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🛠️ Workers' Self-Management

Visions of workplaces run by the workers themselves — democratic, cooperative, and free from traditional hierarchies of boss and employee.
Democracy at Work
by Richard D. Wolff • 2012
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
3.95
2k+
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🏛️ Economic Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
Democracy at Work Summary
Democracy at Work 92%
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
by Richard D. Wolff 2012
3.95
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🏛️ Economic Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
The Seven-Day Weekend
by ricardo-semler • 2004
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
4.05
893
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 91%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work
Understanding Socialism
by Richard D. Wolff • 2019
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
4.01
673
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy
Understanding Socialism Summary
Understanding Socialism 90%
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
by Richard D. Wolff 2019
4.01
673 ratings
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy
Freedom, Inc.
by Brian M. Carney • 2009
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
4.24
251
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 90%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart • 2002
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
3.98
250
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism 90%
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
by David Schweickart 2002
3.98
250 ratings
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism
Private Government
by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
3.94
856
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom
Private Government Summary
Private Government 90%
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017
3.94
856 ratings
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 90%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 90%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory
Under New Management
by David Burkus • 2016
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
3.91
491
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Knowledge Work👁 Radical Transparency
Under New Management Summary
Under New Management 89%
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
by David Burkus 2016
3.91
491 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Knowledge Work👁 Radical Transparency
Gods of Management
by Charles B. Handy • 1986
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
3.78
144
🏛️ Organizational Culture📚 Management Theory📋 Bureaucracy Critique
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management 89%
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
by Charles B. Handy 1986
3.78
144 ratings
🏛️ Organizational Culture📚 Management Theory📋 Bureaucracy Critique
Practical Anarchism
by Shuli Branson • 2022
Steal back your time, break up with what drains you, and build a life outside capitalism.
3.94
298
🏴 Anarchist Living🤝 Mutual Aid🛑 Work Abolition
Practical Anarchism Summary
Practical Anarchism 89%
Steal back your time, break up with what drains you, and build a life outside capitalism.
by Shuli Branson 2022
3.94
298 ratings
🏴 Anarchist Living🤝 Mutual Aid🛑 Work Abolition
Flat Army
by Dan Pontefract • 2013
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
3.41
112
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership
Flat Army Summary
Flat Army 89%
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
by Dan Pontefract 2013
3.41
112 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership
Stewardship
by Peter Block • 1993
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
3.93
377
🤝 Servant Leadership🔄 Organizational Change🏢 Flat Hierarchies
Stewardship Summary
Stewardship 89%
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
by Peter Block 1993
3.93
377 ratings
🤝 Servant Leadership🔄 Organizational Change🏢 Flat Hierarchies
The Case for Good Jobs
by Zeynep Ton • 2023
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
4.12
165
📊 Labor Economics🧑‍💼 Frontline Management💰 Living Wages
The Case for Good Jobs Summary
The Case for Good Jobs 89%
Low wages hide costs that cripple a business. Paying workers well is the most profitable choice.
by Zeynep Ton 2023
4.12
165 ratings
📊 Labor Economics🧑‍💼 Frontline Management💰 Living Wages
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces
Future of Management Summary
Future of Management 89%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces
Everything for Everyone
by Nathan Schneider • 2018
The cooperative model that electrified rural America is being rebuilt to challenge Uber and Amazon.
3.96
140
🏘️ Cooperative Economics🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Solidarity Economy
Everything for Everyone Summary
Everything for Everyone 89%
The cooperative model that electrified rural America is being rebuilt to challenge Uber and Amazon.
by Nathan Schneider 2018
3.96
140 ratings
🏘️ Cooperative Economics🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Solidarity Economy
Unboss
by Jacob Bøtter • 2012
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
3.85
174
🏢 Organizational Design🤲 Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business
Unboss Summary
Unboss 89%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤲 Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business
A Team of Leaders
by Paul Gustavson • 2014
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
3.89
132
🤝 Self-Managing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design📚 Knowledge Management
A Team of Leaders Summary
A Team of Leaders 89%
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
by Paul Gustavson 2014
3.89
132 ratings
🤝 Self-Managing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design📚 Knowledge Management
Work Won't Love You Back
by Sarah Jaffe • 2021
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
3.94
5k+
✊ Labor Organizing🧡 Passion Economy🎭 Emotional Labor
Work Won't Love You Back Summary
Work Won't Love You Back 88%
From unpaid interns to burned-out coders, one ideology fuels it all: devotion to the job.
by Sarah Jaffe 2021
3.94
5k+ ratings
✊ Labor Organizing🧡 Passion Economy🎭 Emotional Labor
Joy, Inc.
