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Doing Meritocracy Right
Doing Meritocracy Right
Thomas A. Cole
How Business Leaders Can Turn an American Aspiration Into Reality
20 min4.5
Pivot Points
Pivot Points
Julia Tang Peters
Five Decisions Every Successful Leader Must Make
20 min3.4
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
20 min4.1
Start with Why
Start with Why
Simon Sinek
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
21 min4.6
Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
22 min4.4
Organizational Physics
Organizational Physics
Lex Sisney
The Science of Growing a Business
21 min4.5
The Gift of Struggle
The Gift of Struggle
Bobby Herrera
Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
20 min4.7
The Ownership Mindset
The Ownership Mindset
Kerry Siggins
A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership
16 min4.5

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Do Your Thing
Do Your Thing
Ralph Hamers
Lessons from Banking’s Biggest Digital Transformation
1 min2.0
The Algorithm
The Algorithm
Jon McNeill
The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX
1 min4.5
The Insider's Guide to Culture Change
The Insider's Guide to Culture Change
Siobhan McHale
Creating a Workplace That Delivers, Grows, and Adapts
2 min4.1
Cheers to Monday
Cheers to Monday
Amy Leneker
The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy
2 min4.5
Superhero Leadership
Superhero Leadership
Peter Cuneo, Joe Garner
28 Ways to Lead with Courage, Strength, and Compassion
1 min4.6
Flash Teams
Flash Teams
Melissa Valentine, Michael Bernstein
Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work
1 min4.2
Leading with Strategy
Leading with Strategy
Timothy Tiryaki
Using Your North Star to Guide Decision-Making
1 min4.3
The AI-First Company
The AI-First Company
Ash Fontana
How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence
1 min3.9

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Surrender to Lead
Surrender to Lead
Jessica Kriegel
The Counterintuitive Approach to Driving Extraordinary Results
17 min4.8
Positively Energizing Leadership
Positively Energizing Leadership
Kim Cameron
Virtuous Actions and Relationships That Create High Performance
17 min4.6
Teams That Meet the Moment
Teams That Meet the Moment
Karina Mangu-Ward
9 Practices for Unlocking Performance and Growth in Uncertain Times
18 min
AI-Powered Leadership
AI-Powered Leadership
Dave Silberman
Mastering the Synergy of Technology and Human Expertise
23 min4.2
Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss with Tahl Raz
Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
20 min4.4
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
The secret methods to getting what you want
33 min4.1
The First Minute
The First Minute
Chris Fenning
How to Start Conversations that Get Results
15 min4.1
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
18 min4.3
Leadership Strategy and Tactics
Leadership Strategy and Tactics
Jocko Willink
Field Manual
20 min4.5
High Performance
High Performance
Jake Humphrey
Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best
19 min4.4
The Road Less Stupid
The Road Less Stupid
Keith J. Cunningham
Advice from the Chairman of the Board
18 min4.5
Essentialism
Essentialism
Greg McKeown
Improve your life by only focusing on the essentials
21 min4.5
Lean Six Sigma QuickStart Guide
Lean Six Sigma QuickStart Guide
Benjamin Sweeney
The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Lean Six Sigma
19 min4.0
The Innovation Mindset
The Innovation Mindset
Lorraine Hudson Marchand
Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry
18 min4.6
The 80/20 Principle
The 80/20 Principle
Richard Koch
The Secret to Achieving More with Less
18 min4.2
Measure What Matters
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
20 min4.4
No Fear, No Failure
No Fear, No Failure
Lorraine Marchand
Five Principles for Sustaining Growth Through Innovation
19 min4.0
The Leader’s Greatest Return
The Leader’s Greatest Return
John C. Maxwell
Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders
24 min4.4
Collaborating with the Enemy
Collaborating with the Enemy
Adam Kahane
How to Work with People You Don't Agree with or Like or Trust
17 min4.3
Why Digital Transformations Fail
Why Digital Transformations Fail
Tony Saldanha
The Surprising Disciplines of How to Take Off and Stay Ahead
23 min4.1
Your Best Year Ever
Your Best Year Ever
Michael Hyatt
A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals
18 min4.1
Jolted
Jolted
Anthony Klotz
Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters
20 min4.0
The Ultimate Guide to Great Mentorship
The Ultimate Guide to Great Mentorship
Scott Jeffrey Miller
13 Roles to Making a True Impact
12 min4.2
The Obstacle is the Way
The Obstacle is the Way
Ryan Holiday
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
31 min4.6

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