🎯 Executive Accountability

Books demanding that leaders own their outcomes, examining how transparency, governance structures, and cultural norms can hold those in power genuinely responsible.

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

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Fish Rots from the Head 90%

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

The Oz Principle

by Craig Hickman • 1994

When things go wrong, the fix is a choice you make, not a consequence you fear.

3.58

3k+

🧱 Accountability Culture 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🪤 Victim Mentality 🔄 Organizational Change 🏢 Workplace Culture

The Oz Principle 90%

When things go wrong, the fix is a choice you make, not a consequence you fear.

by Craig Hickman 1994

3.58

3k+ ratings

🧱 Accountability Culture 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🪤 Victim Mentality 🔄 Organizational Change 🏢 Workplace Culture

Bring Back the Bureaucrats

by John DiIulio • 2014

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

3.22

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Bring Back the Bureaucrats 90%

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

by John DiIulio 2014

3.22

32 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

3.86

808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 90%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

The Business Ethics Handbook

by Jack Marks • 2009

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

The Business Ethics Handbook 90%

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

by Jack Marks 2009

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan

by George B. Bradt • 2006

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

3.99

6k+

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan Summary

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan 89%

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

by George B. Bradt 2006

3.99

6k+ ratings

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

Corporate Governance

by Bob Tricker • 2009

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

4.06

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Corporate Governance 89%

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

by Bob Tricker 2009

4.06

77 ratings

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

How Boards Work

by Dambisa Moyo • 2021

Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.

3.58

290

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🌱 ESG Oversight 📢 Shareholder Activism 🔄 CEO Succession 💼 Corporate Culture

How Boards Work 89%

Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.

by Dambisa Moyo 2021

3.58

290 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🌱 ESG Oversight 📢 Shareholder Activism 🔄 CEO Succession 💼 Corporate Culture

Execution

by Larry Bossidy • 2006

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

3.87

27k+

🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Execution 89%

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

by Larry Bossidy 2006

3.87

27k+ ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Trust Edge

by David Horsager • 2011

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

3.80

500

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Trust Edge 89%

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

by David Horsager 2011

3.80

500 ratings

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Results

by Charlie Baker • 2022

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

3.80

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Results 89%

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

by Charlie Baker 2022

3.80

89 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2023

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

4.20

🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

The 4 Disciplines of Execution 89%

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

by Chris McChesney 2023

4.20

70 ratings

🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

Boards That Deliver

by Ram Charan • 2005

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

3.80

147

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Boards That Deliver 89%

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

by Ram Charan 2005

3.80

147 ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

American Icon

by Bryce G. Hoffman • 2012

GM and Chrysler took government bailouts; Ford bet $23.6 billion on a Boeing executive instead.

4.42

5k+

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 🚗 Auto Industry 🚨 Crisis Leadership 📊 Data-Driven Management 🔄 Culture Change

American Icon 89%

GM and Chrysler took government bailouts; Ford bet $23.6 billion on a Boeing executive instead.

by Bryce G. Hoffman 2012

4.42

5k+ ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 🚗 Auto Industry 🚨 Crisis Leadership 📊 Data-Driven Management 🔄 Culture Change

Change the Culture, Change the Game

by Roger Connors • 2010

The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.

3.59

817

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Workplace Accountability 🏁 Strategy Execution 🧠 Mindset Shift

Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary

Change the Culture, Change the Game 89%

The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.

by Roger Connors 2010

3.59

817 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Workplace Accountability 🏁 Strategy Execution 🧠 Mindset Shift

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog

by William H. McRaven • 2023

Twelve military-tested rules for leading under pressure: no fluff, no theory, just what works.

4.40

8k+

🎖️ Military Leadership 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🫡 Command Principles 💬 Team Communication

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog 89%

Twelve military-tested rules for leading under pressure: no fluff, no theory, just what works.

by William H. McRaven 2023

4.40

8k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Leadership 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🫡 Command Principles 💬 Team Communication

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020

by Harvard Business Review • 2019

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

3.85

228

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 89%

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

by Harvard Business Review 2019

3.85

228 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

Summary

by Frank Collins • 2017

Daily operations bury your most important goals. Four disciplines for getting them done anyway.

4.17

🎯 Strategic Execution 🏆 Goal Prioritization 📊 Predictive Metrics 📈 Progress Tracking 📋 Team Accountability

Summary 89%

Daily operations bury your most important goals. Four disciplines for getting them done anyway.

by Frank Collins 2017

4.17

18 ratings

🎯 Strategic Execution 🏆 Goal Prioritization 📊 Predictive Metrics 📈 Progress Tracking 📋 Team Accountability

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 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager 89%

No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.

by Kory Kogon 2015

4.05

2k+ ratings

📊 Project Management 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

How to Be a Great Boss

by Gino Wickman • 2016

Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.

