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Management Book Summaries

Flying Blind
by Peter Robison • 2021
Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.
4.17
4k+
Flying Blind Summary
Flying Blind
Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.
by Peter Robison 2021 336 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2023
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
3.92
198
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking Summary
HBR Guide to Critical Thinking
Why assumptions trap you, and how to escape before you decide: HBR guide to clearer thinking.
by Harvard Business Review 2023 208 pages
3.92
198 ratings
UX for Lean Startups
by Laura Klein • 2013
Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.
4.10
2k+
UX for Lean Startups Summary
UX for Lean Startups
Prove anyone wants your product before you build it: lightweight UX methods for lean startups.
by Laura Klein 2013 233 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Signals Are Talking
by Amy Webb • 2016
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
3.70
500+
The Signals Are Talking Summary
The Signals Are Talking
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
by Amy Webb 2016 336 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
MEDDICC
by Andy Whyte • 2020
How to know within days if an enterprise deal will close, so you never spend months chasing nothing.
4.24
467
MEDDICC Summary
MEDDICC
How to know within days if an enterprise deal will close, so you never spend months chasing nothing.
by Andy Whyte 2020 271 pages
4.24
467 ratings
How to Read a Person Like a Book
by Gerard I. Nierenberg • 1971
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
3.54
3k+
How to Read a Person Like a Book Summary
How to Read a Person Like a Book
You listen at 700 words per minute; people speak at 160. Learn to read the silence.
by Gerard I. Nierenberg 1971 192 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
The Product Book
by Product School • 2017
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
4.09
1k+
The Product Book Summary
The Product Book
Finding the right problem, proving it cheaply, leading the team to ship: the PM's craft.
by Product School 2017 314 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Unleashing the Idea Virus
by Seth Godin • 2000
Find your carriers. Arm them with a remarkable idea. The right community does the rest.
3.93
5k+
Unleashing the Idea Virus Summary
Unleashing the Idea Virus
Find your carriers. Arm them with a remarkable idea. The right community does the rest.
by Seth Godin 2000 234 pages
3.93
5k+ ratings
Impact Mapping
by Gojko Adzic • 2012
Software ships, but results don't. Tie every feature to a business goal with visual planning.
4.06
1k+
Impact Mapping Summary
Impact Mapping
Software ships, but results don't. Tie every feature to a business goal with visual planning.
by Gojko Adzic 2012 93 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
by Marshall Goldsmith • 2006
Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.
3.95
31k+
What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.
by Marshall Goldsmith 2006 236 pages
3.95
31k+ ratings
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan
by J.R. MacGregor • 2019
From bookkeeper to America's most ruthless monopolist, then to its most strategic philanthropist.
3.80
161
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan Summary
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan
From bookkeeper to America's most ruthless monopolist, then to its most strategic philanthropist.
by J.R. MacGregor 2019 173 pages
3.80
161 ratings
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
by Mark H. McCormack • 1984
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
3.60
5k+
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School Summary
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School
People skills, deal timing, and psychological leverage: the street-smart toolkit an MBA won't teach.
by Mark H. McCormack 1984 288 pages
3.60
5k+ ratings
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
by Marion Franklin • 2019
Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.
4.39
500+
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.
by Marion Franklin 2019 294 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham • 2001
An assessment that isolates your top five talents, and why building on them beats fixing weaknesses.
3.97
28k+
Now, Discover Your Strengths Summary
Now, Discover Your Strengths
An assessment that isolates your top five talents, and why building on them beats fixing weaknesses.
by Marcus Buckingham 2001 320 pages
3.97
28k+ ratings
Human Hacking
by Christopher Hadnagy • 2021
The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.
3.77
500+
Human Hacking Summary
Human Hacking
The social engineer's guide to reading anyone, building instant rapport, and ethical persuasion.
by Christopher Hadnagy 2021 255 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Sludge
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2021
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
3.34
354
Sludge Summary
Sludge
Confusing forms and long waits aren't just annoying. They're a design failure with a name.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2021 155 pages
3.34
354 ratings
Invisible Selling Machine
by Ryan Deiss • 2015
An automated email sequence that turns strangers into repeat buyers, without the daily hustle.
