50 Books like War and Peace and IT

Digital @ Scale

by Anand Swaminathan • 2017

Done with digital pilots that never scale? The playbook for transforming the whole company.

3.77

💻 Digital Transformation 📋 Corporate Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 🏃 Agile Methodology ⚙️ IT Modernization

Digital @ Scale 98%

Done with digital pilots that never scale? The playbook for transforming the whole company.

by Anand Swaminathan 2017

3.77

86 ratings

💻 Digital Transformation 📋 Corporate Strategy 🔄 Organizational Change 🏃 Agile Methodology ⚙️ IT Modernization

Sense and Respond

by Jeff Gothelf • 2017

Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.

4.02

540

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🔧 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Organizations 🎨 Design Thinking

Sense and Respond 98%

Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.

by Jeff Gothelf 2017

4.02

540 ratings

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🔧 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Organizations 🎨 Design Thinking

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy

by Mark Schwartz • 2020

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

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199

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy 97%

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

by Mark Schwartz 2020

4.11

199 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

Designed for Digital

by Jeanne W. Ross • 2019

Why digital transformation fails and the organizational redesign that makes it stick.

4.20

288

🔄 Digital Transformation 🏗️ Enterprise Architecture 🖥️ Platform Strategy 🧩 Organizational Design ⚡ Business Agility

Designed for Digital 97%

Why digital transformation fails and the organizational redesign that makes it stick.

by Jeanne W. Ross 2019

4.20

288 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 🏗️ Enterprise Architecture 🖥️ Platform Strategy 🧩 Organizational Design ⚡ Business Agility

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation

by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser • 2023

ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.

4.00

🔄 Digital Transformation 🛠️ It Service Management ⚙️ Devops 🔁 Change Management 🏗️ Business Frameworks

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation Summary

Reinventing ITIL® and DevOps with Digital Transformation 97%

ITIL meets DevOps in a digital transformation architecture that's not about the tools.

by Abhinav Krishna Kaiser 2023

4.00

2 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 🛠️ It Service Management ⚙️ Devops 🔁 Change Management 🏗️ Business Frameworks

Ask Your Developer

by Jeff Lawson • 2021

Your business now runs on software. Here is how to lead the people who build it.

4.21

1k+

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🧱 Engineering Culture 🎯 Customer Development 🧠 Autonomy And Mastery 🔗 Talent Retention

Ask Your Developer 97%

Your business now runs on software. Here is how to lead the people who build it.

by Jeff Lawson 2021

4.21

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🧱 Engineering Culture 🎯 Customer Development 🧠 Autonomy And Mastery 🔗 Talent Retention

Agile Transformation

by Neil Perkin • 2019

Run today's business while inventing tomorrow's: the dual operating system every company now needs.

4.22

🔄 Organizational Change 💻 Digital Transformation ⚡ Business Agility 🧠 Organizational Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Agile Transformation 97%

Run today's business while inventing tomorrow's: the dual operating system every company now needs.

by Neil Perkin 2019

4.22

27 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 💻 Digital Transformation ⚡ Business Agility 🧠 Organizational Culture 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

The Digital Transformation Playbook

by David L. Rogers • 2016

Five outdated assumptions that derail digital transformation before any technology gets installed.

4.09

898

🖥️ Digital Strategy 🔄 Business Transformation 🏗️ Platform Economics 📊 Data Strategy 🔬 Lean Methodology

The Digital Transformation Playbook Summary

The Digital Transformation Playbook 97%

Five outdated assumptions that derail digital transformation before any technology gets installed.

by David L. Rogers 2016

4.09

898 ratings

🖥️ Digital Strategy 🔄 Business Transformation 🏗️ Platform Economics 📊 Data Strategy 🔬 Lean Methodology

Think Like Amazon

by ROSSMAN • 2019

The 50.5 principles that turned an online bookstore into the world's most relentless company.

4.08

440

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🎯 Customer Centricity 🧪 Experimentation Culture 🔭 Long-Term Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Think Like Amazon 97%

The 50.5 principles that turned an online bookstore into the world's most relentless company.

by ROSSMAN 2019

4.08

440 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🎯 Customer Centricity 🧪 Experimentation Culture 🔭 Long-Term Thinking 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Digital to the Core

by Mark Raskino • 2015

Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.

