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💰 Public Sector Productivity

An examination of how government agencies can do more with less, measuring performance and outcomes in organizations not driven by profit. These books tackle one of governance's most persistent challenges.
How to Run A Government
by Michael Barber • 2015
A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.
3.90
402
📋 Policy Implementation🏛️ Public Sector Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy🔄 Organizational Routines📈 Performance Management
How to Run A Government Summary
How to Run A Government 92%
A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.
by Michael Barber 2015
3.90
402 ratings
📋 Policy Implementation🏛️ Public Sector Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy🔄 Organizational Routines📈 Performance Management
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector
by John Seddon • 2008
Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.
3.94
102
🏛️ Public Sector Reform🔄 Systems Thinking📋 Government Bureaucracy♻️ Organizational Waste📥 Demand-Driven Design
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector Summary
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector 91%
Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.
by John Seddon 2008
3.94
102 ratings
🏛️ Public Sector Reform🔄 Systems Thinking📋 Government Bureaucracy♻️ Organizational Waste📥 Demand-Driven Design
The Federal Management Playbook
by Ira Goldstein • 2016
Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.
4.40
10
🏛️ Public Administration🏢 Public Sector Leadership🔧 Organizational Design🔄 Change Management⚠️ Risk Management
The Federal Management Playbook Summary
The Federal Management Playbook 90%
Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.
by Ira Goldstein 2016
4.40
10 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🏢 Public Sector Leadership🔧 Organizational Design🔄 Change Management⚠️ Risk Management
Recoding America
by Jennifer Pahlka • 2023
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
4.37
3k+
🖥️ Gov Tech🔄 Digital Transformation🔁 Agile Government🎨 User-Centered Design📦 Product Management
Recoding America Summary
Recoding America 90%
Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.
by Jennifer Pahlka 2023
4.37
3k+ ratings
🖥️ Gov Tech🔄 Digital Transformation🔁 Agile Government🎨 User-Centered Design📦 Product Management
Results
by Charlie Baker • 2022
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
3.80
89
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
Results Summary
Results 90%
A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.
by Charlie Baker 2022
3.80
89 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform⚙️ Execution📊 Data-Driven Decisions🚨 Crisis Management
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
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Bring Back the Bureaucrats Summary
Bring Back the Bureaucrats 90%
Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.
by John DiIulio 2014
3.22
32 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🔧 Government Reform📄 Outsourcing Critique🎯 Accountability📜 Constitutional Governance
Public Administration and Public Affairs
by D. J. Henry • 1980
Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.
3.64
104
🏛️ Public Administration🏢 Bureaucracy📊 Public Budgeting👥 Public Personnel Management🔗 Privatization
Public Administration and Public Affairs Summary
Public Administration and Public Affairs 90%
Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.
by D. J. Henry 1980
3.64
104 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🏢 Bureaucracy📊 Public Budgeting👥 Public Personnel Management🔗 Privatization
Power to the Public
by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
3.98
320
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
Power to the Public Summary
Power to the Public 89%
Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.
by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021
3.98
320 ratings
🏛️ Civic Technology📜 Government Reform🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design📈 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Digital Transformation
Mission Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
3.85
3k+
💡 Innovation Economics🏛️ Public Sector Reform🏭 Industrial Policy🤝 Public-Private Partnerships⏳ Patient Capital
Mission Economy Summary
Mission Economy 89%
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2020
3.85
3k+ ratings
💡 Innovation Economics🏛️ Public Sector Reform🏭 Industrial Policy🤝 Public-Private Partnerships⏳ Patient Capital
Classics of Public Administration
by Jay M. Shafritz • 1978
From ancient duty to modern governance: the readings that built public administration.
3.65
287
🏛️ Public Administration🧱 Organizational Theory🔍 Policy Analysis⚙️ Bureaucracy📋 Public Management
Classics of Public Administration Summary
Classics of Public Administration 89%
From ancient duty to modern governance: the readings that built public administration.
by Jay M. Shafritz 1978
3.65
287 ratings
🏛️ Public Administration🧱 Organizational Theory🔍 Policy Analysis⚙️ Bureaucracy📋 Public Management
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
🔍 Audit Culture🏛️ New Public Management📏 Performance Measurement🏢 Institutional Theory📑 Critical Accounting
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
🔍 Audit Culture🏛️ New Public Management📏 Performance Measurement🏢 Institutional Theory📑 Critical Accounting
The Big Con
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2023
Consultancies charge steep fees while offloading risk; governments are their biggest marks.