4.18
376
Invisible Selling Machine Summary
Invisible Selling Machine
An automated email sequence that turns strangers into repeat buyers, without the daily hustle.
by Ryan Deiss 2015 172 pages
4.18
376 ratings
Negotiating the Impossible
by Deepak Malhotra • 2016
Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.
4.17
500+
Negotiating the Impossible Summary
Negotiating the Impossible
Standard tactics backfire in a deadlock. The counterintuitive moves that actually break through.
by Deepak Malhotra 2016 224 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
by David Ogilvy • 1987
The advertising legend's private memos: how to hire, lead, write, and build brands that last.
4.14
500+
The Unpublished David Ogilvy Summary
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
The advertising legend's private memos: how to hire, lead, write, and build brands that last.
by David Ogilvy 1987 192 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Click
by Jake Knapp • 2025
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
4.10
372
Click Summary
Click
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
by Jake Knapp 2025 240 pages
4.10
372 ratings
The small BIG
by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
3.78
1k+
The small BIG Summary
The small BIG
Persuasion runs on tiny levers: one sentence, a number, a name. Big arguments rarely move anyone.
by Robert B. Cialdini 2014 288 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Start Small, Stay Small
by Rob Walling • 2010
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
3.95
2k+
Start Small, Stay Small Summary
Start Small, Stay Small
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
by Rob Walling 2010 213 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Sway
by Ori Brafman • 2008
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
3.78
19k+
Sway Summary
Sway
Seven invisible biases that make rational people overpay, overstay, and reject free money.
by Ori Brafman 2008 206 pages
3.78
19k+ ratings
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
by Blair Enns • 2010
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
4.44
2k+
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto Summary
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
by Blair Enns 2010 144 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
The Servant Leader
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2003
Put the frontline first, your ego last: a servant leadership model with four daily domains.
4.05
500+
The Servant Leader Summary
The Servant Leader
Put the frontline first, your ego last: a servant leadership model with four daily domains.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2003 128 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Gamify
by Brian Burke • 2014
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
3.44
500+
Gamify Summary
Gamify
Stop adding badges to everything. Real gamification starts with what the player wants to achieve.
by Brian Burke 2014 162 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
Anthro-Vision
by Gillian Tett • 2021
Wall Street's models did not see 2008 coming. Anthropology did. Here is how.
4.01
1k+
Anthro-Vision Summary
Anthro-Vision
Wall Street's models did not see 2008 coming. Anthropology did. Here is how.
by Gillian Tett 2021 285 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Lateral Thinking
by Edward de Bono • 2014
Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.
3.61
152
Lateral Thinking Summary
Lateral Thinking
Not better digging, but different digging: the skill of seeing what logic leaves out.
by Edward de Bono 2014
3.61
152 ratings
The Tao of Warren Buffett
by Mary Buffett • 2006
How a patient contrarian turned $10,000 into billions: the principles that work when markets don't.
3.81
2k+
The Tao of Warren Buffett Summary
The Tao of Warren Buffett
How a patient contrarian turned $10,000 into billions: the principles that work when markets don't.
by Mary Buffett 2006 196 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
A New Way to Think
by Roger L. Martin • 2022
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
4.02
500+
A New Way to Think Summary
A New Way to Think
Eight pieces of management wisdom that hold you back, and what actually works instead.
by Roger L. Martin 2022 254 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Design Driven Innovation
by Roberto Verganti • 2009
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
4.00
498
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation
User research cannot reveal the next breakthrough. Radical innovation is a proposal, not a response.
by Roberto Verganti 2009 288 pages
4.00
498 ratings
For the Culture
by Marcus Collins • 2023
Demographics tell you who someone is. Culture tells who they want to be. Only one sells.
3.99
500+
For the Culture Summary
For the Culture
Demographics tell you who someone is. Culture tells who they want to be. Only one sells.
by Marcus Collins 2023 304 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Marketing to Mindstates
by Will Leach • 2018
Swap customer surveys for brain science: four levers that sell to the automatic mind.
4.13
182
Marketing to Mindstates Summary
Marketing to Mindstates
Swap customer surveys for brain science: four levers that sell to the automatic mind.
by Will Leach 2018 260 pages
4.13
182 ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
The decisions that win chess matches also win markets. A grandmaster translates the playbook.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
The decisions that win chess matches also win markets. A grandmaster translates the playbook.
by Garry Kasparov 2001 240 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Obsessed
by Emily Heyward • 2020
The brands people obsess over made one decision early: brand isn't paint, it's the foundation.
