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🤝 Employer Employee

Stories centered on the power dynamics, dependencies, and negotiations that define the relationship between those who hire and those who labor.
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
3.52
132
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses🎭 Boss Personalities📈 Career Advancement
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager 89%
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
by Gonzague Dufour 2010
3.52
132 ratings
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses🎭 Boss Personalities📈 Career Advancement
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em
by Beverly Kaye • 2003
Your best people are leaving because no one asked them what would keep them.
3.85
552
🧲 Employee Retention👥 People Management🤝 Workplace Respect🔥 Employee Engagement📈 Career Growth
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em Summary
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em 89%
Your best people are leaving because no one asked them what would keep them.
by Beverly Kaye 2003
3.85
552 ratings
🧲 Employee Retention👥 People Management🤝 Workplace Respect🔥 Employee Engagement📈 Career Growth
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 89%
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
Private Government
by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
3.94
856
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom💰 Market Critique✊ Labor Rights
Private Government Summary
Private Government 89%
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017
3.94
856 ratings
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom💰 Market Critique✊ Labor Rights
Millennials & Management
by Lee Caraher • 2014
Why your youngest talent leaves and the culture shifts that make them stay.
3.74
140
👥 Generational Divides🔗 Employee Retention💬 Feedback Culture🎯 Meaningful Work🏡 Flexible Work
Millennials & Management Summary
Millennials & Management 89%
Why your youngest talent leaves and the culture shifts that make them stay.
by Lee Caraher 2014
3.74
140 ratings
👥 Generational Divides🔗 Employee Retention💬 Feedback Culture🎯 Meaningful Work🏡 Flexible Work
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy
by Bruce Tulgan • 2009
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
3.54
399
🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials🔀 Generational Differences🗣️ Coaching Skills🔒 Talent Retention🎮 Gamification At Work
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy Summary
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy 88%
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
by Bruce Tulgan 2009
3.54
399 ratings
🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials🔀 Generational Differences🗣️ Coaching Skills🔒 Talent Retention🎮 Gamification At Work
Fire Your Boss
by Stephen M. Pollan • 2004
Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.
3.67
150
📋 Career Advice💼 Managing Upward🤝 Personal Networking🧠 Workplace Pragmatism💰 Financial Independence
Fire Your Boss Summary
Fire Your Boss 88%
Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.
by Stephen M. Pollan 2004
3.67
150 ratings
📋 Career Advice💼 Managing Upward🤝 Personal Networking🧠 Workplace Pragmatism💰 Financial Independence
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency
by John Hoover • 2003
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
3.14
309
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival📤 Managing Up🗣️ Workplace Communication
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency 88%
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
by John Hoover 2003
3.14
309 ratings
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival📤 Managing Up🗣️ Workplace Communication
Dream Team
by Ludovic Girodon • 2019
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
4.28
46
👥 People Management🎯 Talent Management💪 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture📋 Hiring Practices
Dream Team Summary
Dream Team 88%
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
by Ludovic Girodon 2019
4.28
46 ratings
👥 People Management🎯 Talent Management💪 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture📋 Hiring Practices
The Case for Good Jobs
by Zeynep Ton • 2023
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
4.12
165
📊 Labor Economics🧑‍💼 Frontline Management💰 Living Wages🔄 Employee Retention⚙️ Operational Excellence
The Case for Good Jobs Summary
The Case for Good Jobs 88%
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
by Zeynep Ton 2023
4.12
165 ratings
📊 Labor Economics🧑‍💼 Frontline Management💰 Living Wages🔄 Employee Retention⚙️ Operational Excellence
Managing Up
by Mary Abbajay • 2018
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
3.77
876
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication⚠️ Difficult Bosses🏛️ Office Politics
Managing Up Summary
Managing Up 88%
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
by Mary Abbajay 2018
3.77
876 ratings
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication⚠️ Difficult Bosses🏛️ Office Politics
Como lidar com a política no trabalho
by Karen Dillon • 2018
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
3.57
30
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict🗣️ Self-Advocacy🛡️ Workplace Bullying
Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary
Como lidar com a política no trabalho 88%
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
by Karen Dillon 2018
3.57
30 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict🗣️ Self-Advocacy🛡️ Workplace Bullying
Debugging Teams
by Brian W. Fitzpatrick • 2015
Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.
