221
The Synergist Summary
The Synergist 87%
Every team holds three clashing instincts. A fourth role breaks the cycle, and anyone can learn it.
by Les McKeown 2012
4.10
221 ratings
Revolutionize Teamwork
by Eric Coryell • 2019
Three kinds of teams: only one handles pressure without you. Here's how to build it.
3.92
95
Revolutionize Teamwork Summary
Revolutionize Teamwork 87%
Three kinds of teams: only one handles pressure without you. Here's how to build it.
by Eric Coryell 2019
3.92
95 ratings
Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking
by Jeff Gothelf • 2017
Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.
3.74
704
Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking Summary
Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking 87%
Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.
by Jeff Gothelf 2017
3.74
704 ratings
CTO Excellence in 100 Days
by Etienne de Bruin • 2023
100 days to earn trust, build strategy, and lead technology: the CTO playbook.
3.72
71
CTO Excellence in 100 Days Summary
CTO Excellence in 100 Days 87%
100 days to earn trust, build strategy, and lead technology: the CTO playbook.
by Etienne de Bruin 2023
3.72
71 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 87%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
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