Best Buisness Books | Summaries & Audio

Buisness Book Summaries

The Intelligent Entrepreneur

by Bill Murphy Jr. • 2010

Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.

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🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Problem-First Thinking 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Business Networking 🛠️ Team Assembly

The Intelligent Entrepreneur

Commit fully, find the problem first, then sell relentlessly: the HBS method for founders.

by Bill Murphy Jr. 2010 352 pages

4.01

500+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔍 Problem-First Thinking 🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Business Networking 🛠️ Team Assembly

Working Hard, Hardly Working

by Grace Beverley • 2021

Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.

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⚙️ Productivity Systems 📱 Attention Economy 🛑 Hustle Culture Critique 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🌊 Flow States

Working Hard, Hardly Working

Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.

by Grace Beverley 2021

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4k+ ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📱 Attention Economy 🛑 Hustle Culture Critique 🧯 Burnout Recovery 🌊 Flow States

Get Scalable

by Ryan Deiss • 2023

Your company can't survive your vacation. The blueprint that changes that.

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🏭 Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 🔒 Founder Bottlenecks 🎯 Team Accountability 🤝 Delegation

Get Scalable

Your company can't survive your vacation. The blueprint that changes that.

by Ryan Deiss 2023 212 pages

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130 ratings

🏭 Business Systems 📋 Process Documentation 🔒 Founder Bottlenecks 🎯 Team Accountability 🤝 Delegation

Beyond Performance

by Scott Keller • 2011

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

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🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Beyond Performance

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

by Scott Keller 2011 304 pages

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302 ratings

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Moments of Impact

by Chris Ertel • 2014

Stop presenting, start designing: craft strategic conversations that solve what analysis can't.

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🏢 Organizational Development 💬 Strategic Conversations 🎨 Design Thinking 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📋 Meeting Design

Moments of Impact

Stop presenting, start designing: craft strategic conversations that solve what analysis can't.

by Chris Ertel 2014 272 pages

4.01

465 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 💬 Strategic Conversations 🎨 Design Thinking 🧭 Adaptive Leadership 📋 Meeting Design

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010

by Jere L. Calmes • 2010

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

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🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

livro start your own business jere l calmes Ed. 2010

Quit your day job ready: the soup-to-nuts manual for launching a business.

by Jere L. Calmes 2010 780 pages

3.92

351 ratings

🏢 Small Business Guides 🚀 Startup Playbooks 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance ⚖️ Legal Structures

The Creative Entrepreneur

by Lisa Sonora Beam • 2008

Turn your creative passion into a business using a blank journal and a proven framework.

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🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship ✏️ Visual Thinking 📓 Art Journaling 🎯 Goal Setting 🗺️ Strategic Planning

The Creative Entrepreneur

Turn your creative passion into a business using a blank journal and a proven framework.

by Lisa Sonora Beam 2008 128 pages

4.12

377 ratings

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship ✏️ Visual Thinking 📓 Art Journaling 🎯 Goal Setting 🗺️ Strategic Planning

Supersurvivors

by David B. Feldman • 2014

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

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🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

Supersurvivors

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

by David B. Feldman 2014 243 pages

3.53

500+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

A Bigger Prize

by Margaret Heffernan • 2014

Competition sharpens, we're told. In business, science, and schools, the evidence says it dulls.

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📎 Collaborative Models 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation ☣️ Toxic Competition ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💻 Open Source Innovation

A Bigger Prize

Competition sharpens, we're told. In business, science, and schools, the evidence says it dulls.

by Margaret Heffernan 2014 416 pages

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184 ratings

📎 Collaborative Models 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation ☣️ Toxic Competition ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💻 Open Source Innovation

War and Peace and IT

by Mark Schwartz • 2019

Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.

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🔄 Digital Transformation 💻 It Leadership 🏃 Business Agility 🧪 Lean Startup 💡 Innovation Culture

War and Peace and IT

Stop treating IT like a service desk. The rules for turning technology into your competitive edge.

by Mark Schwartz 2019 240 pages

4.15

244 ratings

🔄 Digital Transformation 💻 It Leadership 🏃 Business Agility 🧪 Lean Startup 💡 Innovation Culture

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best

by Martin Yate • 1987

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

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🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 📊 Performance Management 🌱 New Managers 🛠️ Managerial Skills

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

by Martin Yate 1987 304 pages

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135 ratings

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 📊 Performance Management 🌱 New Managers 🛠️ Managerial Skills

MBA In A Day

by Steven Stralser • 2004

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

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📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

MBA In A Day

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

by Steven Stralser 2004 320 pages

3.56

266 ratings

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

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

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

Strategize to Win

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

by Carla A. Harris 2014 256 pages

3.99

433 ratings

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

Unstoppable Teams

by Alden Mills • 2019

Care, not fear, makes teams unbeatable. A Navy SEAL's blueprint for building one.

