50 Books like The Four Dilemmas of the CEO

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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2k+

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

CEO Excellence 97%

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

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 97%

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

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 96%

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

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

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🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

Unlocking Potential 96%

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

by Michael K. Simpson 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

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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193

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

The Work of Leaders 96%

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

Winning

by Jack Welch • 2005

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

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43k+

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

Winning 96%

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

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

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

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155

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

Glue 96%

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 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 96%

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

Centered Leadership

by Joanna Barsh • 2014

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

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109

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

Centered Leadership 96%

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

by Joanna Barsh 2014

3.72

109 ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

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617

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Leadership from the Inside Out 96%

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

by Kevin Cashman 2008

3.95

617 ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

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 96%

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 CEO Whisperer

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2020

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

3.78

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The CEO Whisperer 96%

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2020

3.78

27 ratings

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Ego Free Leadership

by Brandon Black • 2017

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

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653

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Ego Free Leadership 96%

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

by Brandon Black 2017

4.13

653 ratings

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Leap to Leader

by Adam Bryant • 2023

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

4.04

261

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

The Leap to Leader 96%

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

by Adam Bryant 2023

4.04

261 ratings

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

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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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 96%

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

The CEO Test

by Adam Bryant • 2021

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

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286

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

The CEO Test 96%

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

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

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

4.13

726

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

Leadership 96%

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

No Bullsh*t Leadership

by Chris Hirst • 2019

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

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518

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

No Bullsh*t Leadership 96%

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

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking

by Michael D. Watkins • 2024

Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

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515

♟️ Strategic Leadership 🧠 Mental Models For Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔍 Problem Solving Frameworks

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking Summary

The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking 96%

Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

by Michael D. Watkins 2024

3.88

515 ratings

♟️ Strategic Leadership 🧠 Mental Models For Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔍 Problem Solving Frameworks

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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 Motive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2020

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

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5k+

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

The Motive 96%

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

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2000

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

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7k+

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive Summary

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive 96%

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

by Patrick Lencioni 2000

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Confronting Reality

by Larry Bossidy • 2004

Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.

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295

🏢 Corporate Leadership ♟️ Business Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change ⚡ Industry Disruption 🧩 Business Model Design

Confronting Reality 96%

Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.

by Larry Bossidy 2004

3.80

295 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership ♟️ Business Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change ⚡ Industry Disruption 🧩 Business Model Design

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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1k+

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

The Strategist 96%

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

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 96%

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

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

by Keith Rosen • 2008

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

3.90

532

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 96%

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

by Keith Rosen 2008

3.90

532 ratings

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

Leadership skills are tiny daily behaviors; automate them in five minutes a day with this system.

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253

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🌱 New Managers

The Leader Habit 96%

Leadership skills are tiny daily behaviors; automate them in five minutes a day with this system.

by Martin Lanik 2018

3.83

253 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Design 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🌱 New Managers

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2023

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

4.20

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

The 4 Disciplines of Execution 96%

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

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 96%

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

Elevate

by Rich Horwath • 2013

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

3.71

106

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🔧 Business Model Design 🎯 Strategy Execution

Elevate 96%

Daily noise buries strategy. Three disciplines for staying above it and seeing what others miss.

by Rich Horwath 2013

3.71

106 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking 🏢 Corporate Strategy ⚔️ Competitive Advantage 🔧 Business Model Design 🎯 Strategy Execution

Corporate Chanakya on Leadership

by Radhakrishnan Pillai • 2013

Chanakya's playbook for the corner office: ancient statecraft that builds an unshakeable company.

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122

🏛️ Timeless Strategy 🏗️ Business Frameworks ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🔄 Succession Planning ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Corporate Chanakya on Leadership Summary

Corporate Chanakya on Leadership 96%

Chanakya's playbook for the corner office: ancient statecraft that builds an unshakeable company.

by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2013

4.16

122 ratings

🏛️ Timeless Strategy 🏗️ Business Frameworks ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🔄 Succession Planning ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

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 96%

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

Working Together

by Michael D. Eisner • 2010

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

3.55

300

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

Working Together 96%

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

by Michael D. Eisner 2010

3.55

300 ratings

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

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 96%

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 Entrepreneur Roller Coaster

by Darren Hardy • 2015

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

4.32

3k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster 96%

Sales, hiring, focus, fear: master these four controls and the roller coaster becomes a thrill ride.

by Darren Hardy 2015

4.32

3k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Startup Playbooks 😨 Fear Management 💰 Sales Psychology 👥 Hiring And Culture

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 1998

Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.

4.16

57k+

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧭 Strategic Vision 🧩 Team Building 💎 Character Driven Leadership

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 96%

Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.

by John C. Maxwell 1998

4.16

57k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧭 Strategic Vision 🧩 Team Building 💎 Character Driven Leadership

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

8 Steps to High Performance

by Marc Effron • 2018

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

3.68

234

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

8 Steps to High Performance 95%

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

by Marc Effron 2018

3.68

234 ratings

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

Total Focus

by Brandon Webb • 2017

A SEAL sniper's business rules: focus drill, decision speed, and mining misery for advantage.

4.07

352

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Navy Seal Principles 🔍 Focus Techniques ⚡ Decisive Action ⛈️ Adversity Mindset

Total Focus 95%

A SEAL sniper's business rules: focus drill, decision speed, and mining misery for advantage.

by Brandon Webb 2017

4.07

352 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🎯 Navy Seal Principles 🔍 Focus Techniques ⚡ Decisive Action ⛈️ Adversity Mindset

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.

4.3

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 95%

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

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers

by Anthony C. Mersino • 2007

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

3.73

237

🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers Summary

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers 95%

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

by Anthony C. Mersino 2007

3.73

237 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Scaling Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2019

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

4.15

192

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

Scaling Leadership 95%

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

by Bob Anderson 2019

4.15

192 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lead to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2022

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

3.94

316

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

Lead to Win 95%

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

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 95%

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

The Crux

by Richard P. Rumelt • 2022

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

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

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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

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