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Books like Good Authority
The best books like Good Authority are Dare to Lead, The Coaching Habit, and Radical Candor. Good Authority by Jonathan Raymond is about management, accountability, employee development. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Dare to Lead
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Brené Brown · Business
Dare to Lead is Brené Brown's application of her research on vulnerability and courage to the specific context of leadership.
Both dig into leadership.
Read the summary → - The Coaching Habit
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Michael Bungay Stanier · Business
The Coaching Habit is Michael Bungay Stanier's practical guide to asking better questions — specifically, seven questions that he argues should become habitual for any manager who wants to coach rather than just direct.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Radical Candor
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Kim Scott · Business
Radical Candor is Kim Scott's framework for the central management challenge: how to tell people what they need to hear without damaging the relationship.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
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- Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
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Frank Slootman · Business
Amp It Up is Frank Slootman's account of how he approaches leading organizations through rapid growth.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Crucial Accountability
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Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Business
Crucial Accountability is the sequel to Crucial Conversations, narrowing its focus from high-stakes dialogue to one specific problem: what to do when someone fails to meet an expectation.
Shares accountability and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Extreme Ownership
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Jocko Willink and Leif Babin · Business
Extreme Ownership is former Navy SEAL commanders Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's argument that the single most important principle in leadership is taking total responsibility for everything that happens under your command — not just your own actions but your team's performance, your mission's failure, and the behavior of those above you when it doesn't support your mission.
Shares accountability and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - High Output Management
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Andrew S. Grove · Business
High Output Management is Andrew Grove's manual for how managers at any level should think about their work.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
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It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson · Business
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work is a direct challenge to the mythology of startup hustle — the idea that long hours, constant urgency, and full-company stress are signs of ambition rather than poor management.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Leadership Is Language
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L. David Marquet · Business
Leadership Is Language is L.
Shares accountability and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Leading
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Alex Ferguson & Michael Moritz · Business
Leading is Sir Alex Ferguson's account of what he learned managing Manchester United for twenty-seven years, written with Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Lights Out
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Thomas Gryta · Business
Lights Out chronicles the destruction of General Electric under Jeff Immelt, who took over from Jack Welch in September 2001 and left in 2017 having overseen one of the largest collapses of corporate value in American history.
Shares management and accountability with Good Authority.
Read the summary → - Management
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Peter F. Drucker · Business
Management is Peter Drucker's most comprehensive statement on what managers do, why organizations exist, and what separates effective management from the appearance of it.
Shares management and leadership with Good Authority.
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Books like Good Authority: quick answers
What are the best books like Good Authority?
The best books like Good Authority by Jonathan Raymond are Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, Radical Candor by Kim Scott, Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank Slootman, Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Good Authority, such as management, accountability, employee development.
What should I read after Good Authority?
A natural next read after Good Authority is Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Both dig into leadership. Other strong choices are The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, Radical Candor by Kim Scott, Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank Slootman.
What books are similar to Good Authority by Jonathan Raymond?
Good Authority centers on management, accountability, employee development. Books with a similar feel include Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, Radical Candor by Kim Scott, Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity by Frank Slootman, Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
