Business Mentorship Books | Summaries & Audio

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need

by Harvard Business Review • 2011

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

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🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need 92%

One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.

by Harvard Business Review 2011

3.79

228 ratings

🤝 Mentorship 📈 Career Development 🎖️ Sponsorship 🪞 Self-Assessment 🎯 Goal-Setting

The Go-Giver Influencer

by Bob Burg • 2018

Facing a hostile deal, an entrepreneur learns five principles that turn conflict into collaboration.

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684

📖 Business Parable 🤝 Negotiation Skills 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 🤲 Win-Win Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Go-Giver Influencer 92%

Facing a hostile deal, an entrepreneur learns five principles that turn conflict into collaboration.

by Bob Burg 2018

4.27

684 ratings

📖 Business Parable 🤝 Negotiation Skills 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 🤲 Win-Win Mindset 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Build to Last

by Keith Callahan • 2018

Network marketing's real business is leadership. Develop the leaders, then step back.

4.17

249

🤝 Network Marketing 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Leadership Development 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 👥 Team Building

Build to Last 92%

Network marketing's real business is leadership. Develop the leaders, then step back.

by Keith Callahan 2018

4.17

249 ratings

🤝 Network Marketing 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Leadership Development 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 👥 Team Building

SUPERBOSSES

by Sydney Finkelstein • 2016

What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.

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1k+

🌱 Talent Development 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Mentorship 🔍 Unconventional Hiring 🛠️ Apprenticeship Model

SUPERBOSSES 92%

What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.

by Sydney Finkelstein 2016

3.58

1k+ ratings

🌱 Talent Development 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Mentorship 🔍 Unconventional Hiring 🛠️ Apprenticeship Model

How I Built This

by Guy Raz • 2020

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

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4k+

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

How I Built This 91%

Bootstrap, pivot, survive: the real path to a great business, from hundreds of founder interviews.

by Guy Raz 2020

4.17

4k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Founding 📖 Founder Stories 💰 Bootstrapping 🧗 Learning From Failure 📣 Business Storytelling

Getting There

by Gillian Zoe Segal • 2015

A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.

4.09

2k+

💼 Career Advice 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 🚪 Rejection Resilience 📉 Failure As Teacher 🏗️ Self-Made Success

Getting There 91%

A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.

by Gillian Zoe Segal 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Advice 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 🚪 Rejection Resilience 📉 Failure As Teacher 🏗️ Self-Made Success

Soup

by Jon Gordon • 2010

A failing soup CEO finds the recipe for turning her company around in a grandmother's kitchen.

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1k+

🍲 Business Fable 🏢 Organizational Culture 👵 Wise Mentor ❤️ Servant Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement

Soup 91%

A failing soup CEO finds the recipe for turning her company around in a grandmother's kitchen.

by Jon Gordon 2010

4.07

1k+ ratings

🍲 Business Fable 🏢 Organizational Culture 👵 Wise Mentor ❤️ Servant Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement

Runnin' Down a Dream

by Bill Gurley • 2026

Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.

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938

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Runnin' Down a Dream 91%

Why fascination beats passion, place still matters, and late bloomers often win the career game.

by Bill Gurley 2026

4.16

938 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🔄 Career Transitions 👤 Mentorship 🌐 Professional Networking 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Third Door

by Alex Banayan • 2018

How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.

4.14

8k+

🚪 Unconventional Paths 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🤝 Finding Mentors 🎤 Personal Branding 🌱 Early Career

The Third Door 91%

How to reach the unreachable: a college freshman's playbook for getting past any gatekeeper.

by Alex Banayan 2018

4.14

8k+ ratings

🚪 Unconventional Paths 💡 Creative Problem Solving 🤝 Finding Mentors 🎤 Personal Branding 🌱 Early Career

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School

by Chris Haroun • 2015

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

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207

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School Summary

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School 91%

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

by Chris Haroun 2015

3.83

207 ratings

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

The Sweaty Startup

by Nick Huber • 2025

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

4.09

499

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills 👥 People Management 🎯 Personal Accountability

The Sweaty Startup 91%

The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.

by Nick Huber 2025

4.09

499 ratings

🏘️ Local Business 🥾 Bootstrapping 🗣️ Sales Skills 👥 People Management 🎯 Personal Accountability

The Servant

by James C. Hunter • 1998

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

11k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

The Servant 91%

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

by James C. Hunter 1998

11k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

Networking Like a Pro

by Ivan R. Misner • 2009

800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.