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🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Team Building 🎖️ Military Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Goal Setting

Unstoppable Teams

Care, not fear, makes teams unbeatable. A Navy SEAL's blueprint for building one.

by Alden Mills 2019 240 pages

3.78

333 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Team Building 🎖️ Military Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Goal Setting

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots

by Brian Fugere • 2005

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

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🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots

Burn the jargon. Cut every message by a quarter. Sound like a person. A corporate communication fix.

by Brian Fugere 2005 192 pages

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273 ratings

🏢 Corporate Communication 🗣️ Plain Language ✂️ Brevity 📖 Storytelling In Business 🎯 Audience Focus

How Stella Saved the Farm

by Vijay Govindarajan • 2011

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

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

How Stella Saved the Farm

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

by Vijay Govindarajan 2011 162 pages

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1k+ ratings

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

The Rollout

by Alex Yakyma • 2016

A change agent teaches a resistant tech company to ship together, before the market buries it.

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💼 Business Fiction 🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Rollout

A change agent teaches a resistant tech company to ship together, before the market buries it.

by Alex Yakyma 2016 372 pages

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166 ratings

💼 Business Fiction 🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🤲 Servant Leadership

Winning Well

by Karin Hurt • 2016

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

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👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability 🤝 Delegation Skills 🔒 Trust Building

Winning Well

Reject the false choice between hitting targets and being human: a manager's guide to both.

by Karin Hurt 2016 272 pages

4.14

139 ratings

👥 People Management ⚖️ Balanced Leadership 📋 Workplace Accountability 🤝 Delegation Skills 🔒 Trust Building

Two Weeks Notice

by Amy Porterfield • 2023

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

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🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

Two Weeks Notice

Trade your resignation letter for an online business, built step by step around your expertise.

by Amy Porterfield 2023 295 pages

4.12

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Online Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🚪 Corporate Exit 📦 Digital Products ✍️ Content Creation

Elizabeth I CEO

by Alan Axelrod • 2000

Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.

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👑 Historical Leadership 🎭 Personal Branding ⚡ Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Power Dynamics ♟️ Political Maneuvering

Elizabeth I CEO

Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.

by Alan Axelrod 2000 286 pages

3.67

406 ratings

👑 Historical Leadership 🎭 Personal Branding ⚡ Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Power Dynamics ♟️ Political Maneuvering

Do Cool Sh*t

by Miki Agrawal • 2013

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

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1k+

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Do Cool Sh*t

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

by Miki Agrawal 2013 240 pages

3.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

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.

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

Winning Now, Winning Later

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

by David M. Cote 2020 288 pages

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500+ ratings

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

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

by William D. Bygrave • 1993

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

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🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

by William D. Bygrave 1993 504 pages

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143 ratings

🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

Six Sigma for Managers

by Greg Brue • 2002

The data-driven playbook for cutting defects to near zero and making those gains stick.

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🌀 Continuous Improvement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions ⚙️ Total Quality Management 🏭 Operational Excellence 🧪 Deming Philosophy

Six Sigma for Managers

The data-driven playbook for cutting defects to near zero and making those gains stick.

by Greg Brue 2002 272 pages

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138 ratings

🌀 Continuous Improvement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions ⚙️ Total Quality Management 🏭 Operational Excellence 🧪 Deming Philosophy

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!

by Lori Greiner • 2014

From idea to retail: how to prototype, patent, pitch, and sell your product on live TV.

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🛠️ Product Invention ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Patent Strategy 📈 Investor Pitching 💰 Bootstrapping

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!

From idea to retail: how to prototype, patent, pitch, and sell your product on live TV.

by Lori Greiner 2014 288 pages

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500+ ratings

🛠️ Product Invention ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Patent Strategy 📈 Investor Pitching 💰 Bootstrapping

No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2009

No-nonsense rules for fast business growth: test everything, master selling, guard your cash.

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🏗️ Small Business Growth 📬 Direct-Response Marketing 🔬 Idea Validation 💬 Sales Skills 💵 Cash Flow Management

No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy

No-nonsense rules for fast business growth: test everything, master selling, guard your cash.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2009 274 pages

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69 ratings

🏗️ Small Business Growth 📬 Direct-Response Marketing 🔬 Idea Validation 💬 Sales Skills 💵 Cash Flow Management

Purpose

by Nikos Mourkogiannis • 2006

Strategy and profit do not build great companies. Moral purpose does, and philosophy shows why.

