👔 Mid-Career Managers

Practical wisdom for managers navigating the complex middle terrain of organizational life, where influence must be earned in every direction.

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.

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397

🏢 Middle Management 🧭 Managing Up 🗣️ Coaching And Feedback 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Influencing Without Authority

Leading from the Middle 92%

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 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Influencing Without Authority

Rise

by Patty Azzarello • 2012

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

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🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

Rise 92%

Hard work won't get you promoted. Three moves to stand out, lead, and love your life.

by Patty Azzarello 2012

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1k+ ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Prioritization 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏷️ Personal Branding

Catalyst

by Chandramouli Venkatesan • 2018

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

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🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

Catalyst 91%

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

by Chandramouli Venkatesan 2018

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2k+ ratings

🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

The 360 Degree Leader Workbook

by John C. Maxwell • 2006

Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.

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🏢 Middle Management 🏛️ Organizational Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🫡 Servant Leadership 🧠 Self-Leadership

The 360 Degree Leader Workbook 91%

Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.

by John C. Maxwell 2006

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167 ratings

🏢 Middle Management 🏛️ Organizational Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🫡 Servant Leadership 🧠 Self-Leadership

The 360 Degree Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2006

Influence doesn't require a title. A playbook for leading from the middle.

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🧭 Influence Without Authority ⬆️ Managing Up 🧹 Servant Leadership 🌱 Leadership Development 🤝 Peer Collaboration

The 360 Degree Leader 91%

Influence doesn't require a title. A playbook for leading from the middle.

by John C. Maxwell 2006

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8k+ ratings

🧭 Influence Without Authority ⬆️ Managing Up 🧹 Servant Leadership 🌱 Leadership Development 🤝 Peer Collaboration

The First 90 Days

by Michael D. Watkins • 2003

What got you promoted won't work in the new job. Five situations determine what will.

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🚦 Leadership Transitions 👔 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🔍 Team Assessment

The First 90 Days 91%

What got you promoted won't work in the new job. Five situations determine what will.

by Michael D. Watkins 2003

3.85

38k+ ratings

🚦 Leadership Transitions 👔 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🔍 Team Assessment

Brazen Careerist

by Penelope Trunk • 2007

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

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236

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Brazen Careerist 91%

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

by Penelope Trunk 2007

3.41

236 ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

The Unspoken Rules

by Gorick Ng • 2021

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

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🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

The Unspoken Rules 91%

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

by Gorick Ng 2021

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1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

You Can't Know It All

by Wanda T. Wallace • 2019

Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.

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🔄 Leadership Transitions 🔗 Cross-Functional Teams 🧠 Managing Experts 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Executive Development

You Can't Know It All 91%

Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.

by Wanda T. Wallace 2019

3.99

135 ratings

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🔗 Cross-Functional Teams 🧠 Managing Experts 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Executive Development

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

by Bruce Tulgan • 2021

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

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🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 👐 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work Summary

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work 91%

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

by Bruce Tulgan 2021

3.62

280 ratings

🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 👐 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration

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.

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🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Unwritten Laws of Business 91%

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 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need

by Harvard Business Review • 2011

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

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🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need 91%

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

by Harvard Business Review 2011

3.79

228 ratings

🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

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🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 91%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Not Everyone Gets a Trophy

by Bruce Tulgan • 2009

Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.

3.54

399

🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials 🔀 Generational Differences 🗣️ Coaching Skills 🔒 Talent Retention 🎮 Gamification At Work

Not Everyone Gets a Trophy 91%

Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.

by Bruce Tulgan 2009

3.54

399 ratings

🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials 🔀 Generational Differences 🗣️ Coaching Skills 🔒 Talent Retention 🎮 Gamification At Work

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

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562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 91%

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 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Como lidar com a política no trabalho

by Karen Dillon • 2018

Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.