3.94

2k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📋 Delegation Techniques 📊 Employee Accountability 📝 Performance Reviews 💬 Team Feedback

How to Be a Great Boss 89%

Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.

by Gino Wickman 2016

3.94

2k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📋 Delegation Techniques 📊 Employee Accountability 📝 Performance Reviews 💬 Team Feedback

Results Without Authority

by Tom Kendrick • 2006

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

3.84

3k+

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

Results Without Authority 89%

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

by Tom Kendrick 2006

3.84

3k+ ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

The Inside Counsel Revolution

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

3.77

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Inside Counsel Revolution 89%

The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.

by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016

3.77

43 ratings

🏢 In-House Legal Practice ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🛡️ Compliance Programs ⚠️ Risk Management 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Hot Seat

by Jeff Immelt • 2021

Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.

3.97

898

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌪️ Crisis Management 🪑 CEO Memoirs 🪞 Radical Transparency 🪜 Executive Succession

Hot Seat 89%

Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.

by Jeff Immelt 2021

3.97

898 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌪️ Crisis Management 🪑 CEO Memoirs 🪞 Radical Transparency 🪜 Executive Succession

A Higher Loyalty

by James B. Comey • 2018

The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.

4.09

50k+

📖 Political Memoir 🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Institutional Integrity 🏛️ Presidential Accountability ⚖️ Rule Of Law

A Higher Loyalty 89%

The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.

by James B. Comey 2018

4.09

50k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoir 🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Institutional Integrity 🏛️ Presidential Accountability ⚖️ Rule Of Law

The House of Dimon

by Patricia Crisafulli • 2009

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

3.70

152

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 💰 Value Investing

The House of Dimon 89%

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

by Patricia Crisafulli 2009

3.70

152 ratings

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 💰 Value Investing

The Five Temptations of a CEO

by Patrick Lencioni • 1998

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

4.11

6k+

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

The Five Temptations of a CEO 89%

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

by Patrick Lencioni 1998

4.11

6k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

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 89%

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

The Motive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2020

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

4.24

5k+

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

The Motive 89%

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

by Patrick Lencioni 2020

4.24

5k+ ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

A CEO Only Does Three Things

by Trey Taylor • 2020

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

4.08

479

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A CEO Only Does Three Things 89%

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

by Trey Taylor 2020

4.08

479 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

Move

by Patty Azzarello • 2017

Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.

4.22

266

🎯 Strategy Execution 🔄 Change Management 👥 Team Building ⏳ Prioritization 🏢 Senior Leaders

Move 89%

Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.

by Patty Azzarello 2017

4.22

266 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🔄 Change Management 👥 Team Building ⏳ Prioritization 🏢 Senior Leaders

Winning Well

by Karin Hurt • 2016

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

4.14

139

👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability 🤝 Delegation Skills 🔒 Trust Building

Winning Well 89%

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

by Karin Hurt 2016

4.14

139 ratings

👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability 🤝 Delegation Skills 🔒 Trust Building

The Audit Society

by Michael Power • 1997

A critique of auditing: how it undermines the very trust and performance it seeks to secure.

3.92

🔍 Audit Culture 🏛️ New Public Management 📏 Performance Measurement 🏢 Institutional Theory 📑 Critical Accounting

The Audit Society 89%

A critique of auditing: how it undermines the very trust and performance it seeks to secure.

by Michael Power 1997

3.92

36 ratings

🔍 Audit Culture 🏛️ New Public Management 📏 Performance Measurement 🏢 Institutional Theory 📑 Critical Accounting

Ego Free Leadership

by Brandon Black • 2017

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

4.13

653

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Ego Free Leadership 89%

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

by Brandon Black 2017

4.13

653 ratings

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Start Everything Finish Nothing

by Rolfe G. Arnhym • 2014

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

4.00

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Start Everything Finish Nothing 89%

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

by Rolfe G. Arnhym 2014

4.00

4 ratings

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

No Bullsh!t Leadership

by Martin G. Moore • 2021

Stop trying to be liked: real leadership is about value, speed, and accountability.

4.46

191

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 📋 Accountability Culture 👑 Leader Of Leaders 🌪️ Vuca Leadership

No Bullsh!t Leadership 89%

Stop trying to be liked: real leadership is about value, speed, and accountability.

by Martin G. Moore 2021

4.46

191 ratings

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 📋 Accountability Culture 👑 Leader Of Leaders 🌪️ Vuca Leadership

Qbq! the Question Behind the Question

by John G. Miller • 2014

Blame is a dead end. A question format that forces ownership, not excuses.

