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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
36
The Audit Society Summary
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
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+
Qbq! the Question Behind the Question Summary
Qbq! the Question Behind the Question 88%
Blame is a dead end. A question format that forces ownership, not excuses.
by John G. Miller 2014
3.80
13k+ ratings
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
32
Bring Back the Bureaucrats Summary
Bring Back the Bureaucrats 88%
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
by John DiIulio 2014
3.22
32 ratings
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+
The Oz Principle Summary
The Oz Principle 88%
When things go wrong, the fix is a choice you make, not a consequence you fear.
by Craig Hickman 1994
3.58
3k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Metrics
by Jerry Z. Muller • 2017
The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.
3.69
2k+
The Tyranny of Metrics Summary
The Tyranny of Metrics 88%
The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.
by Jerry Z. Muller 2017
3.69
2k+ ratings
The Business Ethics Handbook
by Jack Marks • 2009
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
The Business Ethics Handbook Summary
The Business Ethics Handbook 88%
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
by Jack Marks 2009
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 87%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
The Power to Get Things Done
by Steve Levinson • 2015
Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.
3.26
314
The Power to Get Things Done Summary
The Power to Get Things Done 87%
Most productivity advice assumes you're motivated. Here's what to do when you're not.
by Steve Levinson 2015
3.26
314 ratings
Corporate Governance
by Bob Tricker • 2009
Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.
4.06
77
Corporate Governance Summary
Corporate Governance 87%
Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.
by Bob Tricker 2009
4.06
77 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 87%
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 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
The Fish Rots from the Head Summary
The Fish Rots from the Head 87%
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
by Bob Garratt 1997
4.33
6 ratings
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
70
The 4 Disciplines of Execution Summary
The 4 Disciplines of Execution 87%
Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.
by Chris McChesney 2023
4.20
70 ratings
Delay, Deny, Defend
by Jay M. Feinman • 2010
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
4.03
805
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend 87%
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
by Jay M. Feinman 2010
4.03
805 ratings
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
Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary
Change the Culture, Change the Game 87%
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
by Roger Connors 2010
3.59
817 ratings
Results Without Authority
by Tom Kendrick • 2006
Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.
3.84
3k+
Results Without Authority Summary
Results Without Authority 87%
Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.
by Tom Kendrick 2006
3.84
3k+ ratings
The Tech Coup
by Marietje Schaake • 2024
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
3.78
468
The Tech Coup Summary
The Tech Coup 87%
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
by Marietje Schaake 2024
3.78
468 ratings
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
Strategy and the Fat Smoker Summary
Strategy and the Fat Smoker 87%
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
Very Bad People
by Patrick Alley • 2022
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
4.05
799
Very Bad People Summary
Very Bad People 87%
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
by Patrick Alley 2022
4.05
799 ratings
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets
by Andy Stanley • 2020
Five questions that cut through self-deception and expose the hidden cost of your next move.
4.29
2k+
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets Summary
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets 87%
Five questions that cut through self-deception and expose the hidden cost of your next move.
by Andy Stanley 2020
4.29
2k+ ratings
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+
How to Be a Great Boss Summary
How to Be a Great Boss 87%
Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.
by Gino Wickman 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
1 Ano Em 12 Semanas
by Michael Lennington • 2021
Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.
3.63
51
1 Ano Em 12 Semanas Summary
1 Ano Em 12 Semanas 87%
Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.
by Michael Lennington 2021
3.63
51 ratings
The Right to Oblivion
by Lowry Pressly • 2024
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
4.01
254
The Right to Oblivion Summary
The Right to Oblivion 87%
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
by Lowry Pressly 2024
4.01
254 ratings
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+
The 4 Disciplines of Execution Summary
The 4 Disciplines of Execution 87%
Your biggest goals lose to daily urgencies. A system for winning what matters, starting this week.
by Chris McChesney 2012
4.08
12k+ ratings
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 87%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
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
43
The Inside Counsel Revolution Summary
The Inside Counsel Revolution 87%
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
Crucial Accountability
by Kerry Patterson • 2013
How to hold anyone accountable without attacking, avoiding, or making it worse.
