13 must-read productivity books like Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work by Nick Sonnenberg

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Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work

By: Nick Sonnenberg

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The practical guide to go from "drowning in work" to freeing up an extra business day per week for …

If you liked the productivity plot in Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work by Nick Sonnenberg , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. 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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  • productivity
  • personal development
  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
"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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2. The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

By: Jonathan Gottschall

4.23

Format: 510 pages, Hardcover

Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. E… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

By: Timothy Ferriss

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Thinner, bigger, faster, stronger... which 150 pages will you read? Is it possible to: Reach your g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help

4. The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

By: John Perkins

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Shocking Bestseller: The original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent 73 weeks on the N… read more

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5. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization

By: Dave Logan , John King , Halee Fischer-Wright

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"Tribal Leadershipgives amazingly insightful perspective on how people interact and succeed. I lear… read more

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6. 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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7. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

By: Gino Wickman

3.00

Format: None pages,

Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? Don't let common pro… read more

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8. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more

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  • self help
  • personal development
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."

-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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9. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
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10. Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters

By: Charan Ranganath

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, on… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
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11. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • self help
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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12. Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere

By: Tsedal Neeley

3.32

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR “I often talk about the im… read more

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  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
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13. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

By: Michael Easter

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."

-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough

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14. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

By: Matt Abrahams

3.74

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public spea… read more

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"Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,"

-Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

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15. Magic Words

By: Jonah Berger

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ' New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge rese… read more

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  • leadership
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • self help
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16. The 6 Types of Working Genius

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.15

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that w… read more

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17. Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire

By: Dan Martell

4.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Wall Street Journal Bestseller Learn to conquer the one real hurdle to scaling your company and gr… read more

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18. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

By: William H. McRaven

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of  Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

By: William H. McRaven

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed -- a short, inspirational… read more

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"La humildad nace del respeto, tanto por aquello que no sabemos, como por aquello que no podemos ver con facilidad."

-William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

"Ser humilde es reconocer que el intelecto propio, las fuerzas físicas propias y la riqueza propia, palidecen al compararse con la vastedad, la complejidad, la riqueza, el poder y la grandeza del univ…"

-William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived

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20. 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less

By: Dan Sullivan

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Expanding upon one of his high-level foundational Strategic Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan explains… read more

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21. The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today

By: Lewis Howes

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Discover the mindset shifts you need to make to achieve your innate, inevitable greatness from the … read more

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"Each day, we have the opportunity to learn something new, apologize for our mistakes, and become better."

-Lewis Howes, The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today

"There’s no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey."

-Lewis Howes, The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today

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22. The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower

By: Morra Aarons-Mele

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A timely and compelling guide to managing the anxiety that comes with succeeding and leading—from e… read more

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23. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

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24. How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

By: Jessica McCabe

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel Ho… read more

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"Sure, I have limits, but as fellow YouTuber and ADHDer Hannah Hart told me, creativity loves limits."

-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

"We are acceptable humans as is, not once we stop having ADHD. You do not need to be fixed because you are not a broken version of normal."

-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

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25. Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

By: Gino Wickman

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff… read more

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26. Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals

By: James Altucher

4.07

Format: 288 pages, ebook

The entrepreneur, angel investor, and bestselling author of Choose Yourself busts the 10,000-hour r… read more

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"You only get better if you lean in to the uncomfortable."

-James Altucher, Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals

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27. Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work

By: Nick Sonnenberg

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The practical guide to go from "drowning in work" to freeing up an extra business day per week for … read more

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Cover of Mind Your Manners: How to Be Your Best Self in Any Situation by Sara Jane Ho

28. Mind Your Manners: How to Be Your Best Self in Any Situation

By: Sara Jane Ho

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Founder of a global etiquette school and star of her own Netflix series Sara Jane Ho teaches reader… read more

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Cover of Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari

29. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more

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30. Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness

By: Jamil Zaki

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford Psychologist Dr. Jamil Zaki has the cure—a “ray of light for … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
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31. Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

By: Ann Hiatt

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Take charge of your career and create a life full of learning, adventure, joy, and success utilizin… read more

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"The secret to happiness is to find joy in the process of doing hard things."

-Ann Hiatt, Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

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