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Management Book Summaries

The McKinsey Engagement
by Paul N. Friga • 2008
The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.
3.56
500+
The McKinsey Engagement Summary
The McKinsey Engagement
The consulting playbook for team problem solving: four rules for people, five for analysis.
by Paul N. Friga 2008 272 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
The Starbucks Experience
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2006
How Starbucks turns baristas into experience designers and every cup into a loyalty engine.
3.75
5k+
The Starbucks Experience Summary
The Starbucks Experience
How Starbucks turns baristas into experience designers and every cup into a loyalty engine.
by Joseph A. Michelli 2006 226 pages
3.75
5k+ ratings
Breakthrough Branding
by Catherine Kaputa • 2012
How to own a niche, be the face, and build a machine: the small-brand playbook.
3.82
85
Breakthrough Branding Summary
Breakthrough Branding
How to own a niche, be the face, and build a machine: the small-brand playbook.
by Catherine Kaputa 2012 228 pages
3.82
85 ratings
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2020
No corner office required. The leadership practices that earn followership regardless of your title.
3.74
165
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership Summary
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
No corner office required. The leadership practices that earn followership regardless of your title.
by James M. Kouzes 2020 207 pages
3.74
165 ratings
Different
by Youngme Moon • 2010
Why the world's most competitive markets deliver sameness, and the three ways to break free.
3.98
1k+
Different Summary
Different
Why the world's most competitive markets deliver sameness, and the three ways to break free.
by Youngme Moon 2010 288 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Elephant And The Flea
by Charles B. Handy • 2001
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
4.04
196
The Elephant And The Flea Summary
The Elephant And The Flea
The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.
by Charles B. Handy 2001 240 pages
4.04
196 ratings
The Science of Influence
by Kevin Hogan • 2004
Four seconds to yes: a playbook of psychological tactics for instant connections and faster deals.
3.66
500+
The Science of Influence Summary
The Science of Influence
Four seconds to yes: a playbook of psychological tactics for instant connections and faster deals.
by Kevin Hogan 2004 256 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
The Truth about Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2010
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
3.87
1k+
The Truth about Leadership Summary
The Truth about Leadership
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
by James M. Kouzes 2010 224 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life
by Michael LeBoeuf • 2000
Customers stay when the experience pays off for them. A system for making every touchpoint deliver.
3.9
200
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life Summary
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life
Customers stay when the experience pays off for them. A system for making every touchpoint deliver.
by Michael LeBoeuf 2000 256 pages
3.9
200 ratings
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman • 2017
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
3.74
1k+
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
Leaders fall. The best don't just bounce back; they strategically retreat, recover, then reinvent.
by Daniel Goleman 2017 128 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
by Carmine Gallo • 2005
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
3.87
305
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators Summary
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
by Carmine Gallo 2005 140 pages
3.87
305 ratings
Get the Truth
by Philip Houston • 2014
A CIA interrogation monologue, repurposed for the boardroom: get anyone to tell you the truth.
3.84
500+
Get the Truth Summary
Get the Truth
A CIA interrogation monologue, repurposed for the boardroom: get anyone to tell you the truth.
by Philip Houston 2014 272 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Hug Your Customers
by Jack Mitchell • 2003
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
4.03
500+
Hug Your Customers Summary
Hug Your Customers
A family retailer's playbook for replacing sales scripts with genuine human connection.
by Jack Mitchell 2003 319 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
On Becoming a Leader
by Warren Bennis • 1989
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
3.89
5k+
On Becoming a Leader Summary
On Becoming a Leader
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
by Warren Bennis 1989 218 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Open Innovation
by Henry Chesbrough • 2003
The old R&D model is dead. Ideas come from everywhere. Companies that don't open won't survive.
3.87
303
Open Innovation Summary
Open Innovation
The old R&D model is dead. Ideas come from everywhere. Companies that don't open won't survive.
by Henry Chesbrough 2003 227 pages
3.87
303 ratings
Time-Blocking
by Luke Seavers • 2021
40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.