3.57

🏢 Office Politics 🔼 Managing Up ⚔️ Workplace Conflict 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🛡️ Workplace Bullying

Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary

Como lidar com a política no trabalho 91%

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 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🛡️ Workplace Bullying

Scaling Teams

by Alexander Grosse • 2017

Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.

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🚀 Startup Scaling 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Management Transitions 💻 Engineering Management 📈 Scaling Organizations

Scaling Teams 91%

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 💻 Engineering Management 📈 Scaling Organizations

The First-Time Manager

by Loren B. Belker • 1978

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

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👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

The First-Time Manager 91%

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

by Loren B. Belker 1978

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3k+ ratings

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

Simply Managing

by Henry Mintzberg • 2013

Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.

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🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

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

🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

by Herminia Ibarra • 2015

You won't think your way into leadership. Start with new behaviors and let mindset follow.

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🔄 Leadership Transitions 🎭 Professional Identity 🏃 Learning By Doing 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Summary

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader 91%

You won't think your way into leadership. Start with new behaviors and let mindset follow.

by Herminia Ibarra 2015

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🎭 Professional Identity 🏃 Learning By Doing 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🕸️ Strategic Networking

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.

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💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 📊 Performance Management 🎯 Coaching At Work

The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary

The Western Illusion of Human Nature 91%

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

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2005

Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.

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🧭 Professional Growth 💼 Workplace Effectiveness 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Situational Leadership

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager 91%

Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2005

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3k+ ratings

🧭 Professional Growth 💼 Workplace Effectiveness 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Situational Leadership

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO

by Beverly E. Jones • 2016

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

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💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO 91%

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

by Beverly E. Jones 2016

3.76

304 ratings

💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

What You're Really Meant To Do

by Robert Steven Kaplan • 2013

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

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🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

What You're Really Meant To Do 91%

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

by Robert Steven Kaplan 2013

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1k+ ratings

🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

Small Actions

by Eric Sim • 2021

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

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🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Small Actions 91%

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

by Eric Sim 2021

4.25

68 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

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.

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🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

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 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

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🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 91%

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

The Making of a Manager

by Julie Zhuo • 2019

Nobody trained you to manage. What works, from someone who figured it out on the job.

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🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback Skills 🧱 Team Building 🤝 Team Culture

The Making of a Manager 91%

Nobody trained you to manage. What works, from someone who figured it out on the job.

by Julie Zhuo 2019

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22k+ ratings

🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback Skills 🧱 Team Building 🤝 Team Culture

The Manager's Path

by Camille Fournier • 2017

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

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🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

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

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

Dream Team

by Ludovic Girodon • 2019

Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.

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👥 People Management 🎯 Talent Management 💪 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 📋 Hiring Practices

Dream Team 91%

Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.

by Ludovic Girodon 2019

4.28

46 ratings

👥 People Management 🎯 Talent Management 💪 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 📋 Hiring Practices

Invaluable

by Maya Grossman • 2020

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

4.05

177

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Invaluable 91%

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

by Maya Grossman 2020

4.05

177 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why

by Donald Asher • 2007

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

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🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why Summary

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why 91%

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

by Donald Asher 2007

3.95

611 ratings

🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Managing Oneself

by Peter F. Drucker • 1999

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

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💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Managing Oneself 91%

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

by Peter F. Drucker 1999

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15k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Radical Candor

by Kim Malone Scott • 2017

Good bosses care. Great bosses also confront. The framework that makes both possible.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🫂 Psychological Safety 🌱 Talent Development 🖥️ Tech Management

Radical Candor 91%

Good bosses care. Great bosses also confront. The framework that makes both possible.

by Kim Malone Scott 2017

4.05

58k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🫂 Psychological Safety 🌱 Talent Development 🖥️ Tech Management

Behind Closed Doors

by Johanna Rothman • 2005

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Behind Closed Doors 91%

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

by Johanna Rothman 2005

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1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Total Leadership

by Stewart D. Friedman • 2008

Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.

