📊 Evidence-Based Management

Leadership and organizational books that insist on data, research, and rigorous thinking over gut instinct and management fads. The premise is simple and radical: decisions should be grounded in what actually works.

Agile HR

by Natal Dank • 2020

HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.

4.25

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🔄 HR Transformation 🏃 Business Agility 🎨 Design Thinking 💙 Employee Experience

Agile HR

HR as value engine: Agile methods that turn people ops from cost center to strategic partner.

by Natal Dank 2020

4.25

80 ratings

🧑‍💼 Human Resources 🔄 HR Transformation 🏃 Business Agility 🎨 Design Thinking 💙 Employee Experience

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

3.80

499 ratings

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

Scaling Up Excellence

by Robert I. Sutton • 2014

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

3.76

2k+

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change 🧩 Organizational Complexity 🎯 Accountability Systems

Scaling Up Excellence

Spread what works without crushing what's unique: the discipline of scaling excellence.

by Robert I. Sutton 2014

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Organizational Scaling 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔄 Organizational Change 🧩 Organizational Complexity 🎯 Accountability Systems

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

3.59

416

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Organizational Behavior

by Fred Luthans • 1977

What predicts job performance? The Big Five, commitment models, and the science of work attitudes.

3.66

182

🧠 Organizational Psychology 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Personality At Work 😊 Job Satisfaction 📈 Employee Engagement

Organizational Behavior

What predicts job performance? The Big Five, commitment models, and the science of work attitudes.

by Fred Luthans 1977

3.66

182 ratings

🧠 Organizational Psychology 🔄 Workplace Dynamics 🧩 Personality At Work 😊 Job Satisfaction 📈 Employee Engagement

Keeping Up with the Quants

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2013

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

3.57

585

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📚 Data Literacy

Keeping Up with the Quants

You hired the quants. Now learn the questions that turn their numbers into decisions.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2013

3.57

585 ratings

🏢 Data-Driven Management 📊 Business Analytics 🧮 Quantitative Thinking 📖 Data Storytelling 📚 Data Literacy

Eat Sleep Work Repeat

by Bruce Daisley • 2020

Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.

3.64

572

🏢 Workplace Culture 🎧 Attention Management 🧘 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Why the most productive people guard their mornings, take real lunch breaks, and work less.

by Bruce Daisley 2020

3.64

572 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🎧 Attention Management 🧘 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Results-Based Leadership

by Dave Ulrich • 1999

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

3.87

111

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

Results-Based Leadership

Leadership isn't addition; it's multiplication. How to connect who you are with what you deliver.

by Dave Ulrich 1999

3.87

111 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🎯 Results-Driven Leadership 👥 Human Capital Strategy 🏗️ Organizational Effectiveness

Smart Collaboration

by Heidi K. Gardner • 2017

Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.

3.63

121

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Partnership Models 🧱 Organizational Silos 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Incentive Design

Smart Collaboration

Sharing your best clients doesn't shrink your business. The data shows it makes it bigger.

by Heidi K. Gardner 2017

3.63

121 ratings

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Partnership Models 🧱 Organizational Silos 🤝 Collaborative Leadership 🎯 Incentive Design

The Science of Organizational Change

by Paul Gibbons • 2019

Half of corporate change fails, and the guru-industrial complex is covering up the real reasons.

4.02

🏢 Organizational Change 💰 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💥 Management Myths 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

The Science of Organizational Change

Half of corporate change fails, and the guru-industrial complex is covering up the real reasons.

by Paul Gibbons 2019

4.02

87 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 💰 Behavioral Economics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💥 Management Myths 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

The Science of Successful Organizational Change

by Paul Gibbons • 2015

Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.

