🤝 Boardroom Dynamics

Examinations of the complex interpersonal politics, alliances, and tensions that shape decision-making at the highest levels of organizational power.

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

DisneyWar

by James B. Stewart • 2005

Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.

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🏢 Boardroom Battles 🎬 Hollywood Business 🎨 Creative Leadership 🔍 Corporate Intrigue 🎞️ Animation History

DisneyWar 90%

Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.

by James B. Stewart 2005

4.12

9k+ ratings

🏢 Boardroom Battles 🎬 Hollywood Business 🎨 Creative Leadership 🔍 Corporate Intrigue 🎞️ Animation History

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020

by Harvard Business Review • 2019

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

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228

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 89%

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

by Harvard Business Review 2019

3.85

228 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

The Practitioner's Guide to Governance as Leadership

by Cathy A. Trower • 2012

Nonprofit boards waste talent on routine oversight. Turn meetings into strategic assets.

4.03

🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 🪑 Board Leadership 🔍 Sensemaking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📋 Meeting Design

The Practitioner's Guide to Governance as Leadership Summary

The Practitioner's Guide to Governance as Leadership 89%

Nonprofit boards waste talent on routine oversight. Turn meetings into strategic assets.

by Cathy A. Trower 2012

4.03

60 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 🪑 Board Leadership 🔍 Sensemaking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📋 Meeting Design

The Advantage

by Patrick Lencioni • 2012

The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.

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16k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 👔 Executive Leadership 🎯 Organizational Alignment 🔐 Trust Building

The Advantage 89%

The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.

by Patrick Lencioni 2012

4.13

16k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 👔 Executive Leadership 🎯 Organizational Alignment 🔐 Trust Building

Meetings That Get Results

by Terrence Metz • 2021

Why meetings cost more than skyscrapers: a facilitator's blueprint for turning them into decisions.

3.43

📋 Meeting Facilitation 🤝 Servant Leadership 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🎯 Decision Making

Meetings That Get Results 89%

Why meetings cost more than skyscrapers: a facilitator's blueprint for turning them into decisions.

by Terrence Metz 2021

3.43

14 ratings

📋 Meeting Facilitation 🤝 Servant Leadership 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🎯 Decision Making

HBR Guide to Office Politics

by Karen Dillon • 2014

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

3.77

756

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

HBR Guide to Office Politics 89%

Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.

by Karen Dillon 2014

3.77

756 ratings

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Managing Up 🛑 Workplace Bullying 💬 Difficult Conversations

Startup Boards

by Brad Feld • 2013

Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.

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607

🏛️ Board Governance 🚀 Startup Founders 💰 Venture Capital 🧭 Startup Leadership 🔄 Founder Transitions

Startup Boards 89%

Your board costs equity and hours. The playbook for earning back more than you give up.

by Brad Feld 2013

4.06

607 ratings

🏛️ Board Governance 🚀 Startup Founders 💰 Venture Capital 🧭 Startup Leadership 🔄 Founder Transitions

Generations at Work

by Ron Zemke • 1999

Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.

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188

👥 Generational Diversity 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💬 Office Communication 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Generations at Work 89%

Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.

by Ron Zemke 1999

3.92

188 ratings

👥 Generational Diversity 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💬 Office Communication 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Making Strategy Work

by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak • 2005

Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.

3.70

162

🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Management

Making Strategy Work 89%

Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.

by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak 2005

3.70

162 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Management

The Rules Of Work

by Richard Templar • 2002

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

3.70

4k+

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

The Rules Of Work 89%

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

by Richard Templar 2002

3.70

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

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

Hardball for Women

by Pat Heim • 1992

The business world plays by male rules. The playbook for women who were never handed one.

3.80

444

🏢 Corporate Politics 👩‍💼 Women In Business 📋 Unwritten Rules ⚡ Power Dynamics 📢 Self-Advocacy

Hardball for Women 89%

The business world plays by male rules. The playbook for women who were never handed one.

by Pat Heim 1992

3.80

444 ratings

🏢 Corporate Politics 👩‍💼 Women In Business 📋 Unwritten Rules ⚡ Power Dynamics 📢 Self-Advocacy

The Demon of Unrest

by Erik Larson • 2024

Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.

