Best Management Books | Summaries & Audio

Management Book Summaries

The 5 Gears

by Jeremie Kubicek • 2015

Different rooms demand different versions of you. Six gears for being the right one.

3.80

375

🔋 Energy Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Workplace Relationships 👤 Leadership Presence 🧭 Situational Awareness

The 5 Gears

Different rooms demand different versions of you. Six gears for being the right one.

by Jeremie Kubicek 2015 240 pages

3.80

375 ratings

🔋 Energy Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Workplace Relationships 👤 Leadership Presence 🧭 Situational Awareness

Revolutionize Teamwork

by Eric Coryell • 2019

Three kinds of teams: only one handles pressure without you. Here's how to build it.

3.92

🧩 Team Accountability 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Decision Rights 📊 Team Metrics 💬 Feedback Culture

Revolutionize Teamwork

Three kinds of teams: only one handles pressure without you. Here's how to build it.

by Eric Coryell 2019 60 pages

3.92

95 ratings

🧩 Team Accountability 🏗️ Organizational Design 🎯 Decision Rights 📊 Team Metrics 💬 Feedback Culture

MBA In A Day

by Steven Stralser • 2004

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

3.56

266

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

MBA In A Day

Strategy, finance, marketing, leadership: the MBA syllabus, minus the tuition and the two-year wait.

by Steven Stralser 2004 320 pages

3.56

266 ratings

📚 Mba Crash Course 🧩 Strategic Frameworks 💰 Financial Literacy 📣 Marketing Principles 🏢 Organizational Leadership

Presentations in Action

by Jerry Weissman • 2011

Eighty lessons from master presenters: why you, not your slides, should own the room.

3.71

171

🎤 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication 📖 Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement

Presentations in Action

Eighty lessons from master presenters: why you, not your slides, should own the room.

by Jerry Weissman 2011 188 pages

3.71

171 ratings

🎤 Presentation Skills 💼 Business Communication 📖 Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 👥 Audience Engagement

Product Leadership

by Richard Banfield • 2017

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

3.65

1k+

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Product Leadership

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

by Richard Banfield 2017 246 pages

3.65

1k+ ratings

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Giving Done Right

by Phil Buchanan • 2019

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

3.85

146

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Giving Done Right

Nonprofits are not businesses. The distinct set of skills that effective giving actually requires.

by Phil Buchanan 2019 256 pages

3.85

146 ratings

🎯 Strategic Philanthropy 🏢 Nonprofit Management 📊 Impact Measurement 🌍 Effective Altruism 💰 Donor Advice

Smart and Gets Things Done

by Spolsky • 2007

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

4.00

1k+

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

Smart and Gets Things Done

Why great engineers are worth ten times the average, and the interview tactics that reveal them.

by Spolsky 2007 200 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Tech Hiring 🛠️ Engineering Management 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🎯 Recruiting Strategies 🧱 Team Building

The Truth About Managing People...and Nothing but the Truth

by Stephen P. Robbins • 2002

Happy workers aren't productive; productive workers get happy. Much else you learned is backwards.

3.82

500+

🧪 Evidence-Based Management 🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology

The Truth About Managing People...and Nothing but the Truth

Happy workers aren't productive; productive workers get happy. Much else you learned is backwards.

by Stephen P. Robbins 2002 211 pages

3.82

500+ ratings

🧪 Evidence-Based Management 🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology

The Freelance Way

by Robert Vlach • 2022

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

4.47

323

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

The Freelance Way

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

by Robert Vlach 2022 458 pages

4.47

323 ratings

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

Amazon Ads Unleashed

by Robert J. Ryan • 2019

Make Amazon PPC profitable: four strategies, minus the wasted paperback impressions.

4.57

341

📊 Amazon Advertising 🖋️ Self-Publishing 📈 Book Marketing ✍️ Indie Authors 🎯 Ppc Advertising

Amazon Ads Unleashed

Make Amazon PPC profitable: four strategies, minus the wasted paperback impressions.

by Robert J. Ryan 2019 139 pages

4.57

341 ratings

📊 Amazon Advertising 🖋️ Self-Publishing 📈 Book Marketing ✍️ Indie Authors 🎯 Ppc Advertising

Eleventh Hour CISSP®

by Joshua Feldman • 2016

CISSP domains turned into principles and formulas you can recall cold in the final hours.

