50 Books like Developing a Business Case

The One-Page Proposal

by Patrick G. Riley • 2002

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

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164

🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

The One-Page Proposal 96%

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

by Patrick G. Riley 2002

3.87

164 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

The Visual Mba

by Jason Barron • 2019

An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.

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3k+

🏫 Mba Foundations ✍️ Visual Business Guides 🧱 Business Frameworks 💰 Corporate Finance Basics 🚀 Career Accelerators

The Visual Mba 95%

An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.

by Jason Barron 2019

3.74

3k+ ratings

🏫 Mba Foundations ✍️ Visual Business Guides 🧱 Business Frameworks 💰 Corporate Finance Basics 🚀 Career Accelerators

The Practice of Management

by Peter F. Drucker • 1954

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

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2k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

The Practice of Management 95%

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

by Peter F. Drucker 1954

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated

by Ram Charan • 2017

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

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3k+

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated Summary

What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated 95%

Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.

by Ram Charan 2017

3.88

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Literacy 👥 Talent Management 🎯 Execution Management 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Project Management for Small Business

by Joseph Phillips • 2011

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

3.85

📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

Project Management for Small Business Summary

Project Management for Small Business 95%

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

by Joseph Phillips 2011

3.85

26 ratings

📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

The CEO Next Door

by Elena L. Botelho • 2018

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

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1k+

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

The CEO Next Door 94%

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

by Elena L. Botelho 2018

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

Lead with a Story

by Paul Smith • 2012

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

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1k+

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Lead with a Story 94%

Forget bullet points. A three-part business story can lead better than any slide deck.

by Paul Smith 2012

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Storytelling 📈 Leadership Development 💬 Business Communication 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🏛️ Organizational Culture

What You Need to Know about Project Management

by Fergus O'Connell • 2011

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

4.04

275

📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

What You Need to Know about Project Management Summary

What You Need to Know about Project Management 94%

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

by Fergus O'Connell 2011

4.04

275 ratings

📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 2004

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

3.34

436

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

Trump 94%

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

by Donald J. Trump 2004

3.34

436 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

HBR Guide to Project Management

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011

Most projects fail before anyone misses a deadline. The discipline that catches them early.

3.78

715

🏗️ Project Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment ✅ Decision Quality

HBR Guide to Project Management 94%

Most projects fail before anyone misses a deadline. The discipline that catches them early.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2011

3.78

715 ratings

🏗️ Project Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment ✅ Decision Quality

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

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

Art of the Long View, The 94%

Predicting the future is a fool's game. The smart money rehearses it instead.

by Peter Schwartz 1991

3.80

924 ratings

📋 Strategic Planning 🔮 Scenario Planning 🔭 Futures Thinking 🌫️ Uncertainty Management 📖 Narrative Strategy

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan

by George B. Bradt • 2006

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

3.99

6k+

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan Summary

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan 94%

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

by George B. Bradt 2006

3.99

6k+ ratings

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

Maximizing Project Value

by John C. Goodpasture • 2013

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

Maximizing Project Value 94%

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

by John C. Goodpasture 2013

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

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3k+

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

The Ten-Day MBA 94%

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

Managing Your First Project

by Thomas Ghantt • 2012

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

3.54

🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Managing Your First Project 94%

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

by Thomas Ghantt 2012

3.54

26 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Zone to Win

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2015

Large companies lose to disruption from structure, not blindness. The fix: four parallel zones.

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1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌪️ Disruption Theory 🚀 Intrapreneurship

Zone to Win 94%

Large companies lose to disruption from structure, not blindness. The fix: four parallel zones.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2015

3.85

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌪️ Disruption Theory 🚀 Intrapreneurship

Business Made Simple

by Donald Miller • 2021

A 60-day crash course in the ten skills that turn professionals into indispensable assets.

4.19

2k+

📊 Business Fundamentals 🚀 Career Acceleration ⏰ Time Management 📖 Narrative Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design

Business Made Simple 94%

A 60-day crash course in the ten skills that turn professionals into indispensable assets.

by Donald Miller 2021

4.19

2k+ ratings

📊 Business Fundamentals 🚀 Career Acceleration ⏰ Time Management 📖 Narrative Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design

Project Management for Non-Project Managers

by Jack Ferraro • 2012

You keep getting handed projects without the training. Here is the framework to deliver them.

3.54

🗂️ Project Management 📈 Professional Development 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚠️ Risk Mitigation 👥 Team Collaboration

Project Management for Non-Project Managers Summary

Project Management for Non-Project Managers 94%

You keep getting handed projects without the training. Here is the framework to deliver them.

by Jack Ferraro 2012

3.54

28 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 📈 Professional Development 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚠️ Risk Mitigation 👥 Team Collaboration

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market

by Mark C. Thompson • 2010

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

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118

🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market Summary

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market 94%

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

by Mark C. Thompson 2010

3.88

118 ratings

🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 2004

The dealmaker's playbook: how to brand yourself, negotiate from strength, and think like a winner.

