50 Books like Practical Applications in Business Aviation Management

Hard Landing

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. • 1995

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

4.41

814

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Hard Landing 94%

A busted union here, a rigged screen there: how two men's rivalry built modern air travel.

by Thomas Petzinger Jr. 1995

4.41

814 ratings

✈️ Airline Industry 🏢 Corporate History 📜 Deregulation ⚒️ Labor Wars 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Flying Blind

by Peter Robison • 2021

Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.

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4k+

🏛️ Corporate Accountability 💥 Aviation Disasters ⚖️ Regulatory Capture ⚙️ Engineering Culture 💰 Shareholder Primacy

Flying Blind 93%

Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.

by Peter Robison 2021

4.17

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability 💥 Aviation Disasters ⚖️ Regulatory Capture ⚙️ Engineering Culture 💰 Shareholder Primacy

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

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2k+

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Way 92%

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

by John Rossman 2014

3.94

2k+ ratings

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

Boeing Versus Airbus

by John Newhouse • 2007

Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.

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478

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars 🧩 Product Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture

Boeing Versus Airbus 92%

Two radically different bets on the future of flight: the superjumbo vs. the long-range midsize.

by John Newhouse 2007

3.61

478 ratings

✈️ Aerospace Industry 🏭 Industrial Competition 💰 Subsidy Wars 🧩 Product Strategy 🏢 Corporate Culture

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

by Sidney Dekker • 2002

A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.

4.22

625

🦺 Safety Management 🧠 Human Factors 🔍 Accident Investigation 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Resilience Engineering

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Summary

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' 92%

A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.

by Sidney Dekker 2002

4.22

625 ratings

🦺 Safety Management 🧠 Human Factors 🔍 Accident Investigation 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Resilience Engineering

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts

by James J. Valentine • 2010

The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.

4.22

496

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Professional Investing 💰 Stock Valuation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Financial Modeling

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts Summary

Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts 91%

The craft manual for analysts who want to move stock prices, not just publish reports.

by James J. Valentine 2010

4.22

496 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Professional Investing 💰 Stock Valuation 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📈 Financial Modeling

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 91%

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

The Chief Financial Officer

by Jason Karaian • 2014

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

3.53

156

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

The Chief Financial Officer 91%

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

by Jason Karaian 2014

3.53

156 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Zone to Win

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2015

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

3.85

1k+

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

Zone to Win 91%

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

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

by Orit Gadiesh • 2008

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

3.80

523

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use Summary

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use 91%

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

by Orit Gadiesh 2008

3.80

523 ratings

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

The Smart Mission

by Edward J. Hoffman • 2022

What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.

3.90

📋 Project Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Smart Mission 91%

What NASA's hardest projects reveal about knowledge: it lives in teams, not databases.

by Edward J. Hoffman 2022

3.90

50 ratings

📋 Project Management 🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Alchemists

by Jim Ratcliffe • 2018

Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.

3.74

110

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions 🌐 Decentralized Management 🔒 Private Company Strategy ⚙️ Industrial Manufacturing

The Alchemists 91%

Four out of five acquisitions fail. INEOS bet on the opposite and built a global industrial empire.

by Jim Ratcliffe 2018

3.74

110 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions 🌐 Decentralized Management 🔒 Private Company Strategy ⚙️ Industrial Manufacturing

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 91%

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

How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt • 2014

How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.

4.05

30k+

🚀 Startup Culture 💻 Technology Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 📊 Platform Economics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

How Google Works 91%

How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.

by Eric Schmidt 2014

4.05

30k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Culture 💻 Technology Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 📊 Platform Economics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

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

🏭 Organizational Reliability 🚨 Crisis Management ⚠️ Error Prevention 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Resilience

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

🏭 Organizational Reliability 🚨 Crisis Management ⚠️ Error Prevention 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Resilience

Visual Finance

by Georgi Tsvetanov • 2015

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

3.81

341

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

Visual Finance 91%

A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.

by Georgi Tsvetanov 2015

3.81

341 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance Basics 💸 Cash Flow Management 👔 Non-Financial Managers

Value

by Inc. McKinsey & Company • 2010

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

4.25

784

💼 Corporate Finance 💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance

Value 91%

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

by Inc. McKinsey & Company 2010

4.25

784 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance

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 91%

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 House of Dimon

by Patricia Crisafulli • 2009

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

3.70

152

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

The House of Dimon 91%

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

by Patricia Crisafulli 2009

3.70

152 ratings

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

Lessons from the Titans

by Scott Davis • 2020

Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.

