📊 Performance Management

Practical approaches to setting expectations, giving feedback, and cultivating accountability in the workplace. These books help leaders move beyond annual reviews toward cultures of continuous growth.

Managing to Change the World

by Alison Green • 2009

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

4.26

662

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention 💬 Difficult Conversations

Managing to Change the World

For nonprofit managers: how to hire, delegate, give honest feedback, and build a team that delivers.

by Alison Green 2009

4.26

662 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔍 Hiring And Retention 💬 Difficult Conversations

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best

by Martin Yate • 1987

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

3.62

135

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🌱 New Managers 🛠️ Managerial Skills 👔 Hiring Managers

Knock 'em Dead Hiring the Best

A bad hire costs more than a slow hire. Here is the system that prevents both.

by Martin Yate 1987

3.62

135 ratings

🧑‍💼 Hiring And Recruiting 🎙️ Interviewing Techniques 🌱 New Managers 🛠️ Managerial Skills 👔 Hiring Managers

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

🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management 🏢 Workplace Culture

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

3.51

147 ratings

🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management 🏢 Workplace Culture

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 🎯 Coaching At Work ✅ Manager Accountability

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

4.12

329 ratings

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 🎯 Coaching At Work ✅ Manager Accountability

Bringing Out the Best in People

by Aubrey C. Daniels • 1993

Threats only get minimum effort. The behavioral system that makes employees choose to exceed.

4.05

922

🔄 Positive Reinforcement 🧠 Applied Behavior Analysis 🏆 Small Wins 🗣️ Feedback Culture ⚡ Employee Motivation

Bringing Out the Best in People

Threats only get minimum effort. The behavioral system that makes employees choose to exceed.

by Aubrey C. Daniels 1993

4.05

922 ratings

🔄 Positive Reinforcement 🧠 Applied Behavior Analysis 🏆 Small Wins 🗣️ Feedback Culture ⚡ Employee Motivation

The OKRs Field Book

by Ben Lamorte • 2021

OKRs coaching is a craft. A phased guide to keeping goal-setting alive after the workshop ends.

4.43

116

🎯 Objectives And Key Results 🏗️ Goal-Setting Frameworks 🧭 Coaching Methodology 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management

The OKRs Field Book

OKRs coaching is a craft. A phased guide to keeping goal-setting alive after the workshop ends.

by Ben Lamorte 2021

4.43

116 ratings

🎯 Objectives And Key Results 🏗️ Goal-Setting Frameworks 🧭 Coaching Methodology 🔗 Organizational Alignment 🔄 Change Management

The Power of Remote

by Cynthia Watson • 2023

Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.

4.19

🏠 Remote Work 👥 Team Management 💡 Employee Engagement 🤝 Trust-Based Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Power of Remote

Forget tracking hours. The management playbook for organizations that actually thrive at a distance.

by Cynthia Watson 2023

4.19

32 ratings

🏠 Remote Work 👥 Team Management 💡 Employee Engagement 🤝 Trust-Based Leadership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

4.08

1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations ✨ Positive Leadership

How Did That Happen?

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations ✨ Positive Leadership

Best Practices for Operational Excellence

by Luca Dellanna • 2019

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

4.20

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement ⚖️ Accountability 👔 Manager Development

Best Practices for Operational Excellence

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

by Luca Dellanna 2019

4.20

20 ratings

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement ⚖️ Accountability 👔 Manager Development

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

by Bruce Tulgan • 2007

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

3.88

916

👥 People Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching ✅ Accountability Systems

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

by Bruce Tulgan 2007

3.88

916 ratings

👥 People Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching ✅ Accountability Systems

Principles of Organizational Behavior

by Craig L. Pearce • 2023

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

📊 Evidence-Based 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

📊 Evidence-Based Management 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Leadership 🔄 360-Degree Feedback 🌱 Employee Development 🧠 Organizational Psychology

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

by Jeff Hancher • 2025

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

4.11

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

by Jeff Hancher 2025

4.11

27 ratings

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

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