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The Power of Teamwork
by Brian Goldman • 2022
Emergency rooms and cockpits share a secret: real teams wire their brains to do more with less.
3.52
122
The Power of Teamwork Summary
The Power of Teamwork 87%
Emergency rooms and cockpits share a secret: real teams wire their brains to do more with less.
by Brian Goldman 2022
3.52
122 ratings
Team Habits
by Charlie Gilkey • 2023
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
3.68
115
Team Habits Summary
Team Habits 86%
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
by Charlie Gilkey 2023
3.68
115 ratings
The Smart Mission
by Edward J. Hoffman • 2022
What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.
3.90
50
The Smart Mission Summary
The Smart Mission 86%
What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.
by Edward J. Hoffman 2022
3.90
50 ratings
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek
by Dave Marinaccio • 1994
The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.
3.46
407
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek 86%
The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.
by Dave Marinaccio 1994
3.46
407 ratings
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
A fractured executive team, a new CEO, and the chain of breakdowns that destroys every group.
4.11
140k+
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team 86%
A fractured executive team, a new CEO, and the chain of breakdowns that destroys every group.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
140k+ ratings
Teams That Work
by Scott Tannenbaum • 2020
Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.
4.09
185
Teams That Work Summary
Teams That Work 86%
Why most teams fail and what the research actually says about fixing them.
by Scott Tannenbaum 2020
4.09
185 ratings
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield • 2013
An astronaut's survival rules for Earth: plan for disaster, obsess over details, put the team first.
4.17
63k+
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 85%
An astronaut's survival rules for Earth: plan for disaster, obsess over details, put the team first.
by Chris Hadfield 2013
4.17
63k+ ratings
The Power of a Positive Team
by Jon Gordon • 2018
Culture first: shared belief, zero complaining, and we-over-me thinking beat talent and strategy.
3.77
2k+
The Power of a Positive Team Summary
The Power of a Positive Team 85%
Culture first: shared belief, zero complaining, and we-over-me thinking beat talent and strategy.
by Jon Gordon 2018
3.77
2k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams
by Jon R. Katzenbach • 2013
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
3.82
370
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams 85%
Debate without damage, decide without deadlock: the HBR rules for teams that perform.
by Jon R. Katzenbach 2013
3.82
370 ratings
Leading Teams
by J. Richard Hackman • 2002
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
3.92
400
Leading Teams Summary
Leading Teams 85%
Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.
by J. Richard Hackman 2002
3.92
400 ratings
Generations at Work
by Ron Zemke • 1999
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
3.92
188
Generations at Work Summary
Generations at Work 85%
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
by Ron Zemke 1999
3.92
188 ratings
Managing Humans
by Michael Lopp • 2007
Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.
3.92
4k+
Managing Humans Summary
Managing Humans 85%
Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.
by Michael Lopp 2007
3.92
4k+ ratings
Moonshot
by Mike Massimino • 2023
A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.
4.26
686
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot 85%
A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.
by Mike Massimino 2023
4.26
686 ratings
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
Future of Management Summary
Future of Management 85%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
Teamwork 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2009
Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.
4.04
794
Teamwork 101 Summary
Teamwork 101 85%
Winning teams multiply talent. The leader's playbook for knowing when to invest and when to cut.
by John C. Maxwell 2009
4.04
794 ratings
Team Topologies
by Matthew Skelton • 2019
Your org chart shapes your software; four team patterns to turn that into speed.
4.18
6k+
Team Topologies Summary
Team Topologies 85%
Your org chart shapes your software; four team patterns to turn that into speed.
by Matthew Skelton 2019
4.18
6k+ ratings
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+
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc. 85%
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Right Kind of Crazy
by Adam Steltzner • 2015
A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.
3.81
763
The Right Kind of Crazy Summary
The Right Kind of Crazy 85%
A sky crane, a rover, and a team that trusted doubt more than confidence.
by Adam Steltzner 2015
3.81
763 ratings
Peopleware
by Tom DeMarco • 1987
Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.
4.14
10k+
Peopleware Summary
Peopleware 85%
Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.
by Tom DeMarco 1987
4.14
10k+ ratings
The Resilience Factor
by Ryan T. Hartwig • 2023
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
4.00
16
The Resilience Factor Summary
The Resilience Factor 85%
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
by Ryan T. Hartwig 2023
4.00
16 ratings
The Orbital Perspective
by Ron Garan • 2015
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
3.80
205
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective 85%
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
by Ron Garan 2015
3.80
205 ratings
Unboss
by Jacob Bøtter • 2012
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
3.85
174
Unboss Summary
Unboss 85%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
511
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius 85%
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007
3.86
511 ratings
Team Intelligence
by Jon Levy • 2025
Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.
3.88
169
Team Intelligence Summary
Team Intelligence 85%
Too many stars break a team. The counterintuitive science of collective intelligence.
by Jon Levy 2025
3.88
169 ratings
Ma vie sans gravité
by Thomas Pesquet • 2023
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
4.57
1k+
Ma vie sans gravité Summary
Ma vie sans gravité 85%
Out of 8,413 applicants, he became an astronaut. Then his girlfriend called it a trauma.
by Thomas Pesquet 2023
4.57
1k+ ratings
It's Your Ship
by D. Michael Abrashoff • 2002
A leadership playbook forged at sea, where the Navy's worst ship became its best.