4.09
3k+
Crucial Accountability Summary
Crucial Accountability 87%
How to hold anyone accountable without attacking, avoiding, or making it worse.
by Kerry Patterson 2013
4.09
3k+ ratings
Process!
by Mike Paton • 2022
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
3.97
369
Process! Summary
Process! 87%
Stop firefighting. Document your core routines and build a business that scales without you.
by Mike Paton 2022
3.97
369 ratings
Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams • 2025
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
4.12
137k+
Careless People Summary
Careless People 86%
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
by Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025
4.12
137k+ ratings
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 86%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
An Ugly Truth
by Sheera Frenkel • 2021
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
3.96
7k+
An Ugly Truth Summary
An Ugly Truth 86%
Same data that built Facebook's empire fueled election chaos and a genocide. The leaders knew.
by Sheera Frenkel 2021
3.96
7k+ ratings
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+
No Ego Summary
No Ego 86%
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
Traction
by Gino Wickman • 2007
A single system to align your team, force accountability, and end the chaos that stalls growth.
4.13
17k+
Traction Summary
Traction 86%
A single system to align your team, force accountability, and end the chaos that stalls growth.
by Gino Wickman 2007
4.13
17k+ ratings
The Game of Work
by Charles Coonradt • 1999
Why people pay to exhaust themselves at play but coast at work, and the five fixes.
3.83
156
The Game of Work Summary
The Game of Work 86%
Why people pay to exhaust themselves at play but coast at work, and the five fixes.
by Charles Coonradt 1999
3.83
156 ratings
Accountable
by Dashka Slater • 2023
A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.
4.23
6k+
Accountable Summary
Accountable 86%
A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.
by Dashka Slater 2023
4.23
6k+ ratings
Summary
by Frank Collins • 2017
Daily operations bury your most important goals. Four disciplines for getting them done anyway.
4.17
18
Summary Summary
Summary 86%
Daily operations bury your most important goals. Four disciplines for getting them done anyway.
by Frank Collins 2017
4.17
18 ratings
Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
3.65
176
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 86%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
Confidence
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter • 2004
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
3.96
516
Confidence Summary
Confidence 86%
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter 2004
3.96
516 ratings
Principles
by Ray Dalio • 2011
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
4.10
7k+
Principles Summary
Principles 86%
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
by Ray Dalio 2011
4.10
7k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
23k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister 86%
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018
3.88
23k+ ratings
Broken Code
by Jeff Horwitz • 2023
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
3.88
677
Broken Code Summary
Broken Code 86%
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
by Jeff Horwitz 2023
3.88
677 ratings
The Age of Responsibility
by Yascha Mounk • 2017
When responsibility became a weapon, welfare states turned to punishment over protection.
3.66
82
The Age of Responsibility Summary
The Age of Responsibility 86%
When responsibility became a weapon, welfare states turned to punishment over protection.
by Yascha Mounk 2017
3.66
82 ratings
Doing Justice
by Preet Bharara • 2019
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
4.27
6k+
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice 86%
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
by Preet Bharara 2019
4.27
6k+ ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 86%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Your Face Belongs to Us
by Kashmir Hill • 2023
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
4.11
2k+
Your Face Belongs to Us Summary
Your Face Belongs to Us 86%
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
by Kashmir Hill 2023
4.11
2k+ ratings
On Leadership
by Tony Blair • 2024
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
3.86
808
On Leadership Summary
On Leadership 86%
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
by Tony Blair 2024
3.86
808 ratings
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+
Get a Grip Summary
Get a Grip 86%
Your business stalled. A three-priority, five-number system ends chaos and fixes issues permanently.
by Gino Wickman 2012
4.19
2k+ ratings
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
4
Start Everything Finish Nothing Summary
Start Everything Finish Nothing 86%
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
Rewiring Democracy
by Bruce Schneier • 2025
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
3.67
91
Rewiring Democracy Summary
Rewiring Democracy 86%
AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.
by Bruce Schneier 2025
3.67
91 ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 86%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
The Seven Rules of Trust
by Jimmy Wales • 2025
What Wikipedia knows about trust: a blueprint for scaling reliability from one person to the world.
3.89
472
The Seven Rules of Trust Summary
The Seven Rules of Trust 86%
What Wikipedia knows about trust: a blueprint for scaling reliability from one person to the world.
by Jimmy Wales 2025
3.89
472 ratings
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