50 Books like The Generalist Counsel

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan

by George B. Bradt • 2006

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

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🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan Summary

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Building a Better Law Practice

by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

3.73

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Building a Better Law Practice 94%

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

by Jeremy W. Richter 2019

3.73

11 ratings

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

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433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Strategize to Win 94%

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

The Leadership Pipeline

by Ram Charan • 2000

The leadership transitions most people botch, and what each level actually requires from you.

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2k+

📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Succession Planning ↔️ Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Talent Management

The Leadership Pipeline 94%

The leadership transitions most people botch, and what each level actually requires from you.

by Ram Charan 2000

3.92

2k+ ratings

📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Succession Planning ↔️ Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Talent Management

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 94%

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

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

by Ron Ashkenas • 2018

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

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241

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

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook 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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

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

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

CEO Excellence 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

Lead to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2022

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

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316

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

Lead to Win 94%

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

by Carla A. Harris 2022

3.94

316 ratings

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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 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 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

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 93%

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 First 90 Days

by Michael D. Watkins • 2003

What got you promoted won't work in the new job. Five situations determine what will.

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38k+

🚦 Leadership Transitions 👔 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🔍 Team Assessment

The First 90 Days 93%

What got you promoted won't work in the new job. Five situations determine what will.

by Michael D. Watkins 2003

3.85

38k+ ratings

🚦 Leadership Transitions 👔 New Managers 🔄 Career Transitions 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🔍 Team Assessment

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

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

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726

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

Leadership 93%

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

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

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

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143

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

Agility Shift 93%

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

Jack Welch and the GE Way

by Robert Slater • 1998

A CEO's handbook from Jack Welch's GE: be honest, move fast, and own your market or walk.

3.69

506

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Ceo Memoirs 📚 Management Classics 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change

Jack Welch and the GE Way 93%

A CEO's handbook from Jack Welch's GE: be honest, move fast, and own your market or walk.

by Robert Slater 1998

3.69

506 ratings

🏢 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Ceo Memoirs 📚 Management Classics 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO

by Beverly E. Jones • 2016

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

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304

💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO 93%

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

by Beverly E. Jones 2016

3.76

304 ratings

💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

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! 93%

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

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 93%

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

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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1k+

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

Unlocking Potential 93%

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

8 Steps to High Performance

by Marc Effron • 2018

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

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234

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

8 Steps to High Performance 93%

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

Right Away and All At Once

by Greg Brenneman • 2016

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

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179

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Right Away and All At Once 93%

Five actions that rescue a company, and why the same discipline saves your life outside work.

by Greg Brenneman 2016

4.16

179 ratings

🏭 Corporate Turnarounds 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Employee Empowerment ⚡ Bias For Action ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

by Herminia Ibarra • 2015

You won't think your way into leadership. Start with new behaviors and let mindset follow.

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2k+

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🎭 Professional Identity 🏃 Learning By Doing 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🕸️ Strategic Networking

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Summary

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader 93%

You won't think your way into leadership. Start with new behaviors and let mindset follow.

by Herminia Ibarra 2015

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🎭 Professional Identity 🏃 Learning By Doing 🧭 Strategic Thinking 🕸️ Strategic Networking

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 93%

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

The Elephant Catchers

by Subroto Bagchi • 2013

Growing companies must learn to hunt bigger game. A playbook for sales, brand, and leadership.

3.85

252

🏢 Organizational Scaling 🇮🇳 Indian Business Insights 📈 Sales Force Management 🏗️ Brand Building ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The Elephant Catchers 93%

Growing companies must learn to hunt bigger game. A playbook for sales, brand, and leadership.

by Subroto Bagchi 2013

3.85

252 ratings

🏢 Organizational Scaling 🇮🇳 Indian Business Insights 📈 Sales Force Management 🏗️ Brand Building ⚡ Crisis Leadership

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 93%

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

The Wisdom of Compassion

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2012

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

3.98

675

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

The Wisdom of Compassion 93%

A championship training plan for landing a top leadership role: brand, network, interview smarter.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2012

3.98

675 ratings

🎯 Executive Job Search 🏷 Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategies 🎤 Interview Preparation 📋 Structured Job Search

The McKinsey Edge

by Hattori • 2015

Consulting-tested moves for sharper communication, smarter prioritization, and calm under pressure.