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62k+

🧱 Organizational Silos 🚧 Team Dysfunction 🧭 Strategic Clarity 🔄 Cross-Functional Teams 📋 Meeting Design

The Demon of Unrest 89%

Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.

by Erik Larson 2024

4.17

62k+ ratings

🧱 Organizational Silos 🚧 Team Dysfunction 🧭 Strategic Clarity 🔄 Cross-Functional Teams 📋 Meeting Design

Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew S. Grove • 1996

Spot a tenfold industry shift, survive the chaos, and pivot before the old rules bury you.

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11k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔀 Industry Disruption 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Strategic Pivots 🗣️ Debate Culture

Only the Paranoid Survive 89%

Spot a tenfold industry shift, survive the chaos, and pivot before the old rules bury you.

by Andrew S. Grove 1996

3.98

11k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔀 Industry Disruption 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Strategic Pivots 🗣️ Debate Culture

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

3.82

562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 89%

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

by David F. D'Alessandro 1955

3.82

562 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Working Together

by Michael D. Eisner • 2010

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

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300

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

Working Together 89%

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

by Michael D. Eisner 2010

3.55

300 ratings

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

The Strategy Paradox

by Michael E. Raynor • 2007

The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.

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300

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management ❓ Strategic Uncertainty 📊 Real Options Theory 🔮 Scenario Planning

The Strategy Paradox 89%

The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.

by Michael E. Raynor 2007

3.89

300 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚠️ Risk Management ❓ Strategic Uncertainty 📊 Real Options Theory 🔮 Scenario Planning

Moral Mazes

by Robert Jackall • 1988

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

3.96

476

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

Moral Mazes 89%

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

by Robert Jackall 1988

3.96

476 ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

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 89%

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

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings

by Sarah Cooper • 2016

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

3.91

2k+

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 89%

Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.

by Sarah Cooper 2016

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Workplace Satire 😂 Office Humor 🤷 Anti-Self-Help 📋 Meeting Culture

On Bullshit

by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005

Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.

3.58

16k+

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🏛️ Corporate Culture ⚡ Power Structures 🎭 Office Politics 🎲 Status Games

On Bullshit 89%

Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.

by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005

3.58

16k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🏛️ Corporate Culture ⚡ Power Structures 🎭 Office Politics 🎲 Status Games

The Ride of a Lifetime

by Robert Iger • 2019

Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.

4.40

97k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎬 Entertainment Business 🎨 Creative Management 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💡 Innovation Strategy

The Ride of a Lifetime 89%

Disrupt yourself first, preserve what you buy, lead with optimism: a Disney CEO's playbook.

by Robert Iger 2019

4.40

97k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎬 Entertainment Business 🎨 Creative Management 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💡 Innovation Strategy

Winning Now, Winning Later

by David M. Cote • 2020

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

4.03

560

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Winning Now, Winning Later 88%

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

by David M. Cote 2020

4.03

560 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Hot Seat

by Jeff Immelt • 2021

Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.

3.97

898

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌪️ Crisis Management 🪑 CEO Memoirs 🪞 Radical Transparency 🪜 Executive Succession

Hot Seat 88%

Inheriting an icon, he faced 9/11, a financial meltdown, and the shadow of his predecessor.

by Jeff Immelt 2021

3.97

898 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🌪️ Crisis Management 🪑 CEO Memoirs 🪞 Radical Transparency 🪜 Executive Succession

The Nonprofit Board Answer Book

by Boardsource • 2007

You accepted a board seat. Now what? Practical answers on governance, finance, and fundraising.

4.23

130

🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 📋 Board Effectiveness 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🤝 Fundraising Strategies 🧭 Strategic Planning

The Nonprofit Board Answer Book 88%

You accepted a board seat. Now what? Practical answers on governance, finance, and fundraising.

by Boardsource 2007

4.23

130 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Governance 📋 Board Effectiveness 💰 Nonprofit Finance 🤝 Fundraising Strategies 🧭 Strategic Planning

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 88%

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

Death by Meeting

by Patrick Lencioni • 2004

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

4.03

14k+

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Death by Meeting 88%

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

by Patrick Lencioni 2004

4.03

14k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Team Habits

by Charlie Gilkey • 2023

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

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115

🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

Team Habits 88%

The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.

by Charlie Gilkey 2023

3.68

115 ratings

🤝 Team Dynamics 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔄 Habit Design 📅 Meeting Design 🎯 Goal Alignment

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

by Michael Ovitz • 2018

He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.

