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Managing at the Speed of Change
by Daryl R. Conner • 1993
When change accelerates, one capacity separates the managers who thrive from those who burn out.
3.74
194
Managing at the Speed of Change Summary
Managing at the Speed of Change 92%
When change accelerates, one capacity separates the managers who thrive from those who burn out.
by Daryl R. Conner 1993
3.74
194 ratings
Managing the Unexpected
by Karl E. Weick • 2001
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
3.78
594
Managing the Unexpected Summary
Managing the Unexpected 91%
The safest organizations stay safe by acting like disaster is always one small oversight away.
by Karl E. Weick 2001
3.78
594 ratings
AQ
by Liz Tran • 2026
IQ and EQ got you here. A third intelligence decides who thrives in chaos.
4.02
135
AQ Summary
AQ 91%
IQ and EQ got you here. A third intelligence decides who thrives in chaos.
by Liz Tran 2026
4.02
135 ratings
The Living Company
by Arie de Geus • 1997
Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.
4.11
264
The Living Company Summary
The Living Company 91%
Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.
by Arie de Geus 1997
4.11
264 ratings
The Starfish and the Spider
by Ori Brafman • 2006
Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.
3.83
6k+
The Starfish and the Spider Summary
The Starfish and the Spider 91%
Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.
by Ori Brafman 2006
3.83
6k+ ratings
Competing on the Edge
by Shona L. Brown • 1998
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
3.53
75
Competing on the Edge Summary
Competing on the Edge 91%
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
by Shona L. Brown 1998
3.53
75 ratings
The Octopus Organization
by Phil Le-Brun • 2025
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
4.27
97
The Octopus Organization Summary
The Octopus Organization 90%
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
by Phil Le-Brun 2025
4.27
97 ratings
Panarchy
by L.H. Gunderson • 2001
Why collapse is built into success: the adaptive cycle that governs forests, firms, and nations.
3.98
89
Panarchy Summary
Panarchy 90%
Why collapse is built into success: the adaptive cycle that governs forests, firms, and nations.
by L.H. Gunderson 2001
3.98
89 ratings
Mastering Uncertainty
by Matt Watkinson • 2023
Uncertainty isn't a bug, it's a feature. The skillset for turning the unknown into your edge.
3.72
89
Mastering Uncertainty Summary
Mastering Uncertainty 90%
Uncertainty isn't a bug, it's a feature. The skillset for turning the unknown into your edge.
by Matt Watkinson 2023
3.72
89 ratings
Resilience
by Andrew Zolli • 2012
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
3.62
777
Resilience Summary
Resilience 90%
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
by Andrew Zolli 2012
3.62
777 ratings
The Upside of Uncertainty
by Nathan Furr • 2022
Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.
3.78
268
The Upside of Uncertainty Summary
The Upside of Uncertainty 90%
Small bets beat master plans when the future is unknowable: the full playbook.
by Nathan Furr 2022
3.78
268 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 90%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
Wiring the Winning Organization
by Gene Kim • 2023
Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.
4.17
336
Wiring the Winning Organization Summary
Wiring the Winning Organization 90%
Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.
by Gene Kim 2023
4.17
336 ratings
The Regenerative Business
by Carol Sanford • 2017
Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.
4.08
145
The Regenerative Business Summary
The Regenerative Business 90%
Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.
by Carol Sanford 2017
4.08
145 ratings
Surfing the Edge of Chaos
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
3.86
136
Surfing the Edge of Chaos Summary
Surfing the Edge of Chaos 90%
Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000
3.86
136 ratings
The Devil Never Sleeps
by Juliette Kayyem • 2022
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
3.84
485
The Devil Never Sleeps Summary
The Devil Never Sleeps 90%
Disasters aren't rare flukes; they're the new normal. The playbook for surviving the next one.
by Juliette Kayyem 2022
3.84
485 ratings
The Economist Guide to Organisation Design
by Naomi Stanford • 2015
Stop redrawing the org chart. Organization design aligns strategy, people, and culture to deliver.
3.66
58
The Economist Guide to Organisation Design Summary
The Economist Guide to Organisation Design 90%
Stop redrawing the org chart. Organization design aligns strategy, people, and culture to deliver.
by Naomi Stanford 2015
3.66
58 ratings
Birth of the Chaordic Age
by Dee Hock • 2000
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
4.25
210
Birth of the Chaordic Age Summary
Birth of the Chaordic Age 90%
VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.
by Dee Hock 2000
4.25
210 ratings
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
by Philip Delves Broughton • 2016
Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.
3.74
205
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur Summary
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur 90%
Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.
by Philip Delves Broughton 2016
3.74
205 ratings
The Connected Company
by Dave Gray • 2012
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
4.11
617
The Connected Company Summary
The Connected Company 90%
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
by Dave Gray 2012
4.11
617 ratings
Leadership on the Line
by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2002
Lead change. Don't die. A survival guide for the dangers the leadership books leave out.
4.04
3k+
Leadership on the Line Summary
Leadership on the Line 90%
Lead change. Don't die. A survival guide for the dangers the leadership books leave out.
by Ronald A. Heifetz 2002
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz • 2014
The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.
4.20
111k+
The Hard Thing About Hard Things Summary
The Hard Thing About Hard Things 90%
The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.
by Ben Horowitz 2014
4.20
111k+ ratings
The Technology Fallacy
by Gerald C. Kane • 2019
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
3.98
328
The Technology Fallacy Summary
The Technology Fallacy 90%
Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.
by Gerald C. Kane 2019
3.98
328 ratings
On Mental Toughness
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
Thriving after failure is a trainable skill. The research and the practices that build it.
