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Books like The Ministry of Common Sense

The Stupidity Paradox
by Mats Alvesson • 2016
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
3.61
530
🏢 Organizational Behavior🔧 Workplace Dysfunction🧭 Organizational Culture🐑 Groupthink🤔 Cognitive Bias
The Stupidity Paradox Summary
The Stupidity Paradox 96%
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
by Mats Alvesson 2016
3.61
530 ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🔧 Workplace Dysfunction🧭 Organizational Culture🐑 Groupthink🤔 Cognitive Bias
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 Summary
Humanocracy 95%
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
Moral Mazes
by Robert Jackall • 1988
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
3.96
476
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction⚖️ Moral Relativism💼 White Collar Ethics
Moral Mazes Summary
Moral Mazes 95%
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
by Robert Jackall 1988
3.96
476 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction⚖️ Moral Relativism💼 White Collar Ethics
The Demon of Unrest
by Erik Larson • 2024
A dueling code, a hunger for fame, and the 113 days that ignited America's deadliest war.
4.17
62k+
🏛️ Civil War Origins⛓️ American Slavery⚔️ Honor Culture📉 Political Failure🔴 Presidential Crisis
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest 95%
A dueling code, a hunger for fame, and the 113 days that ignited America's deadliest war.
by Erik Larson 2024
4.17
62k+ ratings
🏛️ Civil War Origins⛓️ American Slavery⚔️ Honor Culture📉 Political Failure🔴 Presidential Crisis
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
3.65
1k+
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧬 Nature And Nurture🦎 Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology Summary
Psychology 95%
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
by Gillian Butler 1998
3.65
1k+ ratings
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧬 Nature And Nurture🦎 Evolutionary Psychology
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 Summary
Gods of Management 95%
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
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout⚠️ Risk Management🔗 Systems Thinking
Slack Summary
Slack 95%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout⚠️ Risk Management🔗 Systems Thinking
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
4.22
204
🔄 Corporate Lifecycles📉 Organizational Decline🎭 Leadership Archetypes🏢 Corporate Culture📋 Bureaucracy Critique
Barbarians to Bureaucrats Summary
Barbarians to Bureaucrats 95%
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
by Lawrence M. Miller 1989
4.22
204 ratings
🔄 Corporate Lifecycles📉 Organizational Decline🎭 Leadership Archetypes🏢 Corporate Culture📋 Bureaucracy Critique
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 Summary
Leading Successful Change 95%
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 Knowing-Doing Gap
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 1993
Your company knows what to do. Why doesn't it? The answer is in how it's built.
3.96
1k+
📊 Evidence-Based Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🏛️ Corporate Culture🔄 Change Management⚙️ Execution
The Knowing-Doing Gap Summary
The Knowing-Doing Gap 94%
Your company knows what to do. Why doesn't it? The answer is in how it's built.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 1993
3.96
1k+ ratings
📊 Evidence-Based Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🏛️ Corporate Culture🔄 Change Management⚙️ Execution
The Founder's Mentality
by Chris Zook • 2016
Scaling companies hit three predictable choke points. Three internal traits let you clear them all.
3.80
2k+
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Scaling Companies🤝 Customer Intimacy🚫 Anti-Bureaucracy🎯 Frontline Focus
The Founder's Mentality Summary
The Founder's Mentality 94%
Scaling companies hit three predictable choke points. Three internal traits let you clear them all.
by Chris Zook 2016
3.80
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Strategy📈 Scaling Companies🤝 Customer Intimacy🚫 Anti-Bureaucracy🎯 Frontline Focus
Systems Leadership
by Ian MacDonald • 2006
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
4.23
31
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking⚖️ Authority Structures🏆 Meritocracy At Work🔀 Change Management
Systems Leadership Summary
Systems Leadership 94%
Organizations fail when leaders treat people as objects. Authority and clarity are the engine.
by Ian MacDonald 2006
4.23
31 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Systems Thinking⚖️ Authority Structures🏆 Meritocracy At Work🔀 Change Management
The Peter Principle
by Laurence J. Peter • 1969
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
3.75
4k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management🗳️ Office Politics📈 Career Advancement
The Peter Principle Summary
The Peter Principle 94%
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
by Laurence J. Peter 1969
3.75
4k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management🗳️ Office Politics📈 Career Advancement
The Outward Mindset
by The Arbinger Institute • 2016
Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.
