📊 Performance Metrics

Frameworks for measuring what matters in organizations, from KPIs to OKRs, and the harder question of how measurement itself shapes behavior and outcomes.

Scaling Up

by Verne Harnish • 2014

The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.

4.16

6k+

📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Operational Excellence 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💰 Cash Flow Management 🏢 Company Culture

Scaling Up

The scaling playbook: why cash speed and meeting rhythm matter more than the next big sale.

by Verne Harnish 2014

4.16

6k+ ratings

📈 Scaling Startups ⚙️ Operational Excellence 🗺️ Strategic Planning 💰 Cash Flow Management 🏢 Company Culture

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2012

Your biggest goals lose to daily urgencies. A system for winning what matters, starting this week.

4.08

12k+

🧭 Execution Strategies 🎯 Organizational Goals 🤝 Team Accountability 🔄 Meeting Rhythms 👁️ Visual Management

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Your biggest goals lose to daily urgencies. A system for winning what matters, starting this week.

by Chris McChesney 2012

4.08

12k+ ratings

🧭 Execution Strategies 🎯 Organizational Goals 🤝 Team Accountability 🔄 Meeting Rhythms 👁️ Visual Management

The Logical Thinking Process

by H. William Dettmer • 2007

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

4.38

160

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧩 Logical Frameworks

The Logical Thinking Process

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

by H. William Dettmer 2007

4.38

160 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧩 Logical Frameworks

Essentials of Supply Chain Management

by Michael H. Hugos • 2002

Five levers control every supply chain. Tuning their balance beats optimizing any single one.

3.78

280

🏭 Supply Chain Management ⚙️ Operations Management 🚚 Logistics Planning 📦 Inventory Optimization 🔗 Theory Of Constraints

Essentials of Supply Chain Management

Five levers control every supply chain. Tuning their balance beats optimizing any single one.

by Michael H. Hugos 2002

3.78

280 ratings

🏭 Supply Chain Management ⚙️ Operations Management 🚚 Logistics Planning 📦 Inventory Optimization 🔗 Theory Of Constraints

Value Stream Mapping

by Karen Martin • 2013

Your hierarchy hides delays. One map reveals them, and a strict method makes the fixes permanent.

3.94

740

⚙️ Lean Methodology 🗺️ Value Stream Mapping 🔄 Organizational Change 📈 Process Improvement 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Value Stream Mapping

Your hierarchy hides delays. One map reveals them, and a strict method makes the fixes permanent.

by Karen Martin 2013

3.94

740 ratings

⚙️ Lean Methodology 🗺️ Value Stream Mapping 🔄 Organizational Change 📈 Process Improvement 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Game of Work

by Charles Coonradt • 1999

Why people pay to exhaust themselves at play but coast at work, and the five fixes.

3.83

156

🎯 Workplace Motivation 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔄 Feedback Culture 🏋️ Coaching At Work 🎮 Gamification At Work

The Game of Work

Why people pay to exhaust themselves at play but coast at work, and the five fixes.

by Charles Coonradt 1999

3.83

156 ratings

🎯 Workplace Motivation 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔄 Feedback Culture 🏋️ Coaching At Work 🎮 Gamification At Work

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

by Orit Gadiesh • 2008

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

3.80

523

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use

Private equity's playbook for doubling a company's value in five years, without the buyout.

by Orit Gadiesh 2008

3.80

523 ratings

🏦 Private Equity 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 💰 Cash Flow Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Talent Management

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 ⚾ Moneyball Analytics

Sports Analytics

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

by Benjamin C. Alamar 2013

3.51

130 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling ⚾ Moneyball Analytics

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 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics ⚖️ Data Ethics

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 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics ⚖️ Data Ethics

Financial Literacy for Managers

by Richard A. Lambert • 2012

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

3.59

148

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📑 Financial Statements

Financial Literacy for Managers

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

by Richard A. Lambert 2012

3.59

148 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📑 Financial Statements

The Tyranny of Metrics

by Jerry Z. Muller • 2017

The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.

3.69

2k+

🔄 Perverse Incentives 🎮 Gaming Metrics ⏳ Short-Termism 🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction 💰 Extrinsic Rewards

The Tyranny of Metrics

The pursuit of measurable accountability is corrupting exactly the institutions it claims to fix.

by Jerry Z. Muller 2017

3.69

2k+ ratings

🔄 Perverse Incentives 🎮 Gaming Metrics ⏳ Short-Termism 🏛️ Institutional Dysfunction 💰 Extrinsic Rewards

Basketball on Paper

by Dean Oliver • 2003

Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.

4.06

467

🏀 Basketball Analytics 📊 Sports Analytics 🔢 Statistical Modeling 📋 Data-Driven Coaching 👨‍🏫 Basketball Coaches

Basketball on Paper

Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.

by Dean Oliver 2003

4.06

467 ratings

🏀 Basketball Analytics 📊 Sports Analytics 🔢 Statistical Modeling 📋 Data-Driven Coaching 👨‍🏫 Basketball Coaches

Practical Project Control Manager Handbook

by Jeremie Averous • 2016

Projects drift. The exact controls to lock scope, schedule, and budget on course from the start.

⚙️ Project Control 📋 Project Management 🔍 Scope Management ⏳ Schedule Management 💰 Cost Control

Practical Project Control Manager Handbook

Projects drift. The exact controls to lock scope, schedule, and budget on course from the start.

by Jeremie Averous 2016

⚙️ Project Control 📋 Project Management 🔍 Scope Management ⏳ Schedule Management 💰 Cost Control

An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations

by Christopher M. Cannon • 2011

Fundraising operations wobble. Smart executives spot it, delegate the fix, and get back to donors.

4.00

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Fundraising 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚡ Operational Efficiency 📊 Data Management

An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations

Fundraising operations wobble. Smart executives spot it, delegate the fix, and get back to donors.

by Christopher M. Cannon 2011

4.00

11 ratings

🏛️ Nonprofit Management 💰 Nonprofit Fundraising 🔄 Systems Thinking ⚡ Operational Efficiency 📊 Data Management

Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies

by Monique Ceruti • 2019

Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.

🧠 Knowledge Management 🎯 Organizational Strategy 🔄 Change Management 📚 Organizational Learning 💼 Knowledge Workers

Translating Knowledge Management Visions into Strategies

Make knowledge management pay off: align with strategy, build a sharing culture, measure impact.

by Monique Ceruti 2019

🧠 Knowledge Management 🎯 Organizational Strategy 🔄 Change Management 📚 Organizational Learning 💼 Knowledge Workers

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