🤝 Stakeholder Tradeoffs

An honest reckoning with the reality that serving one group's interests often comes at another's expense, and how leaders navigate those tensions wisely.

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

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Value Creation 🎯 Customer Value 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs

Better, Simpler Strategy 89%

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

by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021

4.06

415 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📈 Value Creation 🎯 Customer Value 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs

Managing in the Gray

by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2016

When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.

3.53

128

🧭 Management Judgment ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Decision Frameworks 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🔀 Complex Decisions

Managing in the Gray 89%

When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.

by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2016

3.53

128 ratings

🧭 Management Judgment ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Decision Frameworks 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🔀 Complex Decisions

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 88%

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

Good for You, Great for Me

by Lawrence E. Susskind • 2014

Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.

3.51

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Deal-Making 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation 🏛️ Consensus Building

Good for You, Great for Me 88%

Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.

by Lawrence E. Susskind 2014

3.51

89 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Deal-Making 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation 🏛️ Consensus Building

Uncommon Service

by Frances Frei • 2012

The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.

4.01

784

🎨 Service Design 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Experience ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs 🤝 Customer Co-Creation 📈 Scaling Operations

Uncommon Service 88%

The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.

by Frances Frei 2012

4.01

784 ratings

🎨 Service Design 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Experience ⚖️ Strategic Trade-Offs 🤝 Customer Co-Creation 📈 Scaling Operations

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 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

Bargaining with the Devil

by Robert Mnookin • 2010

A framework for deciding when to negotiate with an enemy, even when your gut says fight.

3.91

656

🤝 Adversary Negotiation 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗺️ Decision Frameworks ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas

Bargaining with the Devil 88%

A framework for deciding when to negotiate with an enemy, even when your gut says fight.

by Robert Mnookin 2010

3.91

656 ratings

🤝 Adversary Negotiation 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗺️ Decision Frameworks ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas

Negotiating the Impossible

by Deepak Malhotra • 2016

Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.

4.17

846

🔥 High-Stakes Negotiation 🕊️ Conflict De-Escalation 🖼️ Framing Effects ⚙️ Negotiation Process 👁️ Perspective Taking

Negotiating the Impossible 88%

Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.

by Deepak Malhotra 2016

4.17

846 ratings

🔥 High-Stakes Negotiation 🕊️ Conflict De-Escalation 🖼️ Framing Effects ⚙️ Negotiation Process 👁️ Perspective Taking

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

Split the Pie

by Barry Nalebuff • 2022

In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.

4.04

310

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Interest-Based Negotiation ♟️ Game Theory ⚡ Power Dynamics 💼 Business Deals

Split the Pie 88%

In any deal, split only what neither side can achieve alone. Half is always yours.

by Barry Nalebuff 2022

4.04

310 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Interest-Based Negotiation ♟️ Game Theory ⚡ Power Dynamics 💼 Business Deals

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

A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value

by Mark Schwartz • 2017

Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.

4.23

785

📦 Value Delivery 💻 IT Leadership 🎯 Outcome Over Output 🔍 Agile Critique 🏭 Lean Thinking

A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value Summary

A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value 88%

Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.

by Mark Schwartz 2017

4.23

785 ratings

📦 Value Delivery 💻 IT Leadership 🎯 Outcome Over Output 🔍 Agile Critique 🏭 Lean Thinking

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 87%

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 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 87%

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

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

Collaborating with the Enemy

by Adam Kahane • 2017

Conventional collaboration demands agreement and trust. The alternative for when you have neither.

3.19

3k+

🔥 Conflict Resolution 🧩 Systems Thinking 👂 Deep Listening ⚡ Constructive Conflict 🌱 Emergent Strategy

Collaborating with the Enemy 87%

Conventional collaboration demands agreement and trust. The alternative for when you have neither.

by Adam Kahane 2017

3.19

3k+ ratings

🔥 Conflict Resolution 🧩 Systems Thinking 👂 Deep Listening ⚡ Constructive Conflict 🌱 Emergent Strategy

How Boards Work

by Dambisa Moyo • 2021

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

3.58

290

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

How Boards Work 87%

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

Winning the Right Game

by Ron Adner • 2021

Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.

4.26

130

💡 Ecosystem Strategy ⚡ Ecosystem Disruption 🔀 Disruptive Innovation ⚔️ Platform Competition 🧭 Strategic Alignment

Winning the Right Game 87%

Kodak won the technology battle and still went bankrupt. The killer wasn't a competitor.

by Ron Adner 2021

4.26

130 ratings

💡 Ecosystem Strategy ⚡ Ecosystem Disruption 🔀 Disruptive Innovation ⚔️ Platform Competition 🧭 Strategic Alignment

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy

by Martin Reeves • 2015

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

4.01

661

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 87%

Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.

by Martin Reeves 2015

4.01

661 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Strategic Agility 🔄 Business Turnaround 💥 Disruption

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 87%

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

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

3.75

469

🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Summary

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically 87%

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

3.75

469 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

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.

4.05

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 87%

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

Negotiating Rationally

by Max H. Bazerman • 1991

Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.