3.61
2k+
💼 Management Consulting🏛️ Outsourcing Governance⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest🏚️ Institutional Decay💰 Rent-Seeking
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con 88%
Consultancies charge steep fees while offloading risk; governments are their biggest marks.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2023
3.61
2k+ ratings
💼 Management Consulting🏛️ Outsourcing Governance⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest🏚️ Institutional Decay💰 Rent-Seeking
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis • 2025
Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.
4.18
16k+
🏛️ Public Service🇺🇸 American Government📋 Bureaucracy🦸 Unsung Heroes📰 Narrative Journalism
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service Summary
Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service 88%
Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.
by Michael Lewis 2025
4.18
16k+ ratings
🏛️ Public Service🇺🇸 American Government📋 Bureaucracy🦸 Unsung Heroes📰 Narrative Journalism
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
by John M. Bryson • 1988
How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.
3.65
364
🗺️ Strategic Planning🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Public Administration🤝 Stakeholder Engagement⚙️ Strategy Implementation
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 88%
How public and nonprofit leaders turn mandates and mission into strategy that gets implemented.
by John M. Bryson 1988
3.65
364 ratings
🗺️ Strategic Planning🏛️ Nonprofit Management📋 Public Administration🤝 Stakeholder Engagement⚙️ Strategy Implementation
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+
📉 Performance Metrics🔄 Perverse Incentives🎮 Gaming Metrics⏳ Short-Termism🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction
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
📉 Performance Metrics🔄 Perverse Incentives🎮 Gaming Metrics⏳ Short-Termism🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction
Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook
by Michael Linenberger • 2005
The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.
4.03
679
📥 Email Productivity📋 Task Management🎯 Priority Systems🏥 Task Triage🧠 GTD Inspired Methods
Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook Summary
Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook 88%
The Outlook system that empties your inbox daily and keeps today's real priorities front and center.
by Michael Linenberger 2005
4.03
679 ratings
📥 Email Productivity📋 Task Management🎯 Priority Systems🏥 Task Triage🧠 GTD Inspired Methods
Pareto's Principle
by 50Minutes • 2015
Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.
3.47
15
🏭 Business Efficiency✅ Quality Management🎯 Resource Prioritization⏰ Time Management⚙️ Productivity Systems
Pareto's Principle Summary
Pareto's Principle 88%
Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.
by 50Minutes 2015
3.47
15 ratings
🏭 Business Efficiency✅ Quality Management🎯 Resource Prioritization⏰ Time Management⚙️ Productivity Systems
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do
by Laura Stack • 2012
Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.
3.53
435
🏢 Corporate Productivity⏳ Time Management🗂️ Task Triage📧 Information Overload🎯 Focus Strategies
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do Summary
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do 88%
Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.
by Laura Stack 2012
3.53
435 ratings
🏢 Corporate Productivity⏳ Time Management🗂️ Task Triage📧 Information Overload🎯 Focus Strategies
On Leadership
by Tony Blair • 2024
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
3.86
808
🏛️ Political Leadership🎯 Political Strategy🔄 Government Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Technology In Government
On Leadership Summary
On Leadership 88%
A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.
by Tony Blair 2024
3.86
808 ratings
🏛️ Political Leadership🎯 Political Strategy🔄 Government Reform📊 Evidence-Based Policy💻 Technology In Government
Simpler
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2013
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
3.58
535
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
Simpler Summary
Simpler 88%
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2013
3.58
535 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Regulatory Reform📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis👥 Social Norms🏛️ Government Bureaucracy
Crash Course in Time Management for Library Staff
by Brenda Hough • 2018
The quiet library is a myth. Time management that works in the chaos staff actually face.
4.00
4
📚 Library Management🏢 Workplace Productivity⏱️ Time Tracking🐢 Procrastination⚡ Energy Management
Crash Course in Time Management for Library Staff Summary
Crash Course in Time Management for Library Staff 88%
The quiet library is a myth. Time management that works in the chaos staff actually face.
by Brenda Hough 2018
4.00
4 ratings
📚 Library Management🏢 Workplace Productivity⏱️ Time Tracking🐢 Procrastination⚡ Energy Management
Evernote for your Life
by Tyler Collins • 2012
Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.