4.07
788
🏗️ Engineering Management🏢 Software Culture🛠️ Servant Leadership☠️ Toxic Colleagues🏛️ Office Politics
Debugging Teams Summary
Debugging Teams 88%
Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.
by Brian W. Fitzpatrick 2015
4.07
788 ratings
🏗️ Engineering Management🏢 Software Culture🛠️ Servant Leadership☠️ Toxic Colleagues🏛️ Office Politics
The Nordstrom Way
by Robert Spector • 1995
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
3.90
794
🏬 Retail Management🤝 Customer Service🏢 Company Culture💪 Employee Empowerment🧠 Hiring For Attitude
The Nordstrom Way Summary
The Nordstrom Way 88%
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
by Robert Spector 1995
3.90
794 ratings
🏬 Retail Management🤝 Customer Service🏢 Company Culture💪 Employee Empowerment🧠 Hiring For Attitude
The Carrot Principle
by Adrian Gostick • 2001
74% of leaders skip the one practice that triples returns: genuine, specific appreciation.
3.69
1k+
🧱 Employee Recognition⚡ Employee Engagement🌳 Talent Retention🤲 Servant Leadership✨ Positive Psychology
The Carrot Principle Summary
The Carrot Principle 88%
74% of leaders skip the one practice that triples returns: genuine, specific appreciation.
by Adrian Gostick 2001
3.69
1k+ ratings
🧱 Employee Recognition⚡ Employee Engagement🌳 Talent Retention🤲 Servant Leadership✨ Positive Psychology
Ask a Manager
by Alison Green • 2018
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
3.91
2k+
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance🗣️ Difficult Conversations📝 Direct Feedback
Ask a Manager Summary
Ask a Manager 88%
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
by Alison Green 2018
3.91
2k+ ratings
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance🗣️ Difficult Conversations📝 Direct Feedback
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
4.26
550
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy🗣️ Feedback Culture💰 Salary Negotiation
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 88%
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023
4.26
550 ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy🗣️ Feedback Culture💰 Salary Negotiation
The Dream Manager
by Matthew Kelly • 2007
Give employees a coach for their life goals. The loyalty you get back beats any bonus.
4.11
3k+
🧑‍🏭 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture🎯 Workplace Coaching🤝 Servant Leadership📖 Business Parable
The Dream Manager Summary
The Dream Manager 88%
Give employees a coach for their life goals. The loyalty you get back beats any bonus.
by Matthew Kelly 2007
4.11
3k+ ratings
🧑‍🏭 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture🎯 Workplace Coaching🤝 Servant Leadership📖 Business Parable
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 88%
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 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 88%
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
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
4.24
1k+
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation💼 Professional Presence🔄 Feedback Culture
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 88%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation💼 Professional Presence🔄 Feedback Culture
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
by Marshall Sahlins • 2008
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
4.12
329
💼 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Frontline Management📊 Performance Management🎯 Coaching At Work
The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary
The Western Illusion of Human Nature 88%
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
by Marshall Sahlins 2008
4.12
329 ratings
💼 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Frontline Management📊 Performance Management🎯 Coaching At Work
Motivation
by Brian Tracy • 2013
A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.
3.94
611
💪 Employee Motivation👥 Team Management📋 Hiring Practices📊 Performance Management🚀 Onboarding
Motivation Summary
Motivation 88%
A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.
by Brian Tracy 2013
3.94
611 ratings
💪 Employee Motivation👥 Team Management📋 Hiring Practices📊 Performance Management🚀 Onboarding
The Unwritten Laws of Business
by W.J. King • 1944
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
3.99
5k+
🏢 Workplace Ethics🏛️ Office Politics🛡️ Professional Integrity📈 Career Development🕰️ Classic Business Advice
The Unwritten Laws of Business Summary
The Unwritten Laws of Business 88%
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
by W.J. King 1944
3.99
5k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Ethics🏛️ Office Politics🛡️ Professional Integrity📈 Career Development🕰️ Classic Business Advice
Freedom, Inc.
by Brian M. Carney • 2009
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
4.24
251
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership🧠 Intrinsic Motivation👀 Shared Purpose
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 88%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership🧠 Intrinsic Motivation👀 Shared Purpose
Dying for a Paycheck
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
3.71
599
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress💸 Economic Insecurity⏰ Overwork
Dying for a Paycheck Summary
Dying for a Paycheck 88%
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018
3.71
599 ratings
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress💸 Economic Insecurity⏰ Overwork
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 88%
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
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 88%
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
1501 Ways to Reward Employees
by Bob Nelson • 2012
Recognition costs nothing, but most managers get it wrong. Fix it with 1,500 tested ideas.
