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Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter F. Drucker • 2009
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
4.07
876
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary
Management Challenges for the 21st Century 94%
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
by Peter F. Drucker 2009
4.07
876 ratings
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
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management 92%
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
The Open Organization
by Jim Whitehurst • 2015
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
4.09
682
The Open Organization Summary
The Open Organization 92%
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
by Jim Whitehurst 2015
4.09
682 ratings
Images of Organization
by Gareth Morgan • 1986
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
3.92
1k+
Images of Organization Summary
Images of Organization 92%
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
by Gareth Morgan 1986
3.92
1k+ ratings
Management, Revised Edition
by Peter F. Drucker • 1985
Profit is a result. The customer is the purpose. Drucker on the management that makes it so.
4.29
1k+
Management, Revised Edition Summary
Management, Revised Edition 92%
Profit is a result. The customer is the purpose. Drucker on the management that makes it so.
by Peter F. Drucker 1985
4.29
1k+ ratings
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 92%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ 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 92%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 92%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
A Team of Leaders
by Paul Gustavson • 2014
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
3.89
132
A Team of Leaders Summary
A Team of Leaders 92%
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
by Paul Gustavson 2014
3.89
132 ratings
Out of the Crisis
by W. Edwards Deming • 1982
Quotas backfire. Inspection can't find the real problem. The principles that actually fix quality.
4.01
5k+
Out of the Crisis Summary
Out of the Crisis 92%
Quotas backfire. Inspection can't find the real problem. The principles that actually fix quality.
by W. Edwards Deming 1982
4.01
5k+ ratings
The Connected Company
by Dave Gray • 2012
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
4.11
617
The Connected Company Summary
The Connected Company 92%
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
by Dave Gray 2012
4.11
617 ratings
Rethinking Agile
by Klaus Leopold • 2018
Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.
4.30
551
Rethinking Agile Summary
Rethinking Agile 92%
Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.
by Klaus Leopold 2018
4.30
551 ratings
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
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 92%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
Manage Your Project Portfolio
by Johanna Rothman • 2008
Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.
3.72
200
Manage Your Project Portfolio Summary
Manage Your Project Portfolio 92%
Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.
by Johanna Rothman 2008
3.72
200 ratings
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
by Dennis Sherwood • 2002
Stop fixing symptoms. Map your business's hidden loops to find the one change that matters most.
3.80
137
Seeing the Forest for the Trees Summary
Seeing the Forest for the Trees 92%
Stop fixing symptoms. Map your business's hidden loops to find the one change that matters most.
by Dennis Sherwood 2002
3.80
137 ratings
The Drucker Lectures
by Peter F. Drucker • 2010
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
4.09
195
The Drucker Lectures Summary
The Drucker Lectures 92%
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
by Peter F. Drucker 2010
4.09
195 ratings
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
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 92%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
A Year with Peter Drucker
by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014
52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.
3.70
143
A Year with Peter Drucker Summary
A Year with Peter Drucker 92%
52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.
by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014
3.70
143 ratings
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove • 1983
An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.
4.30
22k+
High Output Management Summary
High Output Management 92%
An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.
by Andrew S. Grove 1983
4.30
22k+ ratings
Best Practices for Operational Excellence
by Luca Dellanna • 2019
The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.
4.20
20
Best Practices for Operational Excellence Summary
Best Practices for Operational Excellence 92%
The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.
by Luca Dellanna 2019
4.20
20 ratings
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edward Russell-Walling • 2007
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
3.65
182
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know 92%
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
by Edward Russell-Walling 2007
3.65
182 ratings
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
Slack Summary
Slack 92%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
Better Change
by Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team • 1994
Transform your organization by pulling every lever at once. The playbook that shows you how.
4
17
Better Change Summary
Better Change 92%
Transform your organization by pulling every lever at once. The playbook that shows you how.
by Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team 1994
4
17 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 92%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
One from Many
by Dee Hock • 2000
Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.
4.14
373
One from Many Summary
One from Many 92%
Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.
by Dee Hock 2000
4.14
373 ratings
Becoming a Technical Leader
by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1986
Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.
4.07
1k+
Becoming a Technical Leader Summary
Becoming a Technical Leader 92%
Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.
by Gerald M. Weinberg 1986
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Journey to Enterprise Agility
by Daryl Kulak • 2017
Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.