4.25

494

🔒 Information Security 📜 Certification Prep 🛡️ Security Management 📝 Exam Preparation ⚠️ Risk Management

Eleventh Hour CISSP®

CISSP domains turned into principles and formulas you can recall cold in the final hours.

by Joshua Feldman 2016 222 pages

4.25

494 ratings

🔒 Information Security 📜 Certification Prep 🛡️ Security Management 📝 Exam Preparation ⚠️ Risk Management

Get Rid of the Performance Review!

by Samuel A. Culbert • 2010

Performance reviews kill honest talk and breed fear. What if the conversation replaced the verdict?

3.51

147

📊 Performance Management 🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management

Get Rid of the Performance Review!

Performance reviews kill honest talk and breed fear. What if the conversation replaced the verdict?

by Samuel A. Culbert 2010 257 pages

3.51

147 ratings

📊 Performance Management 🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management

Big Ideas... For Small Businesses

by John Lamerton • 2017

Small business tactics for more revenue, more freedom, and a life that isn't just work.

4.16

190

🏪 Small Business 🏝️ Lifestyle Business 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🚀 Bias Toward Action ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Big Ideas... For Small Businesses

Small business tactics for more revenue, more freedom, and a life that isn't just work.

by John Lamerton 2017 226 pages

4.16

190 ratings

🏪 Small Business 🏝️ Lifestyle Business 💰 Multiple Income Streams 🚀 Bias Toward Action ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions

by Various • 2007

The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.

3.86

134

🎯 Strategic Decisions 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Decision Frameworks 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions

The hidden biases that trip up even the best leaders, and the process that neutralizes them.

by Various 2007 272 pages

3.86

134 ratings

🎯 Strategic Decisions 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Decision Frameworks 📊 Evidence-Based Management

Invaluable

by Maya Grossman • 2020

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

4.05

177

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Invaluable

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

by Maya Grossman 2020 202 pages

4.05

177 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Selling on Shopify

by Brian Patrick • 2014

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

3.90

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

Selling on Shopify

Launch a Shopify store in an afternoon and learn the built-in tools that bring in customers.

by Brian Patrick 2014

3.90

67 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce Platforms 🛍️ Shopify Guides 🚀 Startup Handbooks 📋 Inventory Management 🌐 Online Marketing

Effective Communication

by D.K. Publishing • 2015

Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.

3.78

🗣️ Workplace Communication 📋 Management Skills 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎤 Public Speaking

Effective Communication

Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.

by D.K. Publishing 2015 96 pages

3.78

32 ratings

🗣️ Workplace Communication 📋 Management Skills 👂 Active Listening 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎤 Public Speaking

Leadership Conversations

by Alan S. Berson • 2012

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

4.12

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

Leadership Conversations

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

by Alan S. Berson 2012 320 pages

4.12

92 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

Extreme Productivity

by Robert C. Pozen • 2012

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

3.56

1k+

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Extreme Productivity

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

by Robert C. Pozen 2012 304 pages

3.56

1k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Off the Clock

by Laura Vanderkam • 2018

Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.

3.94

5k+

⏳ Time Perception 🧘 Mindful Productivity 😌 Savoring 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌻 Positive Psychology

Off the Clock

Busy is a feeling, not a schedule. The everyday choices that separate the time-rich from the rest.

by Laura Vanderkam 2018 256 pages

3.94

5k+ ratings

⏳ Time Perception 🧘 Mindful Productivity 😌 Savoring 🛑 Anti-Hustle Culture 🌻 Positive Psychology

The Western Illusion of Human Nature

by Marshall Sahlins • 2008

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

4.12

329

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 📊 Performance Management 🎯 Coaching At Work

The Western Illusion of Human Nature

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

by Marshall Sahlins 2008 112 pages

4.12

329 ratings

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 📊 Performance Management 🎯 Coaching At Work

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting

by Theo Williams • 2001

The pricing playbook for graphic designers ready to charge for value instead of hours.

