Best Management Books | Summaries & Audio

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The Storytelling Edge

by Shane Snow • 2018

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

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346

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

The Storytelling Edge

Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.

by Shane Snow 2018 208 pages

3.42

346 ratings

🎯 Strategic Storytelling 📣 Content Marketing 🧠 Neuromarketing 👥 Audience Building 🗺️ Content Strategy

She Means Business

by Carrie Green • 2017

Build the founder, then the business: clearing the blocks that keep women from launching online.

4.11

1k+

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 💻 Online Business 🚀 Startup Guides 🧠 Founder Mindset 💰 Money Mindset

She Means Business

Build the founder, then the business: clearing the blocks that keep women from launching online.

by Carrie Green 2017

4.11

1k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 💻 Online Business 🚀 Startup Guides 🧠 Founder Mindset 💰 Money Mindset

The Long View

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh • 2016

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

3.75

298

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

The Long View

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016 249 pages

3.75

298 ratings

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

Becoming a Resonant Leader

by Annie McKee • 2008

Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.

3.81

388

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔥 Burnout Prevention 📈 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindfulness In Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Becoming a Resonant Leader

Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.

by Annie McKee 2008 256 pages

3.81

388 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔥 Burnout Prevention 📈 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindfulness In Work 😊 Positive Psychology

The Art of Critical Decision Making

by Michael A. Roberto • 2009

Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.

4.09

500+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Constructive Conflict 👥 Team Decision Making 🛡️ High Reliability

The Art of Critical Decision Making

Data doesn't make decisions. Debate does. The process for designing the right argument in any room.

by Michael A. Roberto 2009 13 pages

4.09

500+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📉 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Constructive Conflict 👥 Team Decision Making 🛡️ High Reliability

Make Your Mark

by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2014

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

3.97

1k+

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

Make Your Mark

You have 15 seconds to win a user. Rules for products and teams that earn attention.

by Jocelyn K. Glei 2014 260 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🌍 Mission-Driven Business 🔄 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 📖 Brand Storytelling

The Glass Bead Game

by Hermann Hesse • 1943

Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.

4.10

42k+

📖 Higher Education Reform 💡 Disruptive Innovation 💻 Online Learning 🏛️ Institutional Change 🎓 Mission Creep

The Glass Bead Game

Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.

by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages

4.10

42k+ ratings

📖 Higher Education Reform 💡 Disruptive Innovation 💻 Online Learning 🏛️ Institutional Change 🎓 Mission Creep

Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook

by Jeremy Gutsche • 2020

Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.

3.93

289

🏢 Innovation Culture 🏭 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔮 Trend Forecasting ⚡ Disruptive Innovation

Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook

Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.

by Jeremy Gutsche 2020 360 pages

3.93

289 ratings

🏢 Innovation Culture 🏭 Corporate Innovation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔮 Trend Forecasting ⚡ Disruptive Innovation

Leaders Leap

by Rob Bier • 2024

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

4.74

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Leaders Leap

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

by Rob Bier 2024 288 pages

4.74

72 ratings

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Leading in the Global Matrix

by Marty Seldman • 2020

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

3.73

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Leading in the Global Matrix

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

by Marty Seldman 2020 256 pages

3.73

15 ratings

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Killing Marketing

by Joe Pulizzi • 2013

The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.

3.90

232

📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 🎯 Marketing Strategy 📊 Media Business Models 📥 Inbound Marketing

Killing Marketing

The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.

by Joe Pulizzi 2013 272 pages

3.90

232 ratings

📝 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building 🎯 Marketing Strategy 📊 Media Business Models 📥 Inbound Marketing

Non-Violent Communication Training Course

by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2006

Four steps to replace blame with honest need-expression, and turn every argument into connection.

4.48

167

🕊️ Compassionate Communication 👂 Empathic Listening ✌️ Nonviolence 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 😡 Anger Management

Non-Violent Communication Training Course

Four steps to replace blame with honest need-expression, and turn every argument into connection.

by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2006

4.48

167 ratings

🕊️ Compassionate Communication 👂 Empathic Listening ✌️ Nonviolence 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 😡 Anger Management

Applied Artificial Intelligence

by Mariya Yao • 2018

AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.

3.57

410

🧠 Ai Strategy 🏢 Enterprise Ai ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🤖 Machine Learning For Business 📊 Data Strategy

Applied Artificial Intelligence

AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.

by Mariya Yao 2018 201 pages

3.57

410 ratings

🧠 Ai Strategy 🏢 Enterprise Ai ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🤖 Machine Learning For Business 📊 Data Strategy

The Lost Art of Connecting

by Susan McPherson • 2021

Why the best-connected people lead with generosity, and a three-part method for doing it.

