50 Books like The Federal Management Playbook

Results

by Charlie Baker • 2022

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

3.80

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Results 96%

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

by Charlie Baker 2022

3.80

89 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

How to Run A Government

by Michael Barber • 2015

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

3.90

402

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

How to Run A Government 95%

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

by Michael Barber 2015

3.90

402 ratings

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

Systems Thinking in the Public Sector

by John Seddon • 2008

Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.

3.94

102

🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🔄 Systems Thinking 📋 Government Bureaucracy ♻️ Organizational Waste 📥 Demand-Driven Design

Systems Thinking in the Public Sector Summary

Systems Thinking in the Public Sector 95%

Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.

by John Seddon 2008

3.94

102 ratings

🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🔄 Systems Thinking 📋 Government Bureaucracy ♻️ Organizational Waste 📥 Demand-Driven Design

Recoding America

by Jennifer Pahlka • 2023

Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.

4.37

3k+

🖥️ Gov Tech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Government 🎨 User-Centered Design 📦 Product Management

Recoding America 95%

Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.

by Jennifer Pahlka 2023

4.37

3k+ ratings

🖥️ Gov Tech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Government 🎨 User-Centered Design 📦 Product Management

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

3.86

808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 95%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

by G. Edward Evans • 2017

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

2.89

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary

Managerial Leadership for Librarians 94%

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

by G. Edward Evans 2017

2.89

18 ratings

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Good To Great And The Social Sectors

by Jim Collins • 2001

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

4.05

7k+

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Good To Great And The Social Sectors Summary

Good To Great And The Social Sectors 94%

The discipline behind great companies works for nonprofits too, once you redefine what counts.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.05

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Leadership 🌍 Social Impact 🔄 Organizational Change 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Leading Successful Change

by Gregory P. Shea • 2020

Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.

3.62

121

🔄 Organizational Change 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Strategy Execution 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science

Leading Successful Change 94%

Stop announcing change. Design an environment where the behaviors you need are the only option.

by Gregory P. Shea 2020

3.62

121 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Strategy Execution 🧩 Systems Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science

The Empowered Manager

by Peter Block • 2016

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

3.84

148

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

The Empowered Manager 94%

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

by Peter Block 2016

3.84

148 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

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

Power to the Public

by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

3.98

320

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Power to the Public 94%

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021

3.98

320 ratings

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

The Power of Giving Away Power

by Matthew Barzun • 2021

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

3.86

518

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

The Power of Giving Away Power 94%

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

by Matthew Barzun 2021

3.86

518 ratings

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

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

4.15

307

🏗️ 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 94%

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

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.

3.94

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 94%

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

Stop Pulling the Ship!

by Matthew Overlund • 2020

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

4.67

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Stop Pulling the Ship! 94%

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

by Matthew Overlund 2020

4.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

3.34

143

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agility Shift 94%

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

by Pamela Meyer 2015

3.34

143 ratings

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Imagine It Forward

by Beth Comstock • 2018

Big companies kill new ideas. A GE insider's method for keeping innovation alive anyway.

3.79

831

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Change Leadership 💻 Digital Transformation 🔬 Lean Methodology 🚀 Intrapreneurship

Imagine It Forward 94%

Big companies kill new ideas. A GE insider's method for keeping innovation alive anyway.

by Beth Comstock 2018

3.79

831 ratings

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Change Leadership 💻 Digital Transformation 🔬 Lean Methodology 🚀 Intrapreneurship

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

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

4.16

2k+

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

CEO Excellence 94%

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

Designing a Successful KM Strategy

by Stephanie Barnes • 2014

Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

4.10

🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design 🔄 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Designing a Successful KM Strategy Summary

Designing a Successful KM Strategy 94%

Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.

by Stephanie Barnes 2014

4.10

29 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🗺️ Strategy Design 🔄 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture

A Team of Leaders

by Paul Gustavson • 2014

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

3.89

132

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

A Team of Leaders 94%

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

by Paul Gustavson 2014

3.89

132 ratings

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

The Dance of Change

by Peter M. Senge • 2004

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

4.06

551

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

The Dance of Change 94%

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

That's Not How We Do It Here!

by John P. Kotter • 2016

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

3.83

1k+

🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

That's Not How We Do It Here! 94%

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

by John P. Kotter 2016

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Change

by John P. Kotter • 2021

Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.

3.71

365

🔄 Organizational Change 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership ⚡ Organizational Agility 🎯 Strategy Execution

Change 94%

Two brain systems govern organizational change. Most leaders overuse one and ignore the other.

by John P. Kotter 2021

3.71

365 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership ⚡ Organizational Agility 🎯 Strategy Execution

The Open Organization

by Jim Whitehurst • 2015

What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.