3.40
580
📱 Productivity Software🧠 Personal Knowledge Management🗂️ Digital Organization✅ Task Management📄 Document Management
Evernote for your Life Summary
Evernote for your Life 88%
Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.
by Tyler Collins 2012
3.40
580 ratings
📱 Productivity Software🧠 Personal Knowledge Management🗂️ Digital Organization✅ Task Management📄 Document Management
Evernote App Solution for Time Management
by Micheal Moran • 2014
One app, every scrap of your life: three structures that make any note findable in seconds.
1.00
1
🛠️ Productivity Tools🧠 Personal Knowledge Management💻 Digital Organization📝 Digital Note-Taking📄 Going Paperless
Evernote App Solution for Time Management Summary
Evernote App Solution for Time Management 88%
One app, every scrap of your life: three structures that make any note findable in seconds.
by Micheal Moran 2014
1.00
1 ratings
🛠️ Productivity Tools🧠 Personal Knowledge Management💻 Digital Organization📝 Digital Note-Taking📄 Going Paperless
Smart Teams
by Dermot Crowley • 2023
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
🏭 Team Productivity📋 Meeting Management📧 Digital Communication🎯 Attention Management🔄 Organizational Habits
Smart Teams Summary
Smart Teams 88%
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
by Dermot Crowley 2023
🏭 Team Productivity📋 Meeting Management📧 Digital Communication🎯 Attention Management🔄 Organizational Habits
Secrets of Productive People
by Mark Forster • 2015
Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.
3.97
151
⏰ Time Management📋 Task Management🎯 Prioritization⚙️ Personal Systems⚡ Efficiency Methods
Secrets of Productive People Summary
Secrets of Productive People 88%
Fifty methods for doing your best work, plus the one formula most productivity books skip.
by Mark Forster 2015
3.97
151 ratings
⏰ Time Management📋 Task Management🎯 Prioritization⚙️ Personal Systems⚡ Efficiency Methods
Best Things First
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
3.90
388
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🎯 Policy Prioritization
Best Things First Summary
Best Things First 88%
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2023
3.90
388 ratings
🌍 Development Economics📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis🤲 Effective Altruism📋 Evidence-Based Policy🎯 Policy Prioritization
Automate Your Busywork
by Aytekin Tank • 2023
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
3.29
391
🤖 Workflow Automation🔁 Continuous Improvement⚙️ Personal Systems📐 Lean Methodology🔗 Systems Thinking
Automate Your Busywork Summary
Automate Your Busywork 87%
Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.
by Aytekin Tank 2023
3.29
391 ratings
🤖 Workflow Automation🔁 Continuous Improvement⚙️ Personal Systems📐 Lean Methodology🔗 Systems Thinking
Productividad personal
by José Miguel Bolívar • 2015
Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.
4.13
257
⚙️ Productividad Personal📋 GestióN De Tareas💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos
Productividad personal Summary
Productividad personal 87%
Cómo vaciar la mente, aclarar cada tarea y ejecutar sin estrés con hábitos probados.
by José Miguel Bolívar 2015
4.13
257 ratings
⚙️ Productividad Personal📋 GestióN De Tareas💻 Trabajo Del Conocimiento😌 ReduccióN Del EstréS🔄 FormacióN De HáBitos
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 87%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
🏛️ American Federalism🏥 Health Policy⚖️ Political Inequality🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters🔗 Race And Poverty
What Would Google Do?
by Jeff Jarvis • 2009
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
3.87
11k+
🌐 Internet Business🏗️ Platform Economics🔓 Open Systems👥 Crowd Wisdom🆓 Freeconomics
What Would Google Do? Summary
What Would Google Do? 87%
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
by Jeff Jarvis 2009
3.87
11k+ ratings
🌐 Internet Business🏗️ Platform Economics🔓 Open Systems👥 Crowd Wisdom🆓 Freeconomics
Good To Great And The Social Sectors
by Jim Collins • 2001
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
4.05
7k+
🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership🌍 Social Impact🔄 Organizational Change📏 Performance Measurement📊 Data-Driven Decisions
Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary
Good To Great And The Social Sectors 87%
The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.
