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The Nordstrom Way
by Robert Spector • 1995
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
3.90
794
The Nordstrom Way Summary
The Nordstrom Way 91%
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
by Robert Spector 1995
3.90
794 ratings
Hug Your Customers
by Jack Mitchell • 2003
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
4.03
986
Hug Your Customers Summary
Hug Your Customers 90%
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
by Jack Mitchell 2003
4.03
986 ratings
Sam Walton, Made in America
by Sam Walton • 1992
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
4.16
28k+
Sam Walton, Made in America Summary
Sam Walton, Made in America 89%
One store, one plane, and a man who hated waste. The Walmart story by its founder.
by Sam Walton 1992
4.16
28k+ ratings
Selling Luxury
by Robin Lent • 2009
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
3.54
233
Selling Luxury Summary
Selling Luxury 89%
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
by Robin Lent 2009
3.54
233 ratings
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
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
The Effective Manager
by Mark Horstman • 2016
The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.
4.27
2k+
The Effective Manager Summary
The Effective Manager 89%
The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.
by Mark Horstman 2016
4.27
2k+ ratings
The New Rules of Retail
by Robin Lewis • 2010
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
3.80
314
The New Rules of Retail Summary
The New Rules of Retail 89%
Only three retail models will survive the next decade. Half of all brands will vanish.
by Robin Lewis 2010
3.80
314 ratings
Wait, I'm the Boss?!?
by Peter Economy • 2020
Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.
3.43
114
Wait, I'm the Boss?!? Summary
Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 89%
Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.
by Peter Economy 2020
3.43
114 ratings
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
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy Summary
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy 89%
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
by Bruce Tulgan 2009
3.54
399 ratings
Sales Management. Simplified.
by Mike Weinberg • 2015
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
4.37
2k+
Sales Management. Simplified. Summary
Sales Management. Simplified. 89%
The blunt playbook for sales managers: cut the noise, and own what actually drives results.
by Mike Weinberg 2015
4.37
2k+ ratings
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+
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors 88%
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
by Johanna Rothman 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
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+
How to Be a Great Boss Summary
How to Be a Great Boss 88%
Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.
by Gino Wickman 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
Amaze Every Customer Every Time
by Shep Hyken • 2013
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
3.94
192
Amaze Every Customer Every Time Summary
Amaze Every Customer Every Time 88%
How a hardware chain beats the giants on service: 52 tactics your business can steal.
by Shep Hyken 2013
3.94
192 ratings
Dream Team
by Ludovic Girodon • 2019
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
4.28
46
Dream Team Summary
Dream Team 88%
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
by Ludovic Girodon 2019
4.28
46 ratings
Growing Great Employees
by Erika Andersen • 2006
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
4.00
5k+
Growing Great Employees Summary
Growing Great Employees 88%
How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.
by Erika Andersen 2006
4.00
5k+ ratings
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees
by Paul Falcone • 2009
Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.
3.79
411
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees Summary
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees 88%
Body odor, missed deadlines, insubordination: 101 scripts for the conversations managers dread.
by Paul Falcone 2009
3.79
411 ratings
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+
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 88%
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
The Accidental Sales Manager
by Chris Lytle • 2011
Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.
3.90
217
The Accidental Sales Manager Summary
The Accidental Sales Manager 88%
Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.
by Chris Lytle 2011
3.90
217 ratings
Leading the Starbucks Way
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2008
How Starbucks turned a commodity into community: the five principles any business can adopt.
3.78
562
Leading the Starbucks Way Summary
Leading the Starbucks Way 88%
How Starbucks turned a commodity into community: the five principles any business can adopt.
by Joseph A. Michelli 2008
3.78
562 ratings
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe
by Bruce Tulgan • 2007
Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.
3.88
916
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe Summary
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe 88%
Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.
by Bruce Tulgan 2007
3.88
916 ratings
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
How to Become a Great Boss Summary
How to Become a Great Boss 88%
Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002
3.87
423 ratings
The New One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1981
Three one-minute habits that replace the false choice between tough and nice management.
3.95
148k+
The New One Minute Manager Summary
The New One Minute Manager 88%
Three one-minute habits that replace the false choice between tough and nice management.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1981
3.95
148k+ ratings
Reengineering Retail
by Doug Stephens • 2017
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
4.14
442
Reengineering Retail Summary
Reengineering Retail 88%
E-commerce ate the store. Here's how to rebuild retail into something worth leaving the couch for.
by Doug Stephens 2017
4.14
442 ratings
Managing to Change the World
by Alison Green • 2009
For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.
4.26
662
Managing to Change the World Summary
Managing to Change the World 88%
For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.
by Alison Green 2009
4.26
662 ratings
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.