3.38

3k+

🏢 Business Memoirs 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Deal Negotiation 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 Team Building

Trump 94%

The dealmaker's playbook: how to brand yourself, negotiate from strength, and think like a winner.

by Donald J. Trump 2004

3.38

3k+ ratings

🏢 Business Memoirs 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Deal Negotiation 🎲 Calculated Risk 👥 Team Building

Be a Brilliant Business Writer

by Jane Curry • 2010

The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.

4.14

🏢 Business Communication 📝 Plain Language 💬 Persuasive Writing 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Resume Writing

Be a Brilliant Business Writer 94%

The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.

by Jane Curry 2010

4.14

28 ratings

🏢 Business Communication 📝 Plain Language 💬 Persuasive Writing 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Resume Writing

The Bezos Blueprint

by Carmine Gallo • 2022

Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.

4.14

579

💼 Corporate Communication 📖 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 💬 Clear Communication 📝 Narrative Structure

The Bezos Blueprint 94%

Amazon banned PowerPoint. The memo that replaced it trains a skill slide decks actively erode.

by Carmine Gallo 2022

4.14

579 ratings

💼 Corporate Communication 📖 Business Storytelling 🎤 Presentation Skills 💬 Clear Communication 📝 Narrative Structure

Winning Now, Winning Later

by David M. Cote • 2020

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

4.03

560

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Winning Now, Winning Later 94%

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

by David M. Cote 2020

4.03

560 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Get to the Point!

by Joel Schwartzberg • 2017

The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.

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1k+

💼 Business Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Argument Design 🤝 Meeting Facilitation 👑 Executive Presence

Get to the Point! 94%

The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.

by Joel Schwartzberg 2017

4.31

1k+ ratings

💼 Business Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Argument Design 🤝 Meeting Facilitation 👑 Executive Presence

Right Away and All At Once

by Greg Brenneman • 2016

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

4.16

179

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Right Away and All At Once 94%

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

by Greg Brenneman 2016

4.16

179 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

4.19

14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

EntreLeadership 94%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

Winning

by Jack Welch • 2005

Three rules for winning: demand honesty, reward the best decisively, and never tolerate mediocrity.

3.86

43k+

👔 Corporate Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 📊 Performance Management 🧑‍💼 Talent Management 🗣️ Workplace Candor

Winning 94%

Three rules for winning: demand honesty, reward the best decisively, and never tolerate mediocrity.

by Jack Welch 2005

3.86

43k+ ratings

👔 Corporate Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 📊 Performance Management 🧑‍💼 Talent Management 🗣️ Workplace Candor

The Everything Project Management Book

by Rick A. Morris • 2008

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

3.11

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

The Everything Project Management Book Summary

The Everything Project Management Book 94%

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

by Rick A. Morris 2008

3.11

9 ratings

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

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

🧭 Management Judgment ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Decision Frameworks 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🤝 Stakeholder Tradeoffs

Managing in the Gray 94%

When no rulebook covers it: wrestling messy, career-defining decisions leaders face.

by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2016

3.53

128 ratings

🧭 Management Judgment ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧱 Decision Frameworks 🦉 Practical Wisdom 🤝 Stakeholder Tradeoffs

The McKinsey Engagement

by Paul N. Friga • 2008

The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.

3.56

539

📊 Consulting Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics 🧩 Problem Solving Frameworks 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 💬 Client Communication

The McKinsey Engagement 94%

The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.

by Paul N. Friga 2008

3.56

539 ratings

📊 Consulting Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics 🧩 Problem Solving Frameworks 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 💬 Client Communication

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School

by Chris Haroun • 2015

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

3.83

207

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School Summary

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School 94%

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

by Chris Haroun 2015

3.83

207 ratings

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

10 steps to creating high-scoring proposals

by Bob Lohfeld • 2017

Treat proposals like scorecards, not novels: a system for engineering strengths that win contracts.

4.24

📝 Proposal Writing 🏛 Government Contracting 📋 Bid Management 🎯 Capture Management ✅ Proposal Evaluation

10 steps to creating high-scoring proposals Summary

10 steps to creating high-scoring proposals 94%

Treat proposals like scorecards, not novels: a system for engineering strengths that win contracts.

by Bob Lohfeld 2017

4.24

21 ratings

📝 Proposal Writing 🏛 Government Contracting 📋 Bid Management 🎯 Capture Management ✅ Proposal Evaluation

Confronting Reality

by Larry Bossidy • 2004

Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.

