Management

Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it be a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body. Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees or volunteers to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources. The term "management" may also refer to the people who manage an organization.

Management is also an academic discipline, a social science whose objective is to study social orga
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
The 6 Types of Working Genius
Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less
Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
High Output Management
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
The One Minute Manager
The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
Measure What Matters
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Corporate Governance
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Leaders at See.Spark.Go
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Zero to One by Peter ThielThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesThe Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzThe 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy FerrissHooked by Nir   Eyal
Recommended Books for Startups
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Best Business and Technology Books
116 books — 141 voters


The job facing production managers focuses on how to help their team maintain hope while also addressing the sometimes brutal or dismal facts of their situation. If the truth of their position remains unseen, they will never grow the skills necessary to resolve it.
Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

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