4.09

682

🏢 Organizational Culture 👐 Open Source Management 🏆 Meritocracy 💨 Fail Fast 🎯 Purpose-Driven Orgs

The Open Organization 94%

What open source taught a CEO: ditch hierarchy, let the best ideas win, fail faster.

by Jim Whitehurst 2015

4.09

682 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👐 Open Source Management 🏆 Meritocracy 💨 Fail Fast 🎯 Purpose-Driven Orgs

Humanocracy

by Gary Hamel • 2020

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

4.01

1k+

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

Humanocracy 94%

Bureaucracy costs trillions and kills autonomy. The fix: companies run on ownership, not authority.

by Gary Hamel 2020

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧹 Bureaucracy Critique 🔄 Self-Management 🌐 Decentralized Orgs 🚀 Intrapreneurship 🧪 Business Experimentation

A New Way to Think

by Roger L. Martin • 2022

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

4.02

580

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

A New Way to Think 94%

Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.

by Roger L. Martin 2022

4.02

580 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Organizational Culture 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🧪 Behavioral Economics

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

by Joan Garry • 2017

A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.

4.28

331

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership Summary

Joan Garry's Guide to Nonprofit Leadership 94%

A veteran ED's nonprofit playbook: boards, fundraising, and leading when passion is the payroll.

by Joan Garry 2017

4.28

331 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 📋 Board Governance 💰 Fundraising Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

4.38

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Unlocking Agility 93%

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Launching a Leadership Revolution

by Chris Brady • 2005

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

4.37

3k+

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

Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary

Launching a Leadership Revolution 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Everything Project Management Book

by Rick A. Morris • 2008

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

3.11

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

The Everything Project Management Book Summary

The Everything Project Management Book 93%

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

by Rick A. Morris 2008

3.11

9 ratings

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Leader's Checklist

by Michael Useem • 2011

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

3.48

282

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

The Leader's Checklist 93%

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

by Michael Useem 2011

3.48

282 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

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

3.70

143

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

A Year with Peter Drucker 93%

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

Strategic Doing

by Edward Morrison • 2019

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

3.90

268

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

Strategic Doing 93%

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

by Edward Morrison 2019

3.90

268 ratings

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership

by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2009

Stop solving problems for your team: manage stress, surface hidden dynamics, lead lasting change.

4.05

2k+

🔄 Organizational Change 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 💬 Difficult Conversations

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Summary

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership 93%

Stop solving problems for your team: manage stress, surface hidden dynamics, lead lasting change.

by Ronald A. Heifetz 2009

4.05

2k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 💬 Difficult Conversations

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

Chief Joy Officer

by Richard Sheridan • 2018

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

3.94

500

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

Chief Joy Officer 93%

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

The Startup Way

by Eric Ries • 2017

Startup speed inside slow giants: turning divisions into labs and failure into fuel.

3.98

4k+

🏢 Intrapreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup Methods 🏗️ Organizational Transformation ♻️ Continuous Innovation 📈 Scaling Innovation

The Startup Way 93%

Startup speed inside slow giants: turning divisions into labs and failure into fuel.

by Eric Ries 2017

3.98

4k+ ratings

🏢 Intrapreneurship 🔄 Lean Startup Methods 🏗️ Organizational Transformation ♻️ Continuous Innovation 📈 Scaling Innovation

The Unwritten Laws of Business

by W.J. King • 1944

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

3.99

5k+

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Unwritten Laws of Business 93%

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

by W.J. King 1944

3.99

5k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

Creating Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2008

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

4.27

3k+

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

Creating Magic 93%

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

Leading Exponential Change

by Erich R Bühler • 2018

Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.

3.56

📈 Business Transformation 🔄 Change Management 🏗️ Organization Design ⚡ Enterprise Agility 🧠 Neuroscience For Business

Leading Exponential Change 93%

Move past Agile: the brain science and social patterns that make transformation contagious.

by Erich R Bühler 2018

3.56

50 ratings

📈 Business Transformation 🔄 Change Management 🏗️ Organization Design ⚡ Enterprise Agility 🧠 Neuroscience For Business

Library Management

by Bridgit McCafferty • 2021

The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.

3.00

🏛️ Library Management 📋 Project Management 🏢 Middle Management 🌱 Organizational Culture 🚨 Crisis Leadership

Library Management 93%

The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.

by Bridgit McCafferty 2021

3.00

2 ratings

🏛️ Library Management 📋 Project Management 🏢 Middle Management 🌱 Organizational Culture 🚨 Crisis Leadership

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 93%

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 Connected Company

by Dave Gray • 2012

When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.

4.11

617

🏗️ Organizational Design 🛎️ Service Economy 🕸️ Networked Business 🎯 Customer-Centric Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

The Connected Company 93%

When customers network faster than your hierarchy can respond, the answer is small autonomous teams.

by Dave Gray 2012

4.11

617 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🛎️ Service Economy 🕸️ Networked Business 🎯 Customer-Centric Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

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 93%

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

Leadership Conversations

by Alan S. Berson • 2012

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

4.12

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

Leadership Conversations 93%

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

by Alan S. Berson 2012

4.12

92 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1998

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

3.94

822

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

Philosophy 93%

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

Team of Teams

by Stanley McChrystal • 2015

A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.

4.14

14k+

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A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.

by Stanley McChrystal 2015

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