3.64
159
🏆 Employee Recognition👥 People Management🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Building💪 Employee Motivation
1501 Ways to Reward Employees Summary
1501 Ways to Reward Employees 88%
Recognition costs nothing, but most managers get it wrong. Fix it with 1,500 tested ideas.
by Bob Nelson 2012
3.64
159 ratings
🏆 Employee Recognition👥 People Management🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Building💪 Employee Motivation
The Essential HR Handbook
by Sharon Armstrong • 2008
Every HR question a manager faces, from hiring to firing, in one desk reference.
3.62
460
🏢 People Management🎯 Talent Acquisition📈 Performance Management⚖️ Workplace Compliance🚪 Employee Onboarding
The Essential HR Handbook Summary
The Essential HR Handbook 88%
Every HR question a manager faces, from hiring to firing, in one desk reference.
by Sharon Armstrong 2008
3.62
460 ratings
🏢 People Management🎯 Talent Acquisition📈 Performance Management⚖️ Workplace Compliance🚪 Employee Onboarding
Generations at Work
by Ron Zemke • 1999
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
3.92
188
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication🔄 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Organizational Culture
Generations at Work Summary
Generations at Work 88%
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
by Ron Zemke 1999
3.92
188 ratings
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication🔄 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Organizational Culture
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 Summary
Fish! Tales 88%
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
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2008
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
4.09
729
🏢 Small Business Management💰 Profit-First Management⚖️ Workplace Accountability⚙️ Business Systems🌱 Hiring And Firing
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits Summary
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits 88%
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2008
4.09
729 ratings
🏢 Small Business Management💰 Profit-First Management⚖️ Workplace Accountability⚙️ Business Systems🌱 Hiring And Firing
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees
by Paul Falcone • 2009
Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.
3.79
411
🗣️ Difficult Conversations⚖️ Employee Discipline📈 Performance Management🗨️ Managerial Feedback⚡ Workplace Conflict
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees Summary
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees 88%
Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.
by Paul Falcone 2009
3.79
411 ratings
🗣️ Difficult Conversations⚖️ Employee Discipline📈 Performance Management🗨️ Managerial Feedback⚡ Workplace Conflict
How to Become a Great Boss
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002
Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.
3.87
423
🧑‍💼 People Management🌱 Talent Development📋 Hiring Practices📤 Delegation🏢 Workplace Culture
How to Become a Great Boss Summary
How to Become a Great Boss 88%
Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002
3.87
423 ratings
🧑‍💼 People Management🌱 Talent Development📋 Hiring Practices📤 Delegation🏢 Workplace Culture
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
Growing Great Employees
by Erika Andersen • 2006
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
4.00
5k+
🪴 Employee Development👂 Active Listening🔍 Hiring And Onboarding🎯 Coaching Employees💬 Giving Feedback
Growing Great Employees Summary
Growing Great Employees 88%
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
by Erika Andersen 2006
4.00
5k+ ratings
🪴 Employee Development👂 Active Listening🔍 Hiring And Onboarding🎯 Coaching Employees💬 Giving Feedback
Great on the Job
by Jodi Glickman • 2011
The workplace scripts nobody teaches: asking for help, raising red flags, managing up.