3.90
2k+
On Mental Toughness Summary
On Mental Toughness 90%
Thriving after failure is a trainable skill. The research and the practices that build it.
by Harvard Business Review 2017
3.90
2k+ ratings
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
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy Summary
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy 90%
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
by Martin Reeves 2015
4.01
661 ratings
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
3.97
192k+
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath 90%
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013
3.97
192k+ 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 90%
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
by Stanley McChrystal 2015
4.14
14k+ ratings
Rising Strong
by Brené Brown • 2015
Failure hits hardest in the stories we spin afterward. Rewrite that script, without the blame.
4.25
89k+
Rising Strong Summary
Rising Strong 90%
Failure hits hardest in the stories we spin afterward. Rewrite that script, without the blame.
by Brené Brown 2015
4.25
89k+ ratings
Optimal
by Daniel Goleman • 2024
The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.
3.35
681
Optimal Summary
Optimal 89%
The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.
by Daniel Goleman 2024
3.35
681 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
Leadership for a Time of Pandemic
by Tod Bolsinger • 2020
The old maps failed. What resilient leaders practice when there is no 'back to normal.'
4.13
104
Leadership for a Time of Pandemic Summary
Leadership for a Time of Pandemic 89%
The old maps failed. What resilient leaders practice when there is no 'back to normal.'
by Tod Bolsinger 2020
4.13
104 ratings
Resilience Thinking
by Brian Walker • 2006
Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.
3.87
362
Resilience Thinking Summary
Resilience Thinking 89%
Stop optimizing nature. The science that explains why management backfires, and what to do instead.
by Brian Walker 2006
3.87
362 ratings
Agility Shift
by Pamela Meyer • 2015
Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.
3.34
143
Agility Shift Summary
Agility Shift 89%
Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.
by Pamela Meyer 2015
3.34
143 ratings
The Agile Leader
by Zuzana Šochová • 2020
Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.
4.38
16
The Agile Leader Summary
The Agile Leader 89%
Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.
by Zuzana Šochová 2020
4.38
16 ratings
Diversity and Complexity
by Scott E. Page • 2010
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
4.12
207
Diversity and Complexity Summary
Diversity and Complexity 89%
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
by Scott E. Page 2010
4.12
207 ratings
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail
by Rom Brafman • 2011
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
3.99
554
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail Summary
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail 89%
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
by Rom Brafman 2011
3.99
554 ratings
Great by Choice
by Jim Collins • 2011
The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.
4.11
22k+
Great by Choice Summary
Great by Choice 89%
The companies that thrive in chaos don't have more luck or better ideas. They behave differently.
by Jim Collins 2011
4.11
22k+ ratings
Bring Your Brain to Work
by Art Markman • 2019
A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.
3.62
144
Bring Your Brain to Work Summary
Bring Your Brain to Work 89%
A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.
by Art Markman 2019
3.62
144 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 89%
Build a team that bends without breaking. The method starts with purpose, not trust falls.
by Ryan T. Hartwig 2023
4.00
16 ratings
Confidence
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter • 2004
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
3.96
516
Confidence Summary
Confidence 89%
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter 2004
3.96
516 ratings
RISK/REWARD
by Anne Kreamer • 2015
Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.
3.38
109
RISK/REWARD Summary
RISK/REWARD 89%
Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.
by Anne Kreamer 2015
3.38
109 ratings
Resilience
by Steven M. Southwick • 2012
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
3.87
435
Resilience Summary
Resilience 89%
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
by Steven M. Southwick 2012
3.87
435 ratings
Fast/Forward
by Julian M Birkinshaw • 2017
Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.
3.91
74
Fast/Forward Summary
Fast/Forward 89%
Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.
by Julian M Birkinshaw 2017
3.91
74 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
Teaming
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2005
Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.
3.93
612
Teaming Summary
Teaming 89%
Why most companies confuse execution with competence, and how teaming restores the ability to learn.
by Amy C. Edmondson 2005
3.93
612 ratings
The Fearless Organization
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2018
Your meetings are silent for a reason. The research-backed playbook for making it safe to speak up.
3.97
5k+
The Fearless Organization Summary
The Fearless Organization 89%
Your meetings are silent for a reason. The research-backed playbook for making it safe to speak up.
by Amy C. Edmondson 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
Art of the Long View, The
by Peter Schwartz • 1991
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
3.80
924
Art of the Long View, The Summary
Art of the Long View, The 89%
Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.
by Peter Schwartz 1991
3.80
924 ratings
Necessary Revolution
by Peter M. Senge • 2008
The Industrial bubble is bursting. The organizations that last think in systems, not silos.
3.83
521
Necessary Revolution Summary
Necessary Revolution 89%
The Industrial bubble is bursting. The organizations that last think in systems, not silos.
by Peter M. Senge 2008
3.83
521 ratings
Undisruptable
by Aidan McCullen • 2021
Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.
4.49
125
Undisruptable Summary
Undisruptable 89%
Most people reinvent only after a crisis. The S-curve shows how to do it first.
by Aidan McCullen 2021
4.49
125 ratings
The Misfit Economy
by Alexa Clay • 2015
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
3.28
796
The Misfit Economy Summary
The Misfit Economy 89%
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
by Alexa Clay 2015
3.28
796 ratings
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