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🔄 Unconventional Management

Leadership books that throw out the standard corporate playbook, offering radical approaches to running teams and organizations that defy hierarchical tradition.
Humanocracy
by Gary Hamel • 2020
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
4.01
1k+
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs🚀 Intrapreneurship🧪 Business Experimentation
Humanocracy Summary
Humanocracy 91%
Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.
by Gary Hamel 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
🧹 Bureaucracy Critique🔄 Self-Management🌐 Decentralized Orgs🚀 Intrapreneurship🧪 Business Experimentation
Gods of Management
by Charles B. Handy • 1986
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
3.78
144
🏛️ Organizational Culture📚 Management Theory📋 Bureaucracy Critique🏢 Flat Organizations💼 Gig Economy
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management 90%
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
by Charles B. Handy 1986
3.78
144 ratings
🏛️ Organizational Culture📚 Management Theory📋 Bureaucracy Critique🏢 Flat Organizations💼 Gig Economy
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
🏢 Organizational Culture👐 Open Source Management🏆 Meritocracy💨 Fail Fast🎯 Purpose-Driven Orgs
The Open Organization Summary
The Open Organization 90%
What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.
by Jim Whitehurst 2015
4.09
682 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture👐 Open Source Management🏆 Meritocracy💨 Fail Fast🎯 Purpose-Driven Orgs
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
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership🧠 Intrinsic Motivation👀 Shared Purpose
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
✊ Workplace Autonomy🏢 Self-Managing Organizations👂 Listening Leadership🧠 Intrinsic Motivation👀 Shared Purpose
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces🧠 Collective Intelligence🔬 Experimentation Culture
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
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces🧠 Collective Intelligence🔬 Experimentation Culture
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
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work🪟 Workplace Transparency📊 Flat Hierarchies
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
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🧭 Self Management🕰️ Flexible Work🪟 Workplace Transparency📊 Flat Hierarchies
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory🔄 Change Management🌀 Systems Thinking
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 90%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory🔄 Change Management🌀 Systems Thinking
Unboss
by Jacob Bøtter • 2012
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
3.85
174
🏢 Organizational Design🤲 Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business💪 Employee Empowerment💡 Open Innovation
Unboss Summary
Unboss 90%
The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.
by Jacob Bøtter 2012
3.85
174 ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤲 Servant Leadership🎯 Purpose-Driven Business💪 Employee Empowerment💡 Open Innovation
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+
🧬 Organizational Culture📚 Management Classics🎯 Customer Obsession🤝 Employee Empowerment⚡ Execution Focus
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence 90%
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982
3.91
14k+ ratings
🧬 Organizational Culture📚 Management Classics🎯 Customer Obsession🤝 Employee Empowerment⚡ Execution Focus
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2008
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
4.09
729
🏢 Small Business Management💰 Profit-First Management⚖️ Workplace Accountability⚙️ Business Systems🌱 Hiring And Firing
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits Summary
No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits 90%
Your employees have their own agenda. The enforcement system that puts profit back in command.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2008
4.09
729 ratings
🏢 Small Business Management💰 Profit-First Management⚖️ Workplace Accountability⚙️ Business Systems🌱 Hiring And Firing
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning
by Henry Mintzberg • 1993
Strategic planning is an expensive illusion: why prediction fails and where real strategy emerges.
3.80
234
🧱 Corporate Strategy🧩 Emergent Strategy📋 Critique Of Planning🧠 Learning Organizations🧶 Tacit Knowledge
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning Summary
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning 90%
Strategic planning is an expensive illusion: why prediction fails and where real strategy emerges.
