10 must-read management books like Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? by William Oncken Jr.

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Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?

By: William Oncken Jr.

3.96

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Bill Oncken, Jr. hits both the absurdities and realities of organizational life in America with suc…

If you liked the management plot in Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? by William Oncken Jr. , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

By: Michael Bungay Stanier

4.02

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your d… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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2. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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3. The One Minute Manager

By: Spencer Johnson , Kenneth H. Blanchard

3.95

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nati… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
"ضع الأهداف، امدح، انتقد السلوكيات، شجّع الناس، قل الحق، اضحك، اعمل، استمتع"

-Spencer Johnson, The One Minute Manager

"الناس تحتاج أن ترتبط بمن يهتمون بهم، ليشعروا بأنهم مقبولون وذوو قيمة لمجرد أنهم بشر (..) أيضاً أن الناس يحتاجون إلى معين ليجدوا من يهتم بهم، عندما يجانبهم الصواب ص 91"

-Spencer Johnson, The One Minute Manager

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4. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

By: Atul Gawande

4.49

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

In Being Mortal, author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine … read more

Similar categories in Atul Gawande's Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End book and William Oncken Jr.'s Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?

  • nonfiction
"Endings matter, not just for the person but, perhaps even more, for the ones left behind."

-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

"Life is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you."

-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

"Death, of course, is not a failure. Death is normal. Death may be the enemy, but it is also the natural order of things."

-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

"He moved his line in the sand. This is what it means to have autonomy -- you may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with …"

-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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5. The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

By: Kenneth H. Blanchard , William Oncken Jr.

4.31

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

When a person goes to the boss with a problem and the boss agrees to do something about it, the mon… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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6. The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

By: Peter F. Drucker

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

What makes an effective executive? The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is th… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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7. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...about Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

"Casey McDaniel had never been so nervous in his life." "In just ten minutes, The Meeting, as it wo… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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9. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

By: Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of pers… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"Anger is a result of life-alienating thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyze and judge somebody rather than focus on what we are needing an…"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All criticism, attack, insults, and judgments vanish when we focus attention on hearing the feelings and needs behind a message. The more we practice in this way, the more we realize a simple truth: …"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

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10. The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life

By: Robin S. Sharma

4.11

Format: 15 pages,

Gia pano apo dekapente khronia, o Robin Sharma moirazetai te rizospastike tou philosophia epitukhia… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership

11. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

By: Carol S. Dweck

4.00

Format: 96 pages,

Now updated with new research -- the book that has changed millions of lives. After decades of rese… read more

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12. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt

3.28

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more

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13. House of Leaves

By: Mark Z. Danielewski

4.09

Format: 710 pages, Paperback

A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly w… read more

Similar categories in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves book and William Oncken Jr.'s Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?

"I must read. I must read. I must read."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Do not entrust your future to the limits of your stride."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Knowledge is hot water on wool. It shrinks time and space."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Sublime is something you choke on after a shot of tequila."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

14. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

By: Stephen R. Covey , Ron McMillan , Kerry Patterson , Joseph Grenny , Al Switzler

3.78

Format: None pages,

Learn how to keep your cool and get the results you want when emotions flare. When stakes are high,… read more

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15. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

By: Bruce D. Perry , Maia Szalavitz

4.80

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster affect a child'… read more

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16. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more

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17. How Will You Measure Your Life?

By: Clayton M. Christensen , Karen Dillon , James Allworth

3.73

Format: 112 pages, ebook

In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harva… read more

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18. Measure What Matters

By: John Doerr

3.99

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

The revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber. With a f… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
"For anyone striving for high performance in the workplace, goals are very necessary things."

-John Doerr, Measure What Matters

"Acute focus, open sharing, exacting measurement, a license to shoot for the moon—these are the hallmarks of modern goal science."

-John Doerr, Measure What Matters

"If the heart doesn't find a perfect rhyme with the head, then your passion means nothing. The OKR framework cultivates the madness, the chemistry contained inside. It gives us an environment for risk…"

-John Doerr, Measure What Matters

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19. Dare to Lead

By: Brené Brown

4.18

Format: 332 pages, ebook

In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brené Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and bra… read more

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  • business
  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership
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20. The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life

By: Paul Millerd

4.00

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

With 40k global sales, The Pathless Path has become a surprise best-seller. The book has received a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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21. Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?

By: William Oncken Jr.

3.96

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Bill Oncken, Jr. hits both the absurdities and realities of organizational life in America with suc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • management
  • leadership

14 Best nonfiction books like Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? by William Oncken Jr.

Transform Your Habits

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier

4.02

Transform Your Habits

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

Jocko Willink , Leif Babin

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The One Minute Manager

Spencer Johnson , Kenneth H. Blanchard

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Atul Gawande

4.49

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16 must-read nonfiction books like Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Arun Gandhi

Transform Your Habits

The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger

Leonard Scheff , Susan Edmiston

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

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