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🏢 Managerial Hierarchies

How layers of management shape organizational behavior, from the flow of information to the calcification of bureaucracy.
Moral Mazes
by Robert Jackall • 1988
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
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🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Moral Mazes Summary
Moral Mazes 91%
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
The Peter Principle
by Laurence J. Peter • 1969
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
3.75
4k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management
The Peter Principle Summary
The Peter Principle 91%
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
by Laurence J. Peter 1969
3.75
4k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management
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
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics 91%
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
Management
by John Hendry • 2013
Management isn't control; it's coping with the humans too messy for any system to handle.
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🧱 Management Theory🔍 Organizational Behavior🏢 Corporate Culture
Management Summary
Management 91%
Management isn't control; it's coping with the humans too messy for any system to handle.
by John Hendry 2013
3.44
102 ratings
🧱 Management Theory🔍 Organizational Behavior🏢 Corporate Culture
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
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management 91%
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
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
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16k+
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 90%
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
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 Warfare Summary
Career Warfare 90%
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
Systems Leadership
by Ian MacDonald • 2006
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
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🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking⚖️ Authority Structures
Systems Leadership Summary
Systems Leadership 90%
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
by Ian MacDonald 2006
4.23
31 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking⚖️ Authority Structures
Six Simple Rules
by Yves Morieux • 2014
Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.
3.93
583
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
Six Simple Rules Summary
Six Simple Rules 90%
Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.
by Yves Morieux 2014
3.93
583 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking🎯 Incentive Design
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.
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2k+
🪜 Corporate Ladder👔 Executive Leadership📋 Career Rules
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 90%
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
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
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132
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager 90%
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
Reframing Organizations
by Lee G. Bolman • 1990
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
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3k+
🏛️ Organizational Theory🧭 Leadership Frameworks🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking
Reframing Organizations Summary
Reframing Organizations 90%
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
by Lee G. Bolman 1990
3.90
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Organizational Theory🧭 Leadership Frameworks🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
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1k+
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 90%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs
The Ministry of Common Sense
by Martin Lindstrom • 2020
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
3.63
456
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense 90%
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
by Martin Lindstrom 2020
3.63
456 ratings
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety
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
Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary
Como lidar com a política no trabalho 90%
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
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
4.13
167
🏢 Middle Management🏛️ Organizational Leadership↗️ Managing Up
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook Summary
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook 90%
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
by John C. Maxwell 2006
4.13
167 ratings
🏢 Middle Management🏛️ Organizational Leadership↗️ Managing Up
Leading from the Middle
by Scott Mautz • 2021
Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.
3.55
397
🏢 Middle Management🧭 Managing Up🗣️ Coaching And Feedback
Leading from the Middle Summary
Leading from the Middle 90%
Influence doesn't live in the corner office. It lives in the middle. Here's the playbook.
by Scott Mautz 2021
3.55
397 ratings
🏢 Middle Management🧭 Managing Up🗣️ Coaching And Feedback
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 90%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ ratings
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics
by Marie G. McIntyre • 2005
Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.
4.04
812
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics⚡ Power And Influence
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics Summary
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics 90%
Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.
by Marie G. McIntyre 2005
4.04
812 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics⚡ Power And Influence
Scaling Teams
by Alexander Grosse • 2017
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
4.18
171
🚀 Startup Scaling🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Management Transitions
Scaling Teams Summary
Scaling Teams 90%
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
by Alexander Grosse 2017
4.18
171 ratings
🚀 Startup Scaling🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Management Transitions
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 90%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory
Behind Closed Doors
by Johanna Rothman • 2005
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
3.98
1k+
🧑‍💼 People Management🤝 Team Leadership🗣️ Coaching Employees
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors 90%
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
by Johanna Rothman 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
🧑‍💼 People Management🤝 Team Leadership🗣️ Coaching Employees
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+
🧱 Organizational Theory📚 Management Canon🔍 Metaphor Analysis
Images of Organization Summary
Images of Organization 90%
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
by Gareth Morgan 1986
3.92
1k+ ratings
🧱 Organizational Theory📚 Management Canon🔍 Metaphor Analysis
The New Executive Assistant
by Jonathan McIlroy • 2018
Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.
3.86
37
🏢 Executive Support📈 Career Advancement⬆️ Managing Up
The New Executive Assistant Summary
The New Executive Assistant 90%
Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.
by Jonathan McIlroy 2018
3.86
37 ratings
🏢 Executive Support📈 Career Advancement⬆️ Managing Up
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
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 90%
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
7 Rules of Power
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2022
Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.
