💬 Stakeholder Influence

Analyses of how diverse interest groups shape organizational decisions, strategy, and outcomes. These books map the complex web of power that extends beyond shareholders and executives.

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

by Kory Kogon • 2015

No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.

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2k+

📊 Project Management 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager 90%

No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.

by Kory Kogon 2015

4.05

2k+ ratings

📊 Project Management 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

Leading in the Global Matrix

by Marty Seldman • 2020

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

3.73

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Leading in the Global Matrix 89%

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

by Marty Seldman 2020

3.73

15 ratings

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

The New Power Base Selling

by Jim Holden • 2012

The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.

3.97

117

📊 Complex Sales 🏛️ Organizational Politics ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🤝 Influence Without Authority

The New Power Base Selling 89%

The deal goes to whoever reads the hidden political map inside the customer.

by Jim Holden 2012

3.97

117 ratings

📊 Complex Sales 🏛️ Organizational Politics ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🤝 Influence Without Authority

Influence Without Authority

by Allan R. Cohen • 1989

Trade what they value for what you need: the systematic model for leading without a title.

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743

🤝 Lateral Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🔄 Reciprocity 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🗺️ Stakeholder Management

Influence Without Authority 89%

Trade what they value for what you need: the systematic model for leading without a title.

by Allan R. Cohen 1989

3.54

743 ratings

🤝 Lateral Leadership ↗️ Managing Up 🔄 Reciprocity 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🗺️ Stakeholder Management

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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8k+

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

The 360 Degree Leader 89%

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

by John C. Maxwell 2006

4.16

8k+ ratings

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

The Fish Rots from the Head

by Bob Garratt • 1997

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Fish Rots from the Head 89%

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

by Bob Garratt 1997

4.33

6 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

Results Without Authority

by Tom Kendrick • 2006

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

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3k+

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

Results Without Authority 89%

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

by Tom Kendrick 2006

3.84

3k+ ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

How Boards Work

by Dambisa Moyo • 2021

Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.

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290

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🌱 ESG Oversight 📢 Shareholder Activism 🔄 CEO Succession 💼 Corporate Culture

How Boards Work 89%

Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.

by Dambisa Moyo 2021

3.58

290 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🌱 ESG Oversight 📢 Shareholder Activism 🔄 CEO Succession 💼 Corporate Culture

Incorruptible

by Eric Ries • 2026

A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.

4.51

141

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🎯 Mission-Driven Business 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🧬 Organizational Culture

Incorruptible 89%

A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.

by Eric Ries 2026

4.51

141 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🎯 Mission-Driven Business 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism ⏳ Long-Term Thinking 🧬 Organizational Culture

New Power

by Jeremy Heimans • 2018

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

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2k+

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

New Power 89%

Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.

by Jeremy Heimans 2018

3.81

2k+ ratings

🥊 Power Dynamics 🌐 Network Society ✊ Digital Activism 💡 Contagious Ideas 🤝 Peer Collaboration

The POWER PRINCIPLE

by Blaine Lee • 1997

Fear buys compliance. Fairness buys transactions. Honor buys devotion. Which power are you using?

4.00

137

🤝 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Influence 🕊️ Persuasion Without Force 🔗 Power And Relationships 💎 Values-Based Leadership

The POWER PRINCIPLE 89%

Fear buys compliance. Fairness buys transactions. Honor buys devotion. Which power are you using?

by Blaine Lee 1997

4.00

137 ratings

🤝 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Influence 🕊️ Persuasion Without Force 🔗 Power And Relationships 💎 Values-Based Leadership

Corporate Governance

by Bob Tricker • 2009

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

4.06

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Corporate Governance 89%

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

by Bob Tricker 2009

4.06

77 ratings

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Real Influence

by Mark Goulston • 2012

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

3.79

442

🔍 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building

Real Influence 89%

Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.

by Mark Goulston 2012

3.79

442 ratings

🔍 Persuasion Psychology 💼 Professional Influence 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Ethical Influence 🏗️ Relationship Building

Deep Purpose

by Ranjay Gulati • 2022

Most companies treat purpose as branding. The ones that outperform make it their reason to exist.

3.92

233

🏛️ Organizational Purpose 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🏢 Organizational Culture 👤 Authentic Leadership 📖 Corporate Storytelling

Deep Purpose 89%

Most companies treat purpose as branding. The ones that outperform make it their reason to exist.

by Ranjay Gulati 2022

3.92

233 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Purpose 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🏢 Organizational Culture 👤 Authentic Leadership 📖 Corporate Storytelling

Survival of the Savvy

by Rick Brandon • 2004

Office politics: ignore it and lose, or play it dirty and self-destruct. A third way exists.

