27 Books like Principles

Principles

by Ray Dalio • 2017

A billionaire's operating system: write a rule for every mistake and let truth beat the boss.

4.10

69k+

📈 Investment Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔍 Workplace Transparency

Principles 96%

A billionaire's operating system: write a rule for every mistake and let truth beat the boss.

by Ray Dalio 2017

4.10

69k+ ratings

📈 Investment Philosophy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔍 Workplace Transparency

The Road Less Stupid

by Keith J. Cunningham • 2017

A thinking discipline that cuts the costly errors most leaders repeat.

4.32

2k+

🗺️ Business Strategy 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management

The Road Less Stupid 95%

A thinking discipline that cuts the costly errors most leaders repeat.

by Keith J. Cunningham 2017

4.32

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Business Strategy 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management

Conscious Business

by Fred Kofman • 2005

Your worst workplace moments are not obstacles. They are the leadership curriculum you never got.

4.03

2k+

🧭 Values-Based Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Personal Responsibility

Conscious Business 94%

Your worst workplace moments are not obstacles. They are the leadership curriculum you never got.

by Fred Kofman 2005

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧭 Values-Based Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Personal Responsibility

The Choice

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2008

Reality is simpler than it looks. Clear thinking uncovers the few causes that govern everything.

4.23

854

🏢 Business Philosophy 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Clear Thinking

The Choice 94%

Reality is simpler than it looks. Clear thinking uncovers the few causes that govern everything.

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2008

4.23

854 ratings

🏢 Business Philosophy 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Clear Thinking

Am I Being Too Subtle?

by Sam Zell • 2017

When markets panicked, Sam Zell bought. His only insurance: knowing he could survive the worst case.

4.24

4k+

🧱 Contrarian Investing 🛡️ Risk Management 🤝 Aligned Incentives

Am I Being Too Subtle? 94%

When markets panicked, Sam Zell bought. His only insurance: knowing he could survive the worst case.

by Sam Zell 2017

4.24

4k+ ratings

🧱 Contrarian Investing 🛡️ Risk Management 🤝 Aligned Incentives

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 2004

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

3.34

436

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management

Trump 94%

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

by Donald J. Trump 2004

3.34

436 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management

Built to Last

by Jim Collins • 1994

Great companies aren't built on ideas or charisma. They're built on specific, repeatable habits.

4.06

85k+

🏗️ Company Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies

Built to Last 94%

Great companies aren't built on ideas or charisma. They're built on specific, repeatable habits.

by Jim Collins 1994

4.06

85k+ ratings

🏗️ Company Building 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🎯 Mission-Driven Companies

The Geek Way

by Andrew McAfee • 2023

Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.

3.89

914

💻 Tech Company Culture 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

The Geek Way 94%

Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.

by Andrew McAfee 2023

3.89

914 ratings

💻 Tech Company Culture 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Agile Methodology

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son

by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020

Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.

4.45

2k+

💎 Wealth Philosophy 📈 Business Strategy 🪓 Self-Reliance

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary

The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son 94%

Greed rebranded as aspiration, luck as engineering: an oil titan's uncensored rules for his heir.

by J.D. Rockefeller 2020

4.45

2k+ ratings

💎 Wealth Philosophy 📈 Business Strategy 🪓 Self-Reliance

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature

by Richard Koch • 2013

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

3.66

524

🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature 94%

Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.

by Richard Koch 2013

3.66

524 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 📊 Power Laws 🔗 Systems Thinking

No Rules Rules

by Reed Hastings • 2020

Rules manage mediocrity. Netflix fired adequate people, stripped controls, and discovered speed.

4.27

34k+

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Talent Management 🗣️ Radical Candor

No Rules Rules 94%

Rules manage mediocrity. Netflix fired adequate people, stripped controls, and discovered speed.

by Reed Hastings 2020

4.27

34k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Talent Management 🗣️ Radical Candor

The Open Organization

by Jim Whitehurst • 2015

What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.

