50 Books like Smart Growth

ENGAGEMENT MAGIC

by Tracy Maylett • 2019

Why your most generous perks fail to create engagement, and the five conditions that actually work.

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🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Internal Motivation 📈 Career Development

ENGAGEMENT MAGIC 97%

Why your most generous perks fail to create engagement, and the five conditions that actually work.

by Tracy Maylett 2019

3.93

134 ratings

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Internal Motivation 📈 Career Development

The Dance of Change

by Peter M. Senge • 2004

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

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551

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

The Dance of Change 96%

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

by Peter M. Senge 2004

4.06

551 ratings

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does

by Susan Fowler • 2014

Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.

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🏢 People Management 🏗️ Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Self-Determination Theory 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does Summary

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does 96%

Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.

by Susan Fowler 2014

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1k+ ratings

🏢 People Management 🏗️ Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Self-Determination Theory 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Primed to Perform

by Neel Doshi • 2015

Six measurable motives determine whether your culture fuels performance or destroys it.

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🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Management 🔬 Behavioral Science

Primed to Perform 96%

Six measurable motives determine whether your culture fuels performance or destroys it.

by Neel Doshi 2015

4.14

740 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Management 🔬 Behavioral Science

Alive at Work

by Daniel M. Cable • 2018

The brain circuit behind curiosity and motivation, and why your company keeps turning it off.

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847

🏢 Employee Engagement 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🎮 Play At Work 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Alive at Work 96%

The brain circuit behind curiosity and motivation, and why your company keeps turning it off.

by Daniel M. Cable 2018

3.88

847 ratings

🏢 Employee Engagement 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🎮 Play At Work 🛡️ Psychological Safety

ADKAR

by Jeffrey M. Hiatt • 2006

Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.

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🔄 Change Management 🧠 Behavior Change 🏢 Organizational Psychology 📈 Business Transformation 📢 Employee Engagement

ADKAR 96%

Five stages that turn change resistance into daily habit, where top-down mandates alone fail.

by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006

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1k+ ratings

🔄 Change Management 🧠 Behavior Change 🏢 Organizational Psychology 📈 Business Transformation 📢 Employee Engagement

Profit from the Positive

by Margaret H. Greenberg • 2013

Meetings, reviews, hiring: three evidence-based fixes that boost performance by 50%.

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134

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 😷 Emotional Contagion 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗓️ Meeting Design

Profit from the Positive 96%

Meetings, reviews, hiring: three evidence-based fixes that boost performance by 50%.

by Margaret H. Greenberg 2013

3.99

134 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 😷 Emotional Contagion 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗓️ Meeting Design

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

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🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 96%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Game of Work, The

by Charles Coonradt • 1999

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

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🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Game of Work, The 96%

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

by Charles Coonradt 1999

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156 ratings

🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Next Is Now

by Lior Arussy • 2018

Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.

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🏢 Change Management 🧱 Overcoming Resistance 🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Next Is Now 96%

Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.

by Lior Arussy 2018

4.06

62 ratings

🏢 Change Management 🧱 Overcoming Resistance 🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Smarter Faster Better

by Charles Duhigg • 2016

Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.

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🏢 Organizational Psychology ⚡ Workplace Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Mental Models

Smarter Faster Better 96%

Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.

by Charles Duhigg 2016

3.90

36k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology ⚡ Workplace Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Mental Models

Fish! Tales

by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

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🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Fish! Tales 96%

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

by Stephen C. Lundin 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Rebel Talent

by Francesca Gino • 2018

Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.

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🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Rebel Talent 96%

Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.

by Francesca Gino 2018

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2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 💡 Workplace Innovation 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🎨 Creative Thinking 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace

by Gary Chapman • 2011

Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.

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🏢 Workplace Culture 📈 Employee Engagement 🔄 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback At Work

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Summary

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace 96%

Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.

by Gary Chapman 2011

3.68

7k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 📈 Employee Engagement 🔄 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback At Work

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

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🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 96%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Progress Principle

by Teresa Amabile • 2011

Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.