3.98

191

🤝 Business Networking 🎁 Service Mindset 👂 Active Listening 🔐 Trust Building 🌍 Inclusive Networking

The Lost Art of Connecting

Why the best-connected people lead with generosity, and a three-part method for doing it.

by Susan McPherson 2021 224 pages

3.98

191 ratings

🤝 Business Networking 🎁 Service Mindset 👂 Active Listening 🔐 Trust Building 🌍 Inclusive Networking

Management Tips

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011

Two-page management prescriptions for the problems of leading yourself, a team, and a business.

3.80

499

📋 Management Basics 🆕 New Managers ⏳ Time Management ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🤔 Decision Making

Management Tips

Two-page management prescriptions for the problems of leading yourself, a team, and a business.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2011 224 pages

3.80

499 ratings

📋 Management Basics 🆕 New Managers ⏳ Time Management ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🤔 Decision Making

How not to Plan

by APG Ltd • 2018

Most marketing rules are wrong: 66 evidence-backed ways to stop sabotaging your own growth.

4.43

405

🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics ✨ Brand Distinctiveness

How not to Plan

Most marketing rules are wrong: 66 evidence-backed ways to stop sabotaging your own growth.

by APG Ltd 2018 403 pages

4.43

405 ratings

🎯 Marketing Strategy 🏗️ Brand Building 🧠 Consumer Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics ✨ Brand Distinctiveness

Cost Accounting

by Charles T. Horngren • 1962

Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.

3.65

500+

📊 Management Accounting 💰 Cost Management 🎯 Strategic Decision-Making 🔗 Value Chain Analysis 🚛 Supply Chain Management

Cost Accounting

Use cost data to price boldly, control costs, and allocate resources where they win.

by Charles T. Horngren 1962 868 pages

3.65

500+ ratings

📊 Management Accounting 💰 Cost Management 🎯 Strategic Decision-Making 🔗 Value Chain Analysis 🚛 Supply Chain Management

Disrupt Yourself

by Whitney Johnson • 2015

6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.

3.73

1k+

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves ⚖️ Calculated Risk 💪 Strengths Assessment

Disrupt Yourself

6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.

by Whitney Johnson 2015 193 pages

3.73

1k+ ratings

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves ⚖️ Calculated Risk 💪 Strengths Assessment

Networking Like a Pro

by Ivan R. Misner • 2009

800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.

3.81

305

🌐 Professional Networking 🤝 Referral Marketing 👂 Active Listening 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎁 Generosity In Business

Networking Like a Pro

800 contacts sleep in your database. The playbook for turning them into a referral engine.

by Ivan R. Misner 2009 288 pages

3.81

305 ratings

🌐 Professional Networking 🤝 Referral Marketing 👂 Active Listening 🏷️ Personal Branding 🎁 Generosity In Business

Magic Words

by Tim David • 2014

Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.

3.92

359

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 💼 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Psychology ✍️ Word Choice 🤝 Rapport Building

Magic Words

Seven ordinary words with outsized influence: the psychology of each, and when to use them.

by Tim David 2014 160 pages

3.92

359 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 💼 Business Communication 🧠 Persuasion Psychology ✍️ Word Choice 🤝 Rapport Building

India’s Railway Man

by Rajendra B. Aklekar • 2017

Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.

3.85

249

📋 Project Management 🧱 Civil Engineering 🚂 Railways 🏗️ Infrastructure ⚖️ Public Sector Integrity

India’s Railway Man

Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.

by Rajendra B. Aklekar 2017 273 pages

3.85

249 ratings

📋 Project Management 🧱 Civil Engineering 🚂 Railways 🏗️ Infrastructure ⚖️ Public Sector Integrity

War Room

by Michael Holley • 2011

Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.

3.90

1k+

🏈 Nfl Dynasties 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧱 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🎯 Sports Leadership

War Room

Three Super Bowls built on a cold-eyed system that Belichick's disciples now install across the NFL.

by Michael Holley 2011 352 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏈 Nfl Dynasties 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧱 Team Building 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🎯 Sports Leadership

Content Chemistry

by Andy Crestodina • 2012

A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.

4.10

118

📣 Content Marketing 🗺️ Content Strategy 🔍 Seo Strategies ✉️ Email Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing

Content Chemistry

A visual playbook for turning your blog into a customer magnet, from search to email.

by Andy Crestodina 2012 112 pages

4.10

118 ratings

📣 Content Marketing 🗺️ Content Strategy 🔍 Seo Strategies ✉️ Email Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing

Value Engineering

by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya • 2003

Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.

4.75

🔧 Value Engineering 💰 Cost Engineering ♻️ Life Cycle Costing 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 👥 Team Dynamics

Value Engineering

Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.

by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya 2003 212 pages

4.75

4 ratings

🔧 Value Engineering 💰 Cost Engineering ♻️ Life Cycle Costing 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 👥 Team Dynamics

How to Talk So People Listen

by Sonya Hamlin • 1988

Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.

