50 Books like Results-Based Leadership

Principle-Centered Leadership

by Stephen R. Covey • 2009

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

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🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

Principle-Centered Leadership 95%

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

by Stephen R. Covey 2009

4.12

18k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

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 95%

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

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.

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🚀 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 95%

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

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

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🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

CEO Excellence 95%

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

by Carolyn Dewar 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

Execution

by Larry Bossidy • 2006

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

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🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Execution 95%

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

by Larry Bossidy 2006

3.87

27k+ ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2023

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

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🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

The 4 Disciplines of Execution 95%

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

by Chris McChesney 2023

4.20

70 ratings

🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

The Work of Leaders

by Julie Straw • 2013

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

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🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

The Work of Leaders 95%

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

by Julie Straw 2013

3.98

193 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

The Strategy-Focused Organization

by Robert S. Kaplan • 2000

A measurement system that translates strategy into a handful of metrics every employee can act on.

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537

📈 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔗 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Executive Leadership

The Strategy-Focused Organization Summary

The Strategy-Focused Organization 95%

A measurement system that translates strategy into a handful of metrics every employee can act on.

by Robert S. Kaplan 2000

3.94

537 ratings

📈 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔗 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management 🏢 Executive Leadership

The Power of Going All-In

by Brandon Bornancin • 2024

Full commitment: the hiring, culture, and decision playbook for leaders who reject mediocrity.

3.55

💼 Business Leadership 🎯 Extreme Ownership 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Strategic Hiring 👐 Servant Leadership

The Power of Going All-In 95%

Full commitment: the hiring, culture, and decision playbook for leaders who reject mediocrity.

by Brandon Bornancin 2024

3.55

40 ratings

💼 Business Leadership 🎯 Extreme Ownership 🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Strategic Hiring 👐 Servant Leadership

Making Strategy Work

by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak • 2005

Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.

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🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Management

Making Strategy Work 95%

Execution is harder than strategy. A framework for aligning structure, culture, and incentives.

by Lawrence G. Hrebiniak 2005

3.70

162 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Management

The HR Value Proposition

by Dave Ulrich • 2005

What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?

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👥 Human Resources 🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Stakeholder Value 📈 Competency Development 💎 Intangible Assets

The HR Value Proposition 95%

What if HR's primary output was organizational culture, and everything else was built to support it?

by Dave Ulrich 2005

3.92

224 ratings

👥 Human Resources 🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Stakeholder Value 📈 Competency Development 💎 Intangible Assets

Know-How

by Ram Charan • 2007

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

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857

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Know-How 95%

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

by Ram Charan 2007

3.86

857 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Winning

by Jack Welch • 2005

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

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

Winning 95%

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

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

by Ron Ashkenas • 2018

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

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241

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook 95%

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

by Ron Ashkenas 2018

3.94

241 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

The Strategist

by Cynthia A. Montgomery • 2012

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

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

The Strategist 95%

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

Who Does What By How Much?

by Jeff Gothelf • 2024

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

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107

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

Who Does What By How Much? 95%

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

by Jeff Gothelf 2024

4.36

107 ratings

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

Seven Strategy Questions

by Robert Simons • 2010

Seven questions that diagnose why your strategy works on paper but not in practice.

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191

🎯 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔍 Strategic Focus 🔗 Organizational Alignment ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

Seven Strategy Questions 95%

Seven questions that diagnose why your strategy works on paper but not in practice.

by Robert Simons 2010

3.96

191 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 📊 Performance Measurement 🔍 Strategic Focus 🔗 Organizational Alignment ⚔️ Competitive Advantage

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

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

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726

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

Leadership 95%

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

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

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🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers Summary

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers 95%

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

by Robert Fritz 1999

4.15

307 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

by Marcus Buckingham • 2005

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

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🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success Summary

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success 95%

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

by Marcus Buckingham 2005

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Strategic Leadership

by John Adair • 2010

The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.

3.38

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🧱 Team Building ⚙️ Execution

Strategic Leadership 94%

The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.

by John Adair 2010

3.38

45 ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🧱 Team Building ⚙️ Execution

Launching a Leadership Revolution

by Chris Brady • 2005

Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.

