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The Checklist Manifesto
by Atul Gawande • 2009
Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.
4.04
76k+
The Checklist Manifesto Summary
The Checklist Manifesto 92%
Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.
by Atul Gawande 2009
4.04
76k+ ratings
Managing the Unexpected
by Karl E. Weick • 2001
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
3.78
594
Managing the Unexpected Summary
Managing the Unexpected 92%
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
by Karl E. Weick 2001
3.78
594 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 92%
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 Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'
by Sidney Dekker • 2002
A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.
4.22
625
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Summary
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' 91%
A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.
by Sidney Dekker 2002
4.22
625 ratings
The Fearless Organization
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2018
Your meetings are silent for a reason. The research-backed playbook for making it safe to speak up.
3.97
5k+
The Fearless Organization Summary
The Fearless Organization 90%
Your meetings are silent for a reason. The research-backed playbook for making it safe to speak up.
by Amy C. Edmondson 2018
3.97
5k+ 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 90%
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
by Ryan T. Hartwig 2023
4.00
16 ratings
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety
by Timothy R. Clark • 2020
The four-stage sequence for building teams safe enough to tell leaders they're wrong.
4.14
876
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety Summary
The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety 90%
The four-stage sequence for building teams safe enough to tell leaders they're wrong.
by Timothy R. Clark 2020
4.14
876 ratings
Team of Teams
by Stanley McChrystal • 2015
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
4.14
14k+
Team of Teams Summary
Team of Teams 90%
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
by Stanley McChrystal 2015
4.14
14k+ ratings
Wiring the Winning Organization
by Gene Kim • 2023
Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.
4.17
336
Wiring the Winning Organization Summary
Wiring the Winning Organization 90%
Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.
by Gene Kim 2023
4.17
336 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 90%
Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.
by Scott Tannenbaum 2020
4.09
185 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 90%
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
by Charlie Gilkey 2023
3.68
115 ratings
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t
by Carsten Busch • 2019
When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.
3.95
20
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t Summary
If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t 90%
When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.
by Carsten Busch 2019
3.95
20 ratings
Teaming
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2005
Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.
3.93
612
Teaming Summary
Teaming 90%
Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.
by Amy C. Edmondson 2005
3.93
612 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 90%
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
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 90%
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
by J. Richard Hackman 2002
3.92
400 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 90%
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
by Jon R. Katzenbach 2013
3.82
370 ratings
Best Team Ever
by David Burkus • 2023
Google couldn't find the perfect team formula. The missing ingredient wasn't talent.
3.88
171
Best Team Ever Summary
Best Team Ever 90%
Google couldn't find the perfect team formula. The missing ingredient wasn't talent.
by David Burkus 2023
3.88
171 ratings
The Site Reliability Workbook
by Betsy Beyer • 2018
Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.
4.36
405
The Site Reliability Workbook Summary
The Site Reliability Workbook 90%
Reliability as math: SLOs, error budgets, canarying, and the team practices that make it stick.
by Betsy Beyer 2018
4.36
405 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 90%
Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.
by Jon Levy 2025
3.88
169 ratings
Observability Engineering
by Charity Majors • 2022
Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.
3.72
319
Observability Engineering Summary
Observability Engineering 90%
Your dashboards only know yesterday's failures. Here's how to debug the ones nobody predicted.
by Charity Majors 2022
3.72
319 ratings
Turn the Ship Around!
by L. David Marquet • 2013
What happens when a submarine captain gives away control: worst crew to best in the fleet.
4.23
22k+
Turn the Ship Around! Summary
Turn the Ship Around! 90%
What happens when a submarine captain gives away control: worst crew to best in the fleet.
by L. David Marquet 2013
4.23
22k+ 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 90%
What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.
by Edward J. Hoffman 2022
3.90
50 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 90%
Your org chart shapes your software; four team patterns to turn that into speed.
by Matthew Skelton 2019
4.18
6k+ ratings
The Culture Code
by Daniel Coyle • 2017
Team chemistry looks like magic. It's actually a trainable set of invisible signals.
4.24
36k+
The Culture Code Summary
The Culture Code 90%
Team chemistry looks like magic. It's actually a trainable set of invisible signals.
by Daniel Coyle 2017
4.24
36k+ ratings
Management 3.0
by Jurgen Appelo • 2010
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
4.15
3k+
Management 3.0 Summary
Management 3.0 90%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
Seeking SRE
by David N. Blank-Edelman • 2018
The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.