3.96
500+
Obsessed Summary
Obsessed
The brands people obsess over made one decision early: brand isn't paint, it's the foundation.
by Emily Heyward 2020 238 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
The Engineering Executive's Primer
by Will Larson • 2024
Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.
4.25
407
The Engineering Executive's Primer Summary
The Engineering Executive's Primer
Values you can flip, metrics your CEO reads, and the one rule for build vs. buy.
by Will Larson 2024 360 pages
4.25
407 ratings
The Lean Farm
by Ben Hartman • 2015
Toyota's efficiency system, adapted for the field: all the waste gone, none of the soul.
4.26
417
The Lean Farm Summary
The Lean Farm
Toyota's efficiency system, adapted for the field: all the waste gone, none of the soul.
by Ben Hartman 2015 382 pages
4.26
417 ratings
Telling Ain't Training
by Harold D. Stolovitch • 2002
Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.
4.09
467
Telling Ain't Training Summary
Telling Ain't Training
Lecturing is not teaching. The architecture for training that turns adults into capable performers.
by Harold D. Stolovitch 2002 559 pages
4.09
467 ratings
The Workshop Survival Guide
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2019
Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.
4.36
485
The Workshop Survival Guide Summary
The Workshop Survival Guide
Design workshops backward: specific outcomes first, slides last, format matched to content.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2019 221 pages
4.36
485 ratings
The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
by Amanda Han • 2019
Real estate investors miss legal tax breaks in entity choice, depreciation, and retirement accounts.
4.40
1k+
The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor Summary
The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
Real estate investors miss legal tax breaks in entity choice, depreciation, and retirement accounts.
by Amanda Han 2019 198 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Uncommon Service
by Frances Frei • 2012
The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.
4.01
500+
Uncommon Service Summary
Uncommon Service
The counterintuitive rule of service: to be great, you must first decide where to be bad.
by Frances Frei 2012 272 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Motivation
by Brian Tracy • 2013
A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.
3.94
500+
Motivation Summary
Motivation
A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.
by Brian Tracy 2013 128 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
by Gary Chapman • 2011
Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.
3.68
6k+
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Summary
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.
by Gary Chapman 2011 224 pages
3.68
6k+ ratings
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
The E-Myth Manager Summary
The E-Myth Manager
Management doesn't work when you try to control people. Fix it by designing the work instead.
by Michael E. Gerber 2004 256 pages
3.77
318 ratings
Predictable Success
by Les McKeown • 2010
Growth creates complexity, complexity kills growth. Seven stages, one sweet spot.
4.03
500+
Predictable Success Summary
Predictable Success
Growth creates complexity, complexity kills growth. Seven stages, one sweet spot.
by Les McKeown 2010 200 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Good Profit
by Charles G. Koch • 2015
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
3.86
1k+
Good Profit Summary
Good Profit
Most profit relies on exploitation. Charles Koch built a $100 billion company by doing the opposite.
by Charles G. Koch 2015 288 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
How to Talk to Anyone at Work
by Leil Lowndes • 2018
72 workplace scripts: how to enter a room, handle a micromanager, and defuse any complainer.
3.54
360
How to Talk to Anyone at Work Summary
How to Talk to Anyone at Work
72 workplace scripts: how to enter a room, handle a micromanager, and defuse any complainer.
by Leil Lowndes 2018 368 pages
3.54
360 ratings
80/20 Your Life! How To Get More Done With Less Effort And Change Your Life In The Process!
by Damon Zahariades • 2018
Find your 20 percent: the clients, habits, and people that actually matter. Cut the rest.
3.78
1k+
80/20 Your Life! How To Get More Done With Less Effort And Change Your Life In The Process! Summary
80/20 Your Life! How To Get More Done With Less Effort And Change Your Life In The Process!
Find your 20 percent: the clients, habits, and people that actually matter. Cut the rest.
by Damon Zahariades 2018 180 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Time Management Magic
by Lee Cockerell • 2015
A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.
4.04
500+
Time Management Magic Summary
Time Management Magic
A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.
by Lee Cockerell 2015 110 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
24k+
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017 278 pages
4.20
24k+ ratings
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