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2021-04-10 · 177 points · 58 comments · 15 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 4

    An Elegant Puzzle

    Will Larson

    4 here · 20 all-time · #325 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,414 ratings on Amazon
  2. 3The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    Patrick Lencioni

    3 here · 17 all-time · #377 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 15,010 ratings on Amazon
  3. 2

    Peopleware

    Tom DeMarco

    2 here · 62 all-time · #59 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 1,189 ratings on Amazon
  4. 2Accelerate

    Accelerate

    Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim

    2 here · 11 all-time · #579 overall

    Buy on Amazon
  5. 1The Goal

    The Goal

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt

    1 here · 70 all-time · #49 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 4,661 ratings on Amazon
  6. 1

    The Phoenix Project

    Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

    1 here · 67 all-time · #56 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 14,975 ratings on Amazon
  7. 1

    Never Split the Difference

    Chris Voss

    1 here · 62 all-time · #60 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 51,660 ratings on Amazon
  8. 1

    Turn the Ship Around

    L. David Marquet

    1 here · 22 all-time · #280 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,318 ratings on Amazon
  9. 1Radical Candor

    Radical Candor

    Kim Scott

    1 here · 16 all-time · #392 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 10,178 ratings on Amazon
  10. 1Getting to Yes

    Getting to Yes

    Roger Fisher, William Ury

    1 here · 14 all-time · #459 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 11,602 ratings on Amazon
  11. 1Managing Humans

    Managing Humans

    Michael Lopp

    1 here · 12 all-time · #543 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 529 ratings on Amazon
  12. 1Emotional Intelligence

    Emotional Intelligence

    Daniel Goleman

    1 here · 8 all-time · #856 overall

  13. 1Switch

    Switch

    Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    1 here · 7 all-time · #948 overall

  14. 1Team Topologies

    Team Topologies

    Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1251 overall

  15. 1Making of a Manager

    Making of a Manager

    Julie Zhuo

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1521 overall