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🧠 Workplace Psychology 💪 Team Motivation 📊 Progress Tracking 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 📅 Daily Work Habits

Progress Principle 96%

Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.

by Teresa Amabile 2011

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Workplace Psychology 💪 Team Motivation 📊 Progress Tracking 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 📅 Daily Work Habits

The Best Place to Work

by Ron Friedman • 2014

Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.

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2k+

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🏢 Organizational Culture 🌿 Environmental Psychology 🎮 Intrinsic Motivation 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

The Best Place to Work 96%

Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.

by Ron Friedman 2014

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🏢 Organizational Culture 🌿 Environmental Psychology 🎮 Intrinsic Motivation 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

Motivation

by Brian Tracy • 2013

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

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611

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices 📊 Performance Management 🚀 Onboarding

Motivation 96%

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

by Brian Tracy 2013

3.94

611 ratings

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices 📊 Performance Management 🚀 Onboarding

Cultures of Growth

by Mary C. Murphy • 2024

Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.

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503

🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Growth Mindset 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💡 Innovation Culture 💬 Feedback Culture

Cultures of Growth 96%

Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.

by Mary C. Murphy 2024

3.90

503 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Growth Mindset 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💡 Innovation Culture 💬 Feedback Culture

Start With Why

by Simon Sinek • 2009

Some brands inspire tattoos. The difference isn't product quality, it's which message comes first.

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🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Decision Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Start With Why 96%

Some brands inspire tattoos. The difference isn't product quality, it's which message comes first.

by Simon Sinek 2009

4.10

273k+ ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Decision Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🛒 Consumer Behavior

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1998

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

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822

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

Philosophy 96%

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

by Nigel Warburton 1998

3.94

822 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

Bringing Out the Best in People

by Aubrey C. Daniels • 1993

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

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922

🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👔 New Managers

Bringing Out the Best in People 96%

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

by Aubrey C. Daniels 1993

4.05

922 ratings

🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👔 New Managers

The EQ Leader

by Steven J. Stein • 2017

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

3.67

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

The EQ Leader 96%

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

by Steven J. Stein 2017

3.67

69 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders

by John C. Maxwell • 2023

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

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161

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders 96%

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

by John C. Maxwell 2023

4.26

161 ratings

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

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382

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 96%

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

The Positive Organization

by Robert E. Quinn • 2015

Replace the control-driven mental map with one built on purpose, authenticity, and growth.

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🏢 Organizational Culture 🌟 Positive Leadership 🧠 Mindset Shift 🎯 Purpose-Driven Organizations 💬 Authentic Communication

The Positive Organization 96%

Replace the control-driven mental map with one built on purpose, authenticity, and growth.

by Robert E. Quinn 2015

3.78

121 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🌟 Positive Leadership 🧠 Mindset Shift 🎯 Purpose-Driven Organizations 💬 Authentic Communication

All In

by Mike Michalowicz • 2024

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

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259

🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

All In 96%

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

by Mike Michalowicz 2024

4.15

259 ratings

🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course

by Dale Carnegie • 2001

Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.

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🧭 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🚀 Motivating Teams 🎲 Risk-Taking

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course Summary

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course 96%

Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.

by Dale Carnegie 2001

3.98

195 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🚀 Motivating Teams 🎲 Risk-Taking

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

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17k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Multipliers 96%

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Intrinsic Motivation

by Stefan Falk • 2023

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

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144

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Intrinsic Motivation 96%

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

by Stefan Falk 2023

3.54

144 ratings

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

People Strategy

by Jack Altman • 2021

Culture isn't a perk. It's the feedback, data, and growth path system that outperforms competitors.

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167

🏢 Company Culture 💙 Employee Engagement 📊 People Analytics 🔄 Performance Feedback 📈 Career Development

People Strategy 96%

Culture isn't a perk. It's the feedback, data, and growth path system that outperforms competitors.

by Jack Altman 2021

3.63

167 ratings

🏢 Company Culture 💙 Employee Engagement 📊 People Analytics 🔄 Performance Feedback 📈 Career Development

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset

by Joe Britto • 2019

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset Summary

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset 95%

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

by Joe Britto 2019

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

Peak

by Chip Conley • 2007

Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.