4.17
116
Seeking SRE Summary
Seeking SRE 90%
The SRE playbook for organizations without a Google-sized reliability team.
by David N. Blank-Edelman 2018
4.17
116 ratings
Site Reliability Engineering
by Betsy Beyer • 2016
Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.
4.21
3k+
Site Reliability Engineering Summary
Site Reliability Engineering 90%
Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.
by Betsy Beyer 2016
4.21
3k+ 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 90%
Three kinds of teams: only one handles pressure without you. Here's how to build it.
by Eric Coryell 2019
3.92
95 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 89%
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
4k+ ratings
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 89%
Most teams fail because misalignment and fear go undiagnosed. Five tools surface both.
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo 2021
4.00
213 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 89%
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 Octopus Organization
by Phil Le-Brun • 2025
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
4.27
97
The Octopus Organization Summary
The Octopus Organization 89%
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
by Phil Le-Brun 2025
4.27
97 ratings
The Art of Critical Decision Making
by Michael A. Roberto • 2009
Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.
4.09
573
The Art of Critical Decision Making Summary
The Art of Critical Decision Making 89%
Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.
by Michael A. Roberto 2009
4.09
573 ratings
Agile Conversations
by Douglas Squirrel • 2020
Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.
4.08
329
Agile Conversations Summary
Agile Conversations 89%
Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.
by Douglas Squirrel 2020
4.08
329 ratings
The Power of the Other
by Henry Cloud • 2016
The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.
4.04
2k+
The Power of the Other Summary
The Power of the Other 89%
The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.
by Henry Cloud 2016
4.04
2k+ ratings
Radical Inclusion
by Martin E. Dempsey • 2018
Lead when facts don't matter and your best intel comes from the janitor.
3.96
570
Radical Inclusion Summary
Radical Inclusion 89%
Lead when facts don't matter and your best intel comes from the janitor.
by Martin E. Dempsey 2018
3.96
570 ratings
You CAN Stop Stupid
by Ira Winkler • 2020
Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.
3.67
15
You CAN Stop Stupid Summary
You CAN Stop Stupid 89%
Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.
by Ira Winkler 2020
3.67
15 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 89%
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter 2004
3.96
516 ratings
Drift into Failure
by Sidney Dekker • 2011
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
4.01
343
Drift into Failure Summary
Drift into Failure 89%
Hunting the broken part misses real failure: slow, rational erosion inside everyday decisions.
by Sidney Dekker 2011
4.01
343 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 89%
A fractured executive team, a new CEO, and the chain of breakdowns that destroys every group.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
140k+ ratings
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals
by Peter Pronovost • 2010
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
3.94
244
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals Summary
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals 89%
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
by Peter Pronovost 2010
3.94
244 ratings
The Psychological Safety Playbook
by Karolin Helbig • 2023
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
4.14
314
The Psychological Safety Playbook Summary
The Psychological Safety Playbook 89%
Psychological safety is the secret to team performance. These are the concrete plays that build it.
by Karolin Helbig 2023
4.14
314 ratings
The Attributes
by Rich Diviney • 2021
A former SEAL reveals the attributes that drive elite performance, and how to cultivate yours.
4.13
993
The Attributes Summary
The Attributes 89%
A former SEAL reveals the attributes that drive elite performance, and how to cultivate yours.
by Rich Diviney 2021
4.13
993 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 89%
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
by Esther Derby 2006
3.94
3k+ ratings
Legacy
by James Kerr • 2013
The leadership code of the All Blacks: why the world's winningest team sweeps its own locker room.
4.10
12k+
Legacy Summary
Legacy 89%
The leadership code of the All Blacks: why the world's winningest team sweeps its own locker room.
by James Kerr 2013
4.10
12k+ ratings
The Culture Playbook
by Daniel Coyle • 2022
Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.
4.08
553
The Culture Playbook Summary
The Culture Playbook 89%
Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.
by Daniel Coyle 2022
4.08
553 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 89%
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
by Dermot Crowley 2023
Lead Without Blame
by Diana Larsen • 2022
Blame looks like accountability but kills team learning. What resilient leaders practice instead.
3.91
47
Lead Without Blame Summary
Lead Without Blame 89%
Blame looks like accountability but kills team learning. What resilient leaders practice instead.
by Diana Larsen 2022
3.91
47 ratings
Systems Inspired Leadership
by Frank Uit de Weerd • 2022
Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.
3.93
55
Systems Inspired Leadership Summary
Systems Inspired Leadership 89%
Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.
by Frank Uit de Weerd 2022
3.93
55 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 89%
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
by Patrick Lencioni 2012
4.13
16k+ ratings
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