Top Management books curated by experts

The Culture Code explores how highly successful groups work together to build cohesive, motivated cultures and achieve greatness. Author Daniel Coyle uses real-life examples and case studies to illustrate the book's three main lessons: 1) creating belonging, 2) sharing vulnerability, and 3) esta…

Give and Take by Adam Grant explores how being a giver, rather than a taker or matcher, can lead to success in personal and professional relationships. Using a range of examples, Grant provides insights and practical advice to help readers become more effective givers.

"Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies" is a business book written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. The book outlines the key characteristics and habits of successful companies that have managed to stand the test of time and remain competitive in their respective industries.

The Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve Peters is a self-help book that delves into the workings of the human brain. It introduces the concept of the "inner chimp" and provides practical strategies for managing impulsive behavior and emotional responses.

Get a Grip on Your Business, Gino Wickman shows how data supports your company's ability to have productive discussions and decision-making. You should run your company and respective departments using a handful of metrics to indicate the present, identify potential issues, and forecast the futu…

Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict. Thoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight- forward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting an…

Leaders Eat Last' by Simon Sinek is a thought-provoking book on how great leaders create a circle of safety in the workplace, inspiring trust, cooperation, and peak performance. He explains how a leader putting the needs of the team first can create a culture of success.

“The One Minute Manager” teaches us that it's enough to let people know what you want from them, and give them immediate feedback. You don't have to choose between achieving results and staying human: these are actually two sides of the same coin. And sometimes, being effective takes literally o…

Bill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It's Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bill gets a call from the CEO. The company's new IT initiative, code named Phoenix Project, is critical to the future of Parts Unlimited, but the project is massively over budget and very late. The C…

The five dysfunctions discussed are absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. At the end of the story, the main points are summarized, and clearly written suggestions and exercises are offered to help, bring about change.

Their stories may sound improbable, but in Brave New Work you'll learn exactly how they and other organizations are inventing a smarter, healthier, and more effective way to work. Not through top down mandates, but through a groundswell of autonomy, trust, and transparency.