After publishing my reading stats for 2019 and having now engaged in the new 2020 reading challenge, many people have asked me what my favourites management books are. As I have reviewed many books on this blog, I’ve decided to put together a list of the ones that resonated more with me and rank them. This list only picks from the ones that I have reviewed on this website, so it does not claim to be a universal list. There are more that I should consider probably (and I will in due time). You can also find this list as a Listopia list on Goodreads.
# | Cover | Description |
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1. | ![]() ![]() | An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Understanding what being Deliberately Developmental truly means. |
2. | Creativity, Inc., by Ed Catmull The best book that really illustrates the importance of Culture in Organization. And being intentional in designing for creativity. | |
3. | Agile People by Pia-Maria Thoren Linking agile to real People Transformation in companies. | |
4. | Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock How Google transformed into a People Oriented organisation based on science and data. | |
5. | Yes to the Mess by Frank J. Barrett True organisations are about real Improvisation. This the big lesson from Jazz. | |
6. | Measure what Matters by John Doerr True Transformation comes only from measuring what matters. This the big lesson from OKR guru John Derr. | |
7. | Start with Why, by Simon Sinek Finding your true Purpose beyond the What and How. | |
8. | Corporate Rebels by Joost Minnaar and Pim de Morree How to bring back Fun at work. An exploration of what Rebel Pioneers do in transforming organisations | |
9. | Implementing Beyond Budgeting by Bjarte Bogsnes How can you move away from traditional budgeting cycle? This books explains how. | |
10. | The Technology Fallacy Digital Transformation is not just about Technology. | |
11. | Rebel Talent by Francesca Gino Real results are often delivered by those that decide to be Rebels. | |
12. | Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed What is Diversity really? An entire new approach to being different. | |
13. | Drive, by Daniel Pink What is the pushes real Motivation? Daniel Pink’s ideas get you really through this in detail | |
14. | The Fourth Revolution by Luciano Floridi What is that the Technology Revolution is bringing? | |
15. | Guide to Organisation Design by Naomi Stanford A sleek guide to Organisation Design for Managers and HR. | |
16. | What Works: Gender Equality By Design by Iris Bohnet Gender Equality doesn’t just happen: it needs intentional design. | |
17. | Collaboration by Morten Hansen Exploring networking and Collaboration and how these create value in organisations. | |
18. | Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell This book will change your mind of what human nature is with regards to strangers. | |
19. | Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi How to understand the true Optimal Experience | |
20. | ReWork, or the real power of Simplicity by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson Simplicity can really be the best thing you want to master. | |
21. | The End of Average by Todd Rose We have lived in an age were Avegarianism has been rampant. Let’s understand why and move on. | |
22. | The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki Is it really true that crowds are wise? | |
23. | Flat Army by Dan Pontefract How can we structure an organisation for true performance? | |
24. | The 7 Mental Images of National Culture by Huib Wursten Easy to understand cultural Mental images to better work together. | |
25. | The Employee Experience Advantage by Jacob Morgan What is the true advantage of working on Employee Experience |
The above is just the list of my Top 25 Management Books. But I tend to read also a lot of other books. You can find my latest reading list and my entire library on GoodReads. On the sidebar, you can check what I am currently reading (including non-management books). And here below is my (management) reading list: the books that I plan to read next.
Feel free to suggest any book you think it is missing in the comments to this page, or directly through the Book Suggestion page.
I will post here notes about the changes to this page as it will evolve with every new Book Review that I publish.
Date | Notes |
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Feb 3rd, 2020 | Added Implementing Beyond Budgeting, Corporate Rebels, Work Rules!, Collaboration. Removed Why She Buys, The Infinite Game, Radical Candor, Permanent Record. |
Dec 30th, 2019 | Added Radical Candor, Flat Army and Flow. Removed Scrum 101, The Leader you want to be and The Dark Side of Empathy. |
Dec. 16th, 2019 | Initial Release. |
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