4.26

622

🏭 Manufacturing Excellence 💰 Capital Allocation 📐 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Operational Excellence

Lessons from the Titans 91%

Silicon Valley bets on moonshots. Factory-floor systems quietly compound wealth for decades.

by Scott Davis 2020

4.26

622 ratings

🏭 Manufacturing Excellence 💰 Capital Allocation 📐 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Business Systems 🎯 Operational Excellence

Radical Simplicity

by Ken Allen • 2019

A 220-country logistics giant, hemorrhaging cash. The CEO's turnaround rule: simplify ruthlessly.

3.69

127

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 📋 Ceo Memoirs 🌐 Organizational Culture 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Engagement

Radical Simplicity 91%

A 220-country logistics giant, hemorrhaging cash. The CEO's turnaround rule: simplify ruthlessly.

by Ken Allen 2019

3.69

127 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 📋 Ceo Memoirs 🌐 Organizational Culture 🎯 Customer Focus 🤝 Employee Engagement

Strategic Foresight

by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

Strategic Foresight 91%

An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.

by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020

🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚙️ Technology Management 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🎯 Scenario Planning 🚀 Commercialization

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters

by Bob Lutz • 2011

GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.

3.73

1k+

🚗 Automotive Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnaround 🎨 Product Design ⚙️ Engineering Culture 📖 Management Memoir

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters 91%

GM had half the market and the best cars. Three decades of financial management destroyed both.

by Bob Lutz 2011

3.73

1k+ ratings

🚗 Automotive Industry 🔄 Corporate Turnaround 🎨 Product Design ⚙️ Engineering Culture 📖 Management Memoir

You CAN Stop Stupid

by Ira Winkler • 2020

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

3.67

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

You CAN Stop Stupid 91%

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

by Ira Winkler 2020

3.67

15 ratings

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

Management in India

by Rahul Goyal • 2012

Coding got you promoted. Leading in Indian tech demands a cultural playbook, not a Western one.

4.00

🕌 Indian Business Culture 🛠️ Frugal Innovation 🎯 Accidental Managers 🧘 Spirituality In Business 🌍 Managing Diversity

Management in India 91%

Coding got you promoted. Leading in Indian tech demands a cultural playbook, not a Western one.

by Rahul Goyal 2012

4.00

2 ratings

🕌 Indian Business Culture 🛠️ Frugal Innovation 🎯 Accidental Managers 🧘 Spirituality In Business 🌍 Managing Diversity

Skunk Works

by Ben R. Rich • 1994

No bureaucracy. No interference. A handful of engineers in a shed built planes invisible to radar.

4.46

17k+

🛩️ Cold War Aviation ✈️ Aerospace Engineering 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🏛️ Military Bureaucracy 🔒 Classified Projects

Skunk Works 91%

No bureaucracy. No interference. A handful of engineers in a shed built planes invisible to radar.

by Ben R. Rich 1994

4.46

17k+ ratings

🛩️ Cold War Aviation ✈️ Aerospace Engineering 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🏛️ Military Bureaucracy 🔒 Classified Projects

Developing a Business Case

by Harvard Business School Press • 2010

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

3.76

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

Developing a Business Case 91%

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

by Harvard Business School Press 2010

3.76

96 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

The Lords of Strategy

by Walter Kiechel III • 2009

Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.

3.94

3k+

🏢 Management Consulting ♟️ Corporate Strategy 📜 Business History 💰 Shareholder Capitalism 🎓 Business Education

The Lords of Strategy 91%

Before the 1960s, strategy didn't exist. The secret story of four outsiders who invented it.

by Walter Kiechel III 2009

3.94

3k+ ratings

🏢 Management Consulting ♟️ Corporate Strategy 📜 Business History 💰 Shareholder Capitalism 🎓 Business Education

Customer-Led Growth

by David Jackson • 2021

Retention, not acquisition, drives SaaS valuations. The playbook for customer-led growth.

4.31

☁️ Saas Business Models 🤝 Customer Success 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Recurring Revenue 📊 Business Metrics

Customer-Led Growth 91%

Retention, not acquisition, drives SaaS valuations. The playbook for customer-led growth.

by David Jackson 2021

4.31

13 ratings

☁️ Saas Business Models 🤝 Customer Success 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Recurring Revenue 📊 Business Metrics

The Generalist Counsel

by Prashant Dubey • 2013

From legal advisor to CEO contender: what top general counsel say the role now demands.

