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Management Book Summaries

2 Second Lean
by Paul A. Akers • 2011
Build a fun, people-first Lean culture with tiny daily improvements, starting in the bathroom.
3.93
1k+
2 Second Lean Summary
2 Second Lean
Build a fun, people-first Lean culture with tiny daily improvements, starting in the bathroom.
by Paul A. Akers 2011 228 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Startup Owner's Manual Strategy Guide
by Steve Blank • 2012
The original playbook for founders: stop guessing, start testing, find a business model that scales.
4.28
109
The Startup Owner's Manual Strategy Guide Summary
The Startup Owner's Manual Strategy Guide
The original playbook for founders: stop guessing, start testing, find a business model that scales.
by Steve Blank 2012 608 pages
4.28
109 ratings
To-Do List Formula
by Damon Zahariades • 2016
Most to-do lists are wish lists in disguise. The seven-task fix that turns overwhelm into done.
3.95
4k+
To-Do List Formula Summary
To-Do List Formula
Most to-do lists are wish lists in disguise. The seven-task fix that turns overwhelm into done.
by Damon Zahariades 2016 107 pages
3.95
4k+ ratings
The Energy Bus Field Guide
by Jon Gordon • 2017
The bus metaphor, now with action plans: ten weeks to a positive, purpose-driven team.
4.19
235
The Energy Bus Field Guide Summary
The Energy Bus Field Guide
The bus metaphor, now with action plans: ten weeks to a positive, purpose-driven team.
by Jon Gordon 2017 144 pages
4.19
235 ratings
Group Genius
by Keith Sawyer • 2007
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
3.86
500+
Group Genius Summary
Group Genius
Most brainstorming sessions fail, lone genius is a myth, and peak creativity is a team sport.
by Keith Sawyer 2007 288 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does
by Susan Fowler • 2014
Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.
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1k+
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does Summary
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does
Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.
by Susan Fowler 2014 232 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Todd • 2016
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
3.91
2k+
80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours
The counterintuitive math of doing good: why a corporate paycheck often beats a charity job.
by Benjamin Todd 2016 276 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
No B.S. Direct Marketing
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2006
Spend a dollar, get two back: the direct-response rules for marketing that pays for itself.
4.1
500+
No B.S. Direct Marketing Summary
No B.S. Direct Marketing
Spend a dollar, get two back: the direct-response rules for marketing that pays for itself.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2006 288 pages
4.1
500+ ratings
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam • 2008
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
3.96
15k+
The Back of the Napkin Summary
The Back of the Napkin
Turn stick figures into solved problems and sold ideas: the visual thinking system anyone can use.
by Dan Roam 2008 278 pages
3.96
15k+ ratings
Product-Led SEO
by Eli Schwartz • 2021
Revenue, not rankings: why the best SEO starts with your product, not your keywords.
3.89
390
Product-Led SEO Summary
Product-Led SEO
Revenue, not rankings: why the best SEO starts with your product, not your keywords.
by Eli Schwartz 2021 264 pages
3.89
390 ratings
Presenting to Win
by Jerry Weissman • 2003
The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.
3.93
1k+
Presenting to Win Summary
Presenting to Win
The framework for moving any audience from indifference to action, one slide at a time.
by Jerry Weissman 2003 252 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
A Leader's Legacy
by James M. Kouzes • 2006
Your team won't remember the CEO. They'll remember you. How to earn a legacy worth leaving.
3.77
500+
A Leader's Legacy Summary
A Leader's Legacy
Your team won't remember the CEO. They'll remember you. How to earn a legacy worth leaving.
by James M. Kouzes 2006 208 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Digital Body Language
by Erica Dhawan • 2021
Half your emails land wrong. The cues, channels, and timing that fix digital communication.
3.71
1k+
Digital Body Language Summary
Digital Body Language
Half your emails land wrong. The cues, channels, and timing that fix digital communication.
by Erica Dhawan 2021 288 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
by Clay Scroggins • 2017
The title doesn't make the leader. Influence does. How to earn it when you lack authority.
3.72
6k+
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge Summary
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
The title doesn't make the leader. Influence does. How to earn it when you lack authority.
by Clay Scroggins 2017 240 pages
3.72
6k+ ratings
Platform Scale
by Sangeet Paul Choudary • 2015
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
4.19
500+
Platform Scale Summary
Platform Scale
Pipes make and sell. Platforms let others create the value. The blueprint for building one.
by Sangeet Paul Choudary 2015 336 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Leadership is Language
by L. David Marquet • 2020
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
4.04
2k+
Leadership is Language Summary
Leadership is Language
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
by L. David Marquet 2020 272 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Niche Down
by Christopher Lochhead • 2018
Stop competing to be best. The rules for creating a new category and owning it outright.