4.02
3k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🪞 Self-Deception👁️ Perspective Taking💙 Empathy At Work🎯 Accountability
The Outward Mindset Summary
The Outward Mindset 94%
Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.
by The Arbinger Institute 2016
4.02
3k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🪞 Self-Deception👁️ Perspective Taking💙 Empathy At Work🎯 Accountability
Confidence
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter • 2004
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
3.96
516
🧠 Organizational Psychology🔄 Turnaround Management💪 Confidence Building📋 Accountability Culture🤝 Collaboration
Confidence Summary
Confidence 94%
Winning streaks run on confidence; here's how to start one and stop a skid.
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter 2004
3.96
516 ratings
🧠 Organizational Psychology🔄 Turnaround Management💪 Confidence Building📋 Accountability Culture🤝 Collaboration
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 Summary
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
The Geek Way
by Andrew McAfee • 2023
Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.
3.89
914
💻 Tech Company Culture📊 Evidence-Based Management🔄 Agile Methodology🛡️ Psychological Safety🪟 Workplace Transparency
The Geek Way Summary
The Geek Way 94%
Tech companies run on a different OS: four norms that leave industrial management behind.
by Andrew McAfee 2023
3.89
914 ratings
💻 Tech Company Culture📊 Evidence-Based Management🔄 Agile Methodology🛡️ Psychological Safety🪟 Workplace Transparency
Creating Agile Organizations
by Cesario Ramos • 2022
Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.
4.69
16
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Agile Transformation🧠 Systems Thinking🌊 Flow Optimization👥 Cross-Functional Teams
Creating Agile Organizations Summary
Creating Agile Organizations 94%
Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.
by Cesario Ramos 2022
4.69
16 ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🔄 Agile Transformation🧠 Systems Thinking🌊 Flow Optimization👥 Cross-Functional Teams
How Great Leaders Think
by Lee G. Bolman • 2013
Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.
3.81
230
🏢 Organizational Behavior👔 Executive Leadership🔄 Systems Thinking🧠 Cognitive Flexibility🏛️ Organizational Culture
How Great Leaders Think Summary
How Great Leaders Think 94%
Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.
by Lee G. Bolman 2013
3.81
230 ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior👔 Executive Leadership🔄 Systems Thinking🧠 Cognitive Flexibility🏛️ Organizational Culture
The Unaccountability Machine
by Dan Davies • 2024
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
3.74
1k+
🏢 Corporate Governance🔄 Systems Thinking🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction💰 Shareholder Primacy📊 Financialization
The Unaccountability Machine Summary
The Unaccountability Machine 94%
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
by Dan Davies 2024
3.74
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Governance🔄 Systems Thinking🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction💰 Shareholder Primacy📊 Financialization
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 94%
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
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2014
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
4.21
6k+
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory🔄 Change Management🌀 Systems Thinking
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 94%
Organizations mirror consciousness. The next stage trades bosses for trust and plans for purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2014
4.21
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design🤝 Self-Management🧠 Integral Theory🔄 Change Management🌀 Systems Thinking
Future of Management
by Gary Hamel • 1996
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
4.03
1k+
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces🧠 Collective Intelligence🔬 Experimentation Culture
Future of Management Summary
Future of Management 94%
Product innovations get copied. Management innovations endure. Winners reinvent how work is done.
by Gary Hamel 1996
4.03
1k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Design💡 Corporate Innovation🗳️ Democratic Workplaces🧠 Collective Intelligence🔬 Experimentation Culture
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 Summary
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
Agile Conversations
by Douglas Squirrel • 2020
Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.
4.08
329
🔄 Organizational Change💻 Software Teams💬 Workplace Conversations🛡️ Psychological Safety🤝 Trust Building
Agile Conversations Summary
Agile Conversations 94%
Agile fails in conversation, not process. Five dialogues that build the trust no tool can.
by Douglas Squirrel 2020
4.08
329 ratings
🔄 Organizational Change💻 Software Teams💬 Workplace Conversations🛡️ Psychological Safety🤝 Trust Building
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 Summary
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
Change the Culture, Change the Game
by Roger Connors • 2010
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
3.59
817
🏢 Workplace Culture🔄 Change Management🎯 Workplace Accountability🏁 Strategy Execution🧠 Mindset Shift
Change the Culture, Change the Game Summary
Change the Culture, Change the Game 94%
The culture fix that works from the bottom up: change the experiences, and the results follow.
by Roger Connors 2010
3.59
817 ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture🔄 Change Management🎯 Workplace Accountability🏁 Strategy Execution🧠 Mindset Shift
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! Summary
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
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 Summary
Philosophy 94%
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
Smart Collaboration
by Heidi K. Gardner • 2017
Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.
