Leadership

Founder, CEO, and people-management reading, for running a team rather than just running yourself.

• Lindy ListLindy List: 11 Business Strategy Books Still Worth StealingBusiness and strategy books still read 10 to 60 years after publication, from Poor Charlie's Almanack to Breakthrough Advertising. Frameworks that outlasted the companies they were written about.11 books
• Best BooksBest Books for New Managers: 5 RankedThe best books for first-time managers, ranked. The Making of a Manager for your first month, Radical Candor for feedback, Multipliers for getting more from your team.5 books
• Best BooksBest Books on Remote Work and Async TeamsThe best books on running or working on a remote, distributed team, ranked. Start with Remote for the argument, then get the operating detail and the focus discipline that make it actually work.4 books
• Best BooksBest Corporate Culture Books: 5 Ranked by Company SizeThe best books on building corporate culture, ranked. Start with The Culture Code for building culture from within, and know which entries here are light parables versus real strategy.5 books
• Best BooksBest Leadership Books: 20 That Actually Make You a Better BossThe best leadership books we have, ranked from Walton to Horowitz. Start with Made in America, finish with Team of Teams. Honest guidance on who each one is for.20 books
• Best BooksBest Management Books: 16 for Actually Managing PeopleThe best books on managing people day to day, ranked. Start with The Coaching Habit, finish with High Output Management. Honest guidance on which one fixes your specific gap.16 books
• Lindy ListLindy List: 10 Business Books That Became InstitutionsThe business books that outlived their authors' companies, their publishers' forecasts, and most of their imitators. Smith, Drucker, Sun Tzu, Pareto, and Brooks are still assigned in MBA programs centuries later.10 books