3.22

109

🏢 Workplace Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills 👥 Audience Analysis 🤝 Meeting Facilitation 👁️ Visual Communication

How to Talk So People Listen

Why most workplace messages get ignored, and the audience-first method that gets you heard.

by Sonya Hamlin 1988

3.22

109 ratings

🏢 Workplace Communication 🎤 Presentation Skills 👥 Audience Analysis 🤝 Meeting Facilitation 👁️ Visual Communication

Peak

by Chip Conley • 2007

Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.

3.99

2k+

🧑‍💼 Employee Engagement ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🌍 Impact Investing 🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Peak

Use a psychologist's pyramid to transform employees, customers, and investors into evangelists.

by Chip Conley 2007 274 pages

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Employee Engagement ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🌍 Impact Investing 🏢 Corporate Culture 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business

Mastering Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2015

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

4.18

402

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

Mastering Leadership

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

by Bob Anderson 2015 384 pages

4.18

402 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

by Marilee G. Adams • 2004

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

3.85

3k+

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

by Marilee G. Adams 2004 256 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Happy at Work

by Robyn L. Garrett • 2023

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

3.86

100

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

Happy at Work

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

by Robyn L. Garrett 2023 256 pages

3.86

100 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

by Jason Fried • 2018

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

4.01

13k+

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

Stop the hustle, protect your time, and build a calm, profitable business. Proven at Basecamp.

by Jason Fried 2018 240 pages

4.01

13k+ ratings

🏢 Company Culture 🌱 Sustainable Business 🔍 Attention Management 🧘 Anti-Hustle 🤝 Meeting Culture

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

by Roy V. H. Pollock • 2006

Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.

4.20

215

📚 Corporate Learning ✏️ Training Design 🔄 Learning Transfer 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Systems Thinking

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

Half of all corporate training is wasted. The cure starts with business results, not better classes.

by Roy V. H. Pollock 2006 231 pages

4.20

215 ratings

📚 Corporate Learning ✏️ Training Design 🔄 Learning Transfer 🎯 Performance Improvement 🧠 Systems Thinking

The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook

by Richard Wiswall • 2009

The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.

4.08

157

🥕 Organic Farming Business 🚜 Small Farm Management 💰 Farm Finance 📋 Farm Business Planning 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture

The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook

The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.

by Richard Wiswall 2009 224 pages

4.08

157 ratings

🥕 Organic Farming Business 🚜 Small Farm Management 💰 Farm Finance 📋 Farm Business Planning 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture

The Perfect Day Formula

by Craig Ballantyne • 2016

A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.

3.97

1k+

🌅 Morning Routines ⏰ Time Management 🛡️ Personal Discipline 🔄 Habit Formation 🚫 Distraction Management

The Perfect Day Formula

A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.

by Craig Ballantyne 2016 135 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🌅 Morning Routines ⏰ Time Management 🛡️ Personal Discipline 🔄 Habit Formation 🚫 Distraction Management

The Brand Idea

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande • 2013

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

3.40

🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

The Brand Idea

Nonprofit brands shouldn't compete. They should align, involve stakeholders, and partner for impact.

by Nathalie Laidler-Kylande 2013 240 pages

3.40

52 ratings

🏷️ Nonprofit Branding 🌍 Social Impact 🔗 Brand Alignment 👥 Stakeholder Engagement 🤝 Brand Partnerships

Selling With Noble Purpose

by Lisa Earle McLeod • 2012

Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.

4.13

208

🛠️ Sales Methodology 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 💎 Value-Based Selling 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

Selling With Noble Purpose

Salespeople who put customer impact before their own commission earn more. Here is the playbook.

by Lisa Earle McLeod 2012 336 pages

4.13

208 ratings

🛠️ Sales Methodology 🎯 Purpose-Driven Business 💎 Value-Based Selling 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

by W. Edwards Deming • 1991

Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.

4.17

500+

🏭 Quality Management 🧠 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Statistical Thinking 💡 Intrinsic Motivation

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.

by W. Edwards Deming 1991 266 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🏭 Quality Management 🧠 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Statistical Thinking 💡 Intrinsic Motivation

Becoming a Changemaker

by Alex Budak • 2022

A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.

4.04

174

🔄 Change Management 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Leading Without Authority 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌈 Inclusive Leadership

Becoming a Changemaker

A title is not required. The playbook for making an impact from wherever you sit.

by Alex Budak 2022 304 pages

4.04

174 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🗣️ Leading Without Authority 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌈 Inclusive Leadership

The Art of Possibility

by Rosamund Stone Zander • 2000

Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.