by Jim Collins 2001
4.05
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership🌍 Social Impact🔄 Organizational Change📏 Performance Measurement📊 Data-Driven Decisions
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
🏥 Healthcare Strategy💰 Health Economics♟️ Competitive Strategy📏 Outcome Measurement🔄 Care Delivery Reform
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 87%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
🏥 Healthcare Strategy💰 Health Economics♟️ Competitive Strategy📏 Outcome Measurement🔄 Care Delivery Reform
Productivity Project
by Chris Bailey • 2016
Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.
3.94
9k+
📋 Personal Productivity⏳ Time Management⚡ Energy Management🎯 Attention Management🔍 Single-Tasking
Productivity Project Summary
Productivity Project 87%
Time management is overrated. A year-long experiment reveals productivity's real pillars.
by Chris Bailey 2016
3.94
9k+ ratings
📋 Personal Productivity⏳ Time Management⚡ Energy Management🎯 Attention Management🔍 Single-Tasking
The Get Things Done Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2021
A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.
3.87
583
🛠️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management📋 Project Management🧠 Procrastination Science🎯 Attention Management
The Get Things Done Book Summary
The Get Things Done Book 87%
A pocket toolkit of 41 methods to outwit procrastination, reclaim your focus, and finish real work.
by Mikael Krogerus 2021
3.87
583 ratings
🛠️ Productivity Systems⏳ Time Management📋 Project Management🧠 Procrastination Science🎯 Attention Management
The Bullet Journal Method
by Ryder Carroll • 2018
A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.
4.06
33k+
📝 Analog Productivity✍️ Journaling🧘 Mindful Productivity✅ Habit Tracking🎯 Goal Setting
The Bullet Journal Method Summary
The Bullet Journal Method 87%
A single notebook and five symbols to replace your apps and reclaim your focus.
by Ryder Carroll 2018
4.06
33k+ ratings
📝 Analog Productivity✍️ Journaling🧘 Mindful Productivity✅ Habit Tracking🎯 Goal Setting
Organízate con eficacia
by David Allen • 2014
One trusted system for emptying your head and always knowing the next concrete step.
3.92
251
🧱 Productivity Systems📋 Task Management🗂️ Personal Organization🧠 Cognitive Offloading💻 Knowledge Work
Organízate con eficacia Summary
Organízate con eficacia 87%
One trusted system for emptying your head and always knowing the next concrete step.
by David Allen 2014
3.92
251 ratings
🧱 Productivity Systems📋 Task Management🗂️ Personal Organization🧠 Cognitive Offloading💻 Knowledge Work
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
🏥 Health Care Management📋 Health Policy🔄 Systems Thinking🌐 Distributed Leadership🤝 Community Engagement
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 87%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
🏥 Health Care Management📋 Health Policy🔄 Systems Thinking🌐 Distributed Leadership🤝 Community Engagement
Time Wise
by Dr Amantha Imber • 2022
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
3.65
391
🧱 Behavioral Design⚙️ Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination📱 Digital Distraction🗓️ Meeting Culture
Time Wise Summary
Time Wise 87%
High performers rely on design, not discipline. Make the right choice the path of least resistance.
by Dr Amantha Imber 2022
3.65
391 ratings
🧱 Behavioral Design⚙️ Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination📱 Digital Distraction🗓️ Meeting Culture
Essentialism
by Greg McKeown • 2011
Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.
4.06
133k+
📋 Personal Productivity🎯 Priority Setting🧠 Attention Management🚫 Saying No🧪 Behavioral Economics
Essentialism Summary
Essentialism 87%
Getting more done requires doing less, not more. The discipline of subtraction.
by Greg McKeown 2011
4.06
133k+ ratings
📋 Personal Productivity🎯 Priority Setting🧠 Attention Management🚫 Saying No🧪 Behavioral Economics
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
🎯 Operational Excellence🏭 Lean Methodology📈 Continuous Improvement📊 Performance Management⚖️ Accountability
Best Practices for Operational Excellence Summary
Best Practices for Operational Excellence 87%
The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.
by Luca Dellanna 2019
4.20
20 ratings
🎯 Operational Excellence🏭 Lean Methodology📈 Continuous Improvement📊 Performance Management⚖️ Accountability
The 12 Week Year
by Brian P. Moran • 2009
Annual plans invite delay. A 12-week cycle with weekly scoring creates the urgency to execute.
