50 Books like Strategic Workforce Planning

The Talent Revolution

by Anne Fulton • 2023

An internal talent market matches skills to work. Build one, and the talent hoarding stops.

4.52

👥 Talent Management 🔮 Future Of Work 🔄 Internal Mobility 🏃 Agile Workforce 📚 Workforce Reskilling

The Talent Revolution 96%

An internal talent market matches skills to work. Build one, and the talent hoarding stops.

by Anne Fulton 2023

4.52

21 ratings

👥 Talent Management 🔮 Future Of Work 🔄 Internal Mobility 🏃 Agile Workforce 📚 Workforce Reskilling

Talent Wins

by Ram Charan • 2018

Three leaders, one table, one mandate: turn HR from overhead into your competitive advantage.

3.81

349

🎯 Talent Strategy 💼 Strategic HR 📊 Talent Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Organizations

Talent Wins 96%

Three leaders, one table, one mandate: turn HR from overhead into your competitive advantage.

by Ram Charan 2018

3.81

349 ratings

🎯 Talent Strategy 💼 Strategic HR 📊 Talent Management 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Organizations

Data-Driven HR

by Bernard Marr • 2018

How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.

3.51

📊 People Analytics 🎯 Strategic Hr 🗺️ Data Strategy 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition

Data-Driven HR 95%

How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.

by Bernard Marr 2018

3.51

45 ratings

📊 People Analytics 🎯 Strategic Hr 🗺️ Data Strategy 🤖 AI In Business 📋 Talent Acquisition

Digital HR Strategy

by Soumyasanto Sen • 2020

HR is stalled in admin. The framework to turn it into a data-driven, human-centric strategy unit.

4.00

📱 Digital HR 👔 Strategic HR 📊 People Analytics 😊 Employee Experience 🔄 Agile HR

Digital HR Strategy 95%

HR is stalled in admin. The framework to turn it into a data-driven, human-centric strategy unit.

by Soumyasanto Sen 2020

4.00

7 ratings

📱 Digital HR 👔 Strategic HR 📊 People Analytics 😊 Employee Experience 🔄 Agile HR

Artificial Intelligence for HR

by Ben Eubanks • 2022

AI takes over payroll, screening, scheduling. Your job becomes the part machines can't touch.

4.14

🖥️ Hr Technology 📊 People Analytics 🎯 Talent Acquisition 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration ⚖️ Ethical Ai

Artificial Intelligence for HR 95%

AI takes over payroll, screening, scheduling. Your job becomes the part machines can't touch.

by Ben Eubanks 2022

4.14

21 ratings

🖥️ Hr Technology 📊 People Analytics 🎯 Talent Acquisition 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration ⚖️ Ethical Ai

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 95%

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

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

by Vlad Vaiman • 2010

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

4.50

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 🤝 Servant Leadership

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers Summary

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers 95%

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

by Vlad Vaiman 2010

4.50

2 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 🤝 Servant Leadership

Effective Succession Planning

by William J. Rothwell • 1994

Why replacing executives isn't strategy, and the process that actually keeps organizations stable.

3.79

♟️ Succession Planning 👥 Talent Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📋 Competency Frameworks 🏗️ Workforce Planning

Effective Succession Planning 95%

Why replacing executives isn't strategy, and the process that actually keeps organizations stable.

by William J. Rothwell 1994

3.79

58 ratings

♟️ Succession Planning 👥 Talent Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📋 Competency Frameworks 🏗️ Workforce Planning

The HR Scorecard

by Dave Ulrich • 2001

HR wants a strategy seat. This is the measurement system that earns it.

3.78

331

👥 Human Resources Strategy 📊 People Analytics ⚖️ Balanced Scorecard 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management

The HR Scorecard 95%

HR wants a strategy seat. This is the measurement system that earns it.

by Dave Ulrich 2001

3.78

331 ratings

👥 Human Resources Strategy 📊 People Analytics ⚖️ Balanced Scorecard 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🔄 Change Management

HR Unleashed!!

by Steve Browne • 2023

Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.

4.07

👥 Human Resources ❤️ People-First 🎯 Strategic HR 🧘 Employee Well-Being 🏢 Workplace Culture

HR Unleashed!! 94%

Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.

by Steve Browne 2023

4.07

14 ratings

👥 Human Resources ❤️ People-First 🎯 Strategic HR 🧘 Employee Well-Being 🏢 Workplace Culture

Six SIGMA in HR Transformation

by Mircea Albeanu • 2009

Fewer payroll errors, faster hiring, data-driven decisions: a Six Sigma playbook built for HR.

4.50

🔄 Hr Transformation 📈 Process Improvement 📊 Six Sigma 📋 Data-Driven Hr 🔀 Change Management

Six SIGMA in HR Transformation 94%

Fewer payroll errors, faster hiring, data-driven decisions: a Six Sigma playbook built for HR.

by Mircea Albeanu 2009

4.50

8 ratings

🔄 Hr Transformation 📈 Process Improvement 📊 Six Sigma 📋 Data-Driven Hr 🔀 Change Management

Work Rules!

by Laszlo Bock • 2015

A data-driven blueprint for hiring, pay, and culture from Google's former head of people operations.