3.80

13k+

🎯 Personal Accountability 🚫 Blame Avoidance 🧠 Ownership Mindset ❓ Questioning Frameworks 🔮 Internal Locus Of Control

Qbq! the Question Behind the Question Summary

Qbq! the Question Behind the Question 89%

Blame is a dead end. A question format that forces ownership, not excuses.

by John G. Miller 2014

3.80

13k+ ratings

🎯 Personal Accountability 🚫 Blame Avoidance 🧠 Ownership Mindset ❓ Questioning Frameworks 🔮 Internal Locus Of Control

The Strategy-Focused Organization

by Robert S. Kaplan • 2000

A measurement system that translates strategy into a handful of metrics every employee can act on.

3.94

537

📈 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔗 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Executive Leadership

The Strategy-Focused Organization Summary

The Strategy-Focused Organization 88%

A measurement system that translates strategy into a handful of metrics every employee can act on.

by Robert S. Kaplan 2000

3.94

537 ratings

📈 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔗 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Executive Leadership

The Federal Management Playbook

by Ira Goldstein • 2016

Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.

4.40

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Public Sector Leadership 🔧 Organizational Design 🔄 Change Management ⚠️ Risk Management

The Federal Management Playbook 88%

Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.

by Ira Goldstein 2016

4.40

10 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Public Sector Leadership 🔧 Organizational Design 🔄 Change Management ⚠️ Risk Management

How to Run A Government

by Michael Barber • 2015

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

3.90

402

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

How to Run A Government 88%

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

by Michael Barber 2015

3.90

402 ratings

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

Strategy and the Fat Smoker

by David H. Maister • 2008

Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.

3.89

258

🧠 Knowing-Doing Gap 💼 Professional Services 🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Firm Management 🤝 Client Relationships

Strategy and the Fat Smoker 88%

Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.

by David H. Maister 2008

3.89

258 ratings

🧠 Knowing-Doing Gap 💼 Professional Services 🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Firm Management 🤝 Client Relationships

Broken Government

by John W. Dean • 2007

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

4.06

331

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Broken Government 88%

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

by John W. Dean 2007

4.06

331 ratings

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2012

Your biggest goals lose to daily urgencies. A system for winning what matters, starting this week.

4.08

12k+

🧭 Execution Strategies 🎯 Organizational Goals 🤝 Team Accountability 📊 Performance Metrics 🔄 Meeting Rhythms

The 4 Disciplines of Execution 88%

Your biggest goals lose to daily urgencies. A system for winning what matters, starting this week.

by Chris McChesney 2012

4.08

12k+ ratings

🧭 Execution Strategies 🎯 Organizational Goals 🤝 Team Accountability 📊 Performance Metrics 🔄 Meeting Rhythms

Get a Grip

by Gino Wickman • 2012

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

4.19

2k+

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health 📖 Business Fables 🎯 Accountability Systems

Get a Grip 88%

Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.

by Gino Wickman 2012

4.19

2k+ ratings

🏢 Small Business ⚙️ Business Operating Systems ❤️ Organizational Health 📖 Business Fables 🎯 Accountability Systems

The Dichotomy of Leadership

by Jocko Willink • 2018

Management books tell you what to do, not when to stop. Ten balancing acts.

4.37

16k+

⛓️ Military Leadership ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Accountability Culture 🎲 Calculated Risk 🔓 Empowerment

The Dichotomy of Leadership 88%

Management books tell you what to do, not when to stop. Ten balancing acts.

by Jocko Willink 2018

4.37

16k+ ratings

⛓️ Military Leadership ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Accountability Culture 🎲 Calculated Risk 🔓 Empowerment

The CEO Next Door

by Elena L. Botelho • 2018

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

4.03

1k+

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

The CEO Next Door 88%

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

by Elena L. Botelho 2018

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

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

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

The People's Business 88%

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

by Lee Drutman 2004

4.33

12 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

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

Boom!

by Kevin Frieberg • 2007

You don't need a better boss or company. Seven shifts that make any job matter.

3.75

🎯 Personal Accountability 🤝 Servant Leadership 🏢 Workplace Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 🧭 Career Purpose

Boom! 88%

You don't need a better boss or company. Seven shifts that make any job matter.

by Kevin Frieberg 2007

3.75

67 ratings

🎯 Personal Accountability 🤝 Servant Leadership 🏢 Workplace Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 🧭 Career Purpose

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+

🏢 Team Dynamics 📖 Business Fables 🧱 Team Building 💥 Conflict Resolution 🤝 Trust In Teams

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

🏢 Team Dynamics 📖 Business Fables 🧱 Team Building 💥 Conflict Resolution 🤝 Trust In Teams

Keeping the Republic

by Mitch Daniels • 2011

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

4.02

252

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Keeping the Republic 88%

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

by Mitch Daniels 2011

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💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

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