by Richard Sheridan • 2013
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
4.07
2k+
🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design💻 Software Management
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc. 88%
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013
4.07
2k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design💻 Software Management
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2016
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
4.35
1k+
🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Workplace Culture🤝 Self-Management
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 88%
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2016
4.35
1k+ ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Workplace Culture🤝 Self-Management
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
3.71
173
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 88%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
The Fall of the House of Labor
by David Montgomery • 1987
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
3.93
147
📚 Labor History🛠️ Craft Unionism⚙️ Scientific Management
The Fall of the House of Labor Summary
The Fall of the House of Labor 88%
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
by David Montgomery 1987
3.93
147 ratings
📚 Labor History🛠️ Craft Unionism⚙️ Scientific Management
Chokepoint Capitalism
by Rebecca Giblin • 2022
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
4.25
1k+
🧠 Creative Industries💻 Digital Platforms🏢 Corporate Power
Chokepoint Capitalism Summary
Chokepoint Capitalism 88%
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
by Rebecca Giblin 2022
4.25
1k+ ratings
🧠 Creative Industries💻 Digital Platforms🏢 Corporate Power
Birth of the Chaordic Age
by Dee Hock • 2000
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
4.25
210
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Self-Organization🔗 Systems Thinking
Birth of the Chaordic Age Summary
Birth of the Chaordic Age 88%
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
by Dee Hock 2000
4.25
210 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Self-Organization🔗 Systems Thinking
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
🔨 Craftsmanship🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work🧠 Tacit Knowledge
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft 88%
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
🔨 Craftsmanship🧑‍💻 Knowledge Work🧠 Tacit Knowledge
The Power of Remote
by Cynthia Watson • 2023
Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.
4.19
32
🏠 Remote Work👥 Team Management📊 Performance Management
The Power of Remote Summary
The Power of Remote 88%
Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.
by Cynthia Watson 2023
4.19
32 ratings
🏠 Remote Work👥 Team Management📊 Performance Management
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson • 2019
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
3.77
735
🧱 Community Building🔧 Lean Methodology🙋 Participatory Design
Get Together Summary
Get Together 88%
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
by Bailey Richardson 2019
3.77
735 ratings
🧱 Community Building🔧 Lean Methodology🙋 Participatory Design
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
3.77
132
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World 88%
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
by David C. Korten 1999
3.77
132 ratings
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Answer to How Is Yes
by Peter Block • 2003
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
3.96
649
🎯 Purpose At Work🏢 Organizational Culture🐢 Anti-Productivity
The Answer to How Is Yes Summary
The Answer to How Is Yes 88%
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
by Peter Block 2003
3.96
649 ratings
🎯 Purpose At Work🏢 Organizational Culture🐢 Anti-Productivity
The Drucker Lectures
by Peter F. Drucker • 2010
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
4.09
195
🏢 Management Theory💼 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Workers
The Drucker Lectures Summary
The Drucker Lectures 88%
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
by Peter F. Drucker 2010
4.09
195 ratings
🏢 Management Theory💼 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Workers
Bullshit Jobs
by David Graeber • 2018
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
4.02
35k+
🏭 Critique Of Capitalism🏛️ Economic Anthropology💼 Meaningful Work
Bullshit Jobs Summary
Bullshit Jobs 88%
Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.
by David Graeber 2018
4.02
35k+ ratings
🏭 Critique Of Capitalism🏛️ Economic Anthropology💼 Meaningful Work
The Great Game of Business
by Jack Stack • 1992
Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.
3.95
3k+
📖 Open-Book Management📈 Employee Ownership💡 Frontline Empowerment
The Great Game of Business Summary
The Great Game of Business 88%
Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.
by Jack Stack 1992
3.95
3k+ ratings
📖 Open-Book Management📈 Employee Ownership💡 Frontline Empowerment
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit
by Nelson Lichtenstein • 1995
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
4.04
96
🏭 Labor History🚗 Auto Industry🌹 Social Democracy
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit Summary
The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit 88%
The labor leader who could have reshaped American capitalism settled for a cost-of-living clause.
by Nelson Lichtenstein 1995
4.04
96 ratings
🏭 Labor History🚗 Auto Industry🌹 Social Democracy
Managing the Millennials
by Chip Espinoza • 2010
The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.
3.74
248
🧬 Generational Management📚 Generational Theory🤝 Employee Engagement
Managing the Millennials Summary
Managing the Millennials 88%
The generation that won't take orders wants something else. Give it, and they'll outwork anyone.
by Chip Espinoza 2010
3.74
248 ratings
🧬 Generational Management📚 Generational Theory🤝 Employee Engagement
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 88%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
The Power of WOW
by The Employees of Zappos.com • 2019
Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.