4.16
281
Time-Blocking Summary
Time-Blocking
40% of your workday vanishes switching tasks. Time-block three essentials and silence the noise.
by Luke Seavers 2021 150 pages
4.16
281 ratings
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
by Rita Gunther McGrath • 2000
Build a venture pipeline from uncertainty: spot, test lean, and seize before competitors react.
4.19
264
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Summary
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Build a venture pipeline from uncertainty: spot, test lean, and seize before competitors react.
by Rita Gunther McGrath 2000 380 pages
4.19
264 ratings
What Customers Want
by Anthony W. Ulwick • 2005
Customers can't design your product. Their unmet success metrics, scored by a single algorithm, can.
4.03
500+
What Customers Want Summary
What Customers Want
Customers can't design your product. Their unmet success metrics, scored by a single algorithm, can.
by Anthony W. Ulwick 2005 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Fast Focus
by Damon Zahariades • 2017
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
3.66
1k+
Fast Focus Summary
Fast Focus
Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.
by Damon Zahariades 2017 166 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2005
Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.
3.97
2k+
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager
Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2005 176 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Rules of Management
by Richard Templar • 2005
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
3.87
1k+
Rules of Management Summary
Rules of Management
Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.
by Richard Templar 2005 208 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Software Requirements
by Karl Wiegers • 1999
Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.
4.14
500+
Software Requirements Summary
Software Requirements
Nearly half of all software defects trace back to bad requirements. The fix starts here.
by Karl Wiegers 1999 516 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
3.97
1k+
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
by Gina Keating 2012 304 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Disrupting Class
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008
Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.
3.86
1k+
Disrupting Class Summary
Disrupting Class
Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008 273 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
4.13
167
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook Summary
The 360 Degree Leader Workbook
Most leadership happens from the middle. A playbook for influencing up, down, and across.
by John C. Maxwell 2006 288 pages
4.13
167 ratings
Fierce Conversations
by Susan Scott • 2002
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
4.00
10k+
Fierce Conversations Summary
Fierce Conversations
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
by Susan Scott 2002 280 pages
4.00
10k+ ratings
Great Leaders Have No Rules
by Kevin E. Kruse • 2019
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
4.03
341
Great Leaders Have No Rules Summary
Great Leaders Have No Rules
Open doors and politeness are costing you your team's trust. The counterintuitive fix.
by Kevin E. Kruse 2019 224 pages
4.03
341 ratings
Building a Better Law Practice
by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019
The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.
3.73
11
Building a Better Law Practice Summary
Building a Better Law Practice
The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.
by Jeremy W. Richter 2019 215 pages
3.73
11 ratings
Getting Beyond Better
by Roger L. Martin • 2015
Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.
3.93
356
Getting Beyond Better Summary
Getting Beyond Better
Real social change replaces a broken equilibrium with a just one. Here's the strategic process.
by Roger L. Martin 2015 272 pages
3.93
356 ratings
Product Operations
by Melissa Perri • 2023
The missing function that turns product management from an art into a repeatable system at scale.
3.86
302
Product Operations Summary
Product Operations
The missing function that turns product management from an art into a repeatable system at scale.
by Melissa Perri 2023 260 pages
3.86
302 ratings
Value
by Inc. McKinsey & Company • 2010
Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.
4.25
500+
Value Summary
Value
Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.
by Inc. McKinsey & Company 2010 272 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Deep Dive
by Rich Horwath • 2008
Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.
3.76
195
Deep Dive Summary
Deep Dive
Most managers skim the surface. Three skills that turn scattered effort into strategic advantage.
by Rich Horwath 2008 229 pages
3.76
195 ratings
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin • 2004
The power playbook that survived two millennia: from a king's court to your next C-suite pitch.
3.85
93k+
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The power playbook that survived two millennia: from a king's court to your next C-suite pitch.
by Benjamin Franklin 2004 143 pages
3.85
93k+ ratings
The Four Tendencies
by Gretchen Rubin • 2017
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
3.83
24k+
The Four Tendencies Summary
The Four Tendencies
Every habit system ignores how you respond to rules. Four profiles that finally fix it.
by Gretchen Rubin 2017 257 pages
3.83
24k+ ratings
Empire Builder
by Adam Coffey • 2023
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
4.24
173
Empire Builder Summary
Empire Builder
Culture and brand are not soft assets; they directly add multiples to your company's sale price.
by Adam Coffey 2023 254 pages
4.24
173 ratings
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth
by Avery Carl • 2021
Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.
