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Managing in the Gray
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2016
When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.
3.53
128
Managing in the Gray Summary
Managing in the Gray 89%
When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2016
3.53
128 ratings
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Gary Klein • 1998
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
3.97
3k+
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition Summary
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition 89%
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
by Gary Klein 1998
3.97
3k+ ratings
The Power of Intuition
by Gary Klein • 2004
Gut feelings are learned, not gifted: the playbook for training your intuition into a decision tool.
3.86
510
The Power of Intuition Summary
The Power of Intuition 89%
Gut feelings are learned, not gifted: the playbook for training your intuition into a decision tool.
by Gary Klein 2004
3.86
510 ratings
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why
by Kim Wehle • 2022
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
3.36
310
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why Summary
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why 89%
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
by Kim Wehle 2022
3.36
310 ratings
Noise
by Daniel Kahneman • 2021
You know about bias. The bigger judgment error is noise: the random scatter no one is auditing.
3.67
17k+
Noise Summary
Noise 88%
You know about bias. The bigger judgment error is noise: the random scatter no one is auditing.
by Daniel Kahneman 2021
3.67
17k+ ratings
Practical Wisdom
by Barry Schwartz • 2010
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
3.70
816
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom 88%
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
by Barry Schwartz 2010
3.70
816 ratings
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2023
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
3.92
198
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Summary
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking 88%
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
by Harvard Business Review 2023
3.92
198 ratings
The Inside Counsel Revolution
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
3.77
43
The Inside Counsel Revolution Summary
The Inside Counsel Revolution 88%
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016
3.77
43 ratings
Streetlights and Shadows
by Gary Klein • 2009
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
4.28
321
Streetlights and Shadows Summary
Streetlights and Shadows 88%
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
by Gary Klein 2009
4.28
321 ratings
Strategy and the Fat Smoker
by David H. Maister • 2008
Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.
3.89
258
Strategy and the Fat Smoker Summary
Strategy and the Fat Smoker 88%
Knowing the right move is easy. Making it is the strategy problem no one talks about.
by David H. Maister 2008
3.89
258 ratings
Unwritten Laws of Engineering
by W.J. King • 2011
Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.
4.10
658
Unwritten Laws of Engineering Summary
Unwritten Laws of Engineering 88%
Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.
by W.J. King 2011
4.10
658 ratings
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
3.92
758
Personality, Character, and Intelligence Summary
Personality, Character, and Intelligence 88%
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009
3.92
758 ratings
Confessions of an Event Planner
by Judy Allen • 2009
Behind the elegant table settings: what an event planner really does when the guests run wild.
3.27
33
Confessions of an Event Planner Summary
Confessions of an Event Planner 88%
Behind the elegant table settings: what an event planner really does when the guests run wild.
by Judy Allen 2009
3.27
33 ratings
Doing Justice
by Preet Bharara • 2019
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
4.27
6k+
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice 88%
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
by Preet Bharara 2019
4.27
6k+ ratings
The Unwritten Laws of Business
by W.J. King • 1944
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
3.99
5k+
The Unwritten Laws of Business Summary
The Unwritten Laws of Business 88%
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
by W.J. King 1944
3.99
5k+ ratings
Good Work
by Howard Gardner • 2001
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
3.76
272
Good Work Summary
Good Work 88%
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
by Howard Gardner 2001
3.76
272 ratings
How Judges Think
by Richard A. Posner • 2008
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
3.83
382
How Judges Think Summary
How Judges Think 88%
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
by Richard A. Posner 2008
3.83
382 ratings
Making Your Case
by Bryan A. Garner • 2007
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
4.10
2k+
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case 88%
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
by Bryan A. Garner 2007
4.10
2k+ ratings
Ethics for the Real World
by Ronald A. Howard • 2008
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
4.02
6k+
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World 87%
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
by Ronald A. Howard 2008
4.02
6k+ ratings
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
737
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble 87%
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010
3.79
737 ratings
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions
by Various • 2007
The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.
3.86
134
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Summary
Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions 87%
The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.
by Various 2007
3.86
134 ratings
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
by Carl Elliott • 2024
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
3.86
512
The Occasional Human Sacrifice Summary
The Occasional Human Sacrifice 87%
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
by Carl Elliott 2024
3.86
512 ratings
The Laws of Medicine
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2015
Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.
4.07
5k+
The Laws of Medicine Summary
The Laws of Medicine 87%
Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015
4.07
5k+ ratings
How to Measure Anything
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 1985
That thing you call immeasurable? Redefine measurement; the toolkit is simpler than anyone admits.
3.90
4k+
How to Measure Anything Summary
How to Measure Anything 87%
That thing you call immeasurable? Redefine measurement; the toolkit is simpler than anyone admits.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 1985
3.90
4k+ ratings
How to Decide
by Annie Duke • 2020
Separating luck from skill: the poker champion's toolkit for decisions you won't regret.
3.96
3k+
How to Decide Summary
How to Decide 87%
Separating luck from skill: the poker champion's toolkit for decisions you won't regret.
by Annie Duke 2020
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
4.24
1k+
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 87%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
The Tools of Argument
by Joel P. Trachtman • 2013
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
3.97
949
The Tools of Argument Summary
The Tools of Argument 87%
From framing the facts to exploiting the rules: the lawyer's toolkit for winning any argument.
by Joel P. Trachtman 2013
3.97
949 ratings
Life Of Crime
by Harry Ognall • 2018
A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.