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🧩 Work-Life Integration 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🗣️ Stakeholder Dialogue 🧪 Small Experiments 📖 Leadership Storytelling

Total Leadership 91%

Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.

by Stewart D. Friedman 2008

4.04

5k+ ratings

🧩 Work-Life Integration 💎 Values-Based Leadership 🗣️ Stakeholder Dialogue 🧪 Small Experiments 📖 Leadership Storytelling

The Effective Manager

by Mark Horstman • 2016

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

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📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🏋️ Coaching For Managers 🔁 Management Routines

The Effective Manager 90%

The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.

by Mark Horstman 2016

4.27

2k+ ratings

📋 Management Fundamentals 🧑‍💼 First Time Managers 🗣️ Feedback Skills 🏋️ Coaching For Managers 🔁 Management Routines

Rookie Smarts

by Liz Wiseman • 2014

The less you know, the better you learn. How to keep thinking like a newcomer.

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🧘 Beginner's Mindset 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 👋 New Managers 🌱 Mid-Career Renewal

Rookie Smarts 90%

The less you know, the better you learn. How to keep thinking like a newcomer.

by Liz Wiseman 2014

3.94

633 ratings

🧘 Beginner's Mindset 🤔 Intellectual Humility 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 👋 New Managers 🌱 Mid-Career Renewal

Reinventing You

by Dorie Clark • 2013

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

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🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Reinventing You 90%

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

by Dorie Clark 2013

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1k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Being the Boss

by Linda A. Hill • 2011

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

3.85

722

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Being the Boss 90%

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

by Linda A. Hill 2011

3.85

722 ratings

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

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433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Strategize to Win 90%

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

by Sarah Drasner • 2022

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

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⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Summary

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us 90%

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

by Sarah Drasner 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

Great on the Job

by Jodi Glickman • 2011

The workplace scripts nobody teaches: asking for help, raising red flags, managing up.

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299

🗣️ Workplace Communication 🌱 Early Career Advice ⬆️ Managing Up 📢 Self-Advocacy 🔄 Feedback Skills

Great on the Job 90%

The workplace scripts nobody teaches: asking for help, raising red flags, managing up.

by Jodi Glickman 2011

3.69

299 ratings

🗣️ Workplace Communication 🌱 Early Career Advice ⬆️ Managing Up 📢 Self-Advocacy 🔄 Feedback Skills

What You Need to Know about Project Management

by Fergus O'Connell • 2011

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

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📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

What You Need to Know about Project Management Summary

What You Need to Know about Project Management 90%

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

by Fergus O'Connell 2011

4.04

275 ratings

📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

Manager 3.0

by Brad Karsh • 2013

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

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181

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

Manager 3.0 90%

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

by Brad Karsh 2013

3.59

181 ratings

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

BrandingPays

by Karen Kang • 2013

A five-step system for building the personal brand that makes opportunities chase you.

3.69

178

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Executive Presence 📱 Social Media Presence 🛡️ Reputation Management

BrandingPays 90%

A five-step system for building the personal brand that makes opportunities chase you.

by Karen Kang 2013

3.69

178 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 👔 Executive Presence 📱 Social Media Presence 🛡️ Reputation Management

Becoming an Agile Leader

by Victoria V. Swisher • 2012

When your experience stops working, five adaptive capacities determine who rises and who stalls.

3.69

🧭 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Awareness Practices 🧩 Complex Problem Solving 🔄 Change Leadership 💪 Resilience At Work

Becoming an Agile Leader 90%

When your experience stops working, five adaptive capacities determine who rises and who stalls.

by Victoria V. Swisher 2012

3.69

83 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Awareness Practices 🧩 Complex Problem Solving 🔄 Change Leadership 💪 Resilience At Work

Fire Your Boss

by Stephen M. Pollan • 2004

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

3.67

150

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

Fire Your Boss 90%

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

by Stephen M. Pollan 2004

3.67

150 ratings

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

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.

3.82

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🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

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

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🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

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.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

How to Become a Great Boss 90%

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 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

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