4.12
11k+
It's Your Ship Summary
It's Your Ship 85%
A leadership playbook forged at sea, where the Navy's worst ship became its best.
by D. Michael Abrashoff 2002
4.12
11k+ ratings
The Ideal Team Player
by Patrick Lencioni • 2016
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
4.07
16k+
The Ideal Team Player Summary
The Ideal Team Player 85%
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
by Patrick Lencioni 2016
4.07
16k+ ratings
The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni • 2012
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
4.13
16k+
The Advantage Summary
The Advantage 85%
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
by Patrick Lencioni 2012
4.13
16k+ ratings
High-Impact Tools for Teams
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo • 2021
Most teams fail because misalignment and fear go undiagnosed. Five tools surface both.
4.00
213
High-Impact Tools for Teams Summary
High-Impact Tools for Teams 85%
Most teams fail because misalignment and fear go undiagnosed. Five tools surface both.
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo 2021
4.00
213 ratings
Agile Retrospectives
by Esther Derby • 2006
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
3.94
3k+
Agile Retrospectives Summary
Agile Retrospectives 85%
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
by Esther Derby 2006
3.94
3k+ ratings
Management 3.0
by Jurgen Appelo • 2010
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
4.15
3k+
Management 3.0 Summary
Management 3.0 85%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
Leadership is Language
by L. David Marquet • 2020
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
4.04
2k+
Leadership is Language Summary
Leadership is Language 85%
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
by L. David Marquet 2020
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Power of Giving Away Power
by Matthew Barzun • 2021
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
3.86
518
The Power of Giving Away Power Summary
The Power of Giving Away Power 85%
Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.
by Matthew Barzun 2021
3.86
518 ratings
The Culture Playbook
by Daniel Coyle • 2022
Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.
4.08
553
The Culture Playbook Summary
The Culture Playbook 85%
Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.
by Daniel Coyle 2022
4.08
553 ratings
The Future of Geography
by Tim Marshall • 2023
Space is the new geography of power: every conflict below is replicating in orbit.
3.91
8k+
The Future of Geography Summary
The Future of Geography 85%
Space is the new geography of power: every conflict below is replicating in orbit.
by Tim Marshall 2023
3.91
8k+ ratings
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 85%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
A New Kind of Diversity
by Tim Elmore • 2022
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
4.07
272
A New Kind of Diversity Summary
A New Kind of Diversity 85%
Five generations. Five formative stories. The playbook for bridging the gap without stereotyping.
by Tim Elmore 2022
4.07
272 ratings
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
The 5 Voices Summary
The 5 Voices 85%
The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.
by Jeremie Kubicek 2016
3.94
626 ratings
Creativity, Inc.
by Ed Catmull • 2014
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
4.2
105k+
Creativity, Inc. Summary
Creativity, Inc. 85%
Success makes you blind to what kills creativity. A Pixar co-founder explains how to see it clearly.
by Ed Catmull 2014
4.2
105k+ ratings
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
4.11
4k+
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team 85%
Your team nods along and then does nothing. The meeting practices that turn agreement into action.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002
4.11
4k+ ratings
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
The Synergist Summary
The Synergist 85%
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
Directing Actors
by Judith Weston • 1996
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
4.36
2k+
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors 85%
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
by Judith Weston 1996
4.36
2k+ ratings
Team of Teams
by Stanley McChrystal • 2015
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
4.14
14k+
Team of Teams Summary
Team of Teams 85%
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
by Stanley McChrystal 2015
4.14
14k+ ratings
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
4.47
74
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 85%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
Turn the Ship Around!
by L. David Marquet • 2013
What happens when a submarine captain gives away control: worst crew to best in the fleet.
4.23
22k+
Turn the Ship Around! Summary
Turn the Ship Around! 85%
What happens when a submarine captain gives away control: worst crew to best in the fleet.
by L. David Marquet 2013
4.23
22k+ ratings
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
The Art & Science of Facilitation Summary
The Art & Science of Facilitation 85%
Your job is process, not solutions: how to lead teams that think for themselves.
by Marsha Acker 2021
4.14
114 ratings
Making Things Happen
by Scott Berkun • 2001
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
3.97
5k+
Making Things Happen Summary
Making Things Happen 85%
The project manager's real work: balancing opposites that can't be balanced, and delivering anyway.
by Scott Berkun 2001
3.97
5k+ ratings
If Chins Could Kill
by Bruce Campbell • 2001
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
3.95
19k+
If Chins Could Kill Summary
If Chins Could Kill 85%
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
by Bruce Campbell 2001
3.95
19k+ ratings
Moonshot
by Professor Richard Wiseman • 2019
Average age of Mission Control: 26. Their rules for achieving the impossible.
3.87
409
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot 85%
Average age of Mission Control: 26. Their rules for achieving the impossible.
by Professor Richard Wiseman 2019
3.87
409 ratings
Reentry
by Eric Berger • 2024
Explosions, sleeping on the factory floor, and NASA skeptics: the real price of reusable rockets.
4.47
2k+
Reentry Summary
Reentry 85%
Explosions, sleeping on the factory floor, and NASA skeptics: the real price of reusable rockets.
by Eric Berger 2024
4.47
2k+ ratings
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