31 Books like What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

3.72

3k+

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

The Ten-Day MBA 96%

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 💰 Corporate Finance 📈 Marketing Strategy

MBA in a Book

by Joel Kurtzman • 2009

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

3.40

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

MBA in a Book 96%

The MBA condensed: why your people, not your capital, determine whether a business lasts.

by Joel Kurtzman 2009

3.40

87 ratings

📚 Business Fundamentals ♟️ Business Strategy 💡 Innovation Culture 🧠 Intellectual Capital 🌱 Sustainable Business

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

4.19

14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

EntreLeadership 96%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market

by Mark C. Thompson • 2010

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

3.88

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🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market Summary

Now, Build a Great Business! 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market 96%

Seven operational pillars that align your team, delight customers, and keep the profits coming.

by Mark C. Thompson 2010

3.88

118 ratings

🏪 Small Business Guides 🧭 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 Hiring Frameworks 🤝 Customer Experience 📣 Marketing Strategy

Business Made Simple

by Donald Miller • 2021

A 60-day crash course in the ten skills that turn professionals into indispensable assets.

4.19

2k+

📊 Business Fundamentals 🚀 Career Acceleration ⏰ Time Management 📖 Narrative Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design

Business Made Simple 96%

A 60-day crash course in the ten skills that turn professionals into indispensable assets.

by Donald Miller 2021

4.19

2k+ ratings

📊 Business Fundamentals 🚀 Career Acceleration ⏰ Time Management 📖 Narrative Marketing 🔽 Sales Funnel Design

The Personal MBA

by Josh Kaufman

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

4.16

1k+

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

The Personal MBA 96%

An MBA's worth of insight, without the tuition: the mental models every business depends on.

by Josh Kaufman

4.16

1k+ ratings

🧱 Business Fundamentals 💎 Value Creation 🧠 Marketing Psychology 💰 Financial Literacy 📚 Self-Education

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 96%

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

Winning

by Jack Welch • 2005

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

3.86

43k+

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

Winning 96%

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

by Jack Welch 2005

3.86

43k+ ratings

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

Good to Great

by Jim Collins • 2001

From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.

4.12

299k+

🏗️ Organizational Transformation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔬 Evidence-Based Management 🎯 Strategic Focus 🤲 Leadership Humility

Good to Great 95%

From 1,435 companies, 11 made the leap. The pattern was never charisma, technology, or luck.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.12

299k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Transformation 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔬 Evidence-Based Management 🎯 Strategic Focus 🤲 Leadership Humility

Balanced Scorecard

by Robert S. Kaplan • 1996

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

3.91

6k+

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

Balanced Scorecard 95%

Four metrics, one rule: run a technical team like a business by developing the people first.

by Robert S. Kaplan 1996

3.91

6k+ ratings

🖥️ Engineering Management 📊 Balanced Scorecard 📈 Strategic Metrics 🌱 Talent Development 🗣️ Coaching Culture

The Entrepreneur Mind

by Kevin D. Johnson • 2013

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

3.98

987

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

The Entrepreneur Mind 95%

The 100 specific beliefs and habits that separate elite entrepreneurs from everyone else.

by Kevin D. Johnson 2013

3.98

987 ratings

🚀 Startup Mindset 💼 Business Fundamentals 💰 Financial Strategy 👥 Team Building 🤝 Sales Skills

Execution

by Larry Bossidy • 2006

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

3.87

27k+

🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

Execution 95%

Two CEOs on why strategies fail: not the idea, but the missing follow-through.

by Larry Bossidy 2006

3.87

27k+ ratings

🎯 Strategy Execution 🪜 Leadership Pipeline 🫡 Accountability Culture 💬 Candid Dialogue 🔗 Organizational Alignment

The Visual Mba

by Jason Barron • 2019

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

3.74

3k+

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

The Visual Mba 95%

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

The E-Myth Manager

by Michael E. Gerber • 2004

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

3.77

318

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management 🔄 Process Improvement 💰 Financial Literacy

The E-Myth Manager 95%

Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.

by Michael E. Gerber 2004

3.77

318 ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Management ⚙️ Systems Thinking 🧘 Self-Management 🔄 Process Improvement 💰 Financial Literacy

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals

by Karen Berman • 2008

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

4.20

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals Summary

Financial Intelligence for HR Professionals 95%

Why HR gets shut out of strategy meetings, and the financial vocabulary that opens the door.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.20

69 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 💰 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🤝 Business Partnering 💸 Cash Flow Management

Corporate Chanakya on Management

by Radhakrishnan Pillai • 2013

From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.