4.50
500+
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth Summary
Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth
Vacation rentals that triple long-term cash, managed from anywhere in thirty minutes a week.
by Avery Carl 2021 140 pages
4.50
500+ ratings
In Search of Excellence
by Thomas J. Peters • 1982
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
3.91
13k+
In Search of Excellence Summary
In Search of Excellence
A study of 43 iconic companies unearthed the few practices they all shared.
by Thomas J. Peters 1982 400 pages
3.91
13k+ ratings
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
by Peg Dawson • 2016
Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.
4.10
500+
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success Summary
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.
by Peg Dawson 2016 294 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
What I Didn't Learn in Business School
by Jay B. Barney • 2010
He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.
3.77
500+
What I Didn't Learn in Business School Summary
What I Didn't Learn in Business School
He aced every business school case. His first real case has no answer key.
by Jay B. Barney 2010 272 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Growth Hacking
by Raymond Fong • 2017
An automated system that finds, sells, and keeps customers around the clock, no big team required.
3.81
305
Growth Hacking Summary
Growth Hacking
An automated system that finds, sells, and keeps customers around the clock, no big team required.
by Raymond Fong 2017 204 pages
3.81
305 ratings
Performing Under Pressure
by Hendrie Weisinger • 2015
Pressure hijacks two memory systems, not one. Four trainable traits restore what the moment steals.
3.90
500+
Performing Under Pressure Summary
Performing Under Pressure
Pressure hijacks two memory systems, not one. Four trainable traits restore what the moment steals.
by Hendrie Weisinger 2015 320 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
The Squiggly Career
by Helen Tupper • 2020
Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.
3.92
1k+
The Squiggly Career Summary
The Squiggly Career
Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.
by Helen Tupper 2020
3.92
1k+ ratings
Good Boss, Bad Boss
by Robert I. Sutton • 2010
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
3.79
2k+
Good Boss, Bad Boss Summary
Good Boss, Bad Boss
The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.
by Robert I. Sutton 2010 320 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Masters of Scale
by Reid Hoffman • 2021
Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.
4.07
1k+
Masters of Scale Summary
Masters of Scale
Why the best founders chase rejection, kill their own habits, and let actions overrule words.
by Reid Hoffman 2021 304 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Driving Digital Strategy
by Sunil Gupta • 2018
Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present
4.05
442
Driving Digital Strategy Summary
Driving Digital Strategy
Digital strategy is business model strategy. Guide for reimagining yours without killing the present
by Sunil Gupta 2018 345 pages
4.05
442 ratings
The HR Scorecard
by Dave Ulrich • 2001
HR wants a strategy seat. This is the measurement system that earns it.
3.78
331
The HR Scorecard Summary
The HR Scorecard
HR wants a strategy seat. This is the measurement system that earns it.
by Dave Ulrich 2001 235 pages
3.78
331 ratings
The Product Manager's Survival Guide
by Steven Haines • 2013
Run your product like a business: the full playbook for strategy, customers, launch, and metrics.
3.63
449
The Product Manager's Survival Guide Summary
The Product Manager's Survival Guide
Run your product like a business: the full playbook for strategy, customers, launch, and metrics.
by Steven Haines 2013 288 pages
3.63
449 ratings
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
Seventeen non-negotiable principles for turning coworkers into a team that actually delivers.
4.16
4k+
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Summary
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Seventeen non-negotiable principles for turning coworkers into a team that actually delivers.
by John C. Maxwell 2013 288 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
The Freelance Manifesto
by Joey Korenman • 2017
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
4.52
500+
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
by Joey Korenman 2017 360 pages
4.52
500+ ratings
Sooner Safer Happier
by Jonathan Smart • 2020
Stop auditing agile compliance; start delivering faster, safer, more satisfying outcomes.
4.19
500+
Sooner Safer Happier Summary
Sooner Safer Happier
Stop auditing agile compliance; start delivering faster, safer, more satisfying outcomes.
by Jonathan Smart 2020 288 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
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