by Henry Mintzberg 1993
3.80
234 ratings
🧱 Corporate Strategy🧩 Emergent Strategy📋 Critique Of Planning🧠 Learning Organizations🧶 Tacit Knowledge
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+
📖 Management Fables🧑‍💼 New Managers🤝 Effective Delegation⏳ Time Management💪 Employee Empowerment
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
📖 Management Fables🧑‍💼 New Managers🤝 Effective Delegation⏳ Time Management💪 Employee Empowerment
The Peter Principle
by Laurence J. Peter • 1969
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
3.75
4k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management🗳️ Office Politics📈 Career Advancement
The Peter Principle Summary
The Peter Principle 90%
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
by Laurence J. Peter 1969
3.75
4k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management🗳️ Office Politics📈 Career Advancement
Simply Managing
by Henry Mintzberg • 2013
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
3.64
338
🧱 Management Practice🏢 Organizational Behavior🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership🗺️ Contextual Managing⚖️ Managing Tensions
Simply Managing Summary
Simply Managing 90%
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013
3.64
338 ratings
🧱 Management Practice🏢 Organizational Behavior🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership🗺️ Contextual Managing⚖️ Managing Tensions
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
🏛️ Management Philosophy📋 Executive Coaching🧠 Knowledge Work🗂️ Self-Management🎯 Customer Focus
A Year with Peter Drucker Summary
A Year with Peter Drucker 90%
52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.
by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014
3.70
143 ratings
🏛️ Management Philosophy📋 Executive Coaching🧠 Knowledge Work🗂️ Self-Management🎯 Customer Focus
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+
🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design💻 Software Management🔄 Agile Development👤 Human-Centered Design
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
🏢 Workplace Culture🏗️ Organizational Design💻 Software Management🔄 Agile Development👤 Human-Centered Design
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
by Peter F. Drucker • 2009
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
4.07
876
🏛️ Management Paradigms🔮 Strategic Foresight🌊 Change Leadership🧠 Knowledge Management🧘 Self-Management
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary
Management Challenges for the 21st Century 89%
Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.
by Peter F. Drucker 2009
4.07
876 ratings
🏛️ Management Paradigms🔮 Strategic Foresight🌊 Change Leadership🧠 Knowledge Management🧘 Self-Management
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+
📦 Product Management💻 Tech Leadership🔓 Team Autonomy🔄 Organizational Change🎯 Coaching At Work
Empowered Summary
Empowered 89%
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
📦 Product Management💻 Tech Leadership🔓 Team Autonomy🔄 Organizational Change🎯 Coaching At Work
Bringing Out the Best in People
by Alan Loy McGinnis • 1985
Belief is a leader's most underused lever. Here is precisely how to pull it.
4.30
4k+
👥 People Management🤝 Team Leadership💪 Employee Motivation👍 Positive Reinforcement🎯 Goal Setting
Bringing Out the Best in People Summary
Bringing Out the Best in People 89%
Belief is a leader's most underused lever. Here is precisely how to pull it.
by Alan Loy McGinnis 1985
4.30
4k+ ratings
👥 People Management🤝 Team Leadership💪 Employee Motivation👍 Positive Reinforcement🎯 Goal Setting
Managing Humans
by Michael Lopp • 2007
Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.
3.92
4k+
🛠️ Engineering Management🧩 Software Team Dynamics💬 Team Communication🔍 Personality Types At Work🧭 Pragmatic Management
Managing Humans Summary
Managing Humans 89%
Your best engineer just became your problem. The people skills computer science never taught you.
by Michael Lopp 2007
3.92
4k+ ratings
🛠️ Engineering Management🧩 Software Team Dynamics💬 Team Communication🔍 Personality Types At Work🧭 Pragmatic Management
Management 3.0
by Jurgen Appelo • 2010
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
4.15
3k+
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design🌊 Adaptive Leadership
Management 3.0 Summary
Management 3.0 89%
Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.
by Jurgen Appelo 2010
4.15
3k+ ratings
🔄 Agile Management🕸️ Systems Thinking🧩 Self-Organizing Teams🏗️ Organizational Design🌊 Adaptive Leadership
Images of Organization
by Gareth Morgan • 1986
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
3.92
1k+
🧱 Organizational Theory📚 Management Canon🔍 Metaphor Analysis🏢 Organizational Culture⚡ Power Dynamics
Images of Organization Summary
Images of Organization 89%
One metaphor blinds you; eight set you free. The classic method for reading any organization.
by Gareth Morgan 1986
3.92
1k+ ratings
🧱 Organizational Theory📚 Management Canon🔍 Metaphor Analysis🏢 Organizational Culture⚡ Power Dynamics
The Alliance
by Reid Hoffman • 2014
Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.