4.36
39
The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary
The Journey to Enterprise Agility 91%
Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.
by Daryl Kulak 2017
4.36
39 ratings
The Lazy Project Manager
by Peter Taylor • 2009
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
3.51
1k+
The Lazy Project Manager Summary
The Lazy Project Manager 91%
Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.
by Peter Taylor 2009
3.51
1k+ ratings
The Practice of Management
by Peter F. Drucker • 1954
Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.
4.25
2k+
The Practice of Management Summary
The Practice of Management 91%
Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.
by Peter F. Drucker 1954
4.25
2k+ ratings
An Elegant Puzzle
by Will Larson • 2019
Engineering management is a systems problem. Design your org as carefully as your code.
4.07
4k+
An Elegant Puzzle Summary
An Elegant Puzzle 91%
Engineering management is a systems problem. Design your org as carefully as your code.
by Will Larson 2019
4.07
4k+ ratings
Designing a Successful KM Strategy
by Stephanie Barnes • 2014
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
4.10
29
Designing a Successful KM Strategy Summary
Designing a Successful KM Strategy 91%
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
by Stephanie Barnes 2014
4.10
29 ratings
The Toyota Way Fieldbook
by Jeffrey K. Liker • 2005
Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.
4.18
707
The Toyota Way Fieldbook Summary
The Toyota Way Fieldbook 91%
Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.
by Jeffrey K. Liker 2005
4.18
707 ratings
Toyota Kata
by Mike Rother • 2009
The Toyota secret most companies miss: a daily routine of small tests and coaching conversations.
4.19
2k+
Toyota Kata Summary
Toyota Kata 91%
The Toyota secret most companies miss: a daily routine of small tests and coaching conversations.
by Mike Rother 2009
4.19
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. 91%
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013
4.07
2k+ ratings
Empowered
by Marty Cagan • 2020
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
4.25
4k+
Empowered Summary
Empowered 91%
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
by Marty Cagan 2020
4.25
4k+ ratings
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education
by W. Edwards Deming • 1991
Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.
4.17
723
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education Summary
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education 91%
Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.
by W. Edwards Deming 1991
4.17
723 ratings
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
3.91
14k+
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence 91%
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982
3.91
14k+ ratings
The Manager's Path
by Camille Fournier • 2017
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
4.25
10k+
The Manager's Path Summary
The Manager's Path 91%
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
by Camille Fournier 2017
4.25
10k+ 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 91%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
Simply Managing
by Henry Mintzberg • 2013
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
3.64
338
Simply Managing Summary
Simply Managing 91%
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013
3.64
338 ratings
The Art of Project Management
by Scott Berkun • 2005
Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.
3.96
870
The Art of Project Management Summary
The Art of Project Management 91%
Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.
by Scott Berkun 2005
3.96
870 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 91%
Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.
by Gene Kim 2023
4.17
336 ratings
Fast/Forward
by Julian M Birkinshaw • 2017
Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.
3.91
74
Fast/Forward Summary
Fast/Forward 91%
Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.
by Julian M Birkinshaw 2017
3.91
74 ratings
The Logical Thinking Process
by H. William Dettmer • 2007
A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.
4.38
160
The Logical Thinking Process Summary
The Logical Thinking Process 91%
A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.
by H. William Dettmer 2007
4.38
160 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 91%
Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.
by Cesario Ramos 2022
4.69
16 ratings
The Goal
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2004
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
4.07
85k+
The Goal Summary
The Goal 91%
Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2004
4.07
85k+ ratings
The Lean Machine
by Dantar P. Oosterwal • 2010
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
3.83
137
The Lean Machine Summary
The Lean Machine 91%
The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.
by Dantar P. Oosterwal 2010
3.83
137 ratings
Flight of the Buffalo
by James A. Belasco • 1994
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
3.71
279
Flight of the Buffalo Summary
Flight of the Buffalo 91%
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
by James A. Belasco 1994
3.71
279 ratings
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies
by Monique Ceruti • 2019
Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies Summary
Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies 91%
Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.
by Monique Ceruti 2019
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE
by Charles B. Handy • 1995
Every success sows its own decline. The solution: start your next act while you're still climbing.
4.07
253
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE Summary
EMPTY RAINCOAT, THE 91%
Every success sows its own decline. The solution: start your next act while you're still climbing.
by Charles B. Handy 1995
4.07
253 ratings
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