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🎯 Corporate Purpose ⚖️ Moral Leadership 🏆 Competitive Advantage 💡 Innovation Culture 🔥 Employee Motivation

Purpose

Strategy and profit do not build great companies. Moral purpose does, and philosophy shows why.

by Nikos Mourkogiannis 2006 272 pages

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4k+ ratings

🎯 Corporate Purpose ⚖️ Moral Leadership 🏆 Competitive Advantage 💡 Innovation Culture 🔥 Employee Motivation

Grave New World

by Stephen D. King • 2017

Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.

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🌐 Globalization 🌍 Geopolitics 📢 Populism 📜 Economic History 📊 Inequality

Grave New World

Globalization collapsed once. History shows it is collapsing again.

by Stephen D. King 2017 304 pages

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227 ratings

🌐 Globalization 🌍 Geopolitics 📢 Populism 📜 Economic History 📊 Inequality

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff

by Carter Cast • 2018

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

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🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

by Carter Cast 2018 288 pages

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391 ratings

🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

Instant MBA

by Nicholas Bate • 2008

Strategy, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurial mindset: an MBA distilled into one afternoon.

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🏢 Business Strategy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🛍️ Customer Experience

Instant MBA

Strategy, emotional intelligence, and entrepreneurial mindset: an MBA distilled into one afternoon.

by Nicholas Bate 2008 256 pages

3.44

284 ratings

🏢 Business Strategy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏷️ Personal Branding 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🛍️ Customer Experience

Be Your Own Brand

by David McNally • 2002

Your brand already exists in the minds of others. A system for shaping it deliberately.

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🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 💎 Authenticity 🎭 Impression Management 🤝 Relationship Building

Be Your Own Brand

Your brand already exists in the minds of others. A system for shaping it deliberately.

by David McNally 2002 168 pages

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112 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📈 Career Development 💎 Authenticity 🎭 Impression Management 🤝 Relationship Building

Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play

by Mahan Khalsa • 1999

Sales without guesswork: qualify ruthlessly, inquire deeply, and close only when the fit is exact.

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🎯 Consultative Selling 🏢 B2B Sales 🧠 Buyer Psychology 🤝 Trust-Based Selling 📋 Sales Prospecting

Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play

Sales without guesswork: qualify ruthlessly, inquire deeply, and close only when the fit is exact.

by Mahan Khalsa 1999 288 pages

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1k+ ratings

🎯 Consultative Selling 🏢 B2B Sales 🧠 Buyer Psychology 🤝 Trust-Based Selling 📋 Sales Prospecting

The Org

by Ray Fisman • 2013

Offices exist because markets are expensive. The economic logic behind every meeting and memo.

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🏢 Organizational Economics 💰 Transaction Costs 🎯 Incentive Design 🌐 Organizational Culture 📊 Organizational Behavior

The Org

Offices exist because markets are expensive. The economic logic behind every meeting and memo.

by Ray Fisman 2013 320 pages

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385 ratings

🏢 Organizational Economics 💰 Transaction Costs 🎯 Incentive Design 🌐 Organizational Culture 📊 Organizational Behavior

Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies

by Andrew Dagys • 2003

RRSPs, TFSAs, and the TSX: how to invest in stocks as a Canadian, start to finish.

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📈 Stock Market Investing 🇨🇦 Canadian Finance 📊 Fundamental Analysis 📉 Technical Analysis 🧩 Portfolio Diversification

Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies

RRSPs, TFSAs, and the TSX: how to invest in stocks as a Canadian, start to finish.

by Andrew Dagys 2003 440 pages

3.78

142 ratings

📈 Stock Market Investing 🇨🇦 Canadian Finance 📊 Fundamental Analysis 📉 Technical Analysis 🧩 Portfolio Diversification

Double Double

by Cameron Herold • 2011

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

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

Double Double

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

by Cameron Herold 2011 222 pages

3.92

383 ratings

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

How to Grow Leaders

by John Adair • 2009

Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.

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📈 Leadership Development 👥 Team Leadership 🔺 Functional Leadership 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 🔄 Succession Planning

How to Grow Leaders

Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.

by John Adair 2009 184 pages

3.55

92 ratings

📈 Leadership Development 👥 Team Leadership 🔺 Functional Leadership 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 🔄 Succession Planning

Evernote for your Life

by Tyler Collins • 2012

Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.

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📱 Productivity Software 🧠 Personal Knowledge Management 🗂️ Digital Organization ✅ Task Management 📄 Document Management

Evernote for your Life

Tags, not folders. Search, not filing. Turn one app into your documents, tasks, and contacts hub.

by Tyler Collins 2012

3.40

500+ ratings

📱 Productivity Software 🧠 Personal Knowledge Management 🗂️ Digital Organization ✅ Task Management 📄 Document Management

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

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🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

How Did That Happen?