3.62

280

🏢 Corporate Politics ⚖️ Ethical Influence 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Reputation Management 🕵️ Deception Detection

Survival of the Savvy 89%

Office politics: ignore it and lose, or play it dirty and self-destruct. A third way exists.

by Rick Brandon 2004

3.62

280 ratings

🏢 Corporate Politics ⚖️ Ethical Influence 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Reputation Management 🕵️ Deception Detection

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 89%

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

Capitalist Punishment

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2023

Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.

4.04

327

📋 Esg Investing 📊 Corporate Governance 🏦 Wall Street Critique ⚠️ Woke Capitalism 🏛️ Market Concentration

Capitalist Punishment 88%

Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.

by Vivek Ramaswamy 2023

4.04

327 ratings

📋 Esg Investing 📊 Corporate Governance 🏦 Wall Street Critique ⚠️ Woke Capitalism 🏛️ Market Concentration

Results-Based Leadership

by Dave Ulrich • 1999

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

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111

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

Results-Based Leadership 88%

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

by Dave Ulrich 1999

3.87

111 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

Corporate Social Responsibility

by Philip Kotler • 2004

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

3.90

187

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

Corporate Social Responsibility 88%

The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.

by Philip Kotler 2004

3.90

187 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 🌍 Social Impact 🏛️ Corporate Citizenship 📢 Cause Marketing 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism

You're It

by Leonard J. Marcus • 2019

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

3.86

218

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

You're It 88%

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

by Leonard J. Marcus 2019

3.86

218 ratings

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

The Brand Idea

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande • 2013

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

3.40

🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

The Brand Idea 88%

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande 2013

3.40

52 ratings

🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

The Business of America is Lobbying

by Lee Drutman • 2015

Once corporations hire lobbyists, they rarely leave. The feedback loop that keeps them spending.

3.79

🏢 Corporate Lobbying 📊 Political Economy 💼 Corporate Influence 🔒 Regulatory Capture ⚠️ Democratic Erosion

The Business of America is Lobbying Summary

The Business of America is Lobbying 88%

Once corporations hire lobbyists, they rarely leave. The feedback loop that keeps them spending.

by Lee Drutman 2015

3.79

67 ratings

🏢 Corporate Lobbying 📊 Political Economy 💼 Corporate Influence 🔒 Regulatory Capture ⚠️ Democratic Erosion

The Empowered Manager

by Peter Block • 2016

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

3.84

148

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

The Empowered Manager 88%

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

by Peter Block 2016

3.84

148 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

The Hungry Spirit

by Charles B. Handy • 1997

Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.

3.82

152

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Corporate Purpose 💼 Work And Meaning 🌟 Personal Calling 🔄 Reforming Capitalism

The Hungry Spirit 88%

Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.

by Charles B. Handy 1997

3.82

152 ratings

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Corporate Purpose 💼 Work And Meaning 🌟 Personal Calling 🔄 Reforming Capitalism

The HR Value Proposition

by Dave Ulrich • 2005

What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?

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224

👥 Human Resources 🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Stakeholder Value 📈 Competency Development 💎 Intangible Assets

The HR Value Proposition 88%

What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?

by Dave Ulrich 2005

3.92

224 ratings

👥 Human Resources 🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Stakeholder Value 📈 Competency Development 💎 Intangible Assets

The Problem of Twelve

by John Coates • 2023

A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.

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177

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Financial Regulation 💪 Concentrated Power 🗳️ Shareholder Activism 💰 Private Equity

The Problem of Twelve 88%

A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.

by John Coates 2023

3.52

177 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Financial Regulation 💪 Concentrated Power 🗳️ Shareholder Activism 💰 Private Equity

The Oligarchs’ Grip

by David Lingelbach • 2023

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

3.67

🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

The Oligarchs’ Grip 88%

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

by David Lingelbach 2023

3.67

3 ratings

🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

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 88%

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

Principle-Centered Leadership

by Stephen R. Covey • 2009

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

4.12

18k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

Principle-Centered Leadership 88%

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

by Stephen R. Covey 2009

4.12

18k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

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 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

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence

by Brent D. Ruben • 2019

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

5.00

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence Summary

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence 88%

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

by Brent D. Ruben 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

The Code of Trust

by Robin Dreeke • 2017

What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.

3.86

551

🧱 Trust Building 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Influence Without Authority 🕵️ Human Intelligence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Code of Trust 88%

What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.

by Robin Dreeke 2017

3.86

551 ratings

🧱 Trust Building 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Influence Without Authority 🕵️ Human Intelligence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Woke, Inc.

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2021

Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.