3.62

💰 Freelance Pricing 🧾 Value-Based Pricing 🎨 Design Business 📋 Project Estimation 🤝 Client Relationships

The Graphic Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating, and Budgeting

The pricing playbook for graphic designers ready to charge for value instead of hours.

by Theo Williams 2001 256 pages

3.62

50 ratings

💰 Freelance Pricing 🧾 Value-Based Pricing 🎨 Design Business 📋 Project Estimation 🤝 Client Relationships

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur

by Philip Delves Broughton • 2016

Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.

3.74

205

💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Opportunity Recognition 💥 Failure Resilience 💪 Grit 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur

Best opportunities hide in plain sight at your current job. Seize them before you're ready.

by Philip Delves Broughton 2016 120 pages

3.74

205 ratings

💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔍 Opportunity Recognition 💥 Failure Resilience 💪 Grit 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Good for You, Great for Me

by Lawrence E. Susskind • 2014

Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.

3.51

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Deal-Making 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation 🏛️ Consensus Building

Good for You, Great for Me

Most negotiators leave value unclaimed. Create more together, then confidently take your share.

by Lawrence E. Susskind 2014 256 pages

3.51

89 ratings

🎯 Negotiation Strategy 🤝 Deal-Making 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧭 Interest-Based Negotiation 🏛️ Consensus Building

A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

by Joosr • 2015

Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.

3.57

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Heuristics And Biases 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚡ Mental Shortcuts 🧭 Rational Thinking

A Joosr Guide to... The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

Bad decisions follow the same few patterns. Learn the traps, and stop falling for them.

by Joosr 2015 23 pages

3.57

14 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Heuristics And Biases 💸 Behavioral Economics ⚡ Mental Shortcuts 🧭 Rational Thinking

Get it Done Now!

by Brian Tracy • 2020

Three tasks drive 90% of your results. Identify them, then build the daily discipline to execute.

3.75

322

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔝 Prioritization 🧱 Self-Discipline 🐌 Procrastination

Get it Done Now!

Three tasks drive 90% of your results. Identify them, then build the daily discipline to execute.

by Brian Tracy 2020 210 pages

3.75

322 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Goal Setting 🔝 Prioritization 🧱 Self-Discipline 🐌 Procrastination

Fixing your Scrum

by Ryan Ripley • 2020

When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.

4.32

125

🔄 Scrum 🏃 Agile Methodology 🤝 Servant Leadership 🎯 Agile Coaching 📋 Product Ownership

Fixing your Scrum

When sprints ship nothing and standups ring hollow, the framework isn't your problem.

by Ryan Ripley 2020 200 pages

4.32

125 ratings

🔄 Scrum 🏃 Agile Methodology 🤝 Servant Leadership 🎯 Agile Coaching 📋 Product Ownership

Get Things Done

by Robert Kelsey • 2013

Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.

3.23

166

🚧 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Inner Critic 🕰️ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Habit Formation

Get Things Done

Your productivity problem isn't the system. It's the inner critic sabotaging every attempt.

by Robert Kelsey 2013 232 pages

3.23

166 ratings

🚧 Self-Sabotage 🗣️ Inner Critic 🕰️ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Habit Formation

A Team of Leaders

by Paul Gustavson • 2014

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

3.89

132

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

A Team of Leaders

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

by Paul Gustavson 2014 240 pages

3.89

132 ratings

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

Rommel

by Charles Messenger • 2009

What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.

3.41

170

🧑‍✈️ Military Leadership 🏛️ World War Ii History 💪 Adversity Leadership 🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚖️ Moral Compromise

Rommel

What a general's victories teach about leadership, and his cyanide death about complicity.

by Charles Messenger 2009 224 pages

3.41

170 ratings

🧑‍✈️ Military Leadership 🏛️ World War Ii History 💪 Adversity Leadership 🧠 Strategic Thinking ⚖️ Moral Compromise

Systems Thinking in the Public Sector

by John Seddon • 2008

Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.