3.80
3k+
🧩 Talent Strategy🤝 Workplace Trust🌱 Career Development💻 Silicon Valley Management👥 People Managers
The Alliance Summary
The Alliance 89%
Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.
by Reid Hoffman 2014
3.80
3k+ ratings
🧩 Talent Strategy🤝 Workplace Trust🌱 Career Development💻 Silicon Valley Management👥 People Managers
Remote
by Jason Fried • 2013
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
3.80
14k+
🏠 Remote Work🌍 Distributed Teams🖥️ Virtual Management⚖️ Work-Life Balance🤝 Trust-Based Management
Remote Summary
Remote 89%
The talent you want isn't local. The rules for hiring and keeping them from anywhere.
by Jason Fried 2013
3.80
14k+ ratings
🏠 Remote Work🌍 Distributed Teams🖥️ Virtual Management⚖️ Work-Life Balance🤝 Trust-Based Management
Flat Army
by Dan Pontefract • 2013
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
3.41
112
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership📉 Flat Hierarchies🗳️ Participative Management
Flat Army Summary
Flat Army 89%
The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.
by Dan Pontefract 2013
3.41
112 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture💼 Employee Engagement👥 Collaborative Leadership📉 Flat Hierarchies🗳️ Participative Management
Good Profit
by Charles G. Koch • 2015
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
3.86
2k+
🏛️ Management Philosophy🧭 Organizational Culture🏪 Internal Markets🎯 Incentive Design💥 Creative Destruction
Good Profit Summary
Good Profit 89%
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
by Charles G. Koch 2015
3.86
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Management Philosophy🧭 Organizational Culture🏪 Internal Markets🎯 Incentive Design💥 Creative Destruction
Stewardship
by Peter Block • 1993
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
3.93
377
🤝 Servant Leadership🔄 Organizational Change🏢 Flat Hierarchies💪 Employee Empowerment📊 Open-Book Management
Stewardship Summary
Stewardship 89%
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
by Peter Block 1993
3.93
377 ratings
🤝 Servant Leadership🔄 Organizational Change🏢 Flat Hierarchies💪 Employee Empowerment📊 Open-Book Management
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+
🧑‍💼 People Management🤝 Team Leadership🗣️ Coaching Employees📋 Delegation Skills🔗 Systems Thinking
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors 89%
Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.
by Johanna Rothman 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
🧑‍💼 People Management🤝 Team Leadership🗣️ Coaching Employees📋 Delegation Skills🔗 Systems Thinking
The Drucker Lectures
by Peter F. Drucker • 2010
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
4.09
195
🏢 Management Theory💼 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Workers🎯 Executive Effectiveness💡 Corporate Innovation
The Drucker Lectures Summary
The Drucker Lectures 89%
The employees own the tools now. Every management rule from the last century just broke.
by Peter F. Drucker 2010
4.09
195 ratings
🏢 Management Theory💼 Knowledge Economy🧠 Knowledge Workers🎯 Executive Effectiveness💡 Corporate Innovation
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+
📖 Management Fables📊 Employee Engagement🧎 Servant Leadership🛠️ Meaningful Work🔥 Employee Motivation
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
📖 Management Fables📊 Employee Engagement🧎 Servant Leadership🛠️ Meaningful Work🔥 Employee Motivation
The Year Without Pants
by Scott Berkun • 2013
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
3.81
3k+
📡 Remote Work🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Asynchronous Communication🎯 Results-Only Work Environment🚀 Continuous Deployment
The Year Without Pants Summary
The Year Without Pants 89%
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
by Scott Berkun 2013
3.81
3k+ ratings
📡 Remote Work🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Asynchronous Communication🎯 Results-Only Work Environment🚀 Continuous Deployment
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy
by Bruce Tulgan • 2009
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
3.54
399
🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials🔀 Generational Differences🗣️ Coaching Skills🔒 Talent Retention🎮 Gamification At Work
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy Summary
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy 89%
Clear rules, constant feedback, real rewards: the formula that turns young hires into top talent.