4.13

16k+

👥 People Operations 🏢 Corporate Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🎯 Hiring Practices 🧠 Behavioral Nudges

Work Rules! 94%

A data-driven blueprint for hiring, pay, and culture from Google's former head of people operations.

by Laszlo Bock 2015

4.13

16k+ ratings

👥 People Operations 🏢 Corporate Culture 🌟 Talent Management 🎯 Hiring Practices 🧠 Behavioral Nudges

Agile HR

by Natal Dank • 2020

HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.

4.25

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🔄 HR Transformation 🏃 Business Agility 🎨 Design Thinking 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Agile HR 93%

HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.

by Natal Dank 2020

4.25

80 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🔄 HR Transformation 🏃 Business Agility 🎨 Design Thinking 📊 Evidence-Based 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?

3.92

224

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

The HR Value Proposition 93%

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

The Employee Experience Advantage

by Jacob Morgan • 2017

4x profit, 40% less turnover: the data behind treating employees as customers, not workers.

3.83

432

🧑‍💼 Talent Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Employee Engagement 📊 People Analytics

The Employee Experience Advantage Summary

The Employee Experience Advantage 93%

4x profit, 40% less turnover: the data behind treating employees as customers, not workers.

by Jacob Morgan 2017

3.83

432 ratings

🧑‍💼 Talent Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Employee Engagement 📊 People Analytics

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 93%

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 Talent Delusion

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic • 2017

The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.

3.88

233

🌟 Talent Management 📊 People Analytics 🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Evidence Based Management 🕶️ Dark Triad

The Talent Delusion 93%

The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 2017

3.88

233 ratings

🌟 Talent Management 📊 People Analytics 🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Evidence Based Management 🕶️ Dark Triad

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 93%

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

Competing on Analytics

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2007

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

3.69

2k+

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

Competing on Analytics 93%

Why some companies (like Amazon and Capital One) win by making bets on data, not hunches.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2007

3.69

2k+ ratings

📊 Analytics Strategy 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📋 Fact-Based Decisions 🧠 Analytics Culture 🗄️ Data Management

The Way of the HR Warrior

by Monica Frede • 2018

The six character traits that transform HR from compliance overhead into a leadership force.

3.91

👥 Human Resources 🏛️ Strategic Hr 🛡️ Professional Courage 💪 Emotional Resilience 📊 Business Acumen

The Way of the HR Warrior 93%

The six character traits that transform HR from compliance overhead into a leadership force.

by Monica Frede 2018

3.91

43 ratings

👥 Human Resources 🏛️ Strategic Hr 🛡️ Professional Courage 💪 Emotional Resilience 📊 Business Acumen

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

by Karen Berman • 2008

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

4.20

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals Summary

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 93%

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.20

69 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Management Challenges for the 21st Century

by Peter F. Drucker • 2009

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

4.07

876

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary

Management Challenges for the 21st Century 93%

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

by Peter F. Drucker 2009

4.07

876 ratings

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

Who

by Geoff Smart • 2008

Hiring fails half the time; mistakes cost 15x salary. The system that flips the odds.

3.96

8k+

🧲 Talent Acquisition 📋 Hiring Frameworks 🎙️ Behavioral Interviewing 🎯 Predicting Performance 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Who 93%

Hiring fails half the time; mistakes cost 15x salary. The system that flips the odds.

by Geoff Smart 2008

3.96

8k+ ratings

🧲 Talent Acquisition 📋 Hiring Frameworks 🎙️ Behavioral Interviewing 🎯 Predicting Performance 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Balanced Scorecard

by Robert S. Kaplan • 1996

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

3.91

6k+

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

Balanced Scorecard 93%

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

by Robert S. Kaplan 1996

3.91

6k+ ratings

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

3.91

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators Summary

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators 93%

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

35 ratings

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

People Strategy

by Jack Altman • 2021

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

3.63

167

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

People Strategy 92%

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 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 92%

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

Behind Every Good Decision

by Piyanka Jain • 2014

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

3.60

144

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

Behind Every Good Decision 92%

Analytics problems rarely need data scientists. A five-step framework anyone with Excel can use.

by Piyanka Jain 2014

3.60

144 ratings

📊 Business Analytics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions 🧩 Analytics Frameworks 📖 Data Literacy 🔧 Everyday Analytics

The Expertise Economy

by Kelly Palmer • 2018

Triple your profit growth by turning daily work into a personalized, peer-powered learning engine.