3.80
196
Niche Down Summary
Niche Down
Stop competing to be best. The rules for creating a new category and owning it outright.
by Christopher Lochhead 2018 144 pages
3.80
196 ratings
Simple Rules
by Donald Sull • 2015
When complexity spikes, thick playbooks fail. A handful of tailored rules holds up.
3.68
2k+
Simple Rules Summary
Simple Rules
When complexity spikes, thick playbooks fail. A handful of tailored rules holds up.
by Donald Sull 2015 280 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Writing for Busy Readers
by Todd Rogers • 2023
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
3.87
1k+
Writing for Busy Readers Summary
Writing for Busy Readers
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
by Todd Rogers 2023 256 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Talent Is Never Enough
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Natural ability gets the interview. Character, focus, and grit land the job.
4.21
2k+
Talent Is Never Enough Summary
Talent Is Never Enough
Natural ability gets the interview. Character, focus, and grit land the job.
by John C. Maxwell 2006 283 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Social Physics
by Alex Pentland • 2014
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
3.53
1k+
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
by Alex Pentland 2014 320 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Great Ceos Are Lazy
by Jim Schleckser • 2016
One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.
4.26
393
Great Ceos Are Lazy Summary
Great Ceos Are Lazy
One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.
by Jim Schleckser 2016
4.26
393 ratings
Call Sign Chaos
by Jim Mattis • 2019
Lead from the squad to the strategy table: a doctrine forged in combat and wide reading.
4.29
13k+
Call Sign Chaos Summary
Call Sign Chaos
Lead from the squad to the strategy table: a doctrine forged in combat and wide reading.
by Jim Mattis 2019 320 pages
4.29
13k+ ratings
How to Change
by Katy Milkman • 2021
Impulsivity, procrastination, laziness: each has a science-backed fix that needs zero willpower.
3.84
7k+
How to Change Summary
How to Change
Impulsivity, procrastination, laziness: each has a science-backed fix that needs zero willpower.
by Katy Milkman 2021 268 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
The Success Equation
by Michael J. Mauboussin • 2012
The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.
3.94
1k+
The Success Equation Summary
The Success Equation
The ratio of skill to luck shapes every outcome. Most people misread it and pay dearly.
by Michael J. Mauboussin 2012 320 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Negotiation
by Brian Tracy • 2013
How to ask for better terms on everything, and the moment you walk away.
3.95
500+
Negotiation Summary
Negotiation
How to ask for better terms on everything, and the moment you walk away.
by Brian Tracy 2013 112 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Best of No B.S.
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2022
Your time is worth three times what you think. Guard it, get rich.
4.60
10
The Best of No B.S. Summary
The Best of No B.S.
Your time is worth three times what you think. Guard it, get rich.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2022 578 pages
4.60
10 ratings
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands
by Kevin Roberts • 2005
Brands lost their mystery. Three buried instincts are the only way to get it back.
3.86
1k+
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands Summary
Lovemarks The Future Beyond Brands
Brands lost their mystery. Three buried instincts are the only way to get it back.
by Kevin Roberts 2005 248 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Pivot
by Jenny Blake • 2016
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
3.74
2k+
Pivot Summary
Pivot
A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.
by Jenny Blake 2016 288 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
Marketing Rebellion
by Mark W. Schaefer • 2019
Your customers now control your marketing. Only the truly human companies survive.
4.20
479
Marketing Rebellion Summary
Marketing Rebellion
Your customers now control your marketing. Only the truly human companies survive.
by Mark W. Schaefer 2019 318 pages
4.20
479 ratings
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'
by Sidney Dekker • 2002
A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.
4.22
500+
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Summary
The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'
A mistake reveals nothing about a worker and everything about the system that shaped their choices.
by Sidney Dekker 2002 248 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Virtual Selling
by Jeb Blount • 2020
Master the blend of video, phone, email, and social selling, or watch your pipeline evaporate.