3.82
3k+
The First-Time Manager Summary
The First-Time Manager 88%
The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.
by Loren B. Belker 1978
3.82
3k+ ratings
Discovering the Soul of Service
by Leonard L. Berry • 1999
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
4.05
375
Discovering the Soul of Service Summary
Discovering the Soul of Service 88%
The sustainable success playbook from 14 companies that chose values over shortcuts.
by Leonard L. Berry 1999
4.05
375 ratings
Delegation and Supervision
by Brian Tracy • 2013
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
4.09
759
Delegation and Supervision Summary
Delegation and Supervision 88%
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
by Brian Tracy 2013
4.09
759 ratings
Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best
by Martin Yate • 1987
A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.
3.62
135
Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best Summary
Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best 88%
A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.
by Martin Yate 1987
3.62
135 ratings
Why We Buy
by Paco Underhill • 1999
The hidden choreography of shoppers, decoded from thousands of hours of store video.
3.88
14k+
Why We Buy Summary
Why We Buy 88%
The hidden choreography of shoppers, decoded from thousands of hours of store video.
by Paco Underhill 1999
3.88
14k+ ratings
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
3.87
2k+
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management 88%
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
by Richard Templar 2005
3.87
2k+ ratings
Isn't It Obvious? Revised
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2009
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
4.23
1k+
Isn't It Obvious? Revised Summary
Isn't It Obvious? Revised 88%
Reducing inventory to sell more sounds absurd, until you see where the forecast belongs.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2009
4.23
1k+ ratings
Becoming Trader Joe
by Joe Coulombe • 2021
A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.
3.45
5k+
Becoming Trader Joe Summary
Becoming Trader Joe 88%
A cult grocery chain built on high wages, tiny selection, and an allergy to advertising.
by Joe Coulombe 2021
3.45
5k+ ratings
Winning Well
by Karin Hurt • 2016
Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.
4.14
139
Winning Well Summary
Winning Well 88%
Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.
by Karin Hurt 2016
4.14
139 ratings
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
Leading from the Middle Summary
Leading from the Middle 88%
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
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2008
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
4.09
729
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits Summary
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits 88%
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2008
4.09
729 ratings
Creating Magic
by Lee Cockerell • 2008
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
4.27
3k+
Creating Magic Summary
Creating Magic 88%
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
by Lee Cockerell 2008
4.27
3k+ ratings
How to Manage People
by Michael Armstrong • 2019
The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.
3.79
19
How to Manage People Summary
How to Manage People 88%
The ten skills managers need, from self-awareness to the feedback conversations most bosses avoid.
by Michael Armstrong 2019
3.79
19 ratings
Being the Boss
by Linda A. Hill • 2011
Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.
3.85
722
Being the Boss Summary
Being the Boss 88%
Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.
by Linda A. Hill 2011
3.85
722 ratings
Leading the Unleadable
by Alan Willett • 2016
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
3.50
543
Leading the Unleadable Summary
Leading the Unleadable 88%
Transforming toxic talent: the intervention method, and the line where you let them go.
by Alan Willett 2016
3.50
543 ratings
How Did That Happen?
by Roger Connors • 2009
Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.
4.08
1k+
How Did That Happen? Summary
How Did That Happen? 88%
Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.
by Roger Connors 2009
4.08
1k+ 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 88%
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
by Camille Fournier 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
The Ideal Team Player
by Patrick Lencioni • 2016
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
4.07
16k+
The Ideal Team Player Summary
The Ideal Team Player 88%
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
by Patrick Lencioni 2016
4.07
16k+ ratings
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2015
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
3.93
3k+
On Emotional Intelligence Summary
On Emotional Intelligence 88%
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
by Harvard Business Review 2015
3.93
3k+ 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 88%
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013
3.64
338 ratings
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
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics 88%
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
by Karen Dillon 2014
3.77
756 ratings
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers
by Richard Newton • 2008
The checklist shortcut: from scattered tasks to predictable project outcomes.
3.66
35
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers Summary
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers 88%
The checklist shortcut: from scattered tasks to predictable project outcomes.
by Richard Newton 2008
3.66
35 ratings
Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1985
Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.
3.96
5k+
Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Leadership and the One Minute Manager 88%
Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1985
3.96
5k+ ratings
Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions
by Keith Rosen • 2008
Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.
3.90
532
Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary
Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 88%
Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.
by Keith Rosen 2008
3.90
532 ratings
101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them
by Tom Kendrick • 2010
A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.
3.54
48
101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Summary
101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them 88%
A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.
by Tom Kendrick 2010
3.54
48 ratings
Be Our Guest
by Walt Disney Company • 2001
Behind Disney's legendary guest experience is a practical system any organization can adopt.
3.90
5k+
Be Our Guest Summary
Be Our Guest 88%
Behind Disney's legendary guest experience is a practical system any organization can adopt.
by Walt Disney Company 2001
3.90
5k+ ratings
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