3.94

176

🏢 Corporate Learning 💼 Skills Economy 🧑‍💻 Personalized Learning 👥 Peer Learning 🌱 Learning Culture

The Expertise Economy 92%

Triple your profit growth by turning daily work into a personalized, peer-powered learning engine.

by Kelly Palmer 2018

3.94

176 ratings

🏢 Corporate Learning 💼 Skills Economy 🧑‍💻 Personalized Learning 👥 Peer Learning 🌱 Learning Culture

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 92%

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

The Alliance

by Reid Hoffman • 2014

Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.

3.80

3k+

🧩 Talent Strategy 🤝 Workplace Trust 🌱 Career Development 💻 Silicon Valley Management 👥 People Managers

The Alliance 92%

Companies and workers need a new pact: finite missions that build value for both sides.

by Reid Hoffman 2014

3.80

3k+ ratings

🧩 Talent Strategy 🤝 Workplace Trust 🌱 Career Development 💻 Silicon Valley Management 👥 People Managers

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data 92%

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

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.

3.88

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 92%

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

Hire With Your Head

by Lou Adler • 1998

One interview question, asked twice, that reveals more about a candidate than ten shallow ones.

3.99

625

🧑‍💼 Talent Acquisition 📋 Structured Hiring 🔍 Evidence-Based Hiring ✅ Candidate Assessment 🎤 Behavioral Interviewing

Hire With Your Head 92%

One interview question, asked twice, that reveals more about a candidate than ten shallow ones.

by Lou Adler 1998

3.99

625 ratings

🧑‍💼 Talent Acquisition 📋 Structured Hiring 🔍 Evidence-Based Hiring ✅ Candidate Assessment 🎤 Behavioral Interviewing

It's Not the How or the What but the Who

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz • 2014

Credentials are yesterday's bet. The real edge is reading potential before the résumé proves it.

3.98

270

🔍 Talent Acquisition 🌱 Talent Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Team Building 📈 Leadership Development

It's Not the How or the What but the Who Summary

It's Not the How or the What but the Who 92%

Credentials are yesterday's bet. The real edge is reading potential before the résumé proves it.

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 2014

3.98

270 ratings

🔍 Talent Acquisition 🌱 Talent Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Team Building 📈 Leadership Development

Gods of Management

by Charles B. Handy • 1986

Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.

3.78

144

🏛️ Organizational Culture 📚 Management Theory 📋 Bureaucracy Critique 🏢 Flat Organizations 💼 Gig Economy

Gods of Management 92%

Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.

by Charles B. Handy 1986

3.78

144 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Culture 📚 Management Theory 📋 Bureaucracy Critique 🏢 Flat Organizations 💼 Gig Economy

The Age of Unreason

by Charles B. Handy • 1989

The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.

3.91

546

🏢 Organizational Design 🌐 Future Of Work 🔀 Change Management 🤸 Flexible Work 🧠 Knowledge Work

The Age of Unreason 92%

The company of the future has three parts, your career five, and the old job for life is dead.

by Charles B. Handy 1989

3.91

546 ratings

🏢 Organizational Design 🌐 Future Of Work 🔀 Change Management 🤸 Flexible Work 🧠 Knowledge Work

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.

3.97

3k+

🏹 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 92%

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

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 92%

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

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

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

3.94

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

How to Become a Great Boss

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

3.87

423

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

How to Become a Great Boss 92%

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002

3.87

423 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

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.

4.01

4k+

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

Amp It Up 92%

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

Competing for the Future

by Gary Hamel • 1994

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

4.03

3k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building 📊 Resource-Based View 🧪 Market Experimentation

Competing for the Future 92%

Your current products matter less than your ability to create products no one has imagined yet.

by Gary Hamel 1994

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔭 Strategic Foresight 🏗️ Capability Building 📊 Resource-Based View 🧪 Market Experimentation

Bring Your Human to Work

by Erica Keswin • 2018

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

3.71

279

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

Bring Your Human to Work 92%

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

by Erica Keswin 2018

3.71

279 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

4.17

1k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Crux 92%

Most strategy starts with goals. Real strategy starts with the one challenge worth solving.

by Richard P. Rumelt 2022

4.17

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Problem Diagnosis ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Truth About Managing People...and Nothing but the Truth

by Stephen P. Robbins • 2002

Happy workers aren't productive; productive workers get happy. Much else you learned is backwards.

3.82

939

🧪 Evidence-Based Management 🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology

The Truth About Managing People...and Nothing but the Truth Summary

The Truth About Managing People...and Nothing but the Truth 92%

Happy workers aren't productive; productive workers get happy. Much else you learned is backwards.

by Stephen P. Robbins 2002

3.82

939 ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Management 🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

by Jack Welch 2005

3.86

43k+ ratings

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Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies

by Monique Ceruti • 2019

Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.

🧠 Knowledge Management 🎯 Organizational Strategy 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Metrics 📚 Organizational Learning

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Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.

by Monique Ceruti 2019

🧠 Knowledge Management 🎯 Organizational Strategy 🔄 Change Management 📊 Performance Metrics 📚 Organizational Learning

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