50 Books like The Power of Giving Away Power

The Starfish and the Spider

by Ori Brafman • 2006

Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.

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6k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌐 Decentralized Systems 👥 Distributed Leadership 🔗 Network Effects 🦾 Organizational Resilience

The Starfish and the Spider 97%

Some organizations have no headquarters, no boss, and no kill switch. They are taking over.

by Ori Brafman 2006

3.83

6k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌐 Decentralized Systems 👥 Distributed Leadership 🔗 Network Effects 🦾 Organizational Resilience

Change

by John P. Kotter • 2021

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

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365

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

Change 97%

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

Leading in a Culture of Change

by Michael Fullan • 2001

Change needs moral purpose, not heroic decisiveness. Relationships and learning do the real work.

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921

🔄 Change Management 🎯 Adaptive Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 💝 Servant Leadership

Leading in a Culture of Change 97%

Change needs moral purpose, not heroic decisiveness. Relationships and learning do the real work.

by Michael Fullan 2001

3.77

921 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🎯 Adaptive Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 💝 Servant Leadership

Birth of the Chaordic Age

by Dee Hock • 2000

VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.

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210

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organization 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🎯 Purpose Driven

Birth of the Chaordic Age 97%

VISA thrived by breaking the one rule every corporation obeys: keep chaos out.

by Dee Hock 2000

4.25

210 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organization 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🎯 Purpose Driven

Reinventing Organizations

by Frederic Laloux • 2016

Organizations evolve like consciousness; the next stage replaces bosses with trust and purpose.

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1k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌱 Workplace Culture 🤝 Self-Management 🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🧠 Conscious Business

Reinventing Organizations 96%

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

The Agile Leader

by Zuzana Šochová • 2020

Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.

4.38

🌀 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕸️ Systems Thinking 👥 Self-Organizing Teams

The Agile Leader 96%

Leaders go first. The mindset shift that turns managers into catalysts for self-organizing teams.

by Zuzana Šochová 2020

4.38

16 ratings

🌀 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕸️ Systems Thinking 👥 Self-Organizing Teams

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 96%

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

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

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

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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 96%

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

Leadership is Language

by L. David Marquet • 2020

Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.

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2k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🤝 Collaborative Leadership

Leadership is Language 96%

Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.

by L. David Marquet 2020

4.04

2k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🤝 Collaborative Leadership

Strategic Doing

by Edward Morrison • 2019

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

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268

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

Strategic Doing 96%

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

Systems Inspired Leadership

by Frank Uit de Weerd • 2022

Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.

3.93

🤝 Relational Leadership 🌐 Organizational Systems 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Conflict Transformation

Systems Inspired Leadership 96%

Leadership isn't a person. It's a system. The manual for making your organization its own leader.

by Frank Uit de Weerd 2022

3.93

55 ratings

🤝 Relational Leadership 🌐 Organizational Systems 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Conflict Transformation

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.

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1k+

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

That's Not How We Do It Here! 96%

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

Leaders Leap

by Rob Bier • 2024

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

4.74

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Leaders Leap 96%

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

by Rob Bier 2024

4.74

72 ratings

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1998

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

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822

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

Philosophy 96%

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

Six Simple Rules

by Yves Morieux • 2014

Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.

3.93

583

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🎯 Incentive Design 🤝 Cooperation Dynamics ⚡ Power Dynamics

Six Simple Rules 96%

Half of management time is meetings. Most team effort is wasted. Complexity isn't the culprit.

by Yves Morieux 2014

3.93

583 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🎯 Incentive Design 🤝 Cooperation Dynamics ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Regenerative Business

by Carol Sanford • 2017

Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.

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145

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌍 Sustainable Business 🌱 Human Potential 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🎓 Learning Organizations

The Regenerative Business 96%

Stop optimizing processes; start developing people. A framework for businesses that regenerate.

by Carol Sanford 2017

4.08

145 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🌍 Sustainable Business 🌱 Human Potential 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🎓 Learning Organizations

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 96%

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

Flat Army

by Dan Pontefract • 2013

The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.

3.41

112

🏢 Organizational Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 👥 Collaborative Leadership 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🗳️ Participative Management

Flat Army 96%

The org chart is a lie that costs billions. The replacement is leaderful, connected, and flat.

by Dan Pontefract 2013

3.41

112 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 💼 Employee Engagement 👥 Collaborative Leadership 📉 Flat Hierarchies 🗳️ Participative Management

How Great Leaders Think

by Lee G. Bolman • 2013

Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.

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230

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🏛️ Organizational Culture

How Great Leaders Think 96%

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

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! 96%

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

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership

by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2009

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

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2k+

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

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Summary

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership 96%

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

Leadership and the New Science

by Margaret J. Wheatley • 1992

The new sciences whisper: your organization is a living system, not a machine. Lead accordingly.