3.63
121
💼 Professional Services🏛️ Partnership Models🧱 Organizational Silos🤝 Collaborative Leadership🎯 Incentive Design
Smart Collaboration Summary
Smart Collaboration 94%
Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.
by Heidi K. Gardner 2017
3.63
121 ratings
💼 Professional Services🏛️ Partnership Models🧱 Organizational Silos🤝 Collaborative Leadership🎯 Incentive Design
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 94%
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures🎭 Office Politics🎲 Status Games
Reinventing Organizations
by Frederic Laloux • 2016
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
4.35
1k+
🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Workplace Culture🤝 Self-Management🕸️ Distributed Leadership🧠 Conscious Business
Reinventing Organizations Summary
Reinventing Organizations 94%
Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.
by Frederic Laloux 2016
4.35
1k+ ratings
🏗️ Organizational Design🌱 Workplace Culture🤝 Self-Management🕸️ Distributed Leadership🧠 Conscious Business
Rebel Talent
by Francesca Gino • 2018
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
3.70
2k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior💡 Workplace Innovation🏛️ Corporate Culture🎨 Creative Thinking🛡️ Psychological Safety
Rebel Talent Summary
Rebel Talent 94%
Five traits that turn rule-breakers into innovators, and how to develop them without getting fired.
by Francesca Gino 2018
3.70
2k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior💡 Workplace Innovation🏛️ Corporate Culture🎨 Creative Thinking🛡️ Psychological Safety
An Everyone Culture
by Robert Kegan • 2016
What if your company's real product was more capable adults, and profit was the side effect?
3.95
1k+
🏢 Organizational Culture📚 Learning Organizations🛡️ Psychological Safety💬 Feedback Culture🔄 Organizational Transformation
An Everyone Culture Summary
An Everyone Culture 94%
What if your company's real product was more capable adults, and profit was the side effect?
by Robert Kegan 2016
3.95
1k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture📚 Learning Organizations🛡️ Psychological Safety💬 Feedback Culture🔄 Organizational Transformation
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
3.91
14k+
🧬 Organizational Culture📚 Management Classics🎯 Customer Obsession🤝 Employee Empowerment⚡ Execution Focus
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence 94%
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982
3.91
14k+ ratings
🧬 Organizational Culture📚 Management Classics🎯 Customer Obsession🤝 Employee Empowerment⚡ Execution Focus
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 94%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ ratings
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Cultures of Growth
by Mary C. Murphy • 2024
Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.
3.90
503
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Growth Mindset🛡️ Psychological Safety💡 Innovation Culture💬 Feedback Culture
Cultures of Growth Summary
Cultures of Growth 94%
Mindset is cultural, not personal. Your workplace is quietly deciding whether you grow or stagnate.
by Mary C. Murphy 2024
3.90
503 ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Growth Mindset🛡️ Psychological Safety💡 Innovation Culture💬 Feedback Culture
The Silo Effect
by Gillian Tett • 2014
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
3.76
1k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🌍 Business Anthropology🧱 Silo Busting🤝 Cross Functional Teams📉 Financial Crises
The Silo Effect Summary
The Silo Effect 94%
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
by Gillian Tett 2014
3.76
1k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🌍 Business Anthropology🧱 Silo Busting🤝 Cross Functional Teams📉 Financial Crises
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 Summary
The Connected Company 94%
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
Bad Blood
by John Carreyrou • 2018
Department infighting is not a personality problem. Here is the structural fix.
4.40
284k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior👥 Team Leadership🧱 Silos And Alignment💚 Organizational Health⚡ Priority Setting
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood 93%
Department infighting is not a personality problem. Here is the structural fix.
by John Carreyrou 2018
4.40
284k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior👥 Team Leadership🧱 Silos And Alignment💚 Organizational Health⚡ Priority Setting
Smart Teams
by Dermot Crowley • 2023
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
🏭 Team Productivity📋 Meeting Management📧 Digital Communication🎯 Attention Management🔄 Organizational Habits
Smart Teams Summary
Smart Teams 93%
Quiet the inbox. Cut the meetings. Build a team that runs on attention, not adrenaline.
by Dermot Crowley 2023
🏭 Team Productivity📋 Meeting Management📧 Digital Communication🎯 Attention Management🔄 Organizational Habits
Scaling Up Excellence
by Robert I. Sutton • 2014
Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.