3.92

11k+

👓 Perception And Framing 🌱 Abundance Mindset 🛡️ Radical Responsibility 🤲 Contribution Over Success 🧭 Leadership Development

The Art of Possibility

Your reality is a story you tell. Rewriting it is easier than you think.

by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 206 pages

3.92

11k+ ratings

👓 Perception And Framing 🌱 Abundance Mindset 🛡️ Radical Responsibility 🤲 Contribution Over Success 🧭 Leadership Development

10-Minute Focus

by Daniel Walter • 2018

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

3.85

175

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management 🏗️ Environmental Design ⏱️ Time Blocking

10-Minute Focus

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

by Daniel Walter 2018 152 pages

3.85

175 ratings

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management 🏗️ Environmental Design ⏱️ Time Blocking

The Trust Edge

by David Horsager • 2011

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

3.80

500+

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Trust Edge

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

by David Horsager 2011 349 pages

3.80

500+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step

by Paul R. Niven • 2002

Turn strategy into daily work, using measures that go beyond the financial reports.

3.85

146

🎯 Performance Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment 📊 Business Metrics

Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step

Turn strategy into daily work, using measures that go beyond the financial reports.

by Paul R. Niven 2002 336 pages

3.85

146 ratings

🎯 Performance Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning ⚙️ Strategy Execution 🔗 Organizational Alignment 📊 Business Metrics

The Startup Playbook

by David S. Kidder • 2012

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

3.78

500+

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

The Startup Playbook

Forty founders. One playbook. The principles for product-market fit, pivoting, and scaling.

by David S. Kidder 2012 292 pages

3.78

500+ ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Founder Advice 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔄 Lean Methodology 🌉 Silicon Valley Wisdom

Rare Leadership

by Marcus Warner • 2016

Four relational habits that flip leadership from fear-driven to joy-led, building trust that lasts.

4.16

500+

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏗️ Trust Building

Rare Leadership

Four relational habits that flip leadership from fear-driven to joy-led, building trust that lasts.

by Marcus Warner 2016 240 pages

4.16

500+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Relational Leadership 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏗️ Trust Building

Marketing for hospitality and tourism

by James C. Makens • 1995

Why guests turn down the best offer: the consumer behavior playbook for hospitality marketers.

4.01

406

🏨 Hospitality Marketing 🔄 Consumer Behavior ✈️ Tourism Marketing 🛒 Buying Decisions 📊 Market Segmentation

Marketing for hospitality and tourism

Why guests turn down the best offer: the consumer behavior playbook for hospitality marketers.

by James C. Makens 1995 932 pages

4.01

406 ratings

🏨 Hospitality Marketing 🔄 Consumer Behavior ✈️ Tourism Marketing 🛒 Buying Decisions 📊 Market Segmentation

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

3.43

114

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020 191 pages

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Market Your Way to Growth

by Philip Kotler • 2012

A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.

3.95

🎯 Strategic Marketing 📈 Corporate Growth 🗺️ Market Positioning ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🏷️ Brand Building

Market Your Way to Growth

A growth playbook for tough economies: eight ways to build market share, loyalty, and global scale.

by Philip Kotler 2012 240 pages

3.95

99 ratings

🎯 Strategic Marketing 📈 Corporate Growth 🗺️ Market Positioning ❤️ Customer Loyalty 🏷️ Brand Building

The Art of Selling Your Business

by John Warrillow • 2021

Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.

4.31

184

💰 Selling A Business 🚪 Exit Planning 📊 Business Valuation 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎲 Deal Negotiation

The Art of Selling Your Business

Engineer your exit: create competing bidders, control secrets, and know your walk-away number.

by John Warrillow 2021 241 pages

4.31

184 ratings

💰 Selling A Business 🚪 Exit Planning 📊 Business Valuation 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎲 Deal Negotiation

What Would Google Do?

by Jeff Jarvis • 2009

The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.

3.87

10k+

🌐 Internet Business 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔓 Open Systems 👥 Crowd Wisdom 🆓 Freeconomics

What Would Google Do?

The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.

by Jeff Jarvis 2009

3.87

10k+ ratings

🌐 Internet Business 🏗️ Platform Economics 🔓 Open Systems 👥 Crowd Wisdom 🆓 Freeconomics

Lean Inception

by Paulo Caroli • 2018

The workshop recipe that aligns a team and defines the right MVP, no code needed.

4.07

446

🧱 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 🎯 Workshop Facilitation 🤝 Team Alignment

Lean Inception

The workshop recipe that aligns a team and defines the right MVP, no code needed.

by Paulo Caroli 2018 187 pages

4.07

446 ratings

🧱 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 🎯 Workshop Facilitation 🤝 Team Alignment

Sports Analytics

by Benjamin C. Alamar • 2013

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

3.51

130

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

Sports Analytics

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

by Benjamin C. Alamar 2013 150 pages

3.51

130 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

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