3.70
841
Life Of Crime Summary
Life Of Crime 87%
A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.
by Harry Ognall 2018
3.70
841 ratings
You're My Favorite Client
by Mike Monteiro • 2014
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
4.26
446
You're My Favorite Client Summary
You're My Favorite Client 87%
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
by Mike Monteiro 2014
4.26
446 ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 87%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
The Future of the Professions
by Richard Susskind • 2015
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
3.64
1k+
The Future of the Professions Summary
The Future of the Professions 87%
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
by Richard Susskind 2015
3.64
1k+ ratings
Critical Thinking
by Richard Paul • 2000
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
3.94
1k+
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 87%
Your reasoning carries invisible flaws. A system for auditing them and thinking with real clarity.
by Richard Paul 2000
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Power of Noticing
by Max H. Bazerman • 2014
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
3.40
437
The Power of Noticing Summary
The Power of Noticing 87%
The worst failures were visible beforehand; the missing ingredient was never data but attention.
by Max H. Bazerman 2014
3.40
437 ratings
Expert Political Judgment
by Philip E. Tetlock • 2005
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
3.98
709
Expert Political Judgment Summary
Expert Political Judgment 87%
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
by Philip E. Tetlock 2005
3.98
709 ratings
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
3.93
13k+
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think 87%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ ratings
Bulletproof Problem Solving
by Charles Conn • 2019
Crack any problem with the structured method consultants use: a learnable skill, not a gift.
4.04
1k+
Bulletproof Problem Solving Summary
Bulletproof Problem Solving 87%
Crack any problem with the structured method consultants use: a learnable skill, not a gift.
by Charles Conn 2019
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Art of Trial Warfare
by Michael S. Waddington • 2016
Sun Tzu's classic warfare text, read straight as a trial manual: opposing counsel is the enemy.
2.00
1
The Art of Trial Warfare Summary
The Art of Trial Warfare 87%
Sun Tzu's classic warfare text, read straight as a trial manual: opposing counsel is the enemy.
by Michael S. Waddington 2016
2.00
1 ratings
Project Management in Electronic Discovery
by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
3.67
12
Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary
Project Management in Electronic Discovery 87%
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
by Michael I. Quartararo 2016
3.67
12 ratings
Leading Quietly
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. • 2001
When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use
3.59
378
Leading Quietly Summary
Leading Quietly 87%
When values hit office politics, the fix isn't heroism but patience, details, and creative rule use
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2001
3.59
378 ratings
The Good Doctor
by Barron H. Lerner • 2014
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
3.86
189
The Good Doctor Summary
The Good Doctor 87%
One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.
by Barron H. Lerner 2014
3.86
189 ratings
Every Patient Tells a Story
by Lisa Sanders • 2009
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
3.96
9k+
Every Patient Tells a Story Summary
Every Patient Tells a Story 87%
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
by Lisa Sanders 2009
3.96
9k+ ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2013
Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.
3.74
569
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions 87%
Why annual planning fails: replace it with continuous, issues-focused reviews linked to decisions.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2013
3.74
569 ratings
Principles
by Ray Dalio • 2011
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
4.10
7k+
Principles Summary
Principles 87%
A billionaire's decision system: why facing your worst mistakes beats trusting your gut every time.
by Ray Dalio 2011
4.10
7k+ ratings
Survival of the Savvy
by Rick Brandon • 2004
Office politics: ignore it and lose, or play it dirty and self-destruct. A third way exists.
3.62
280
Survival of the Savvy Summary
Survival of the Savvy 87%
Office politics: ignore it and lose, or play it dirty and self-destruct. A third way exists.
by Rick Brandon 2004
3.62
280 ratings
Start, Stay, or Leave
by Trey Gowdy • 2023
A prosecutor's method for life's crossroads: how to know when to begin, commit, or leave.
4.31
906
Start, Stay, or Leave Summary
Start, Stay, or Leave 87%
A prosecutor's method for life's crossroads: how to know when to begin, commit, or leave.
by Trey Gowdy 2023
4.31
906 ratings
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. • 2005
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
4.27
1k+
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis 87%
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 2005
4.27
1k+ ratings
Decisive
by Chip Heath • 2013
Decisions fail in four predictable ways. A process fixes them, starting with one question.
3.96
18k+
Decisive Summary
Decisive 87%
Decisions fail in four predictable ways. A process fixes them, starting with one question.
by Chip Heath 2013
3.96
18k+ ratings
The Failure of Risk Management
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2009
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
3.95
413
The Failure of Risk Management Summary
The Failure of Risk Management 87%
Standard risk management makes decisions worse than guessing. The fix is simpler than you think.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2009
3.95
413 ratings
Reading the Constitution
by Stephen Breyer • 2024
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
3.98
1k+
Reading the Constitution Summary
Reading the Constitution 87%
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
by Stephen Breyer 2024
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Yellow Pad
by Robert E. Rubin • 2023
A yellow pad and honest odds: the method that steered Goldman Sachs and the White House.
3.70
268
The Yellow Pad Summary
The Yellow Pad 87%
A yellow pad and honest odds: the method that steered Goldman Sachs and the White House.
by Robert E. Rubin 2023
3.70
268 ratings
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