3.62

🏢 In-House Counsel ⚖️ Legal Leadership 🔄 Career Transitions 📊 Business Fluency 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Generalist Counsel 91%

From legal advisor to CEO contender: what top general counsel say the role now demands.

by Prashant Dubey 2013

3.62

34 ratings

🏢 In-House Counsel ⚖️ Legal Leadership 🔄 Career Transitions 📊 Business Fluency 🏛️ Corporate Governance

American Turnaround

by Edward E. Whitacre • 2013

Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.

3.86

234

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 🏗️ Organizational Restructuring 🚨 Crisis Leadership 🤝 Hands-On Leadership 🌱 Culture Change

American Turnaround 91%

Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.

by Edward E. Whitacre 2013

3.86

234 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 🏗️ Organizational Restructuring 🚨 Crisis Leadership 🤝 Hands-On Leadership 🌱 Culture Change

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 91%

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

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital

by Finkel • 2009

In private equity, the top investors don't chase the best deals; they build the best incentives.

3.81

642

💼 Private Equity 💸 Venture Capital 🧠 Investor Wisdom 🔍 Due Diligence 🏛️ Board Governance

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital Summary

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital 91%

In private equity, the top investors don't chase the best deals; they build the best incentives.

by Finkel 2009

3.81

642 ratings

💼 Private Equity 💸 Venture Capital 🧠 Investor Wisdom 🔍 Due Diligence 🏛️ Board Governance

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 91%

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 Formula

by Joshua Robinson • 2024

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

4.31

7k+

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

The Formula 91%

Beneath the speed, F1's real race was in business, engineering loopholes, and reality television.

by Joshua Robinson 2024

4.31

7k+ ratings

🏎️ Motorsport Management 🏟️ Sports Business ✈️ Aero Engineering 📺 Sports Media 🔄 Corporate Reinvention

If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t

by Carsten Busch • 2019

When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.

3.95

🦺 Safety Management 📏 Measurement Critique 🔄 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📚 Organizational Learning

If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t Summary

If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t 91%

When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.

by Carsten Busch 2019

3.95

20 ratings

🦺 Safety Management 📏 Measurement Critique 🔄 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📚 Organizational Learning

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 91%

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

Escape Velocity

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

3.90

676

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

Escape Velocity 91%

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011

3.90

676 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition

by Reuben Advani • 2006

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

3.81

257

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition Summary

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition 91%

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

by Reuben Advani 2006

3.81

257 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation

Accounting Fundamentals

by Shihan Sheriff • 2023

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

4.08

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

Accounting Fundamentals 91%

Three statements hold a company's story: a guide to reading the numbers, zero accounting required.

by Shihan Sheriff 2023

4.08

12 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 📊 Managerial Finance 📚 Accounting Fundamentals 📋 Managerial Accounting 📈 Budgeting And Forecasting

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

The Personal MBA 91%

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

by Josh Kaufman

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

Strategy Rules

by David B. Yoffie • 2015

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

3.82

629

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Strategy Rules 91%

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

by David B. Yoffie 2015

3.82

629 ratings

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

The Private Equity Playbook

by Adam Coffey • 2019

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

4.05

1k+

🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

The Private Equity Playbook 91%

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

by Adam Coffey 2019

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

MBA In A Day

by Steven Stralser • 2004

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

3.56

266

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

MBA In A Day 91%

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

by Steven Stralser 2004

3.56

266 ratings

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition)

by The Disney Institute • 2060

How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.

3.33

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Service 🏨 Hospitality Management 🎢 Experience Design 💪 Employee Engagement ⚙️ Operational Excellence

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) Summary

All New Third Edition Be Our Guest (Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition) 91%

How a theme park operator turns customer service into theater, and the blueprint you can steal.

by The Disney Institute 2060

3.33

3 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Customer Service 🏨 Hospitality Management 🎢 Experience Design 💪 Employee Engagement ⚙️ Operational Excellence

MBA in a Book

by Joel Kurtzman • 2009

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

3.40

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

MBA in a Book 91%

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

by Joel Kurtzman 2009

3.40

87 ratings

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

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