4.09

682

🏢 Organizational Culture 👐 Open Source Management 🏆 Meritocracy

The Open Organization 94%

What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.

by Jim Whitehurst 2015

4.09

682 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👐 Open Source Management 🏆 Meritocracy

Confidence

by Rosabeth Moss Kanter • 2004

Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.

3.96

516

🧠 Organizational Psychology 🔄 Turnaround Management 💪 Confidence Building

Confidence 94%

Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.

by Rosabeth Moss Kanter 2004

3.96

516 ratings

🧠 Organizational Psychology 🔄 Turnaround Management 💪 Confidence Building

Strategy Rules

by David B. Yoffie • 2015

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

3.82

629

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics

Strategy Rules 94%

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

by David B. Yoffie 2015

3.82

629 ratings

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics

Scaling Up Excellence

by Robert I. Sutton • 2014

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

3.76

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change

Scaling Up Excellence 94%

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

by Robert I. Sutton 2014

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012

by Josh Kaufman

Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.

4.11

327

🏢 Business Fundamentals 🧩 Business Frameworks 💎 Value Creation

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012 Summary

The Personal MBA A World Class Business Education in a Single Volume Paperback 6 Sept 2012 94%

Skip business school. Five processes, ten market tests, and everything buyers never admit they want.

by Josh Kaufman

4.11

327 ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 🧩 Business Frameworks 💎 Value Creation

The Infinite Game

by Simon Sinek • 2017

Winning is a fiction. The companies that survive decades chase a purpose, not a finish line.

4.16

29k+

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤝 Trust In Leadership ⏳ Long-Term Thinking

The Infinite Game 94%

Winning is a fiction. The companies that survive decades chase a purpose, not a finish line.

by Simon Sinek 2017

4.16

29k+ ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤝 Trust In Leadership ⏳ Long-Term Thinking

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There

by Peter Bevelin • 2016

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

4.62

628

📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There Summary

All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There 94%

The Buffett-Munger playbook: avoid what fails, think for yourself, and wait for the right moment.

by Peter Bevelin 2016

4.62

628 ratings

📈 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Mental Models

The E-Myth Manager

by Michael E. Gerber • 2004

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

3.77

318

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management

The E-Myth Manager 94%

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

by Michael E. Gerber 2004

3.77

318 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management

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 94%

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

Who Does What By How Much?

by Jeff Gothelf • 2024

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

4.36

107

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Who Does What By How Much? 94%

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

by Jeff Gothelf 2024

4.36

107 ratings

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

3.70

143

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work

A Year with Peter Drucker 94%

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014

3.70

143 ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work

Good Profit

by Charles G. Koch • 2015

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

3.86

2k+

🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets

Good Profit 94%

Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.

by Charles G. Koch 2015

3.86

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 🧭 Organizational Culture 🏪 Internal Markets

Mastering Uncertainty

by Matt Watkinson • 2023

Uncertainty isn't a bug, it's a feature. The skillset for turning the unknown into your edge.

3.72

🌫️ Uncertainty Management 🔄 Adaptive Strategy 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking

Mastering Uncertainty 94%

Uncertainty isn't a bug, it's a feature. The skillset for turning the unknown into your edge.

by Matt Watkinson 2023

3.72

89 ratings

🌫️ Uncertainty Management 🔄 Adaptive Strategy 🎲 Probabilistic Thinking

Great by Choice

by Jim Collins • 2011

The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.

4.11

22k+

🧪 Empirical Validation ⚙️ Consistent Execution 🍀 Luck And Success

Great by Choice 94%

The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.

by Jim Collins 2011

4.11

22k+ ratings

🧪 Empirical Validation ⚙️ Consistent Execution 🍀 Luck And Success

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

🏢 Small Business Management 💰 Profit-First Management ⚖️ Workplace Accountability

No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits Summary

No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits 94%

Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2008

4.09

729 ratings

🏢 Small Business Management 💰 Profit-First Management ⚖️ Workplace Accountability

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

3.94

2k+

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent

The Amazon Way 94%

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

by John Rossman 2014

3.94

2k+ ratings

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent

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