3.83

317

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🤝 Integrative Bargaining 🎮 Game Theory

Negotiating Rationally 87%

Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.

by Max H. Bazerman 1991

3.83

317 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 🤝 Integrative Bargaining 🎮 Game Theory

Developing a Business Case

by Harvard Business School Press • 2010

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

3.76

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

Developing a Business Case 87%

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

by Harvard Business School Press 2010

3.76

96 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

Leading Quietly

by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2001

When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use

3.59

378

🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Organizational Ethics 🔄 Incremental Change 🧩 Pragmatism 🌱 Virtue Ethics

Leading Quietly 87%

When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use

by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2001

3.59

378 ratings

🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Organizational Ethics 🔄 Incremental Change 🧩 Pragmatism 🌱 Virtue Ethics

Results Without Authority

by Tom Kendrick • 2006

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

3.84

3k+

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

Results Without Authority 87%

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

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 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

3-D Negotiation

by David A. Lax • 2006

Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.

3.88

4k+

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🏗️ Deal Structuring 🤝 Integrative Bargaining 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🧠 Bargaining Psychology

3-D Negotiation 87%

Most of a negotiation's outcome is determined before anyone speaks. Here is how to shape it.

by David A. Lax 2006

3.88

4k+ ratings

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🏗️ Deal Structuring 🤝 Integrative Bargaining 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping 🧠 Bargaining Psychology

Understanding Michael Porter

by Joan Magretta • 2011

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

4.29

3k+

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning ⚖️ Trade-Offs In Business 🛡️ Sustainable Advantage

Understanding Michael Porter 87%

Trying to be the best kills profits. Porter's alternative path to a business no rival can copy.

by Joan Magretta 2011

4.29

3k+ ratings

👔 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Analysis 📍 Strategic Positioning ⚖️ Trade-Offs In Business 🛡️ Sustainable Advantage

Net Positive

by Andrew S. Winston • 2021

What if the most profitable companies leave more than they take from the world?

3.85

910

🤝 Corporate Responsibility 💼 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 ESG Integration 🌱 Regenerative Business ✊ Corporate Activism

Net Positive 87%

What if the most profitable companies leave more than they take from the world?

by Andrew S. Winston 2021

3.85

910 ratings

🤝 Corporate Responsibility 💼 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 ESG Integration 🌱 Regenerative Business ✊ Corporate Activism

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

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?

3.92

224

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

The HR Value Proposition 87%

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

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2011

Most 'strategy' is just goals with a fancy title. The discipline to build one that wins.

4.13

18k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🔄 Problem Reframing 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Good Strategy Bad Strategy 87%

Most 'strategy' is just goals with a fancy title. The discipline to build one that wins.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2011

4.13

18k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏆 Competitive Advantage 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🔄 Problem Reframing 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Unaccountability Machine

by Dan Davies • 2024

Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.

3.74

1k+

🏢 Corporate Governance 🔄 Systems Thinking 🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction 💰 Shareholder Primacy 📊 Financialization

The Unaccountability Machine 87%

Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.

by Dan Davies 2024

3.74

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 🔄 Systems Thinking 🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction 💰 Shareholder Primacy 📊 Financialization

Trailblazer

by Marc Benioff • 2019

Shareholder primacy is broken. One CEO bet his company on a bigger idea, and it worked.

3.81

2k+

🖥️ Tech Leadership 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism 📢 Corporate Activism 🌐 Open Innovation 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Trailblazer 87%

Shareholder primacy is broken. One CEO bet his company on a bigger idea, and it worked.

by Marc Benioff 2019

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Leadership 🌍 Stakeholder Capitalism 📢 Corporate Activism 🌐 Open Innovation 🧘 Mindful Leadership

Manage Your Project Portfolio

by Johanna Rothman • 2008

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

3.72

200

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

Manage Your Project Portfolio 87%

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

by Johanna Rothman 2008

3.72

200 ratings

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

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. 87%

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

Results-Based Leadership

by Dave Ulrich • 1999

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

3.87

111

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

Results-Based Leadership 87%

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

Product Leadership

by Richard Banfield • 2017

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

3.65

1k+

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Product Leadership 87%

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

by Richard Banfield 2017

3.65

1k+ ratings

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

Escape Velocity

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

3.90

676

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

Escape Velocity 87%

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011

3.90

676 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

How to Start a Business Analyst Career

by Laura Brandenburg • 2015

No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.

3.95

118

📊 Business Analysis 💻 Tech Careers 🔄 Career Transitions 📋 Requirements Gathering 👥 Stakeholder Management

How to Start a Business Analyst Career Summary

How to Start a Business Analyst Career 87%

No BA title yet? Build the skills, network, and experience to claim your first role.

by Laura Brandenburg 2015

3.95

118 ratings

📊 Business Analysis 💻 Tech Careers 🔄 Career Transitions 📋 Requirements Gathering 👥 Stakeholder Management

Paid to Think

by David Goldsmith • 2012

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

3.76

159

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

Paid to Think 87%

The thinking before the doing is your real job. A toolkit for making it your edge.

by David Goldsmith 2012

3.76

159 ratings

🏢 Executive Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ✅ Priority Management 💡 Structured Innovation 🔗 Systems Thinking

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by Stephen R. Covey • 2011

Compromise is failure. A collaborative method for building answers neither side imagined.

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Compromise is failure. A collaborative method for building answers neither side imagined.

by Stephen R. Covey 2011

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🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧩 Integrative Thinking 👂 Empathic Listening 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚖️ Restorative Justice

The Book of Real-World Negotiations

by Joshua N. Weiss • 2020

Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.

3.97

🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💡 Creative Problem Solving ⚖️ Power Dynamics

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Turn power gaps, high emotions, and culture clashes into your biggest negotiation advantages.

by Joshua N. Weiss 2020

3.97

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🤝 Negotiation Strategies 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💡 Creative Problem Solving ⚖️ Power Dynamics

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