3.94

102

🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🔄 Systems Thinking 📋 Government Bureaucracy ♻️ Organizational Waste 📥 Demand-Driven Design

Systems Thinking in the Public Sector

Why targets, inspections, and outsourcing make government worse, and how to actually fix it.

by John Seddon 2008 224 pages

3.94

102 ratings

🏛️ Public Sector Reform 🔄 Systems Thinking 📋 Government Bureaucracy ♻️ Organizational Waste 📥 Demand-Driven Design

Transformational Leadership

by Michael A. Roberto • 2013

Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.

4.02

300

🔄 Transformational Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🌐 Situational Leadership ⚡ Power And Influence 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Transformational Leadership

Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.

by Michael A. Roberto 2013 13 pages

4.02

300 ratings

🔄 Transformational Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🌐 Situational Leadership ⚡ Power And Influence 🤝 Negotiation Skills

alibaba

by Liu Shiying • 2009

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

3.62

125

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

alibaba

A math-failing English teacher beat eBay with one rule: give everything away for free.

by Liu Shiying 2009 240 pages

3.62

125 ratings

🏮 Chinese Business 🚀 Internet Startups 👤 Founder Stories 🔗 Platform Business Models ⚡ Market Disruption

Unstoppable Teams

by Alden Mills • 2019

Care, not fear, makes teams unbeatable. A Navy SEAL's blueprint for building one.

3.78

333

🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Team Building 🎖️ Military Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Goal Setting

Unstoppable Teams

Care, not fear, makes teams unbeatable. A Navy SEAL's blueprint for building one.

by Alden Mills 2019 240 pages

3.78

333 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Team Building 🎖️ Military Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Goal Setting

Modern CTO

by Joel Beasley • 2018

Great developers fail as CTOs until they learn leading, shipping, and hard calls.

3.42

267

💻 Tech Leadership 🔧 Engineering Management 🧭 Developer To Manager 🚀 Mvp Development 🔄 Iterative Development

Modern CTO

Great developers fail as CTOs until they learn leading, shipping, and hard calls.

by Joel Beasley 2018 146 pages

3.42

267 ratings

💻 Tech Leadership 🔧 Engineering Management 🧭 Developer To Manager 🚀 Mvp Development 🔄 Iterative Development

Football Done Right

by Michael Lombardi • 2023

Five coaches built the modern NFL. A former GM names them, then ranks everyone else.

3.59

370

🏈 Nfl History 📋 Football Coaching 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🏆 Player Rankings ♟️ Football Strategy

Football Done Right

Five coaches built the modern NFL. A former GM names them, then ranks everyone else.

by Michael Lombardi 2023 305 pages

3.59

370 ratings

🏈 Nfl History 📋 Football Coaching 🔍 Talent Evaluation 🏆 Player Rankings ♟️ Football Strategy

The 80/20 Principle

by Richard Koch • 1997

Most of what you work on barely matters. The playbook for finding the fraction that does.

3.98

30k+

🤑 Profit Optimization 📊 Power Laws 🎯 Selective Focus ⏰ Time Leverage 🔍 Complexity Reduction

The 80/20 Principle

Most of what you work on barely matters. The playbook for finding the fraction that does.

by Richard Koch 1997 446 pages

3.98

30k+ ratings

🤑 Profit Optimization 📊 Power Laws 🎯 Selective Focus ⏰ Time Leverage 🔍 Complexity Reduction

If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t

by Carsten Busch • 2019

When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.

3.95

🦺 Safety Management 📏 Measurement Critique 🔄 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📚 Organizational Learning

If You Can’t Measure It… Maybe You Shouldn’t

When safety becomes a number, you learn to manage the number, not the risk.

by Carsten Busch 2019 118 pages

3.95

20 ratings

🦺 Safety Management 📏 Measurement Critique 🔄 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📚 Organizational Learning

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

3.99

433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Strategize to Win

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014 256 pages

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook

by Sue France • 2012

No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

3.85

🧑‍💼 Executive Assistants 🗂️ Office Management 📈 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📋 Personality Assessments

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook

No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

by Sue France 2012 308 pages

3.85

41 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Assistants 🗂️ Office Management 📈 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📋 Personality Assessments

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do

by Laura Stack • 2012

Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.