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742

🧠 Consulting Methodologies 💬 Executive Communication ⏳ Time Management 🌅 Early Morning Routines 😌 Stress Resilience

The McKinsey Edge 93%

Consulting-tested moves for sharper communication, smarter prioritization, and calm under pressure.

by Hattori 2015

4.04

742 ratings

🧠 Consulting Methodologies 💬 Executive Communication ⏳ Time Management 🌅 Early Morning Routines 😌 Stress Resilience

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 93%

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

Centered Leadership

by Joanna Barsh • 2014

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

3.72

109

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

Centered Leadership 93%

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

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook

by Sue France • 2012

No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

3.85

🧑‍💼 Executive Assistants 🗂️ Office Management 📈 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📋 Personality Assessments

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook Summary

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook 93%

No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

by Sue France 2012

3.85

41 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Assistants 🗂️ Office Management 📈 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📋 Personality Assessments

The Real-Life MBA

by Jack Welch • 2015

Candor, alignment, consequences. The stripped-down leadership manual from the CEO who ran GE.

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2k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧭 Organizational Alignment 🚨 Crisis Management 📊 Performance Management 🔄 Career Reinvention

The Real-Life MBA 93%

Candor, alignment, consequences. The stripped-down leadership manual from the CEO who ran GE.

by Jack Welch 2015

3.66

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🧭 Organizational Alignment 🚨 Crisis Management 📊 Performance Management 🔄 Career Reinvention

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 1998

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

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2k+

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization Summary

How to Become CEO the (Oeb) Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization 93%

A CEO's field manual: the blunt, daily rules that compound into a corner office.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 1998

3.82

2k+ ratings

🪜 Corporate Ladder 👔 Executive Leadership 📋 Career Rules 🏢 Office Politics ⏰ Time Management

The Visual Mba

by Jason Barron • 2019

An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.

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3k+

🏫 Mba Foundations ✍️ Visual Business Guides 🧱 Business Frameworks 💰 Corporate Finance Basics 🚀 Career Accelerators

The Visual Mba 93%

An MBA in sketches: the frameworks of leadership, finance, and strategy, minus the classroom.

by Jason Barron 2019

3.74

3k+ ratings

🏫 Mba Foundations ✍️ Visual Business Guides 🧱 Business Frameworks 💰 Corporate Finance Basics 🚀 Career Accelerators

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 93%

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

No Bullsh*t Leadership

by Chris Hirst • 2019

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

3.77

518

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

No Bullsh*t Leadership 93%

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

You Can't Know It All

by Wanda T. Wallace • 2019

Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.

3.99

135

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🔗 Cross-Functional Teams 🧠 Managing Experts 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Executive Development

You Can't Know It All 93%

Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.

by Wanda T. Wallace 2019

3.99

135 ratings

🔄 Leadership Transitions 🔗 Cross-Functional Teams 🧠 Managing Experts 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📈 Executive Development

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

CTO Excellence in 100 Days

by Etienne de Bruin • 2023

100 days to earn trust, build strategy, and lead technology: the CTO playbook.

3.72

👷 Engineering Leadership 🚪 Executive Onboarding 📊 Technology Strategy 📅 First 100 Days 🤝 Collaborative Leadership

CTO Excellence in 100 Days 93%

100 days to earn trust, build strategy, and lead technology: the CTO playbook.

by Etienne de Bruin 2023

3.72

71 ratings

👷 Engineering Leadership 🚪 Executive Onboarding 📊 Technology Strategy 📅 First 100 Days 🤝 Collaborative Leadership

The 80/20 CEO

by Bill Canady • 2024

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

4.46

261

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

The 80/20 CEO 93%

A 100-day CEO system for finding the 20 percent that pays and leaving the rest behind.

by Bill Canady 2024

4.46

261 ratings

💼 Executive Leadership 📊 Pareto Principle 🧹 Business Streamlining 🏭 Lean Operations 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

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

3.95

617

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

Leadership from the Inside Out 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Federal Management Playbook

by Ira Goldstein • 2016

Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.

4.40

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Public Sector Leadership 🔧 Organizational Design 🔄 Change Management ⚠️ Risk Management

The Federal Management Playbook 93%

Federal leadership follows different rules. A playbook for getting results inside the bureaucracy.

by Ira Goldstein 2016

4.40

10 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Public Sector Leadership 🔧 Organizational Design 🔄 Change Management ⚠️ Risk Management

Death by Meeting

by Patrick Lencioni • 2004

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

4.03

14k+

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Death by Meeting 93%

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

by Patrick Lencioni 2004

4.03

14k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

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 93%

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

by Joan Garry 2017

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

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