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305

🌐 Professional Networking 🤝 Referral Marketing 👂 Active Listening 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎁 Generosity In Business

Networking Like a Pro 91%

800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.

by Ivan R. Misner 2009

3.81

305 ratings

🌐 Professional Networking 🤝 Referral Marketing 👂 Active Listening 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎁 Generosity In Business

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

4.19

14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

EntreLeadership 91%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

Nine-Figure Mindset

by Brandon Dawson • 2023

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

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224

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

Nine-Figure Mindset 91%

A business that delivers nine-figure wealth and personal freedom, not a bigger set of handcuffs.

by Brandon Dawson 2023

4.10

224 ratings

💰 Wealth Building 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Business Scaling 🌊 Abundance Mindset 🤝 Mentorship

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 91%

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

Compassionate Capitalism

by Rich DeVos • 1993

What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?

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240

🏛️ Ethical Capitalism ✝️ Christian Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Mentorship

Compassionate Capitalism 91%

What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?

by Rich DeVos 1993

4.43

240 ratings

🏛️ Ethical Capitalism ✝️ Christian Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Mentorship

Entrepreneurial Leap

by Gino Wickman • 2019

Not everyone is born a founder. Six non-negotiable traits that reveal whether you are.

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255

🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 📋 Startup Playbooks 🧪 Founder Assessment 🧬 Innate Traits 🔭 Vision Planning

Entrepreneurial Leap 91%

Not everyone is born a founder. Six non-negotiable traits that reveal whether you are.

by Gino Wickman 2019

3.86

255 ratings

🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 📋 Startup Playbooks 🧪 Founder Assessment 🧬 Innate Traits 🔭 Vision Planning

Coach Builder

by Donald Miller • 2024

Turn your expertise into a coaching business: clear products, a sales funnel, a path to scale.

4.24

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🏢 Coaching Business 💼 Solopreneurship 📦 Productizing Services 🎯 Client Acquisition 📖 Story-Based Marketing

Coach Builder 91%

Turn your expertise into a coaching business: clear products, a sales funnel, a path to scale.

by Donald Miller 2024

4.24

327 ratings

🏢 Coaching Business 💼 Solopreneurship 📦 Productizing Services 🎯 Client Acquisition 📖 Story-Based Marketing

Small Actions

by Eric Sim • 2021

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

4.25

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Small Actions 91%

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

by Eric Sim 2021

4.25

68 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Bluefishing

by Steve Sims • 2017

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

3.97

2k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action 🔄 Failure As Feedback 🎯 Unconventional Success

Bluefishing 91%

A concierge to the ultra-rich reveals the unpolished truth about getting impossible things done.

by Steve Sims 2017

3.97

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relationship Networking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Bold Action 🔄 Failure As Feedback 🎯 Unconventional Success

Think Bigger

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt • 2017

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

3.29

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

Think Bigger 91%

Forty founders, forty lessons. Entrepreneurship starts where self-delusion stops.

by Michael W. Sonnenfeldt 2017

3.29

14 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 💪 Grit And Resilience 🤝 Mentorship ⚖️ Risk Management

The One Minute Entrepreneur

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2008

Passion pays only when cash, customers, and people come first: a startup truth in parable.

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3k+

🧑‍🏫 Business Parables 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Cash Flow Management 🤝 Customer Service 🫡 Servant Leadership

The One Minute Entrepreneur 91%

Passion pays only when cash, customers, and people come first: a startup truth in parable.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2008

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Business Parables 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💰 Cash Flow Management 🤝 Customer Service 🫡 Servant Leadership

The Reluctant Entrepreneur

by Michael Masterson • 2012

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

3.61

174

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

The Reluctant Entrepreneur 91%

Keep your job, start a side business, test cheaply, and let cash flow replace your salary.

by Michael Masterson 2012

3.61

174 ratings

💼 Side Business 🌱 Bootstrapping 🔬 Lean Startups 📬 Direct Marketing ⭐ Hiring Top Talent

Key Person of Influence

by Daniel Priestley • 2010

Your expertise isn't enough. Five deliberate moves make you the person your industry calls first.

4.02

2k+

🧱 Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 🎤 Pitch Craft 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 📦 Product Creation

Key Person of Influence 91%

Your expertise isn't enough. Five deliberate moves make you the person your industry calls first.

by Daniel Priestley 2010

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧱 Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 🎤 Pitch Craft 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 📦 Product Creation

Built to Serve

by Evan Carmichael • 2020

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

4.23

174

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

Built to Serve 91%

Your deepest pain is a business asset: how to turn it into a leadership platform.

by Evan Carmichael 2020

4.23

174 ratings

🛎️ Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 👢 Bootstrapping 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🔥 Adversity As Fuel

The Most Successful Small Business in The World

by Michael E. Gerber • 2009

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

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🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🔭 Visionary Thinking

The Most Successful Small Business in The World Summary

The Most Successful Small Business in The World 91%

Dream bigger than your industry: the playbook for a small business that scales and endures.

by Michael E. Gerber 2009

3.09

281 ratings

🏢 Small Business 📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🔭 Visionary Thinking

Shut Up and Listen!

by Tilman Fertitta • 2019

A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.