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3k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🌱 Leadership Development 🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Character Ethics

Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary

Launching a Leadership Revolution 94%

Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.

by Chris Brady 2005

4.37

3k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🌱 Leadership Development 🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Character Ethics

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

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143

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

A Year with Peter Drucker 94%

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

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 1999

Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.

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270

📋 Organizational Leadership 📜 Leadership Principles 🗣️ Influence Skills 🧱 Team Building 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship And Coaching

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 94%

Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.

by John C. Maxwell 1999

4.3

270 ratings

📋 Organizational Leadership 📜 Leadership Principles 🗣️ Influence Skills 🧱 Team Building 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship And Coaching

A CEO Only Does Three Things

by Trey Taylor • 2020

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

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479

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A CEO Only Does Three Things 94%

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

by Trey Taylor 2020

4.08

479 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

The Extraordinary Leader

by John H. Zenger • 2002

Top leaders double revenue. The counterintuitive key: building strengths, not fixing flaws.

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363

🏆 Strengths-Based Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🚀 High Performance

The Extraordinary Leader 94%

Top leaders double revenue. The counterintuitive key: building strengths, not fixing flaws.

by John H. Zenger 2002

3.87

363 ratings

🏆 Strengths-Based Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🚀 High Performance

What Successful People Know About Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 2016

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

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🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary

What Successful People Know About Leadership 94%

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

by John C. Maxwell 2016

3.97

281 ratings

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

Lead to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2022

Climbing into leadership means shifting from doing the work to empowering others. Here is how.

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316

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎯 Authentic Leadership ⚡ Crisis Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧠 Strategic Thinking

Lead to Win 94%

Climbing into leadership means shifting from doing the work to empowering others. Here is how.

by Carla A. Harris 2022

3.94

316 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🎯 Authentic Leadership ⚡ Crisis Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧠 Strategic Thinking

No Bullsh*t Leadership

by Chris Hirst • 2019

A playbook for everyday leaders: clear aims, fast decisions, and a culture that outperforms.

3.77

518

👥 Everyday Leadership 🔄 Culture Transformation 🎬 Execution Over Strategy 🔀 Distributed Leadership 💼 Talent Retention

No Bullsh*t Leadership 94%

A playbook for everyday leaders: clear aims, fast decisions, and a culture that outperforms.

by Chris Hirst 2019

3.77

518 ratings

👥 Everyday Leadership 🔄 Culture Transformation 🎬 Execution Over Strategy 🔀 Distributed Leadership 💼 Talent Retention

Move

by Patty Azzarello • 2017

Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.

4.22

266

🎯 Strategy Execution 🔄 Change Management 👥 Team Building ⏳ Prioritization 🏢 Senior Leaders

Move 94%

Execution is where strategies die. How to keep momentum alive and push through the stalled phase.

by Patty Azzarello 2017

4.22

266 ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🔄 Change Management 👥 Team Building ⏳ Prioritization 🏢 Senior Leaders

Beyond Performance

by Scott Keller • 2011

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

3.91

302

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Beyond Performance 94%

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

by Scott Keller 2011

3.91

302 ratings

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

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.

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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

Top Performance

by Zig Ziglar • 2004

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

4.16

358

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

Top Performance 94%

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

by Zig Ziglar 2004

4.16

358 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

HR from the Outside In

by Dave Ulrich • 2012

Six research-backed roles that make HR the business's sharpest strategic weapon.

3.94

385

💼 Human Resources 🏗️ Organizational Development 🎯 Strategic Hr 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Hr Transformation

HR from the Outside In 94%

Six research-backed roles that make HR the business's sharpest strategic weapon.

by Dave Ulrich 2012

3.94

385 ratings

💼 Human Resources 🏗️ Organizational Development 🎯 Strategic Hr 📊 Evidence-Based Management 🔄 Hr Transformation

First, Break All the Rules

by Marcus Buckingham • 1998

Stop fixing weaknesses. Select for inborn talent, define clear outcomes, and get out of the way.

3.94

42k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🧩 Talent Optimization 🤝 Employee Engagement 🌱 Talent Development

First, Break All the Rules 94%

Stop fixing weaknesses. Select for inborn talent, define clear outcomes, and get out of the way.

by Marcus Buckingham 1998

3.94

42k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🧩 Talent Optimization 🤝 Employee Engagement 🌱 Talent Development

Good to Great

by Jim Collins • 2001

From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.