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3k+

🎬 Hollywood Talent Agencies 🤝 Negotiation Tactics ⚡ Power Dynamics 🎭 Reputation Management 📉 Rise And Fall Memoirs

Who Is Michael Ovitz? 88%

He built CAA to flip Hollywood's power. His only bad deal: Disney's number-two chair.

by Michael Ovitz 2018

4.21

3k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Talent Agencies 🤝 Negotiation Tactics ⚡ Power Dynamics 🎭 Reputation Management 📉 Rise And Fall Memoirs

What I Didn't Learn in Business School

by Jay B. Barney • 2010

He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.

3.77

759

🏢 Business Novel 📊 Corporate Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 🌱 New Hire Journey 🏙️ Corporate America

What I Didn't Learn in Business School Summary

What I Didn't Learn in Business School 88%

He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.

by Jay B. Barney 2010

3.77

759 ratings

🏢 Business Novel 📊 Corporate Strategy 🏛️ Office Politics 🌱 New Hire Journey 🏙️ Corporate America

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 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👀 Shared Purpose

Freedom, Inc. 88%

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 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👀 Shared Purpose

The Firm

by Duff McDonald • 2013

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

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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

Barbarians to Bureaucrats

by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989

Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.

4.22

204

🔄 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Organizational Decline 🎭 Leadership Archetypes 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Bureaucracy Critique

Barbarians to Bureaucrats 88%

Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.

by Lawrence M. Miller 1989

4.22

204 ratings

🔄 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Organizational Decline 🎭 Leadership Archetypes 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Bureaucracy Critique

Your Next Five Moves

by Patrick Bet-David • 2020

Think five moves ahead: identity work, decision systems, and power plays to outmaneuver rivals.

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9k+

🏢 Business Strategy ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 👥 Team Building

Your Next Five Moves 88%

Think five moves ahead: identity work, decision systems, and power plays to outmaneuver rivals.

by Patrick Bet-David 2020

4.05

9k+ ratings

🏢 Business Strategy ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🧠 Decision Frameworks 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 👥 Team Building

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

Leadership in Game of Thrones

by Brigitte Biehl • 2021

What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.

📚 Leadership Studies 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis ⚡ Power Dynamics ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 👤 Leadership Profiles

Leadership in Game of Thrones 88%

What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.

by Brigitte Biehl 2021

📚 Leadership Studies 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis ⚡ Power Dynamics ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 👤 Leadership Profiles

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

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🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

CEO Excellence 88%

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

by Carolyn Dewar 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

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 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔬 Experimentation Culture

Future of Management 88%

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 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔬 Experimentation Culture

The 5 Voices

by Jeremie Kubicek • 2016

The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.

3.94

626

🧑‍💼 Team Communication 🧬 Personality Typology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Meeting Facilitation

The 5 Voices 88%

The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.

by Jeremie Kubicek 2016

3.94

626 ratings

🧑‍💼 Team Communication 🧬 Personality Typology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Meeting Facilitation

The Art of Facilitation

by Dale Hunter • 1995

Better agendas won't fix your meetings. Read the room, listen deeper, and guide from the edge.

3.71

119

📋 Meeting Facilitation 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics 🤝 Consensus Building 👂 Active Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

The Art of Facilitation 88%

Better agendas won't fix your meetings. Read the room, listen deeper, and guide from the edge.

by Dale Hunter 1995

3.71

119 ratings

📋 Meeting Facilitation 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics 🤝 Consensus Building 👂 Active Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

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 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

Humanocracy 88%

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 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

The Fund

by Rob Copeland • 2023

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

3.97

7k+

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

The Fund 88%

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

by Rob Copeland 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

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 88%

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

Workplace Poker

by Dan Rust • 2016

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

3.95

487

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

Workplace Poker 88%

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

by Dan Rust 2016

3.95

487 ratings

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

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A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998

3.82

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🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

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