31 Books like Scrum Mastery

How to Lead in Product Management

by Roman Pichler • 2020

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

3.70

253

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

How to Lead in Product Management Summary

How to Lead in Product Management 97%

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

by Roman Pichler 2020

3.70

253 ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

4.38

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Unlocking Agility 97%

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Strategic Doing

by Edward Morrison • 2019

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

3.90

268

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

Strategic Doing 97%

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

by Edward Morrison 2019

3.90

268 ratings

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

4.19

155

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Glue 97%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Hacking for Agile Change

by Lena Ross • 2017

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

3.90

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills

Hacking for Agile Change 97%

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

by Lena Ross 2017

3.90

21 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🌀 Agile Transformation 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills

Change Leader

by Michael Fullan • 2011

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

3.77

316

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Change Leader 97%

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

by Michael Fullan 2011

3.77

316 ratings

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 96%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Coaching Agile Teams

by Lyssa Adkins • 2010

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

4.22

2k+

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Coaching Agile Teams 96%

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

by Lyssa Adkins 2010

4.22

2k+ ratings

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

3.34

143

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agility Shift 96%

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

by Pamela Meyer 2015

3.34

143 ratings

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

4.00

494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 96%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

by Kurt Bittner • 2017

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

4.13

122

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The Summary

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The 96%

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

by Kurt Bittner 2017

4.13

122 ratings

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

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+

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

The Manager's Path 96%

You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.

by Camille Fournier 2017

4.25

10k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🌱 New Managers 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback And Coaching

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by James Stanier • 2020

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

4.35

599

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Summary

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager 96%

Your code stops being the product. A field manual for the engineer stepping into management.

by James Stanier 2020

4.35

599 ratings

🛠️ Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leadership 👥 Software Teams 🌱 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

3.42

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

The Agile Pocket Guide 96%

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

What Successful People Know About Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 2016

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

3.97

281

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary

What Successful People Know About Leadership 96%

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

by John C. Maxwell 2016

3.97

281 ratings

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Agile Culture 96%

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

Leadershift

by John C. Maxwell • 2019

Eleven shifts that turn positional managers into leaders people actually want to follow.

4.25

3k+

🫱 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Leading Change 🔥 Transformational Leadership

Leadershift 96%

Eleven shifts that turn positional managers into leaders people actually want to follow.

by John C. Maxwell 2019

4.25

3k+ ratings

🫱 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Leading Change 🔥 Transformational Leadership

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

by John C. Maxwell • 2014

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

4.07

5k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions Summary

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions 96%

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

by John C. Maxwell 2014

4.07

5k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

Becoming a Technical Leader

by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1986

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

4.07

1k+

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Becoming a Technical Leader 96%

Technical leadership isn't solving every problem. It's building a team that solves without you.

by Gerald M. Weinberg 1986

4.07

1k+ ratings

🔧 Engineering Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 🪞 Leader Self-Awareness 🔄 Systems Thinking 💡 Innovation Culture

Stop Pulling the Ship!

by Matthew Overlund • 2020

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

4.67

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Stop Pulling the Ship! 96%

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

by Matthew Overlund 2020

4.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

The Synergist

by Les McKeown • 2012

Every team holds three clashing instincts. A fourth role breaks the cycle, and anyone can learn it.

4.10

221

🧩 Team Dynamics 🎯 Group Facilitation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🔍 Decision Frameworks 💬 Workplace Communication

The Synergist 96%

Every team holds three clashing instincts. A fourth role breaks the cycle, and anyone can learn it.

by Les McKeown 2012

4.10

221 ratings

🧩 Team Dynamics 🎯 Group Facilitation 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🔍 Decision Frameworks 💬 Workplace Communication

The Agile Leader

by Zuzana Šochová • 2020

Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.

4.38

🌀 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕸️ Systems Thinking 👥 Self-Organizing Teams

The Agile Leader 96%

Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.

by Zuzana Šochová 2020

4.38

16 ratings

🌀 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕸️ Systems Thinking 👥 Self-Organizing Teams

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us

by Sarah Drasner • 2022

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

4.16

1k+

⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Summary

Engineering Management for the Rest of Us 96%

Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.

by Sarah Drasner 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

⚙️ Engineering Management 💻 Software Teams 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Giving Feedback 📈 Career Development

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

📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Summary

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them 96%

A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.

by Tom Kendrick 2010

3.54

48 ratings

📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

3.99

17k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Multipliers 96%

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Developing the Leaders Around You

by John C. Maxwell • 1999

Most leaders develop followers. The real payoff: building leaders who go on to build other leaders.

4.21

3k+

🌱 Leadership Development 🔍 Talent Development 🤝 Mentorship 🧩 Team Building 📋 Delegation

Developing the Leaders Around You Summary

Developing the Leaders Around You 96%

Most leaders develop followers. The real payoff: building leaders who go on to build other leaders.

by John C. Maxwell 1999

4.21

3k+ ratings

🌱 Leadership Development 🔍 Talent Development 🤝 Mentorship 🧩 Team Building 📋 Delegation

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

4.27

129

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 96%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Agile Transformation

by Michael K. Spayd • 2020

Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.

4.63

🏢 Organizational Change 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧩 Integral Theory 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Adult Development

Agile Transformation 96%

Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.

by Michael K. Spayd 2020

4.63

32 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧩 Integral Theory 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Adult Development

The Art & Science of Facilitation

by Marsha Acker • 2021

Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.

4.14

114

🌀 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 📋 Meeting Design 🧩 Group Dynamics ⛈️ Conflict Resolution

The Art & Science of Facilitation Summary

The Art & Science of Facilitation 96%

Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.

by Marsha Acker 2021

4.14

114 ratings

🌀 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 📋 Meeting Design 🧩 Group Dynamics ⛈️ Conflict Resolution

The Leap to Leader

by Adam Bryant • 2023

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

4.04

261

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

The Leap to Leader 96%

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

by Adam Bryant 2023

4.04

261 ratings

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

Great Leaders Grow

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2012

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

4.04

838

🫂 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture

Great Leaders Grow 96%

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2012

4.04

838 ratings

🫂 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture

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