3.81

242

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Digital Leadership ⚡ Disruptive Technology 📊 Data Strategy

Digital to the Core 97%

Every industry is becoming a tech industry. The C-suite playbook just expired.

by Mark Raskino 2015

3.81

242 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🧭 Digital Leadership ⚡ Disruptive Technology 📊 Data Strategy

The Technology Fallacy

by Gerald C. Kane • 2019

Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.

3.98

328

🔄 Digital Transformation 🏃 Agile Organizations 📚 Learning Organizations 🧪 Experimentation Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership

The Technology Fallacy 97%

Tech changes in months; your company takes years. Digital transformation isn't a technology problem.

by Gerald C. Kane 2019

3.98

328 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 🏃 Agile Organizations 📚 Learning Organizations 🧪 Experimentation Culture 👥 Distributed Leadership

Doing Agile Right

by Darrell Rigby • 2020

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

3.78

890

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

Doing Agile Right 97%

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

by Darrell Rigby 2020

3.78

890 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

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

4.38

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

Unlocking Agility 97%

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

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

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

Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation

by Neil Perkin • 2017

Technology is outpacing your company. The playbook for teams, habits, and vision that close the gap.

4.08

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Agile Methodology 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Design Thinking 🚀 Change Leadership

Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation Summary

Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation 97%

Technology is outpacing your company. The playbook for teams, habits, and vision that close the gap.

by Neil Perkin 2017

4.08

77 ratings

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Agile Methodology 🎯 Customer Focus 💡 Design Thinking 🚀 Change Leadership

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

4.07

187

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Agile IT Organization Design 97%

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015

4.07

187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Why Digital Transformations Fail

by Tony Saldanha • 2019

70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.

3.81

261

🖥️ Digital Transformation 📋 Change Management ✅ Execution Discipline 🔁 Agile Methodology 🏭 Industry 4.0

Why Digital Transformations Fail Summary

Why Digital Transformations Fail 97%

70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.

by Tony Saldanha 2019

3.81

261 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 📋 Change Management ✅ Execution Discipline 🔁 Agile Methodology 🏭 Industry 4.0

The Startup Way

by Eric Ries • 2017

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

3.98

4k+

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

The Startup Way 97%

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

by Eric Ries 2017

3.98

4k+ ratings

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

Project to Product

by Mik Kersten • 2018

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

3.92

1k+

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Project to Product 96%

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

by Mik Kersten 2018

3.92

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Driving Digital Strategy

by Sunil Gupta • 2018

Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present

4.05

442

🔄 Digital Transformation 🌐 Platform Strategy 💡 Open Innovation 😊 Customer Experience 📊 Marketing Measurement

Driving Digital Strategy 96%

Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present

by Sunil Gupta 2018

4.05

442 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 🌐 Platform Strategy 💡 Open Innovation 😊 Customer Experience 📊 Marketing Measurement

Imagine It Forward

by Beth Comstock • 2018

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

3.79

831

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

Imagine It Forward 96%

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

by Beth Comstock 2018

3.79

831 ratings

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

Exponential Organizations

by Salim Ismail • 2014

New organizations achieve 10x more with 10x less. The architecture is knowable and borrowable.

4.07

5k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 📱 Digital Transformation 💥 Disruptive Innovation 📈 Exponential Growth 🔗 Platform Businesses

Exponential Organizations 96%

New organizations achieve 10x more with 10x less. The architecture is knowable and borrowable.

by Salim Ismail 2014

4.07

5k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 📱 Digital Transformation 💥 Disruptive Innovation 📈 Exponential Growth 🔗 Platform Businesses

How Stella Saved the Farm

by Vijay Govindarajan • 2011

A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.

