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Behind Closed Doors
by Johanna Rothman • 2005
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
3.98
1k+
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors 90%
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
by Johanna Rothman 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe
by Bruce Tulgan • 2007
Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.
3.88
916
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe Summary
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe 90%
Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.
by Bruce Tulgan 2007
3.88
916 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. 90%
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 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+
The Manager's Path Summary
The Manager's Path 90%
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
by Camille Fournier 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
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
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 90%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989
The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.
4.02
4k+
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 90%
The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Art of Project Management
by Scott Berkun • 2005
Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.
3.96
870
The Art of Project Management Summary
The Art of Project Management 90%
Earn trust, clarify roles, and make tough calls: the human skills that plan-obsessed managers miss.
by Scott Berkun 2005
3.96
870 ratings
Work the System
by Sam Carpenter • 2011
Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.
3.87
6k+
Work the System Summary
Work the System 90%
Document every process, see your business from above, and never chase the same crisis twice.
by Sam Carpenter 2011
3.87
6k+ ratings
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
3.87
2k+
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management 90%
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
by Richard Templar 2005
3.87
2k+ ratings
The Sweaty Startup
by Nick Huber • 2025
The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.
4.09
499
The Sweaty Startup Summary
The Sweaty Startup 90%
The roadmap for getting rich in the boring businesses your town actually needs.
by Nick Huber 2025
4.09
499 ratings
How to Be a Great Boss
by Gino Wickman • 2016
Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.
3.94
2k+
How to Be a Great Boss Summary
How to Be a Great Boss 90%
Accountability is built, not demanded. The leadership-plus-management formula every boss needs.
by Gino Wickman 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
Empowered
by Marty Cagan • 2020
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
4.25
4k+
Empowered Summary
Empowered 90%
Stop telling your teams what to build. Give them problems to solve, then get out of the way.
by Marty Cagan 2020
4.25
4k+ 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 90%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers
by Richard Newton • 2008
The checklist shortcut: from scattered tasks to predictable project outcomes.
3.66
35
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers Summary
Brilliant Checklists for Project Managers 90%
The checklist shortcut: from scattered tasks to predictable project outcomes.
by Richard Newton 2008
3.66
35 ratings
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
48
101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Summary
101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them 90%
A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.
by Tom Kendrick 2010
3.54
48 ratings
How to Become a Great Boss
by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002
Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.
3.87
423
How to Become a Great Boss Summary
How to Become a Great Boss 90%
Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.
by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002
3.87
423 ratings
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson • 2019
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
3.77
735
Get Together Summary
Get Together 90%
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
by Bailey Richardson 2019
3.77
735 ratings
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
by Marshall Sahlins • 2008
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
4.12
329
The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary
The Western Illusion of Human Nature 90%
Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.
by Marshall Sahlins 2008
4.12
329 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 90%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
The Seven-Day Weekend
by ricardo-semler • 2004
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
4.05
893
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 90%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1985
Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.
3.96
5k+
Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Leadership and the One Minute Manager 90%
Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1985
3.96
5k+ ratings
Execution
by Larry Bossidy • 2006
Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.
3.87
27k+
Execution Summary
Execution 90%
Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.
by Larry Bossidy 2006
3.87
27k+ ratings
Wait, I'm the Boss?!?
by Peter Economy • 2020
Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.
3.43
114
Wait, I'm the Boss?!? Summary
Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 89%
Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.
by Peter Economy 2020
3.43
114 ratings
Scaling Teams
by Alexander Grosse • 2017
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
4.18
171
Scaling Teams Summary
Scaling Teams 89%
Loose management stops working at 25 people. A practical guide to the transition that saves teams.
by Alexander Grosse 2017
4.18
171 ratings
Winning Well
by Karin Hurt • 2016
Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.
4.14
139
Winning Well Summary
Winning Well 89%
Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.
by Karin Hurt 2016
4.14
139 ratings
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager
by Kory Kogon • 2015
No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.
4.05
2k+
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary
Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager 89%
No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.
by Kory Kogon 2015
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Effective Manager
by Mark Horstman • 2016
The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.