4.01
2k+
🎭 Organizational Politics🦊 Machiavellianism🧠 Organizational Behavior
7 Rules of Power Summary
7 Rules of Power 90%
Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2022
4.01
2k+ ratings
🎭 Organizational Politics🦊 Machiavellianism🧠 Organizational Behavior
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
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 90%
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
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
Generations at Work Summary
Generations at Work 90%
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
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
🏢 Flat Hierarchies🤝 Servant Leadership🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership
Flight of the Buffalo Summary
Flight of the Buffalo 90%
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
by James A. Belasco 1994
3.71
279 ratings
🏢 Flat Hierarchies🤝 Servant Leadership🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership
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
🧱 Management Practice🏢 Organizational Behavior🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership
Simply Managing Summary
Simply Managing 89%
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013
3.64
338 ratings
🧱 Management Practice🏢 Organizational Behavior🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership
Making Strategy Work
by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak • 2005
Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.
3.70
162
🎯 Strategy Execution🏢 Corporate Strategy🔗 Organizational Alignment
Making Strategy Work Summary
Making Strategy Work 89%
Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.
by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak 2005
3.70
162 ratings
🎯 Strategy Execution🏢 Corporate Strategy🔗 Organizational Alignment
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+
🏗️ Organizational Design🎯 Goal Setting🧭 Decision Frameworks
The Practice of Management Summary
The Practice of Management 89%
Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.
by Peter F. Drucker 1954
4.25
2k+ ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🎯 Goal Setting🧭 Decision Frameworks
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
How to Become a Great Boss Summary
How to Become a Great Boss 89%
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
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
🏢 Organizational Culture👐 Open Source Management🏆 Meritocracy
The Open Organization Summary
The Open Organization 89%
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
by Jim Whitehurst 2015
4.09
682 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture👐 Open Source Management🏆 Meritocracy
The Alliance
by Reid Hoffman • 2014
Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.
3.80
3k+
🧩 Talent Strategy🤝 Workplace Trust🌱 Career Development
The Alliance Summary
The Alliance 89%
Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.
by Reid Hoffman 2014
3.80
3k+ ratings
🧩 Talent Strategy🤝 Workplace Trust🌱 Career Development
Flat Army
by Dan Pontefract • 2013
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
3.41
112
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership
Flat Army Summary
Flat Army 89%
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
by Dan Pontefract 2013
3.41
112 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership
Understanding Organizations
by Charles B. Handy • 2005
Four hidden cultures rule every organization. Misread yours, and you misread everything.
3.84
313
🏢 Organizational Behavior🧬 Organizational Culture⚡ Workplace Motivation
Understanding Organizations Summary
Understanding Organizations 89%
Four hidden cultures rule every organization. Misread yours, and you misread everything.
by Charles B. Handy 2005
3.84
313 ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🧬 Organizational Culture⚡ Workplace Motivation
Power
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010
Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.
3.88
6k+
🏢 Organizational Politics📈 Career Strategy⚡ Power Dynamics
Power Summary
Power 89%
Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010
3.88
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Politics📈 Career Strategy⚡ Power Dynamics
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
The Unwritten Laws of Business Summary
The Unwritten Laws of Business 89%
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
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+
🏢 Organizational Culture👥 Team Leadership🛡️ Psychological Safety
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
🏢 Organizational Culture👥 Team Leadership🛡️ Psychological Safety
Good Boss, Bad Boss
by Robert I. Sutton • 2010
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
3.79
3k+
👥 People Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety
Good Boss, Bad Boss Summary
Good Boss, Bad Boss 89%
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
by Robert I. Sutton 2010
3.79
3k+ ratings
👥 People Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout
Slack Summary
Slack 89%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989
The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.
4.02
4k+
📖 Management Fables🧑‍💼 New Managers🤝 Effective Delegation
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 89%
The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989
4.02
4k+ ratings
📖 Management Fables🧑‍💼 New Managers🤝 Effective Delegation
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
The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary
The Western Illusion of Human Nature 89%
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
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
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 89%
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
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
How to Be a Great Boss Summary
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
The Stupidity Paradox
by Mats Alvesson • 2016
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
3.61
530
🏢 Organizational Behavior🔧 Workplace Dysfunction🧭 Organizational Culture
The Stupidity Paradox Summary
The Stupidity Paradox 89%
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
by Mats Alvesson 2016
3.61
530 ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🔧 Workplace Dysfunction🧭 Organizational Culture
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
What I Didn't Learn in Business School Summary
What I Didn't Learn in Business School 89%
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
The Power of Giving Away Power
by Matthew Barzun • 2021
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
3.86
518
🕸️ Distributed Leadership🏗️ Organizational Design🤝 Collaboration Culture
The Power of Giving Away Power Summary
The Power of Giving Away Power 89%
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
by Matthew Barzun 2021
3.86
518 ratings
🕸️ Distributed Leadership🏗️ Organizational Design🤝 Collaboration Culture
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+
🛠️ Engineering Management💻 Tech Leadership🌱 New Managers
The Manager's Path Summary
The Manager's Path 89%
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
by Camille Fournier 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
🛠️ Engineering Management💻 Tech Leadership🌱 New Managers
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