3.67

1k+

🐑 Business Fables 💡 Innovation Management 🔄 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 📖 Business Storytelling

How Stella Saved the Farm 96%

A farm fable about the real reason innovation fails: it gets managed like everything else.

by Vijay Govindarajan 2011

3.67

1k+ ratings

🐑 Business Fables 💡 Innovation Management 🔄 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 📖 Business Storytelling

The Digital Transformation Playbook

by Project Management Institute PMI • 2023

Digital transformation fails on culture, not code. The playbook that starts with human behavior.

🚀 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Data-Driven Strategy ⚙️ Sociotechnical Design 📋 Project Management

The Digital Transformation Playbook 96%

Digital transformation fails on culture, not code. The playbook that starts with human behavior.

by Project Management Institute PMI 2023

🚀 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Data-Driven Strategy ⚙️ Sociotechnical Design 📋 Project Management

Digital Hesitation

by Thomas Lah • 2022

B2B digital transformation fails on pricing, sales, and partnering. Fix them in that order.

4.23

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Subscription Models 🤝 Customer Success 💰 Pricing Strategy 📊 Data-Driven Sales

Digital Hesitation 96%

B2B digital transformation fails on pricing, sales, and partnering. Fix them in that order.

by Thomas Lah 2022

4.23

30 ratings

🖥️ Digital Transformation 🔄 Subscription Models 🤝 Customer Success 💰 Pricing Strategy 📊 Data-Driven Sales

The Amazon Management System

by Ram Charan • 2019

The practices, from hiring to metrics, that keep Amazon sprinting while other giants slow.

4.04

399

🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Talent And Hiring 📊 Data Driven Management 💡 Innovation Processes ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Management System 96%

The practices, from hiring to metrics, that keep Amazon sprinting while other giants slow.

by Ram Charan 2019

4.04

399 ratings

🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Talent And Hiring 📊 Data Driven Management 💡 Innovation Processes ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 96%

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt • 2014

How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.

4.05

30k+

🚀 Startup Culture 💻 Technology Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 📊 Platform Economics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

How Google Works 96%

How Google hired, shipped, and decided its way to dominance, in rules any team can steal.

by Eric Schmidt 2014

4.05

30k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Culture 💻 Technology Strategy 💡 Innovation Management 📊 Platform Economics 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

Pivot to the Future

by Omar Abbosh • 2019

Future growth hides in your oldest business. A framework for unlocking it before disruptors do.

3.75

190

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 💻 Digital Transformation 🛡️ Disruption Response 💡 Business Model Innovation ⚙️ Technology Adoption

Pivot to the Future 96%

Future growth hides in your oldest business. A framework for unlocking it before disruptors do.

by Omar Abbosh 2019

3.75

190 ratings

🔄 Corporate Reinvention 💻 Digital Transformation 🛡️ Disruption Response 💡 Business Model Innovation ⚙️ Technology Adoption

Mapping Innovation

by Greg Satell • 2017

Not every innovation problem needs disruption. The map for picking the strategy yours does.

3.90

240

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🗺️ Innovation Strategy 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🌐 Open Innovation 📋 Business Model Design

Mapping Innovation 96%

Not every innovation problem needs disruption. The map for picking the strategy yours does.

by Greg Satell 2017

3.90

240 ratings

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🗺️ Innovation Strategy 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🌐 Open Innovation 📋 Business Model Design

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 96%

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

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era

by Jara Pascual • 2020

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era Summary

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era 95%

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

by Jara Pascual 2020

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems

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 95%

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

Dual Transformation

by Scott D. Anthony • 2017

Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.

4.06

254

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Business Transformation 📉 Disruptive Innovation 🎭 Organizational Ambidexterity 📊 Business Model Innovation

Dual Transformation 95%

Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.

by Scott D. Anthony 2017

4.06

254 ratings

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🔄 Business Transformation 📉 Disruptive Innovation 🎭 Organizational Ambidexterity 📊 Business Model Innovation

The Innovator's Method

by Nathan Furr • 2014

Ten times the experiments, zero waste: a systematic approach to innovation for large organizations.

