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Management Book Summaries

A Sense of Urgency
by John P. Kotter • 2008
Anxious busyness resembles urgency but is its opposite, and it kills 70 percent of change efforts.
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2k+
A Sense of Urgency Summary
A Sense of Urgency
Anxious busyness resembles urgency but is its opposite, and it kills 70 percent of change efforts.
by John P. Kotter 2008 208 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Rugged Entrepreneur
by Scott Andrew • 2021
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
3.82
22
The Rugged Entrepreneur Summary
The Rugged Entrepreneur
Work ethic, mental toughness, and foresight: the old-school virtues that power modern disruption.
by Scott Andrew 2021 239 pages
3.82
22 ratings
How To Start A Cult
by Jody Raynsford • 2021
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
3.89
88
How To Start A Cult Summary
How To Start A Cult
Forget brand loyalty. Build a following so devoted your customers do the recruiting for you.
by Jody Raynsford 2021 270 pages
3.89
88 ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
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Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009 241 pages
3.74
11k+ ratings
Fanocracy
by David Meerman Scott • 2020
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
3.64
356
Fanocracy Summary
Fanocracy
Most companies chase transactions. The ones that build real communities of fans never have to.
by David Meerman Scott 2020 304 pages
3.64
356 ratings
Essentials of Negotiation
by Roy J. Lewicki • 1996
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
3.75
484
Essentials of Negotiation Summary
Essentials of Negotiation
Turn negotiation from instinct into strategy. Map power, build leverage, refuse bad deals.
by Roy J. Lewicki 1996 304 pages
3.75
484 ratings
Wooden on Leadership
by John Wooden • 2005
The coach who won ten titles in twelve years reveals why he never mentioned winning.
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Wooden on Leadership Summary
Wooden on Leadership
The coach who won ten titles in twelve years reveals why he never mentioned winning.
by John Wooden 2005 302 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
Positive Leadership
by Kim S. Cameron • 2008
A nuclear cleanup finished six decades early. The leadership approach that explains how.
3.74
500+
Positive Leadership Summary
Positive Leadership
A nuclear cleanup finished six decades early. The leadership approach that explains how.
by Kim S. Cameron 2008 144 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014
Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.
3.91
382
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees Summary
HBR Guide to Coaching Employees
Stop fixing problems. Start coaching. A conversation blueprint that builds self-sufficient teams.
by Harvard Business Publishing 2014 192 pages
3.91
382 ratings
Gods of Management
by Charles B. Handy • 1986
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
3.78
144
Gods of Management Summary
Gods of Management
Four workplace gods, one crumbling bureaucracy, and the 1986 book that saw the gig economy coming.
by Charles B. Handy 1986 268 pages
3.78
144 ratings
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by David Walton • 2012
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
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A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
by David Walton 2012 197 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Better Conversations
by Jim Knight • 2015
Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.
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500+
Better Conversations Summary
Better Conversations
Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.
by Jim Knight 2015 256 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
User Story Mapping
by Jeff Patton • 2012
A $125M crash taught us written specs fail. This visual technique catches the misunderstanding.
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3k+
User Story Mapping Summary
User Story Mapping
A $125M crash taught us written specs fail. This visual technique catches the misunderstanding.
by Jeff Patton 2012 324 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated
by Ram Charan • 2017
Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.
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3k+
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated Summary
What the CEO Wants You To Know, Expanded and Updated
Learn the handful of levers that a fruit stand and a Fortune 500 both depend on.
by Ram Charan 2017 176 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
by Beverly E. Jones • 2016
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
3.76
304
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.
by Beverly E. Jones 2016 224 pages
3.76
304 ratings
NLP Workbook
by Joseph O'Connor • 2001
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
3.94
412
NLP Workbook Summary
NLP Workbook
The NLP toolkit in one workbook: set outcomes, anchor resourceful states, and model excellence.
by Joseph O'Connor 2001 306 pages
3.94
412 ratings
Helping People Change
by Richard E. Boyatzis • 2019
Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.
3.92
500+
Helping People Change Summary
Helping People Change
Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.
by Richard E. Boyatzis 2019 217 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Train Your Brain For Success
by Roger Seip • 2012
Upgrade your memory, reading speed, and reclaim ten hours weekly with deliberate brain training.
