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12 books with a reading profile close to The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

    Fish: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results

    by Stephen C. Lundin

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Set within a struggling department of a financial services firm, this business parable follows manager Mary Jane Ramirez as she attempts to revive a toxic workplace culture nicknamed the toxic energy dump.

  2. 2 The Leader in You

    The Leader in You

    by Dale Carnegie, Stuart R. Levine

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    The Leader in You adapts Dale Carnegie’s interpersonal philosophies for the modern organizational environment, emphasizing human relations as the foundation of professional authority.

  3. 3 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    by Patrick Lencioni

    Also clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Patrick Lencioni uses a fictional narrative about a struggling technology firm and its new CEO, Kathryn Petersen, to illustrate why groups often fail to coordinate.

  4. 4 The Culture Code

    The Culture Code

    by Daniel Coyle

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Daniel Coyle identifies three core behavioral skills that drive the success of high-performing groups: building safety, sharing vulnerability, and establishing purpose.

  5. 5 Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

    Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

    by Kim Malone Scott

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Kim Scott argues that effective management requires a combination of personal care and direct confrontation.

  6. 6 Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

    Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

    by Jocko Willink

    Also clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Jocko Willink and Leif Babin outline a leadership framework developed during their service as Navy SEAL officers in the battle of Ramadi.

  7. 7 The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

    The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

    by John C. Maxwell

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

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  8. 8 Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

    Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

    by Simon Sinek

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Simon Sinek argues that organizational success depends on creating a "Circle of Safety" where employees feel shielded from internal politics and cynicism.

  9. 9 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

    Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

    by Simon Sinek

    Also clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Simon Sinek argues that organizational success depends on the Golden Circle, a three-tiered conceptual framework consisting of Why, How, and What.

  10. 10 No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

    No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

    by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer

    Also clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer detail the internal mechanics of Netflix’s corporate strategy, focusing on the deliberate cultivation of talent density and the practice of radical candor.

  11. 11 The One Minute Manager

    The One Minute Manager

    by Kenneth H. Blanchard

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    The One Minute Manager uses a narrative about a young professional seeking the perfect leader to explain a concise framework for workplace supervision.

  12. 12 Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

    Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

    by Seth Godin

    Also practical and clear-cut · practical, leadership

    Seth Godin argues that the internet has dismantled traditional barriers to organization, allowing anyone to gather a group of people around a shared interest or cause.

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