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🧑‍💼 Employee Engagement ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🌍 Impact Investing 🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Peak 95%

Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.

by Chip Conley 2007

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Employee Engagement ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🌍 Impact Investing 🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

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494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 95%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

The Pursuit of Excellence

by Ryan Hawk • 2022

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

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305

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Pursuit of Excellence 95%

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

by Ryan Hawk 2022

4.17

305 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

How Did That Happen? 95%

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

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.

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📖 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 95%

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

Chief Joy Officer

by Richard Sheridan • 2018

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

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500

👑 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations

Chief Joy Officer 95%

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

by Richard Sheridan 2018

3.94

500 ratings

👑 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Employee Engagement 📚 Learning Organizations

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 95%

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

Unlearn

by Barry O'Reilly • 2018

Why your winning playbook is losing your next game, and the cycle that replaces it.

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298

🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adaptive Thinking 🧩 Behavior Design 📚 Learning Organizations

Unlearn 95%

Why your winning playbook is losing your next game, and the cycle that replaces it.

by Barry O'Reilly 2018

3.83

298 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adaptive Thinking 🧩 Behavior Design 📚 Learning Organizations

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.

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42k+

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

First, Break All the Rules 95%

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

Change Leader

by Michael Fullan • 2011

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

3.77

316

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Change Leader 95%

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

by Michael Fullan 2011

3.77

316 ratings

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Flat Army

by Dan Pontefract • 2013

The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.

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112

🏢 Organizational Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 👥 Collaborative Leadership 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🗳️ Participative Management

Flat Army 95%

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

Trust and Inspire

by Stephen M.R. Covey • 2022

Five forces killed controlling leadership. The new way: model trust, extend it, inspire purpose.

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2k+

🤝 Trust-Based Leadership 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Development 🏢 Workplace Culture

Trust and Inspire 95%

Five forces killed controlling leadership. The new way: model trust, extend it, inspire purpose.

by Stephen M.R. Covey 2022

3.93

2k+ ratings

🤝 Trust-Based Leadership 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Development 🏢 Workplace Culture

StrengthsFinder 2.0

by Tom Rath • 2007

Most people never use their strengths at work. The tool to change that is inside this book.

3.93

57k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌱 Talent Development 💼 Workplace Engagement 🔬 Self-Assessment 🧭 Career Strategy

StrengthsFinder 2.0 95%

Most people never use their strengths at work. The tool to change that is inside this book.

by Tom Rath 2007

3.93

57k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌱 Talent Development 💼 Workplace Engagement 🔬 Self-Assessment 🧭 Career Strategy

Creating Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2008

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

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3k+

🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Creating Magic 95%

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

by Lee Cockerell 2008

4.27

3k+ ratings

🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

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 95%

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

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work

by Paul L. Marciano • 2010

The respect-based system that engages employees when bonuses and threats stop working.

3.93

763

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👏 Recognition Culture 🔐 Trust Building

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work 95%

The respect-based system that engages employees when bonuses and threats stop working.

by Paul L. Marciano 2010

3.93

763 ratings

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👏 Recognition Culture 🔐 Trust Building

The Heart of Change

by John P. Kotter • 2002

Why a pile of 424 gloves did what a thousand memos couldn't.

3.97

3k+

🔄 Change Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Behavioral Change 👥 Leading Teams

The Heart of Change 95%

Why a pile of 424 gloves did what a thousand memos couldn't.

by John P. Kotter 2002

3.97

3k+ ratings

🔄 Change Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Behavioral Change 👥 Leading Teams

Swim!

by Walter Bond • 2019

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

4.19

178

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

Swim! 95%

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

by Walter Bond 2019

4.19

178 ratings

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

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