4.08
121
🏢 Corporate Culture🤝 Customer Service🔄 Organizational Design
The Power of WOW Summary
The Power of WOW 88%
Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.
by The Employees of Zappos.com 2019
4.08
121 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🤝 Customer Service🔄 Organizational Design
Demanding the Impossible
by Peter H. Marshall • 1992
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
4.12
1k+
🏴 Anarchist Thought🌿 Spontaneous Order✊ Anti-Authoritarianism
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible 88%
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
by Peter H. Marshall 1992
4.12
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anarchist Thought🌿 Spontaneous Order✊ Anti-Authoritarianism
Remote
by Jason Fried • 2013
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
3.80
14k+
🏠 Remote Work🌍 Distributed Teams🖥️ Virtual Management
Remote Summary
Remote 88%
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
by Jason Fried 2013
3.80
14k+ ratings
🏠 Remote Work🌍 Distributed Teams🖥️ Virtual Management
The One Best Way
by Robert Kanigel • 1997
The stopwatch that built modern work and the privileged man who never had to obey one.
4.03
98
🧪 Scientific Management🏭 Industrial Management⚒️ Labor Relations
The One Best Way Summary
The One Best Way 88%
The stopwatch that built modern work and the privileged man who never had to obey one.
by Robert Kanigel 1997
4.03
98 ratings
🧪 Scientific Management🏭 Industrial Management⚒️ Labor Relations
The Connected Company
by Dave Gray • 2012
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
4.11
617
🏗️ Organizational Design🛎️ Service Economy🕸️ Networked Business
The Connected Company Summary
The Connected Company 88%
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
by Dave Gray 2012
4.11
617 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🛎️ Service Economy🕸️ Networked Business
The Age of Unreason
by Charles B. Handy • 1989
The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.
3.91
546
🏢 Organizational Design🌐 Future Of Work🔀 Change Management
The Age of Unreason Summary
The Age of Unreason 88%
The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.
by Charles B. Handy 1989
3.91
546 ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🌐 Future Of Work🔀 Change Management
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter F. Drucker • 2009
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
4.07
876
🏛️ Management Paradigms🔮 Strategic Foresight🌊 Change Leadership
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary
Management Challenges for the 21st Century 88%
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
by Peter F. Drucker 2009
4.07
876 ratings
🏛️ Management Paradigms🔮 Strategic Foresight🌊 Change Leadership
Inventing the Future
by Nick Srnicek • 2015
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
3.97
3k+
💸 Post-Capitalism🪧 Leftist Strategy🤖 Future Of Work
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future 88%
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
by Nick Srnicek 2015
3.97
3k+ ratings
💸 Post-Capitalism🪧 Leftist Strategy🤖 Future Of Work
Why David Sometimes Wins
by Marshall Ganz • 2008
No money, no power. The farm workers still beat the Teamsters. What they had was better.
3.99
177
✊ Labor Movements♟️ Movement Strategy🧠 Organizational Learning
Why David Sometimes Wins Summary
Why David Sometimes Wins 88%
No money, no power. The farm workers still beat the Teamsters. What they had was better.
by Marshall Ganz 2008
3.99
177 ratings
✊ Labor Movements♟️ Movement Strategy🧠 Organizational Learning
The Socialist Manifesto
by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
3.62
2k+
🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto 88%
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019
3.62
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History
State of the Union
by Nelson Lichtenstein • 2002
Why American law expanded individual rights while dismantling the collective power of labor.
3.75
170
🏭 Labor History🇺🇸 American Labor Movement📜 New Deal Era
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union 88%
Why American law expanded individual rights while dismantling the collective power of labor.
by Nelson Lichtenstein 2002
3.75
170 ratings
🏭 Labor History🇺🇸 American Labor Movement📜 New Deal Era
Managing Knowledge Workers
by Frances Horibe • 2015
Knowledge workers leave cultures, not companies. Here is how to build one they stay for.
💡 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Work🗂️ Knowledge Management
Managing Knowledge Workers Summary
Managing Knowledge Workers 88%
Knowledge workers leave cultures, not companies. Here is how to build one they stay for.
by Frances Horibe 2015
💡 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Work🗂️ Knowledge Management
Management 3.0
by Jurgen Appelo • 2010
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
4.15
3k+
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams
Management 3.0 Summary
Management 3.0 88%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams
Peopleware
by Tom DeMarco • 1987
Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.
4.14
10k+
📊 Software Management🔧 Engineering Culture🤝 Team Dynamics
Peopleware Summary
Peopleware 88%
Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.
by Tom DeMarco 1987
4.14
10k+ ratings
📊 Software Management🔧 Engineering Culture🤝 Team Dynamics
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