3.53

435

🏢 Corporate Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🗂️ Task Triage 📧 Information Overload 🎯 Focus Strategies

What To Do When There's Too Much To Do

Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.

by Laura Stack 2012 192 pages

3.53

435 ratings

🏢 Corporate Productivity ⏳ Time Management 🗂️ Task Triage 📧 Information Overload 🎯 Focus Strategies

Personal Productivity Secrets

by Maura Nevel Thomas • 2012

Time is not what you are short on. Attention is. A complete system for getting it back.

3.78

124

🧠 Attention Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📋 Task Organization 📱 Digital Boundaries 💼 Knowledge Work

Personal Productivity Secrets

Time is not what you are short on. Attention is. A complete system for getting it back.

by Maura Nevel Thomas 2012 312 pages

3.78

124 ratings

🧠 Attention Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 📋 Task Organization 📱 Digital Boundaries 💼 Knowledge Work

Brazen Careerist

by Penelope Trunk • 2007

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

3.41

236

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Brazen Careerist

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

by Penelope Trunk 2007 201 pages

3.41

236 ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

The Marketing Blueprint

by Jules Marcoux • 2015

Word of mouth costs nothing and outlasts any budget. Twelve lessons for earning it, systematically.

3.97

288

🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🏪 Small Business Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 📞 Direct Sales 👥 Audience Building

The Marketing Blueprint

Word of mouth costs nothing and outlasts any budget. Twelve lessons for earning it, systematically.

by Jules Marcoux 2015 190 pages

3.97

288 ratings

🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🏪 Small Business Marketing 🧱 Brand Building 📞 Direct Sales 👥 Audience Building

Agile Testing

by Lisa Crispin • 2008

Shift quality left: a practical guide to weaving testing into every day of agile development.

3.82

1k+

🔄 Agile Development 🧪 Software Testing 🤖 Test Automation 🔗 Continuous Integration 🔍 Exploratory Testing

Agile Testing

Shift quality left: a practical guide to weaving testing into every day of agile development.

by Lisa Crispin 2008 533 pages

3.82

1k+ ratings

🔄 Agile Development 🧪 Software Testing 🤖 Test Automation 🔗 Continuous Integration 🔍 Exploratory Testing

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

4.07

187

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Agile IT Organization Design

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015 304 pages

4.07

187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

The Discussion Book

by Stephen D. Brookfield • 2016

Fifty techniques to turn lifeless meetings into productive discussions where every voice is heard.

3.89

🗣️ Group Facilitation 📋 Meeting Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Critical Thinking 🤝 Consensus Building

The Discussion Book

Fifty techniques to turn lifeless meetings into productive discussions where every voice is heard.

by Stephen D. Brookfield 2016 288 pages

3.89

9 ratings

🗣️ Group Facilitation 📋 Meeting Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Critical Thinking 🤝 Consensus Building

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

3.95

500+

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Leadership from the Inside Out

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

by Kevin Cashman 2008 224 pages

3.95

500+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

How to Lead in Product Management

by Roman Pichler • 2020

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

3.70

253

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

How to Lead in Product Management

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

by Roman Pichler 2020 182 pages

3.70

253 ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

Millennials & Management

by Lee Caraher • 2014

Why your youngest talent leaves and the culture shifts that make them stay.

3.74

140

👥 Generational Divides 🔗 Employee Retention 💬 Feedback Culture 🎯 Meaningful Work 🏡 Flexible Work

Millennials & Management

Why your youngest talent leaves and the culture shifts that make them stay.

by Lee Caraher 2014 222 pages

3.74

140 ratings

👥 Generational Divides 🔗 Employee Retention 💬 Feedback Culture 🎯 Meaningful Work 🏡 Flexible Work

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