3.92
396
Virtual Selling Summary
Virtual Selling
Master the blend of video, phone, email, and social selling, or watch your pipeline evaporate.
by Jeb Blount 2020 354 pages
3.92
396 ratings
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
The Amazon Management System Summary
The Amazon Management System
The practices, from hiring to metrics, that keep Amazon sprinting while other giants slow.
by Ram Charan 2019 178 pages
4.04
399 ratings
Big Data
by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger • 2013
The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.
3.69
8k+
Big Data Summary
Big Data
The era of sampling, clean data, and causal certainty is over. What replaces it is stranger.
by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger 2013 242 pages
3.69
8k+ ratings
Obliquity
by John Kay • 2010
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
3.62
1k+
Obliquity Summary
Obliquity
The goals that matter most are best achieved by aiming for something else entirely.
by John Kay 2010 224 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
101 Design Methods
by Vijay Kumar • 2012
101 methods for driving innovation as a structured routine, not a stroke of genius.
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500+
101 Design Methods Summary
101 Design Methods
101 methods for driving innovation as a structured routine, not a stroke of genius.
by Vijay Kumar 2012 336 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
How to Be a Power Connector
by Judy Robinett • 2014
155 people, three tiers, one rhythm: the playbook for making a network that actually pays.
3.94
500+
How to Be a Power Connector Summary
How to Be a Power Connector
155 people, three tiers, one rhythm: the playbook for making a network that actually pays.
by Judy Robinett 2014 256 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Tim Cook
by Leander Kahney • 2019
They said Apple peaked with Jobs. Cook's bet on operations, ethics, and privacy tripled its value.
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3k+
Tim Cook Summary
Tim Cook
They said Apple peaked with Jobs. Cook's bet on operations, ethics, and privacy tripled its value.
by Leander Kahney 2019 320 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
The Logical Thinking Process
by H. William Dettmer • 2007
A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.
4.38
160
The Logical Thinking Process Summary
The Logical Thinking Process
A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.
by H. William Dettmer 2007 444 pages
4.38
160 ratings
The Advice Trap
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
4.10
2k+
The Advice Trap Summary
The Advice Trap
Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020 267 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Conversational Intelligence
by Judith E. Glaser • 2013
Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.
3.55
1k+
Conversational Intelligence Summary
Conversational Intelligence
Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.
by Judith E. Glaser 2013 256 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Making It All Work
by David Allen • 2003
Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.
3.93
3k+
Making It All Work Summary
Making It All Work
Connect your to-do list to your life's purpose: the system that starts by clearing your head.
by David Allen 2003 302 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Hug Your Haters
by Jay Baer • 2016
Two playbooks for turning whiners into loyal advocates: one for private calls, one for public posts.
3.85
500+
Hug Your Haters Summary
Hug Your Haters
Two playbooks for turning whiners into loyal advocates: one for private calls, one for public posts.
by Jay Baer 2016 240 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Tomorrowmind
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman • 2023
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
3.75
377
Tomorrowmind Summary
Tomorrowmind
Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.
by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman 2023 285 pages
3.75
377 ratings
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
by Martin Reeves • 2015
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
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500+
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy Summary
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
by Martin Reeves 2015 288 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Change the World
by Robert E. Quinn • 2000
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
3.84
111
Change the World Summary
Change the World
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
by Robert E. Quinn 2000 304 pages
3.84
111 ratings
How to Get a Meeting with Anyone
by Stu Heinecke • 2016
A micro-targeted campaign system that opens doors to C-suites with response rates near 100 percent.
3.56
319
How to Get a Meeting with Anyone Summary
How to Get a Meeting with Anyone
A micro-targeted campaign system that opens doors to C-suites with response rates near 100 percent.
by Stu Heinecke 2016 240 pages
3.56
319 ratings
Leadership Coaching
by Tony Stoltzfus • 2005
Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.
4.29
324
Leadership Coaching Summary
Leadership Coaching
Jesus' way: a coaching method that replaces advice with questions and multiplies leadership impact.
by Tony Stoltzfus 2005 318 pages
4.29
324 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
by Harvard Business Review • 2020
What design thinking actually means and how to make it work inside your organization.
3.81
259
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking
What design thinking actually means and how to make it work inside your organization.
by Harvard Business Review 2020 208 pages
3.81
259 ratings
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010
Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.
4.31
153
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy Summary
No B.S. Sales Success In The New Economy
Prepare for the worst, sell to emotions, and make them chase you: the no-nonsense sales system.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2010 262 pages
4.31
153 ratings
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