by Bruce Tulgan 2009
3.54
399 ratings
🧑‍💼 Managing Millennials🔀 Generational Differences🗣️ Coaching Skills🔒 Talent Retention🎮 Gamification At Work
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+
🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Team Management🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership📋 Employee Accountability💬 Direct Feedback
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
🏢 Workplace Culture👥 Team Management🛠️ Pragmatic Leadership📋 Employee Accountability💬 Direct Feedback
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 89%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ ratings
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
The Power of WOW
by The Employees of Zappos.com • 2019
Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.
4.08
121
🏢 Corporate Culture🤝 Customer Service🔄 Organizational Design💪 Employee Empowerment🧩 Self-Managing Teams
The Power of WOW Summary
The Power of WOW 89%
Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.
by The Employees of Zappos.com 2019
4.08
121 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🤝 Customer Service🔄 Organizational Design💪 Employee Empowerment🧩 Self-Managing Teams
Generations at Work
by Ron Zemke • 1999
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
3.92
188
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication🔄 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Organizational Culture
Generations at Work Summary
Generations at Work 89%
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
by Ron Zemke 1999
3.92
188 ratings
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication🔄 Adaptive Leadership🏛️ Organizational Culture
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+
🛠️ Engineering Management💻 Tech Leadership🌱 New Managers👥 People Management💬 Feedback And Coaching
The Manager's Path Summary
The Manager's Path 89%
You got promoted for great code. Management is a different job. Here is the manual.
by Camille Fournier 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
🛠️ Engineering Management💻 Tech Leadership🌱 New Managers👥 People Management💬 Feedback And Coaching
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
by Mark H. McCormack • 1984
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
3.60
6k+
👀 People Reading🤝 Negotiation Psychology⏳ Time Management💡 Business Intuition💼 Deal Making
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School 89%
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
by Mark H. McCormack 1984
3.60
6k+ ratings
👀 People Reading🤝 Negotiation Psychology⏳ Time Management💡 Business Intuition💼 Deal Making
Flight of the Buffalo
by James A. Belasco • 1994
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
3.71
279
🏢 Flat Hierarchies🤝 Servant Leadership🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership🎯 Customer Centricity⚙️ Systems Thinking
Flight of the Buffalo Summary
Flight of the Buffalo 89%
The boss changes first: a system for building a workforce of owners, not order-takers.
by James A. Belasco 1994
3.71
279 ratings
🏢 Flat Hierarchies🤝 Servant Leadership🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership🎯 Customer Centricity⚙️ Systems Thinking
The Great Game of Business
by Jack Stack • 1992
Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.
3.95
3k+
📖 Open-Book Management📈 Employee Ownership💡 Frontline Empowerment📋 Business Scorekeeping🏁 Short-Term Sprints
The Great Game of Business Summary
The Great Game of Business 89%
Run your company like a game: open scoreboards, mini sprints, every worker thinking like an owner.
by Jack Stack 1992
3.95
3k+ ratings
📖 Open-Book Management📈 Employee Ownership💡 Frontline Empowerment📋 Business Scorekeeping🏁 Short-Term Sprints
Dream Team
by Ludovic Girodon • 2019
Recruit smart, onboard well, and build the daily rituals that make teams impossible to leave.