3.89

1k+

🛎️ Customer Experience 🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership 💰 Financial Literacy 🔄 Turnaround Management 🦈 Opportunism

Shut Up and Listen! 91%

A billionaire's blunt playbook: why niceness, tiny details, and bad timing create empires.

by Tilman Fertitta 2019

3.89

1k+ ratings

🛎️ Customer Experience 🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership 💰 Financial Literacy 🔄 Turnaround Management 🦈 Opportunism

Get To The Top

by Suhel Seth • 2011

Ten rules that swap schmoozing for genuine relationships built on character, curiosity, and loyalty.

3.33

346

📊 Business Etiquette 🤝 Social Networking 🧱 Relationship Building 👔 Professional Friendships 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Get To The Top 91%

Ten rules that swap schmoozing for genuine relationships built on character, curiosity, and loyalty.

by Suhel Seth 2011

3.33

346 ratings

📊 Business Etiquette 🤝 Social Networking 🧱 Relationship Building 👔 Professional Friendships 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

The Dan Sullivan Question

by Dan Sullivan • 2010

Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.

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🧭 Entrepreneurial Coaching 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🤝 Client Relationships 🔭 Future Visioning 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks

The Dan Sullivan Question 91%

Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.

by Dan Sullivan 2010

4.13

239 ratings

🧭 Entrepreneurial Coaching 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🤝 Client Relationships 🔭 Future Visioning 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks

Love is the Killer App

by Tim Sanders • 2002

The most ruthless business strategy: give away your best ideas, connect rivals, and care more.

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4k+

🎁 Generosity In Business 🤝 Professional Relationships 📚 Knowledge Sharing 💙 Workplace Compassion 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Love is the Killer App 91%

The most ruthless business strategy: give away your best ideas, connect rivals, and care more.

by Tim Sanders 2002

3.85

4k+ ratings

🎁 Generosity In Business 🤝 Professional Relationships 📚 Knowledge Sharing 💙 Workplace Compassion 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Beyond Entrepreneurship

by Jim Collins • 1992

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

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403

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

Beyond Entrepreneurship 91%

Twelve principles for building a lasting company, starting with who you let on the team.

by Jim Collins 1992

4.11

403 ratings

💼 Venture Building 👥 Team Building 🎯 Vision And Purpose 🔀 Paradoxical Thinking 🔍 Strategic Focus

The Seven Levels of Communication

by Michael J. Maher • 2010

Why handwritten notes and phone calls outperform marketing dollars, and the system to prove it.

4.34

2k+

🤝 Relationship-Based Sales 🔄 Referral Marketing 🌐 Business Networking ⏳ Time Management 🎁 Generosity Mindset

The Seven Levels of Communication Summary

The Seven Levels of Communication 91%

Why handwritten notes and phone calls outperform marketing dollars, and the system to prove it.

by Michael J. Maher 2010

4.34

2k+ ratings

🤝 Relationship-Based Sales 🔄 Referral Marketing 🌐 Business Networking ⏳ Time Management 🎁 Generosity Mindset

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

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383

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Double Double 91%

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

by Cameron Herold 2011

3.92

383 ratings

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

The Prosperous Coach

by Steve Chandler • 2013

Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.

4.32

2k+

🎯 Coaching Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ✨ Transformational Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 🗣️ Word Of Mouth

The Prosperous Coach 91%

Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.

by Steve Chandler 2013

4.32

2k+ ratings

🎯 Coaching Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ✨ Transformational Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 🗣️ Word Of Mouth

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

4.09

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Mentoring 101 91%

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Two Weeks Notice

by Amy Porterfield • 2023

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

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1k+

🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

Two Weeks Notice 91%

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

by Amy Porterfield 2023

4.12

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2017

The gap between being empowered and getting results: learn to diagnose your needs and ask.

4.23

557

🪜 Managing Up 📈 Career Development 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🎯 Skill Acquisition 🤝 Asking For Help

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager 91%

The gap between being empowered and getting results: learn to diagnose your needs and ask.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2017

4.23

557 ratings

🪜 Managing Up 📈 Career Development 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🎯 Skill Acquisition 🤝 Asking For Help

Rocket Fuel

by Gino Wickman • 2015

Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.

4.07

4k+

🔗 Founder Partnerships 📈 Small Business Growth 🏗️ Organizational Design ⚙️ Business Execution 🎯 Role Clarity

Rocket Fuel 91%

Your business has a missing half: the operator who executes while you dream. Find them.

by Gino Wickman 2015

4.07

4k+ ratings

🔗 Founder Partnerships 📈 Small Business Growth 🏗️ Organizational Design ⚙️ Business Execution 🎯 Role Clarity

The Power of an Hour

by Dave Lakhani • 2006

One hour a week, done right. A repeatable system for transforming your work and your life.