4.03
450
Train Your Brain For Success Summary
Train Your Brain For Success
Upgrade your memory, reading speed, and reclaim ten hours weekly with deliberate brain training.
by Roger Seip 2012 256 pages
4.03
450 ratings
The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need
by Anthony Iannarino • 2016
Twelve attributes separate the sales elite from everyone else, and none of them are about selling.
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500+
The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need Summary
The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need
Twelve attributes separate the sales elite from everyone else, and none of them are about selling.
by Anthony Iannarino 2016 240 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Code of Trust
by Robin Dreeke • 2017
What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.
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The Code of Trust Summary
The Code of Trust
What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.
by Robin Dreeke 2017 384 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Every Moment Matters
by John O'Sullivan • 2019
The playbook for coaches who want to win games and build character, in that order.
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495
Every Moment Matters Summary
Every Moment Matters
The playbook for coaches who want to win games and build character, in that order.
by John O'Sullivan 2019 358 pages
4.46
495 ratings
Zero to Sold
by Arvid Kahl • 2020
From niche idea to self-running, sellable company: the bootstrapped founder's end-to-end playbook.
4.14
434
Zero to Sold Summary
Zero to Sold
From niche idea to self-running, sellable company: the bootstrapped founder's end-to-end playbook.
by Arvid Kahl 2020 502 pages
4.14
434 ratings
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making
by Max H. Bazerman • 1986
Managers' mental shortcuts are predictable and often wrong. Here's how to catch them.
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500+
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making Summary
Judgment In Managerial Decision Making
Managers' mental shortcuts are predictable and often wrong. Here's how to catch them.
by Max H. Bazerman 1986 241 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Last Man Standing
by Duff McDonald • 2009
Most banks chased risk. Jamie Dimon prepared for collapse. In 2008, only one was ready.
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1k+
Last Man Standing Summary
Last Man Standing
Most banks chased risk. Jamie Dimon prepared for collapse. In 2008, only one was ready.
by Duff McDonald 2009 352 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Own the Room
by Amy Jen Su • 2013
A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.
3.74
500+
Own the Room Summary
Own the Room
A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.
by Amy Jen Su 2013 240 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Getting Things Done
by David Allen • 2001
The system for getting commitments out of your head and onto lists you can trust.
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Getting Things Done Summary
Getting Things Done
The system for getting commitments out of your head and onto lists you can trust.
by David Allen 2001 352 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Selling Luxury
by Robin Lent • 2009
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
3.54
233
Selling Luxury Summary
Selling Luxury
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
by Robin Lent 2009 176 pages
3.54
233 ratings
Brag!
by Peggy Klaus • 2003
Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.
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1k+
Brag! Summary
Brag!
Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.
by Peggy Klaus 2003 224 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Right Call
by Sally Jenkins • 2023
What elite athletes know about making the call when the data runs out.
4.15
1k+
The Right Call Summary
The Right Call
What elite athletes know about making the call when the data runs out.
by Sally Jenkins 2023 272 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Buying Brain
by A.K. Pradeep • 2010
Brains buy before minds decide. Neuromarketing reads the half-second gap that focus groups miss.
3.71
357
The Buying Brain Summary
The Buying Brain
Brains buy before minds decide. Neuromarketing reads the half-second gap that focus groups miss.
by A.K. Pradeep 2010 272 pages
3.71
357 ratings
Negotiating Rationally
by Max H. Bazerman • 1991
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
3.83
317
Negotiating Rationally Summary
Negotiating Rationally
Cognitive biases hijack negotiations. Smart people lose deals they should win, and never see why.
by Max H. Bazerman 1991 196 pages
3.83
317 ratings
Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook
by Ron Ashkenas • 2018
A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.
3.94
241
Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary
Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook
A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.
by Ron Ashkenas 2018 224 pages
3.94
241 ratings
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
by Sarah Drasner • 2022
Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.
4.16
1k+
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us Summary
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
Trust, honest feedback, smaller batches: the management playbook engineers never got.
by Sarah Drasner 2022 220 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
The Pursuit of Excellence
by Ryan Hawk • 2022
What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.
4.17
305
The Pursuit of Excellence Summary
The Pursuit of Excellence
What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.
by Ryan Hawk 2022 300 pages
4.17
305 ratings
The Silo Effect
by Gillian Tett • 2014
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
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1k+
The Silo Effect Summary
The Silo Effect
Sony, UBS, and the 2008 crash: one pattern explains them all. An anthropologist's diagnosis.
by Gillian Tett 2014 304 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Book on Managing Rental Properties
by Brandon Turner • 2015
A landlord's operating system that minimizes tenant drama and keeps the money flowing.