4.27
2k+
The Effective Manager Summary
The Effective Manager 89%
The only two metrics your boss cares about, and the four tools that move them.
by Mark Horstman 2016
4.27
2k+ ratings
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
A Year with Peter Drucker Summary
A Year with Peter Drucker 89%
52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.
by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014
3.70
143 ratings
No Ego
by Cy Wakeman • 2017
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
3.79
2k+
No Ego Summary
No Ego 89%
2.5 hours a day lost to workplace drama. Replace ego with accountability and get them back.
by Cy Wakeman 2017
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
by Patrick Lencioni • 2007
Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.
4.15
7k+
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Summary
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job 89%
Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.
by Patrick Lencioni 2007
4.15
7k+ ratings
High Output Management
by Andrew S. Grove • 1983
An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.
4.30
22k+
High Output Management Summary
High Output Management 89%
An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.
by Andrew S. Grove 1983
4.30
22k+ ratings
Creating Magic
by Lee Cockerell • 2008
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
4.27
3k+
Creating Magic Summary
Creating Magic 89%
Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.
by Lee Cockerell 2008
4.27
3k+ ratings
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 for the Rest of Us Summary
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us 89%
Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.
by Sarah Drasner 2022
4.16
1k+ ratings
Dream Team
by Ludovic Girodon • 2019
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
4.28
46
Dream Team Summary
Dream Team 89%
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
by Ludovic Girodon 2019
4.28
46 ratings
Managing to Change the World
by Alison Green • 2009
For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.
4.26
662
Managing to Change the World Summary
Managing to Change the World 89%
For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.
by Alison Green 2009
4.26
662 ratings
The Toyota Way Fieldbook
by Jeffrey K. Liker • 2005
Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.
4.18
707
The Toyota Way Fieldbook Summary
The Toyota Way Fieldbook 89%
Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.
by Jeffrey K. Liker 2005
4.18
707 ratings
HBR Guide to Project Management
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011
The handful of tasks that can delay everything. How to spot them before they do.
3.78
715
HBR Guide to Project Management Summary
HBR Guide to Project Management 89%
The handful of tasks that can delay everything. How to spot them before they do.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2011
3.78
715 ratings
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
The Open Organization Summary
The Open Organization 89%
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
by Jim Whitehurst 2015
4.09
682 ratings
Delegation and Supervision
by Brian Tracy • 2013
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
4.09
759
Delegation and Supervision Summary
Delegation and Supervision 89%
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
by Brian Tracy 2013
4.09
759 ratings
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
3.91
14k+
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence 89%
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982
3.91
14k+ ratings
The Power of Remote
by Cynthia Watson • 2023
Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.
4.19
32
The Power of Remote Summary
The Power of Remote 89%
Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.
by Cynthia Watson 2023
4.19
32 ratings
A Team of Leaders
by Paul Gustavson • 2014
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
3.89
132
A Team of Leaders Summary
A Team of Leaders 89%
Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.
by Paul Gustavson 2014
3.89
132 ratings
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
The E-Myth Manager Summary
The E-Myth Manager 89%
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
Think Big, Act Small
by Jason Jennings • 2005
The most profitable companies in America share one habit: they never stop acting like beginners.
3.72
367
Think Big, Act Small Summary
Think Big, Act Small 89%
The most profitable companies in America share one habit: they never stop acting like beginners.
by Jason Jennings 2005
3.72
367 ratings
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 89%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
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
Strategic Doing Summary
Strategic Doing 89%
When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.
by Edward Morrison 2019
3.90
268 ratings
Elevating Construction Superintendents
by Jason Schroeder • 2020
Stop pushing and start planning: the lean playbook for superintendents who want control, not chaos.
4.05
87
Elevating Construction Superintendents Summary
Elevating Construction Superintendents 89%
Stop pushing and start planning: the lean playbook for superintendents who want control, not chaos.
by Jason Schroeder 2020
4.05
87 ratings
The Everything Project Management Book
by Rick A. Morris • 2008
Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.
3.11
9
The Everything Project Management Book Summary
The Everything Project Management Book 89%
Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.
by Rick A. Morris 2008
3.11
9 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 89%
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
by Patrick Lencioni 2016
4.07
16k+ 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 89%
Technology isn't what sinks software projects. Meetings, floor plans, and lonely teams sink them.
by Tom DeMarco 1987
4.14
10k+ ratings
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