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009 272 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

Self-Directed Behavior

by David L. Watson • 1974

Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.

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🧱 Behavior Modification 📝 Self-Monitoring 📈 Behavior Shaping 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis 📚 Classic Self-Help

Self-Directed Behavior

Forget willpower: the behavioral method for observing, shaping, and maintaining your own habits.

by David L. Watson 1974 368 pages

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5k+ ratings

🧱 Behavior Modification 📝 Self-Monitoring 📈 Behavior Shaping 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis 📚 Classic Self-Help

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

by Bruce Tulgan • 2007

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

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👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

by Bruce Tulgan 2007 190 pages

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500+ ratings

👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround

by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. • 2002

IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.

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🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 CEO Memoirs 💻 Tech Industry History 🌱 Culture Transformation ⚡ Strategy Execution

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround

IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.

by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. 2002 384 pages

3.91

7k+ ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 📖 CEO Memoirs 💻 Tech Industry History 🌱 Culture Transformation ⚡ Strategy Execution

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

by John Tennent • 2008

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

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🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

by John Tennent 2008 368 pages

3.97

92 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting

Leading Teams

by J. Richard Hackman • 2002

Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.

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400

🧭 Team Leadership ✅ Team Effectiveness 🔄 Group Dynamics 🧱 Team Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

Leading Teams

Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.

by J. Richard Hackman 2002 336 pages

3.92

400 ratings

🧭 Team Leadership ✅ Team Effectiveness 🔄 Group Dynamics 🧱 Team Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

Putting Stories to Work

by Shawn Callahan • 2016

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

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🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Putting Stories to Work

Sixty-five percent of office talk is already story. A system to make your stories stick.

by Shawn Callahan 2016 273 pages

3.96

186 ratings

🏢 Business Storytelling 🗣️ Oral Storytelling 💼 Workplace Stories 🔄 Habit Formation 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Small Business Big Money

by Akin Alabi • 2017

Find a hungry market first, then advertise for sales that pay back more than you spend.

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🏪 Small Business 📬 Direct Response Marketing 🎯 Market-First Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 💎 Perceived Value Pricing

Small Business Big Money

Find a hungry market first, then advertise for sales that pay back more than you spend.

by Akin Alabi 2017 208 pages

4.22

93 ratings

🏪 Small Business 📬 Direct Response Marketing 🎯 Market-First Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 💎 Perceived Value Pricing

The Inside Advantage

by Robert H. Bloom • 2007

Most growth strategies chase the next shiny thing. This one mines the gold you already own.

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📈 Growth Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition Design 👤 Core Customer Focus ❤️ Emotional Branding ⭐ Brand Differentiation

The Inside Advantage

Most growth strategies chase the next shiny thing. This one mines the gold you already own.

by Robert H. Bloom 2007 240 pages

3.97

58 ratings

📈 Growth Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition Design 👤 Core Customer Focus ❤️ Emotional Branding ⭐ Brand Differentiation

The Living Company

by Arie de Geus • 1997

Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.

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🏫 Learning Organization 🔮 Scenario Planning ⏳ Corporate Longevity 🌱 Living Systems 💡 Knowledge Economy

The Living Company

Average company lifespan: 12.5 years. The 700-year survivors share instincts most managers suppress.

by Arie de Geus 1997 240 pages

4.11

264 ratings

🏫 Learning Organization 🔮 Scenario Planning ⏳ Corporate Longevity 🌱 Living Systems 💡 Knowledge Economy

Endless Customers

by Marcus Sheridan • 2025

The search box is dying. A playbook for winning with transparency when clicks stop coming.

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🧲 Inbound Marketing 🎯 B2b Sales Strategy 🪟 Radical Transparency 📹 Video Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

Endless Customers

The search box is dying. A playbook for winning with transparency when clicks stop coming.

by Marcus Sheridan 2025 288 pages

4.21

114 ratings

🧲 Inbound Marketing 🎯 B2b Sales Strategy 🪟 Radical Transparency 📹 Video Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will

by Noel M. Tichy • 1992

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349

Business

Leadership

Management

Buisness

Biography

Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will

by Noel M. Tichy 1992 720 pages

4.04

349 ratings

Business

Leadership

Management

Buisness

Biography

Product-Led Onboarding

by Ramli John • 2021

Retention starts before signup, not after. The system for turning trial users into loyal customers.

4.18

440

🧱 Product Management 🔄 Customer Retention 🧠 Behavioral Design 🎯 Jobs-To-Be-Done 🚀 Product-Led Growth

Product-Led Onboarding

Retention starts before signup, not after. The system for turning trial users into loyal customers.

by Ramli John 2021 312 pages

4.18

440 ratings

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