Books

Next Stage Teams is a story-driven, human-centered guide for teams ready to grow—not just in outcomes, but in trust, purpose, and resilience. Through the journey of the fictional FutureWorks team, you'll discover real conversations, practical experiments, and deeper insights that help your team move beyond performance toward transformation. Because the future of work isn’t faster—it’s more human.

The Corporate Sabotage Field Guide is a satirical field manual examining how organizations quietly undermine themselves from the inside. Framed like a classified dossier from the Office of Strategic Systemic Decay (OSSD), it catalogs familiar managerial practices — subtly weaponized to erode clarity, stall momentum, and sabotage culture under the guise of professionalism. Darkly humorous, uncomfortably accurate, and grounded in real systems behavior, it’s written for those who recognize that dysfunction often wears a lanyard.

Tired of chasing bugs, repeating yourself, and managing chaos?Engineering Culture offers a bold shift: build your engineering culture top-down as a tool—not a poster.This short, practical guide shows CTOs and engineering managers how to create a culture that does the work for them: ✅ Less micromanagement ✅ More ownership ✅ Teams that scale without constant oversightStop being the bottleneck. Start shaping the culture that frees you.

Engineering excellence isn’t a team problem, it’s a leadership system problem.This book shows how operating models, decision rights, and measurement shape delivery outcomes, and why modern practices fail when the system around them still assumes predictability.

Explore this book to uncover the hidden world of fraud, from covert thefts to cybercrimes. Learn essential concepts, roles, legal complexities, and systematic investigation. Arm yourself with the knowledge to unravel deception and fortify honesty.

This resource provides organizations with the tools to protect themselves against fraud. It covers various forms of fraud, risk assessment, detection techniques, prevention measures, legal considerations, incident response, and industry-specific tactics.

Are you ready to redefine your union negotiation strategies? This mini-guide offers a practical and up-to-date approach to facing the challenges of the 21st century. Distilled from my extensive experience of over 20 years in Human Resources, specializing in Labor Relations, you'll find tools and techniques to build solid and productive labor relations. Learn to analyze data, anticipate scenarios, and communicate effectively to overcome confrontation and achieve success in your negotiations. With real-world examples and practical advice drawn from my career, this book will guide you on the path to a new paradigm in union relations.

Não espere conforto nestas páginas. Autonomia no Caos: Como Ser Real Quando Tudo Parece Imaginário é um livro escrito para provocar, desacomodar e convidar à lucidez em meio ao turbilhão contemporâneo. Aqui, a autonomia não é confundida com a ilusão da autossuficiência. Ela aparece como coragem de sustentar escolhas, vínculos e responsabilidades em um mundo que celebra a aparência mais do que a substância. Entre ensaios e metáforas, o texto atravessa temas como sociedade, mercado, psicologia, política, arte e educação, costurando referências filosóficas e experiências cotidianas. Não há fórmulas prontas. Há, sim, uma travessia: do mito da independência absoluta até a prática concreta da presença autêntica. É um livro para quem desconfia de respostas fáceis, mas não se conforma com o cinismo. Para quem percebe que, mesmo no caos, ainda é possível criar clareza. Para quem aceita que pensar cansa, mas acredita que a lucidez ainda vale o esforço.

Engineering Leadership in Regulated Environments: A CTO’s HandbookBy Chrysovalantis D. Koutsoumpos In regulated industries, engineering leaders face a unique challenge: how to build systems that move fast without breaking rules, and scale teams without losing clarity or control. This book offers practical guidance drawn from real-world experience — designed for engineering leaders who operate in environments where compliance, trust, and delivery must coexist. Covering 30 focused chapters, it explores topics like team structures, architecture, risk management, audit readiness, product delivery frameworks, and long-term strategy. Each chapter includes actionable insights, tools, and approaches that help bridge the gap between technical leadership and regulatory expectations. Whether you're leading engineering at a fintech, healthcare company, or any compliance-heavy organization, this handbook provides a thoughtful and pragmatic reference to support your growth — and your team’s.

Learn how to host your own eSports tournament from scratch!

Want to know how to deal with nerves? How to avoid boring people? How to try (or not try) to be funny when giving talks? This is probably the book for you. Short and to the point with practical advice.

A pathway to a new philosophy of work, management & leadership, and a call to action for anyone faced with Intractable Problems & Elusive Opportunities. For current, aspiring, formal, and informal leaders. This book presents new principles, attitudes and behaviours along with examples from organisations and concrete practices. Perfectly suited for this digital, hyperconnected world and the ongoing Artificial Intelligence revolution.

Transform your startup from struggling to unicorn status with the Scaleup Methodology covering seven essential pillars—from digital sales to engineering excellence. Built on real-world experience across hundreds of scaling companies, The Unicorn Blueprint delivers actionable systems, not theory, that will revolutionize how you scale.

Do you know how your tech decisions shape your startup's destiny? Startup Phases For CTOs is the first practical guide specifically tailored for technology leaders navigating the unique stages of startup growth. Veteran CTO coach Stephan Schmidt draws from decades of firsthand experience to unveil how startup stages directly influence technology strategy, architecture, and team management. Learn why decisions that worked at the MVP phase become roadblocks when scaling, discover why hiring strategies shift dramatically after reaching product-market fit, and understand how to cross the critical chasm from early adopters to mainstream success. Packed with real-world insights, actionable advice, and proven frameworks, this book empowers CTOs and tech leaders to master the complexity of startup growth. Your startup’s future depends on your ability to lead through change—make sure you’re ready.