3.69
299
🗣️ Workplace Communication🌱 Early Career Advice⬆️ Managing Up📢 Self-Advocacy🔄 Feedback Skills
Great on the Job Summary
Great on the Job 88%
The workplace scripts nobody teaches: asking for help, raising red flags, managing up.
by Jodi Glickman 2011
3.69
299 ratings
🗣️ Workplace Communication🌱 Early Career Advice⬆️ Managing Up📢 Self-Advocacy🔄 Feedback Skills
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 87%
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
Discovering the Soul of Service
by Leonard L. Berry • 1999
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
4.05
375
🏢 Service Industry🤝 Customer Experience🏷️ Brand Management🧭 Values-Based Leadership🌱 Employee Empowerment
Discovering the Soul of Service Summary
Discovering the Soul of Service 87%
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
by Leonard L. Berry 1999
4.05
375 ratings
🏢 Service Industry🤝 Customer Experience🏷️ Brand Management🧭 Values-Based Leadership🌱 Employee Empowerment
The Leader Assistant
by Jeremy Burrows • 2020
Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.
4.14
660
💼 Executive Assistants⏳ Time Management🗣️ Meeting Leadership🤝 Professional Networking💰 Salary Negotiation
The Leader Assistant Summary
The Leader Assistant 87%
Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.
by Jeremy Burrows 2020
4.14
660 ratings
💼 Executive Assistants⏳ Time Management🗣️ Meeting Leadership🤝 Professional Networking💰 Salary Negotiation
The Seven-Day Weekend
by ricardo-semler • 2004
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
4.05
893
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work🪟 Workplace Transparency📊 Flat Hierarchies
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 87%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work🪟 Workplace Transparency📊 Flat Hierarchies
Soup
by Jon Gordon • 2010
A failing soup CEO finds the recipe for turning her company around in a grandmother's kitchen.
4.07
1k+
🍲 Business Fable🏢 Organizational Culture👵 Wise Mentor❤️ Servant Leadership🤝 Employee Engagement
Soup Summary
Soup 87%
A failing soup CEO finds the recipe for turning her company around in a grandmother's kitchen.
by Jon Gordon 2010
4.07
1k+ ratings
🍲 Business Fable🏢 Organizational Culture👵 Wise Mentor❤️ Servant Leadership🤝 Employee Engagement
The 9 Types of Difficult People
by Nick Robinson • 2023
Difficult colleagues aren't random. They fall into nine patterns, and each one has a fix.
3.17
36
🏢 Workplace Dynamics😤 Difficult Colleagues🧩 Personality Types🤝 Conflict Resolution👥 People Management
The 9 Types of Difficult People Summary
The 9 Types of Difficult People 87%
Difficult colleagues aren't random. They fall into nine patterns, and each one has a fix.
by Nick Robinson 2023
3.17
36 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics😤 Difficult Colleagues🧩 Personality Types🤝 Conflict Resolution👥 People Management
Leading the Unleadable
by Alan Willett • 2016
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
3.50
543
🏢 Workplace Conflict😤 Difficult Employees🗣️ Performance Coaching❤️ People-First Leadership👥 Team Dynamics
Leading the Unleadable Summary
Leading the Unleadable 87%
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
by Alan Willett 2016
3.50
543 ratings
🏢 Workplace Conflict😤 Difficult Employees🗣️ Performance Coaching❤️ People-First Leadership👥 Team Dynamics
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
by Gary Chapman • 2011
Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.
3.68
7k+
🏢 Workplace Culture📈 Employee Engagement🔄 Employee Retention👥 People Management💬 Feedback At Work
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Summary
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace 87%
Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.
by Gary Chapman 2011
3.68
7k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture📈 Employee Engagement🔄 Employee Retention👥 People Management💬 Feedback At Work
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 87%
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
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 Summary
Gods of Management 87%
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
No Ego
by Cy Wakeman • 2017
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
3.79
2k+
🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Team Management🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership📋 Employee Accountability💬 Direct Feedback
No Ego Summary
No Ego 87%
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
by Cy Wakeman 2017
3.79
2k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Team Management🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership📋 Employee Accountability💬 Direct Feedback
Managing the Millennials
by Chip Espinoza • 2010
The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.
3.74
248
🧬 Generational Management📚 Generational Theory🤝 Employee Engagement🏆 Employee Recognition🎯 Purpose-Driven Work
Managing the Millennials Summary
Managing the Millennials 87%
The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.
by Chip Espinoza 2010
3.74
248 ratings
🧬 Generational Management📚 Generational Theory🤝 Employee Engagement🏆 Employee Recognition🎯 Purpose-Driven Work
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