4.12

299k+

🏗️ Organizational Transformation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔬 Evidence-Based Management 🎯 Strategic Focus 🤲 Leadership Humility

Good to Great 94%

From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.12

299k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Transformation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔬 Evidence-Based Management 🎯 Strategic Focus 🤲 Leadership Humility

Strategy That Works

by Paul Leinwand • 2016

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

3.88

275

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

Strategy That Works 94%

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

by Paul Leinwand 2016

3.88

275 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

Great Ceos Are Lazy

by Jim Schleckser • 2016

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

4.26

393

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal 🌱 Talent Development 🏗️ Business Model Design

Great Ceos Are Lazy 94%

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

by Jim Schleckser 2016

4.26

393 ratings

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal 🌱 Talent Development 🏗️ Business Model Design

Amp It Up

by Frank Slootman • 2022

You're moving too slow and tolerating too much. A three-time CEO's guide to fixing both.

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4k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Talent Strategy 📈 Scaling Startups ⚡ Execution Management ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

Amp It Up 94%

You're moving too slow and tolerating too much. A three-time CEO's guide to fixing both.

by Frank Slootman 2022

4.01

4k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Talent Strategy 📈 Scaling Startups ⚡ Execution Management ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Agile Culture 94%

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

Developing the Leader Within You

by John C. Maxwell • 1993

Leadership isn't a title. It's influence earned through integrity, vision, and developing others.

4.22

26k+

🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Values-Based Leadership 👥 Developing Others 🎯 Prioritization 🧘 Self-Discipline

Developing the Leader Within You Summary

Developing the Leader Within You 94%

Leadership isn't a title. It's influence earned through integrity, vision, and developing others.

by John C. Maxwell 1993

4.22

26k+ ratings

🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Values-Based Leadership 👥 Developing Others 🎯 Prioritization 🧘 Self-Discipline

The Meaning Revolution

by Fred Kofman • 2018

Your team is disengaged. Not because of pay. Because nobody showed them why the work matters.

4.34

604

🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Purpose At Work 💼 Employee Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Leadership Integrity

The Meaning Revolution 94%

Your team is disengaged. Not because of pay. Because nobody showed them why the work matters.

by Fred Kofman 2018

4.34

604 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Purpose At Work 💼 Employee Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation ⚖️ Leadership Integrity

The CEO Test

by Adam Bryant • 2021

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

4.12

286

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The CEO Test 94%

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

by Adam Bryant 2021

4.12

286 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The Heart of Business

by Hubert Joly • 2021

Purpose beats profit as strategy. A CEO's playbook for winning by serving every stakeholder first.

4.23

1k+

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 🌐 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 💼 Work And Meaning

The Heart of Business 94%

Purpose beats profit as strategy. A CEO's playbook for winning by serving every stakeholder first.

by Hubert Joly 2021

4.23

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 🌐 Stakeholder Capitalism 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 🤲 Servant Leadership 💼 Work And Meaning

Scaling Up Excellence

by Robert I. Sutton • 2014

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

3.76

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change 🧩 Organizational Complexity 🎯 Accountability Systems

Scaling Up Excellence 94%

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

by Robert I. Sutton 2014

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change 🧩 Organizational Complexity 🎯 Accountability Systems

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

4.19

155

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Glue 94%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Motive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2020

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

4.24

5k+

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

The Motive 94%

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

by Patrick Lencioni 2020

4.24

5k+ ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

Vivid Vision

by Cameron Herold • 2019

Write what your company looks like three years from now, in detail. Alignment follows.

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1k+

🎯 Strategic Vision 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🏆 Goal Setting 👔 Business Owners 👨‍💼 Ceo Guidance

Vivid Vision 94%

Write what your company looks like three years from now, in detail. Alignment follows.

by Cameron Herold 2019

3.91

1k+ ratings

🎯 Strategic Vision 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🏆 Goal Setting 👔 Business Owners 👨‍💼 Ceo Guidance

Results Without Authority

by Tom Kendrick • 2006

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

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3k+

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

Results Without Authority 94%

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

by Tom Kendrick 2006

3.84

3k+ ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

The Trust Edge

by David Horsager • 2011

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

3.80

500

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Trust Edge 94%

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

by David Horsager 2011

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🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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