3.80

295

🏢 Corporate Leadership ♟️ Business Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change ⚡ Industry Disruption 🧩 Business Model Design

Confronting Reality 94%

Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.

by Larry Bossidy 2004

3.80

295 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership ♟️ Business Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change ⚡ Industry Disruption 🧩 Business Model Design

Five Stars

by Carmine Gallo • 2018

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

3.93

1k+

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

Five Stars 94%

Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.

by Carmine Gallo 2018

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Science 🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Storytelling Strategies 📈 Career Advancement

The Road Less Stupid

by Keith J. Cunningham • 2017

A thinking discipline that cuts the costly errors most leaders repeat.

4.32

2k+

🗺️ Business Strategy 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Root Cause Analysis

The Road Less Stupid 94%

A thinking discipline that cuts the costly errors most leaders repeat.

by Keith J. Cunningham 2017

4.32

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Business Strategy 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Root Cause Analysis

The Project50

by Tom Peters • 1999

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

4.04

247

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

The Project50 94%

Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.

by Tom Peters 1999

4.04

247 ratings

📋 Project Management 💡 Innovation Culture 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🤝 Stakeholder Buy-In 👤 User Experience

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 93%

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

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

4.13

726

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Leadership 93%

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

by Brian Tracy 2015

4.13

726 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Creating Business Plans

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

A 20-page business plan rests on a one-page summary. HBR's guide to getting both right.

3.75

226

📋 Business Planning 🚀 New Venture Creation 🎤 Investor Pitching 📊 Financial Projections 🏭 Operations Planning

Creating Business Plans 93%

A 20-page business plan rests on a one-page summary. HBR's guide to getting both right.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.75

226 ratings

📋 Business Planning 🚀 New Venture Creation 🎤 Investor Pitching 📊 Financial Projections 🏭 Operations Planning

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

3.30

169

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

10 Instant MBA lessons 93%

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

by Harvey MacKay • 1988

The 66-point customer profile that turns contacts into leverage, and the power of a smiling no.

3.93

6k+

🧑‍💼 Business Negotiations 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Customer Relationships 🗣️ Persuasion And Influence 🏆 Competitive Strategy

Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive Summary

Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive 93%

The 66-point customer profile that turns contacts into leverage, and the power of a smiling no.

by Harvey MacKay 1988

3.93

6k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Business Negotiations 📈 Sales Techniques 🤝 Customer Relationships 🗣️ Persuasion And Influence 🏆 Competitive Strategy

The Strategist

by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

3.86

1k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

The Strategist 93%

Ask what the world loses if your company disappears; the answer is your strategy.

by Cynthia A. Montgomery 2012

3.86

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🧭 Strategic Leadership 💡 Business Purpose ⛓️ Organizational Alignment 🔄 Strategic Reinvention

Brief

by Joseph McCormack • 2014

Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.

3.72

2k+

🏢 Business Communication ✂️ Concise Communication 🌊 Information Overload 🎯 Attention Management 🎤 Presentation Skills

Brief 93%

Why your expertise works against you: say half as much for twice the impact.

by Joseph McCormack 2014

3.72

2k+ ratings

🏢 Business Communication ✂️ Concise Communication 🌊 Information Overload 🎯 Attention Management 🎤 Presentation Skills

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

4.00

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix 93%

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015

4.00

14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

Persuasive Business Proposals

by Tom Sant • 1992

Most proposals lead with credentials; the ones that win lead with the client's problem.

3.80

191

📝 Proposal Writing 🤝 B2b Sales ✍️ Persuasive Writing 🎯 Consultative Selling 📄 Business Writing Style

Persuasive Business Proposals 93%

Most proposals lead with credentials; the ones that win lead with the client's problem.

by Tom Sant 1992

3.80

191 ratings

📝 Proposal Writing 🤝 B2b Sales ✍️ Persuasive Writing 🎯 Consultative Selling 📄 Business Writing Style

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

3.75

469

🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Summary

HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically 93%

Most managers spend their careers answering questions. Strategic thinkers learn which ones to ask.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

3.75

469 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚙️ Strategy Execution ⚖️ Trade-Off Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 🔗 Team Alignment

The 80/20 CEO

by Bill Canady • 2024

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

4.46

261

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

The 80/20 CEO 93%

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

by Bill Canady 2024

4.46

261 ratings

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

The Five Temptations of a CEO

by Patrick Lencioni • 1998

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

4.11

6k+

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

The Five Temptations of a CEO 93%

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

by Patrick Lencioni 1998

4.11

6k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

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 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager Summary

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager 93%

No authority, no training, no dedicated team: the project management system for the rest of us.

by Kory Kogon 2015

4.05

2k+ ratings

📊 Project Management 🤝 Influence Without Authority 🎯 Stakeholder Management ✅ Team Accountability ⚠️ Risk Management

Results-Based Leadership

by Dave Ulrich • 1999

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

3.87

111

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

Results-Based Leadership 93%

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

by Dave Ulrich 1999

3.87

111 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

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