3.31

255

🕐 Time Blocking 📈 Entrepreneurial Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus 🧱 Obstacle Removal 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Power of an Hour 91%

One hour a week, done right. A repeatable system for transforming your work and your life.

by Dave Lakhani 2006

3.31

255 ratings

🕐 Time Blocking 📈 Entrepreneurial Growth 🎯 Strategic Focus 🧱 Obstacle Removal 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Minimalist Entrepreneur

by Sahil Lavingia • 2021

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

4.20

2k+

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Minimalist Entrepreneur 91%

Community first, product second: the art of building a profitable startup without venture capital.

by Sahil Lavingia 2021

4.20

2k+ ratings

🥾 Bootstrapping 📐 Lean Methodology 🗣️ Customer Development 🫂 Community-First Business 🌱 Sustainable Business

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 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

Trump 91%

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 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

Eight character traits that earn more influence than any title ever will.

4.31

🏗️ Leadership Development 🤲 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Influence Without Authority 🌱 People Development

Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough Summary

Becoming a Person of Influence/Talent Is Never Enough 91%

Eight character traits that earn more influence than any title ever will.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

4.31

16 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🤲 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Influence Without Authority 🌱 People Development

Build Your Dream Network

by J. Kelly Hoey • 2017

The career asset nobody teaches: a network built with purpose, not collected at parties.

3.67

336

🕸️ Professional Networking 🎁 Generosity In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔗 Network Diversity 🤝 Trust Building

Build Your Dream Network 91%

The career asset nobody teaches: a network built with purpose, not collected at parties.

by J. Kelly Hoey 2017

3.67

336 ratings

🕸️ Professional Networking 🎁 Generosity In Business 📱 Social Media Strategy 🔗 Network Diversity 🤝 Trust Building

Every Street Is Paved With Gold

by Woo-Choong Kim • 1992

From penniless student to global business titan: the principles that turn adversity into advantage.

3.83

2k+

📘 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurial Advice ☀️ Optimism ⏳ Time Management 🌪️ Crisis Management

Every Street Is Paved With Gold 91%

From penniless student to global business titan: the principles that turn adversity into advantage.

by Woo-Choong Kim 1992

3.83

2k+ ratings

📘 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurial Advice ☀️ Optimism ⏳ Time Management 🌪️ Crisis Management

The EOS Life

by Gino Wickman • 2021

Five linked targets for designing an entrepreneurial life you don't need a vacation from.

3.95

523

🏝️ Lifestyle Design ⚡ Energy Management 📋 Delegation 🧭 Values Alignment 🗓️ Long-Term Thinking

The EOS Life 91%

Five linked targets for designing an entrepreneurial life you don't need a vacation from.

by Gino Wickman 2021

3.95

523 ratings

🏝️ Lifestyle Design ⚡ Energy Management 📋 Delegation 🧭 Values Alignment 🗓️ Long-Term Thinking

Doing The Impossible

by Patrick Bet-David • 2011

An identity that earns 30,000 dollars can't hold 200,000. The laws for raising your floor.

4.24

745

🪪 Identity-Based Success 🤝 Credibility Building 🧭 Mentorship 🏋️ Work Ethic 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Doing The Impossible 91%

An identity that earns 30,000 dollars can't hold 200,000. The laws for raising your floor.

by Patrick Bet-David 2011

4.24

745 ratings

🪪 Identity-Based Success 🤝 Credibility Building 🧭 Mentorship 🏋️ Work Ethic 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Man Up

by Bedros Keuilian • 2018

An immigrant's tough-love playbook: fix the leader in the mirror, and the business fixes itself.

4.18

889

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧱 Self-Sabotage ⚡ Decisive Action

Man Up 91%

An immigrant's tough-love playbook: fix the leader in the mirror, and the business fixes itself.

by Bedros Keuilian 2018

4.18

889 ratings

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧱 Self-Sabotage ⚡ Decisive Action

Right Away and All At Once

by Greg Brenneman • 2016

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

4.16

179

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Right Away and All At Once 91%

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

by Greg Brenneman 2016

4.16

179 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Who Not How

by Dan Sullivan • 2020

Delegation isn't outsourcing busywork. It's breaking through ceilings you couldn't crack alone.

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🎯 Strategic Delegation 🔑 Leverage 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 👥 Hiring Strategy 📈 Scaling A Business

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Delegation isn't outsourcing busywork. It's breaking through ceilings you couldn't crack alone.

by Dan Sullivan 2020

4.15

6k+ ratings

🎯 Strategic Delegation 🔑 Leverage 🤝 Strategic Partnerships 👥 Hiring Strategy 📈 Scaling A Business

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