4.12

716

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🚀 Lean Startup 🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Customer Discovery ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

The Innovator's Method 95%

Ten times the experiments, zero waste: a systematic approach to innovation for large organizations.

by Nathan Furr 2014

4.12

716 ratings

🏢 Corporate Innovation 🚀 Lean Startup 🎨 Design Thinking 🔍 Customer Discovery ⚡ Rapid Prototyping

Escape Velocity

by Geoffrey A. Moore • 2011

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

3.90

676

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

Escape Velocity 95%

Last year's operating plan is a gravity well. The five-part power framework for escaping it.

by Geoffrey A. Moore 2011

3.90

676 ratings

📊 Corporate Strategy 💻 Technology Adoption 📈 Portfolio Management 🔄 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Strategy

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 95%

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

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.

4.01

4k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Talent Strategy 📈 Scaling Startups ⚡ Execution Management ⚔️ Competitive Strategy

Amp It Up 95%

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

Rethinking Agile

by Klaus Leopold • 2018

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

4.30

551

🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Rethinking Agile 95%

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

by Klaus Leopold 2018

4.30

551 ratings

🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

by Kurt Bittner • 2017

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

4.13

122

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The Summary

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The 95%

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

by Kurt Bittner 2017

4.13

122 ratings

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Fast/Forward

by Julian M Birkinshaw • 2017

Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.

3.91

🏃 Corporate Agility 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Management 🎯 Action-Driven Strategy ✨ Purpose-Driven Business

Fast/Forward 95%

Tomorrow's winners act on conviction while yesterday's leaders wait for perfect data.

by Julian M Birkinshaw 2017

3.91

74 ratings

🏃 Corporate Agility 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Management 🎯 Action-Driven Strategy ✨ Purpose-Driven Business

The Third Wave

by Steve Case • 2016

The Internet's next phase: health care, education, food. Disruptors need the disrupted as partners.

3.67

4k+

📱 Digital Transformation 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🤝 Corporate Partnerships ⚖️ Regulatory Strategy 💚 Impact Investing

The Third Wave 95%

The Internet's next phase: health care, education, food. Disruptors need the disrupted as partners.

by Steve Case 2016

3.67

4k+ ratings

📱 Digital Transformation 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🤝 Corporate Partnerships ⚖️ Regulatory Strategy 💚 Impact Investing

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 95%

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

Strategy Rules

by David B. Yoffie • 2015

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

3.82

629

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Strategy Rules 95%

Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.

by David B. Yoffie 2015

3.82

629 ratings

🎯 Strategic Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🏗️ Platform Economics 🏛️ Organizational Design 🎲 Strategic Risk-Taking

Joy, Inc.

by Richard Sheridan • 2013

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

4.07

2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Joy, Inc. 95%

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

by Richard Sheridan 2013

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

3.80

418

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

Leading the Transformation 95%

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

3.80

418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 🔀 Agile Transformation 💻 Technology Leadership

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

The Year Without Pants

by Scott Berkun • 2013

From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.

3.81

3k+

📡 Remote Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 💬 Asynchronous Communication 🎯 Results-Only Work Environment 🚀 Continuous Deployment

The Year Without Pants 95%

From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.

by Scott Berkun 2013

3.81

3k+ ratings

📡 Remote Work 🏢 Organizational Culture 💬 Asynchronous Communication 🎯 Results-Only Work Environment 🚀 Continuous Deployment

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

3.42

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

The Agile Pocket Guide 95%

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

The Amazon Way

by John Rossman • 2014

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

3.94

2k+

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

The Amazon Way 95%

Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.

by John Rossman 2014

3.94

2k+ ratings

📘 Company Playbooks 🎯 Customer Centricity 👥 Hiring And Talent 💰 Frugal Innovation ⚙️ Operational Excellence

What To Do When Machines Do Everything

by Malcolm Frank • 2017

12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.

3.56

509

⚙️ Digital Transformation 🏭 Industry 4.0 🤖 Ai In Business 🧑‍💻 Future Of Work 📊 Automation Economics

What To Do When Machines Do Everything Summary

What To Do When Machines Do Everything 95%

12% of jobs vanish, 75% transform. AI's future is a build-out, not a takeover.

by Malcolm Frank 2017

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⚙️ Digital Transformation 🏭 Industry 4.0 🤖 Ai In Business 🧑‍💻 Future Of Work 📊 Automation Economics

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