4.00

4k+

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚡ Corporate Power 🌱 ESG Investing 🎭 Performative Activism ⚖️ Democratic Backsliding

Woke, Inc. 88%

Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.

by Vivek Ramaswamy 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚡ Corporate Power 🌱 ESG Investing 🎭 Performative Activism ⚖️ Democratic Backsliding

Conscious Capitalism

by Rajendra Sisodia • 2012

Purpose-driven firms beat the market tenfold by serving all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

3.78

4k+

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 💼 Employee Engagement

Conscious Capitalism 88%

Purpose-driven firms beat the market tenfold by serving all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

by Rajendra Sisodia 2012

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 💼 Employee Engagement

The Business Ethics Handbook

by Jack Marks • 2009

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

The Business Ethics Handbook 88%

Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.

by Jack Marks 2009

🏛️ Corporate Governance ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧭 Ethical Decision Making 🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility 🏢 Organizational Culture

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

🏢 Executive Support 📈 Career Advancement ⬆️ Managing Up 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Priority Management

The New Executive Assistant 88%

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 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Priority Management

Boards That Deliver

by Ram Charan • 2005

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

3.80

147

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Boards That Deliver 88%

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

by Ram Charan 2005

3.80

147 ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Go Woke, Go Broke

by Charles Gasparino • 2024

How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.

3.81

178

📋 Corporate Governance ✊ Corporate Activism 🏛️ Free Market Advocacy 📊 ESG Investing 💼 Shareholder Capitalism

Go Woke, Go Broke 88%

How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.

by Charles Gasparino 2024

3.81

178 ratings

📋 Corporate Governance ✊ Corporate Activism 🏛️ Free Market Advocacy 📊 ESG Investing 💼 Shareholder Capitalism

The People's Business

by Lee Drutman • 2004

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

The People's Business 88%

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

by Lee Drutman 2004

4.33

12 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

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 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

7 Rules of Power 88%

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 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

Demosclerosis

by Jonathan Rauch • 1994

Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.

4.10

🏛️ Public Choice Theory 📉 Political Economy 💰 Rent-Seeking 📜 Regulatory Capture 👥 Collective Action Problems

Demosclerosis 88%

Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.

by Jonathan Rauch 1994

4.10

29 ratings

🏛️ Public Choice Theory 📉 Political Economy 💰 Rent-Seeking 📜 Regulatory Capture 👥 Collective Action Problems

The Content Code

by Mark W. Schaefer • 2015

The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.

3.83

339

🔥 Content Marketing 📉 Attention Economics 🔗 Social Sharing 🤝 Influencer Outreach 🏗️ Brand Building

The Content Code 88%

The content flood means yours goes unseen. Six strategies for getting it shared and trusted.

by Mark W. Schaefer 2015

3.83

339 ratings

🔥 Content Marketing 📉 Attention Economics 🔗 Social Sharing 🤝 Influencer Outreach 🏗️ Brand Building

Corporation Nation

by Charles Derber • 1998

The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.

3.74

🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Corporate Welfare 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy ✊ Labor Movements

Corporation Nation 88%

The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.

by Charles Derber 1998

3.74

65 ratings

🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Corporate Welfare 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy ✊ Labor Movements

Maximizing Project Value

by John C. Goodpasture • 2013

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

Maximizing Project Value 88%

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

by John C. Goodpasture 2013

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

Negotiating the Impossible

by Deepak Malhotra • 2016

Deadlocks break when you stop fighting over substance and start designing the negotiation itself.

4.17

846

🎯 Negotiation Tactics 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📋 Principled Negotiation 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics

Negotiating the Impossible 88%

Deadlocks break when you stop fighting over substance and start designing the negotiation itself.

by Deepak Malhotra 2016

4.17

846 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Tactics 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📋 Principled Negotiation 🧠 Persuasion Psychology 📊 Behavioral Economics

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 ⬆️ Managing Upward 🧠 Political Savvy

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics Summary

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics 88%

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 ⬆️ Managing Upward 🧠 Political Savvy

The Firm

by Duff McDonald • 2013

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

3.75

3k+

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

The Firm 88%

The consulting firm that shaped American business from the inside, and what that secrecy bought.

by Duff McDonald 2013

3.75

3k+ ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 📜 Corporate History 🏛️ Organizational Culture ⚡ Corporate Influence 🕸️ Professional Networks

Who Rules America?

by G William Domhoff • 2021

America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.

3.70

📊 Political Sociology 🔺 Power Elite Theory 🕸️ Elite Networks 🏢 Corporate Influence 📢 Opinion Manufacturing

Who Rules America? 88%

America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.

by G William Domhoff 2021

3.70

20 ratings

📊 Political Sociology 🔺 Power Elite Theory 🕸️ Elite Networks 🏢 Corporate Influence 📢 Opinion Manufacturing

Better, Simpler Strategy

by Felix Oberholzer-Gee • 2021

A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.

4.06

415

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