3.86
20k+
⚙️ Productivity Systems⏰ Time Management🎯 Goal Setting📋 Execution Strategy🤝 Personal Accountability
The 12 Week Year Summary
The 12 Week Year 87%
Annual plans invite delay. A 12-week cycle with weekly scoring creates the urgency to execute.
by Brian P. Moran 2009
3.86
20k+ ratings
⚙️ Productivity Systems⏰ Time Management🎯 Goal Setting📋 Execution Strategy🤝 Personal Accountability
Entrepreneurial Nation
by Ro Khanna • 2012
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
3.73
30
🏭 American Manufacturing🏛️ Industrial Policy⚙️ Innovation Policy👷 Skills Gap🏗️ Reshoring
Entrepreneurial Nation Summary
Entrepreneurial Nation 87%
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
by Ro Khanna 2012
3.73
30 ratings
🏭 American Manufacturing🏛️ Industrial Policy⚙️ Innovation Policy👷 Skills Gap🏗️ Reshoring
Work the System
by Sam Carpenter • 2011
Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.
3.87
6k+
🧠 Systems Thinking⚙️ Operations Management📋 Process Documentation✅ Personal Productivity⏰ Time Blocking
Work the System Summary
Work the System 87%
Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.
by Sam Carpenter 2011
3.87
6k+ ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking⚙️ Operations Management📋 Process Documentation✅ Personal Productivity⏰ Time Blocking
Building a New American State
by Stephen Skowronek • 1982
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
3.75
57
🇺🇸 American Politics🏗️ State Building⏳ Progressive Era🔧 Institutional Reform🌿 Political Development
Building a New American State Summary
Building a New American State 87%
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
by Stephen Skowronek 1982
3.75
57 ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🏗️ State Building⏳ Progressive Era🔧 Institutional Reform🌿 Political Development
How to Finish Everything You Start
by Jan Yager • 2019
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
3.51
648
📋 Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination⏰ Time Management🎯 Goal Setting🔄 Behavioral Change
How to Finish Everything You Start Summary
How to Finish Everything You Start 87%
Unfinished projects aren't laziness. The psychology of why you stall, and a method for finishing.
by Jan Yager 2019
3.51
648 ratings
📋 Productivity Systems⏳ Procrastination⏰ Time Management🎯 Goal Setting🔄 Behavioral Change
The Price of Federalism
by Paul E. Peterson • 1995
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
3.37
19
💰 Fiscal Federalism🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy
The Price of Federalism Summary
The Price of Federalism 87%
Washington redistributes; states compete for growth. The pattern leaves Rust Belt cities behind.
by Paul E. Peterson 1995
3.37
19 ratings
💰 Fiscal Federalism🇺🇸 American Federalism📊 Public Finance🔗 Intergovernmental Relations🏥 Welfare Policy
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🕒 Meeting Culture⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense 87%
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🕒 Meeting Culture⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction
The Privatization of Everything
by Donald Cohen • 2021
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
4.39
728
🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
The Privatization of Everything Summary
The Privatization of Everything 87%
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
by Donald Cohen 2021
4.39
728 ratings
🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
The Myth of Multitasking
by Dave Crenshaw • 2007
Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.
3.81
1k+
⏰ Time Management💼 Workplace Productivity🎯 Personal Effectiveness🧠 Attention Management1️⃣ Single Tasking
The Myth of Multitasking Summary
The Myth of Multitasking 87%
Multitasking steals 28% of your day. Stop the mental switching and reclaim the hours.
by Dave Crenshaw 2007
3.81
1k+ ratings
⏰ Time Management💼 Workplace Productivity🎯 Personal Effectiveness🧠 Attention Management1️⃣ Single Tasking
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship💥 Creative Destruction🏛️ Austrian Economics🖥️ Platform Economics📉 Zero Marginal Cost
Eat People Summary
Eat People 87%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship💥 Creative Destruction🏛️ Austrian Economics🖥️ Platform Economics📉 Zero Marginal Cost
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