4.28
46
👥 People Management🎯 Talent Management💪 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture📋 Hiring Practices
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
👥 People Management🎯 Talent Management💪 Employee Engagement🏢 Workplace Culture📋 Hiring Practices
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
👥 People Management📈 Performance Management📅 Daily Management✋ Hands-On Leadership🗣️ Proactive Coaching
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe Summary
Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe 89%
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
👥 People Management📈 Performance Management📅 Daily Management✋ Hands-On Leadership🗣️ Proactive Coaching
Under New Management
by David Burkus • 2016
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
3.91
491
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Knowledge Work👁 Radical Transparency🔓 Employee Autonomy🧪 Behavioral Economics
Under New Management Summary
Under New Management 89%
Outlaw email. Share salaries. Pay people to quit. The new rules for managing creative work.
by David Burkus 2016
3.91
491 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Knowledge Work👁 Radical Transparency🔓 Employee Autonomy🧪 Behavioral Economics
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
🏗️ Organizational Design🛎️ Service Economy🕸️ Networked Business🎯 Customer-Centric Design🤝 Self-Managing Teams
The Connected Company Summary
The Connected Company 89%
When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.
by Dave Gray 2012
4.11
617 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🛎️ Service Economy🕸️ Networked Business🎯 Customer-Centric Design🤝 Self-Managing Teams
Corporate Chanakya on Management
by Radhakrishnan Pillai • 2013
From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.
3.75
111
📜 Eastern Business Wisdom👥 Employee Retention💰 Financial Management🧩 Team Collaboration♟️ Strategic Planning
Corporate Chanakya on Management Summary
Corporate Chanakya on Management 89%
From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.
by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2013
3.75
111 ratings
📜 Eastern Business Wisdom👥 Employee Retention💰 Financial Management🧩 Team Collaboration♟️ Strategic Planning
Stretch
by Scott Sonenshein • 2017
Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.
3.65
2k+
🎯 Creative Constraints🔒 Psychological Ownership🎭 Improvisation At Work🔮 Expectation Effects🧩 Unexpected Combinations
Stretch Summary
Stretch 89%
Why getting more resources backfires, and how constraints make you more creative and effective.
by Scott Sonenshein 2017
3.65
2k+ ratings
🎯 Creative Constraints🔒 Psychological Ownership🎭 Improvisation At Work🔮 Expectation Effects🧩 Unexpected Combinations
Strategy without Design
by Robert C.H. Chia • 2009
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
4.50
12
🧩 Emergent Strategy🌊 Spontaneous Order🔄 Systems Thinking🏛️ Austrian Economics🎯 Indirect Action
Strategy without Design Summary
Strategy without Design 89%
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
by Robert C.H. Chia 2009
4.50
12 ratings
🧩 Emergent Strategy🌊 Spontaneous Order🔄 Systems Thinking🏛️ Austrian Economics🎯 Indirect Action
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
🚀 Startup Scaling🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Management Transitions💻 Engineering Management📈 Scaling Organizations
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
🚀 Startup Scaling🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Management Transitions💻 Engineering Management📈 Scaling Organizations
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+
🧭 Contingency Leadership🌱 Employee Development🎯 Performance Coaching📋 Goal Setting🔑 Employee Empowerment
Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Leadership and the One Minute Manager 89%
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
🧭 Contingency Leadership🌱 Employee Development🎯 Performance Coaching📋 Goal Setting🔑 Employee Empowerment
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment
by William C. Byham • 1988
How managers drain initiative without realizing it, and the skills that re-energize a team.
3.80
1k+
⚡ Employee Empowerment🔄 Organizational Change📖 Management Fables🎯 Situational Leadership🏋️ Coaching Skills
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment Summary
Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment 89%
How managers drain initiative without realizing it, and the skills that re-energize a team.
by William C. Byham 1988
3.80
1k+ ratings
⚡ Employee Empowerment🔄 Organizational Change📖 Management Fables🎯 Situational Leadership🏋️ Coaching Skills
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