3.76
2k+
🏗️ Organizational Scaling🏢 Corporate Culture🔄 Organizational Change🧩 Organizational Complexity🎯 Accountability Systems
Scaling Up Excellence Summary
Scaling Up Excellence 93%
Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.
by Robert I. Sutton 2014
3.76
2k+ ratings
🏗️ Organizational Scaling🏢 Corporate Culture🔄 Organizational Change🧩 Organizational Complexity🎯 Accountability Systems
Good Boss, Bad Boss
by Robert I. Sutton • 2010
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
3.79
3k+
👥 People Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety⚡ Power Dynamics☣️ Toxic Leadership
Good Boss, Bad Boss Summary
Good Boss, Bad Boss 93%
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
by Robert I. Sutton 2010
3.79
3k+ ratings
👥 People Management🏢 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety⚡ Power Dynamics☣️ Toxic Leadership
What You Do Is Who You Are
by Ben Horowitz • 2019
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
4.00
8k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🚀 Founders🧠 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety🎨 Culture Design
What You Do Is Who You Are Summary
What You Do Is Who You Are 93%
Your culture is what happens when the boss leaves the room. Here's how to design it.
by Ben Horowitz 2019
4.00
8k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🚀 Founders🧠 Organizational Behavior🛡️ Psychological Safety🎨 Culture Design
Reframing Organizations
by Lee G. Bolman • 1990
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
3.90
3k+
🏛️ Organizational Theory🧭 Leadership Frameworks🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking🩺 Organizational Diagnosis⚔️ Workplace Politics
Reframing Organizations Summary
Reframing Organizations 93%
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
by Lee G. Bolman 1990
3.90
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Organizational Theory🧭 Leadership Frameworks🔍 Multi-Perspective Thinking🩺 Organizational Diagnosis⚔️ Workplace Politics
Team Habits
by Charlie Gilkey • 2023
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
3.68
115
🤝 Team Dynamics🏢 Workplace Culture🔄 Habit Design📅 Meeting Design🎯 Goal Alignment
Team Habits Summary
Team Habits 93%
The playbook for changing team habits, not people, to unlock extraordinary results.
by Charlie Gilkey 2023
3.68
115 ratings
🤝 Team Dynamics🏢 Workplace Culture🔄 Habit Design📅 Meeting Design🎯 Goal Alignment
Remote, Not Distant
by Gustavo Razzetti • 2022
Stop replicating the office online. Culture is built through design, not proximity.
3.78
295
🏠 Remote Work🏢 Hybrid Workplace🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Workplace Culture🤝 Remote Collaboration🛡️ Psychological Safety
Remote, Not Distant Summary
Remote, Not Distant 93%
Stop replicating the office online. Culture is built through design, not proximity.
by Gustavo Razzetti 2022
3.78
295 ratings
🏠 Remote Work🏢 Hybrid Workplace🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Workplace Culture🤝 Remote Collaboration🛡️ Psychological Safety
The Surprising Science of Meetings
by Steven G. Rogelberg • 2018
You overrate your meetings. The feedback tools and unconventional formats that actually fix them.
3.65
854
📋 Meeting Facilitation📊 Evidence-Based Management🔄 Feedback Culture💻 Remote Collaboration👥 Group Dynamics
The Surprising Science of Meetings Summary
The Surprising Science of Meetings 93%
You overrate your meetings. The feedback tools and unconventional formats that actually fix them.
by Steven G. Rogelberg 2018
3.65
854 ratings
📋 Meeting Facilitation📊 Evidence-Based Management🔄 Feedback Culture💻 Remote Collaboration👥 Group Dynamics
Beyond Measure
by Margaret Heffernan • 2015
Organizational success isn't vision or technology; it's small, surprising moves leaders overlook.
3.74
1k+
🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Team Collaboration💬 Constructive Dissent🛡️ Psychological Safety🧠 Cognitive Diversity
Beyond Measure Summary
Beyond Measure 93%
Organizational success isn't vision or technology; it's small, surprising moves leaders overlook.
by Margaret Heffernan 2015
3.74
1k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Culture🤝 Team Collaboration💬 Constructive Dissent🛡️ Psychological Safety🧠 Cognitive Diversity
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 Summary
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
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