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3k+

🧬 Complexity Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Self-Organization 👥 Participatory Leadership 💡 Meaning At Work

Leadership and the New Science 96%

The new sciences whisper: your organization is a living system, not a machine. Lead accordingly.

by Margaret J. Wheatley 1992

4.10

3k+ ratings

🧬 Complexity Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔄 Self-Organization 👥 Participatory Leadership 💡 Meaning At Work

The Connected Company

by Dave Gray • 2012

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

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617

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

The Connected Company 96%

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

Surfing the Edge of Chaos

by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2000

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

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136

🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

Surfing the Edge of Chaos 96%

Stability kills. The most adaptive companies thrive in a zone just short of chaos.

by Richard Tanner Pascale 2000

3.86

136 ratings

🔄 Systems Thinking 🌀 Complexity Theory 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📚 Learning Organizations 🌱 Emergence

One from Many

by Dee Hock • 2000

Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.

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373

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organizing Systems 🧭 Shared Purpose 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Distributed Leadership

One from Many 96%

Visa was built to run itself: no CEO, no headquarters, just competing banks and shared purpose.

by Dee Hock 2000

4.14

373 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Self-Organizing Systems 🧭 Shared Purpose 🧠 Systems Thinking 👥 Distributed Leadership

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

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17k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Multipliers 96%

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

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 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

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 96%

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 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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Lead Without Blame

by Diana Larsen • 2022

Blame looks like accountability but kills team learning. What resilient leaders practice instead.

3.91

🏫 Learning Organizations 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔄 Team Retrospectives 🌈 Inclusive Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking

Lead Without Blame 96%

Blame looks like accountability but kills team learning. What resilient leaders practice instead.

by Diana Larsen 2022

3.91

47 ratings

🏫 Learning Organizations 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔄 Team Retrospectives 🌈 Inclusive Leadership 🔗 Systems Thinking

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 96%

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

The Culture Playbook

by Daniel Coyle • 2022

Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.

4.08

553

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Feedback Culture 💻 Remote Teamwork

The Culture Playbook 96%

Your team's culture is made of actions, not intentions. Sixty specific ones that actually work.

by Daniel Coyle 2022

4.08

553 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Psychological Safety 💬 Feedback Culture 💻 Remote Teamwork

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

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

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

4.19

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Managing Corporate Lifecycles

by Ichak Kalderon Adizes • 1998

Every company follows a lifecycle. Four roles, developed together, keep an organization at its peak.

4.27

250

🏢 Organizational Development 📊 Management Theory 🔄 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 👤 Founder Transitions

Managing Corporate Lifecycles 96%

Every company follows a lifecycle. Four roles, developed together, keep an organization at its peak.

by Ichak Kalderon Adizes 1998

4.27

250 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 📊 Management Theory 🔄 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 👤 Founder Transitions

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 96%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Unboss

by Jacob Bøtter • 2012

The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.

3.85

174

🏢 Organizational Design 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 💪 Employee Empowerment 💡 Open Innovation

Unboss 95%

The boss is obsolete. Your next leader serves, partners, tears down walls, and puts purpose first.

by Jacob Bøtter 2012

3.85

174 ratings

🏢 Organizational Design 🤲 Servant Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 💪 Employee Empowerment 💡 Open Innovation

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

Leading Beyond Change

by Michael Sahota • 2021

90% of transformations fail because an organization cannot evolve beyond its leader's consciousness.

4.17

🏢 Organizational Culture 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔮 Teal Organizations

Leading Beyond Change 95%

90% of transformations fail because an organization cannot evolve beyond its leader's consciousness.

by Michael Sahota 2021

4.17

29 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🔮 Teal Organizations

How to Lead in Product Management

by Roman Pichler • 2020

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

3.70

253

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

How to Lead in Product Management Summary

How to Lead in Product Management 95%

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

by Roman Pichler 2020

3.70

253 ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

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.

3.88

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 95%

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

You're It

by Leonard J. Marcus • 2019

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

3.86

218

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

You're It 95%

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

by Leonard J. Marcus 2019

3.86

218 ratings

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

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 95%

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

Management 3.0

by Jurgen Appelo • 2010

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

4.15

3k+

🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Management 3.0 95%

Software teams are complex systems. Manage them like machines and your agile rollout stalls.

by Jurgen Appelo 2010

4.15

3k+ ratings

🔄 Agile Management 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧩 Self-Organizing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 🌊 Adaptive Leadership

Simply Managing

by Henry Mintzberg • 2013

Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.

3.64

338

🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

Simply Managing 95%

Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.

by Henry Mintzberg 2013

3.64

338 ratings

🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

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 95%

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

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