18 Best nonfiction books like Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams by David Burkus

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Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams

By: David Burkus

3.93

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Talent doesn’t make the team—the team makes the talent. Why are some teams more motivated, innovati…

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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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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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2. Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series)

By: Kent Beck , Cynthia Andres

4.05

Format: 144 pages,

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  • nonfiction

3. Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition

By: Lyssa Adkins

3.62

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile Teams As an agile coach, you can help project… read more

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4. Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great

By: Ken Schwaber , Esther Derby , Diana Larsen

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

See how to mine the experience of your software development team continuallythroughout the life of … read more

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5. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

By: Eliyahu M. Goldratt , Jeff Cox

4.21

Format: 539 pages,

Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goalis the gripping novel which is transforming managem… read more

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6. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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7. 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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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"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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8. Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

By: Dominica Degrandis

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

If someone stole your wallet, you'd notice it. So why don't people notice when they are robbed of s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Businesses frequently prioritize new feature releases over fixing technical debt. They choose to work on revenue-generating work instead of revenue-protection work. This rarely works out as the busin…"

-Dominica Degrandis, Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

"Work takes a long time to complete because it sits in queues waiting for stuff to happen. It's not unusual for wait times to be more than 80% of the total time. Many organizations are blind to the qu…"

-Dominica Degrandis, Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

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9. Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

By: Patrick Bet-David

4.12

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"You're going to use experiences to become either bitter or better. To get better you must reflect on your mistakes."

-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

"A talented entrepreneur with bad habits eventually becomes an employee. An average employee with great habits can eventually become a great entrepreneur."

-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

"You want to choose a path that puts the odds of winning in your favor; in poker, it’s called game selection. What determines if you win in any game (or business) isn’t how good you are; it’s how good…"

-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

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10. All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential

By: Jon Acuff

4.62

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"This is my new favorite book about goals!" -- Mel Robbins , podcaster and New York Times bestselli… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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11. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

By: Jim Vandehei

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communicat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear."

-Jim Vandehei, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

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12. Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual

By: Jocko Willink

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Owners… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy C. Edmondson

13. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well

By: Amy C. Edmondson

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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15. The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder

By: Robert I. Sutton

3.85

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Every organization is plagued by destructive friction—the forces that make it harder, more complica… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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16. The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever

By: Michael Bungay Stanier

4.14

Format: 224 pages, paperback

From the author of the runaway bestseller The Coaching Habit comes an authoritative guide to gettin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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17. How to Work with (Almost) Anyone: Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships

By: Michael Bungay Stanier

3.65

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

Your happiness and your success depend on your working relationshipsThe people you manage. How well… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
Cover of Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future by John Willis

18. Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future

By: John Willis

4.27

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

From the birth of modern industry, to winning WWII, to Japan’s Economic Miracle, W. Edwards Deming … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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19. The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness

By: Craig Wright

3.95

Format: 336 pages, ebook

“An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality across fields.” --Adam Grant Looki… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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20. The Team that Managed Itself: A Story of Leadership

By: Christina Wodtke

4.13

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

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  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership
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21. Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams

By: David Burkus

3.93

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Talent doesn’t make the team—the team makes the talent. Why are some teams more motivated, innovati… read more

Similar categories in David Burkus's Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams book and David Burkus's Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams

  • nonfiction
  • business
  • leadership

17 must-read business books like Best Team Ever: The Surprising Science of High-Performing Teams by David Burkus

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Michael Bungay Stanier

4.02

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

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Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow

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Charles Duhigg

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

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Seth Godin

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