3.75

111

📜 Eastern Business Wisdom 👥 Employee Retention 💰 Financial Management 🧩 Team Collaboration ♟️ Strategic Planning

Corporate Chanakya on Management Summary

Corporate Chanakya on Management 95%

From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.

by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2013

3.75

111 ratings

📜 Eastern Business Wisdom 👥 Employee Retention 💰 Financial Management 🧩 Team Collaboration ♟️ Strategic Planning

The Practice of Management

by Peter F. Drucker • 1954

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

4.25

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

The Practice of Management 95%

Customers define a company's purpose, not profit. The principles that follow from that reversal.

by Peter F. Drucker 1954

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Goal Setting 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📜 Classical Management 🤝 Humanistic Business

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

3.30

169

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

10 Instant MBA lessons 95%

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

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.

4.16

179

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

Right Away and All At Once 95%

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

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 2004

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

3.34

436

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

Trump 95%

The things money can't buy, from a man who's lost and rebuilt more than most.

by Donald J. Trump 2004

3.34

436 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🎲 Risk Taking 🛡️ Reputation Management 👥 People Management 💪 Business Perseverance

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

3.91

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators Summary

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators 95%

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

35 ratings

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs

by Karen Berman • 2008

Profit is a promise; cash keeps the lights on. What entrepreneurs need to know about the numbers.

4.19

3k+

📚 Financial Literacy 💼 Small Business Finance 📊 Reading Financial Statements 💰 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Finance For Non-Finance

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs Summary

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs 95%

Profit is a promise; cash keeps the lights on. What entrepreneurs need to know about the numbers.

by Karen Berman 2008

4.19

3k+ ratings

📚 Financial Literacy 💼 Small Business Finance 📊 Reading Financial Statements 💰 Cash Flow Management 🧮 Finance For Non-Finance

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.

4.08

479

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A CEO Only Does Three Things 95%

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

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

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

by Gene Siciliano • 2003

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

3.76

340

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Summary

Finance for Non-Financial Managers 95%

Your budget, your P&L, your cash position: finally explained for the manager who never took finance.

by Gene Siciliano 2003

3.76

340 ratings

🧠 Financial Literacy 💼 Managerial Finance 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Business Planning

Confronting Reality

by Larry Bossidy • 2004

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

3.80

295

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

Confronting Reality 95%

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 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 95%

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

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

3.92

383

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Double Double 95%

Double your revenue in three years using a single vivid vision, not a business plan.

by Cameron Herold 2011

3.92

383 ratings

📈 Business Growth 🎯 Vision Planning 🧱 Corporate Culture 👥 Hiring Practices 📣 Guerrilla Marketing

Walking to Destiny

by Christopher M. Snider • 2023

Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.

4.11

133

🚪 Exit Planning 📈 Enterprise Value Building 🔄 Business Succession 🧠 Intangible Assets 🌐 Whole-Life Planning

Walking to Destiny 95%

Eleven moves that make your exit timing irrelevant and build real wealth right now.

by Christopher M. Snider 2023

4.11

133 ratings

🚪 Exit Planning 📈 Enterprise Value Building 🔄 Business Succession 🧠 Intangible Assets 🌐 Whole-Life Planning

Winning Now, Winning Later

by David M. Cote • 2020

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

4.03

560

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Winning Now, Winning Later 95%

Most leaders pick quarterly wins or long-term bets. A Honeywell CEO's method for delivering both.

by David M. Cote 2020

4.03

560 ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 Ceo Memoirs ⏳ Short-Termism ⚙️ Process Improvement 🏢 Corporate Culture

Strategy That Works

by Paul Leinwand • 2016

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

3.88

275

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

Strategy That Works 95%

Close the gap between strategy and execution: build a few signature capabilities.

by Paul Leinwand 2016

3.88

275 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 🎯 Strategic Execution 🛠️ Capability Building 🔗 Organizational Alignment 💰 Cost Optimization

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