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1k+
The Book on Managing Rental Properties Summary
The Book on Managing Rental Properties
A landlord's operating system that minimizes tenant drama and keeps the money flowing.
by Brandon Turner 2015 377 pages
4.55
1k+ ratings
Groupthink
by Irving L. Janis • 1982
Why the most cohesive teams produce the worst decisions, and the historical disasters that prove it.
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212
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink
Why the most cohesive teams produce the worst decisions, and the historical disasters that prove it.
by Irving L. Janis 1982 349 pages
4.13
212 ratings
You Can Negotiate Anything
by Herb Cohen • 1980
Everything is negotiable: three levers that tilt any deal, and why confidence beats leverage.
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2k+
You Can Negotiate Anything Summary
You Can Negotiate Anything
Everything is negotiable: three levers that tilt any deal, and why confidence beats leverage.
by Herb Cohen 1980 258 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
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1k+
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021 253 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Crucial Accountability
by Kerry Patterson • 2013
How to hold anyone accountable without attacking, avoiding, or making it worse.
4.09
2k+
Crucial Accountability Summary
Crucial Accountability
How to hold anyone accountable without attacking, avoiding, or making it worse.
by Kerry Patterson 2013 301 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Little Black Book of Connections
by Jeffrey Gitomer • 2006
Why the people who give without a ledger end up with the fullest networks.
3.94
1k+
Little Black Book of Connections Summary
Little Black Book of Connections
Why the people who give without a ledger end up with the fullest networks.
by Jeffrey Gitomer 2006 230 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Time Management for System Administrators
by Thomas A. Limoncelli • 2005
Your brain is not a ticketing system. Capture everything, script the rest, and leave at five.
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Time Management for System Administrators Summary
Time Management for System Administrators
Your brain is not a ticketing system. Capture everything, script the rest, and leave at five.
by Thomas A. Limoncelli 2005 226 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
FYI
by Michael M. Lombardo • 1996
A reference book that breaks leadership into learnable skills, then gives a practice plan for each.
4.27
500+
FYI Summary
FYI
A reference book that breaks leadership into learnable skills, then gives a practice plan for each.
by Michael M. Lombardo 1996 630 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
The Unusual Billionaires
by Saurabh Mukherjea • 2016
Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.
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1k+
The Unusual Billionaires Summary
The Unusual Billionaires
Less than 1% of Indian companies win for a decade. Eight that did share the blueprint.
by Saurabh Mukherjea 2016 454 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle
by James C. Hunter • 2004
The leadership method that puts service before power, and why it outperforms authority every time.
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500+
The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle Summary
The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle
The leadership method that puts service before power, and why it outperforms authority every time.
by James C. Hunter 2004 224 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
The Pricing Roadmap
by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt • 2023
B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.
5.00
1
The Pricing Roadmap Summary
The Pricing Roadmap
B2B SaaS pricing done backwards: build the structure around who pays, not what you built.
by Ulrik Lehrskov-Schmidt 2023 296 pages
5.00
1 ratings
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
by Harvard Business Review • 2018
The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.
3.86
383
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Summary
HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers
The manager's checklist: what to verify before any number shapes your next decision.
by Harvard Business Review 2018 176 pages
3.86
383 ratings
The 5 Choices
by Kory Kogon • 2011
Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.
3.88
1k+
The 5 Choices Summary
The 5 Choices
Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.
by Kory Kogon 2011 288 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Made to Stick (Chapter 4
by Chip Heath • 2008
Your expertise blinds you to what audiences miss. Sticky ideas follow six teachable instincts.
4.21
126
Made to Stick (Chapter 4 Summary
Made to Stick (Chapter 4
Your expertise blinds you to what audiences miss. Sticky ideas follow six teachable instincts.
by Chip Heath 2008 291 pages
4.21
126 ratings
Encouraging the Heart
by James M. Kouzes • 1999
Generic praise is forgettable. How to recognize people so it feels personal, specific, and real.
3.86
497
Encouraging the Heart Summary
Encouraging the Heart
Generic praise is forgettable. How to recognize people so it feels personal, specific, and real.
by James M. Kouzes 1999 240 pages
3.86
497 ratings
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