4.07

🔄 Change Management 🏃 Agile Organizations 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🕸️ Complexity Theory

The Science of Successful Organizational Change

Half of all change efforts fail. The fix is the behavioral science most leaders overlook.

by Paul Gibbons 2015

4.07

45 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🏃 Agile Organizations 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🪞 Cognitive Biases 🕸️ Complexity Theory

Beyond Performance

by Scott Keller • 2011

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

3.91

302

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

Beyond Performance

The half of business success most leaders ignore: organizational health. A playbook for building it.

by Scott Keller 2011

3.91

302 ratings

🌀 Change Management 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌱 Leadership Development ⚙️ Execution

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

939

🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🤝 Leadership Trust

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

3.82

939 ratings

🔍 Hiring Practices 🔁 Employee Retention ⚙️ Employee Motivation 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🤝 Leadership Trust

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 🎓 Behavioral Economics

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

3.86

134 ratings

🎯 Strategic Decisions 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Decision Frameworks 🎓 Behavioral Economics

Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager, 2nd Edition

by Gary Latham • 2018

Only one in five employees is engaged. The research-backed toolkit that actually fixes it.

3.77

🧠 Organizational Psychology 📋 Hiring And Selection 🎯 Goal Setting 🗣️ Performance Coaching 🧘 Mental Rehearsal

Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager, 2nd Edition

Only one in five employees is engaged. The research-backed toolkit that actually fixes it.

by Gary Latham 2018

3.77

35 ratings

🧠 Organizational Psychology 📋 Hiring And Selection 🎯 Goal Setting 🗣️ Performance Coaching 🧘 Mental Rehearsal

Sexy Little Numbers

by Dimitri Maex • 2012

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

3.80

235

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Sexy Little Numbers

Your database hides your most profitable customers. A data-driven method for finding them.

by Dimitri Maex 2012

3.80

235 ratings

🎯 Data-Driven Marketing 📊 Customer Analytics 💰 Marketing Roi 🧩 Customer Segmentation 🧪 A/B Testing

Never Go With Your Gut

by Gleb Tsipursky • 2019

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

4.12

259

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 🔧 Decision Frameworks 🎯 Debiasing

Never Go With Your Gut

Your gut is for survival, not strategy. Override the biases that cost 10 percent of revenue.

by Gleb Tsipursky 2019

4.12

259 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📊 Behavioral Economics 💼 Business Decisions 🔧 Decision Frameworks 🎯 Debiasing

The Leader's Checklist

by Michael Useem • 2011

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

3.48

282

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

The Leader's Checklist

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

by Michael Useem 2011

3.48

282 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

Glad We Met

by Steven G. Rogelberg • 2024

Millions of 1:1s flop weekly. The playbook to make them the best meeting, backed by data.

3.71

503

📋 Meeting Effectiveness 🎯 Managerial Coaching 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🧑‍💼 New Managers

Glad We Met

Millions of 1:1s flop weekly. The playbook to make them the best meeting, backed by data.

by Steven G. Rogelberg 2024

3.71

503 ratings

📋 Meeting Effectiveness 🎯 Managerial Coaching 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🧑‍💼 New Managers

The Activator Advantage

by Matthew Dixon • 2025

Five business development profiles. Four fail today. The learnable habits of the one that wins.

4.04

136

🧑‍💼 Professional Services 🌧️ Rainmaking 📈 Business Development 🤝 Client Relationships 🕸️ Network Strategy

The Activator Advantage

Five business development profiles. Four fail today. The learnable habits of the one that wins.

by Matthew Dixon 2025

4.04

136 ratings

🧑‍💼 Professional Services 🌧️ Rainmaking 📈 Business Development 🤝 Client Relationships 🕸️ Network Strategy

Principles of Organizational Behavior

by Craig L. Pearce • 2023

A standalone review is already obsolete. The evidence shows what to wrap around it.

🎯 Performance Management 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🔄 360-Degree Feedback 🌱 Employee Development 🧠 Organizational Psychology

Principles of Organizational Behavior

A standalone review is already obsolete. The evidence shows what to wrap around it.

by Craig L. Pearce 2023

🎯 Performance Management 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🔄 360-Degree Feedback 🌱 Employee Development 🧠 Organizational Psychology

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