Rating of the best books on management for 2024

The successful development of a modern business infrastructure largely depends on management knowledge. But for good results it is not just theory that is important, but the results of its application in practice. Despite the existence of a huge number of sources, as a rule, the most valuable practical information can be obtained from books written by the best authors in specific specifics. So, the best publications on management and management help to develop skills in this area, to understand the processes of organizing the activities of enterprises and individual entrepreneurs and the choice of tactics for communicating with employees. This article has compiled a ranking of the best management books for 2024 that are worth reading for both novice and current managers. Each edition in this collection is written by an experienced expert based on real-life management practice.

The concept and meaning of management in the modern world

In general terms, management is a system of economic management of production (business). In fact, in practice, this is a whole complex of interrelated actions: organization and management, setting and adjusting tasks, developing stages of work, making decisions and a number of others. Among the main goals of science, improving the efficiency of management and making a profit, and the main task is to improve the production process.

From the moment of its inception to the present time, management has been considered as a necessary element of the market economy. In a generalized form, its value is determined by the fact that it allows you to make competent management decisions and generate human energy, giving it movement. In this respect, it can be compared to the role of a hydroelectric turbine, directing the power of streams of water to generate electricity and transmitting it over long distances. Knowledge in the field of management is important not only for managers and students of a similar department, but can also be useful for an ordinary person.They will be useful for developing business management skills, can help you better understand your leaders and will help you successfully develop your own budget.

Types of books on management and criteria for their selection

The content of the best books on management either always reflects science as a whole, or presents an analysis and study of its individual aspects. Therefore, the presented discipline can be classified as follows:

• by the number and specifics of the issues under consideration: general and private management (for certain sectors of the economy);
• by field of application: consideration of the art of management in each field of activity (commerce, social protection);
• in terms of the volume of management, for example, financial management publications are created to teach savings, both for an individual and for a team, which has equal efficiency.

There are other classifiers as well. The main thing is that before choosing this or that textbook for yourself, you need to carefully analyze the target area and decide on what exactly the reader will study. Also, in order for a book on management to be recognized as the best, it is important that its content is structured or covers the psychological side of the issue, and not just the features of the economic industry.

There is no doubt that each reader will always have their own criteria for choosing the best and most important literary textbook. But in order not to make mistakes when choosing, you should always take into account that most of the literature in the context of this discipline is special and narrowly focused, and therefore you should choose carefully. But, of course, you should always remember that popular books are not always the best and most useful.

Top 10 Best Management Books for 2024

10th place Jim Collins "Good to Great"

“From Good to Great” is a genius book by a genius author. It is recommended for the leaders of companies of various levels, as it reflects the methods of turning a medium (and even good) business into a great one (competitive, successful and profitable). The publication reviews the results of six years of research by the author, according to which some enterprises made a unique breakthrough and received a highly efficient business, while others remained mediocre and simply worked to cover production costs.

In other words, Jim Collins's bestseller collects and analyzes similar elements of the management policies of many great (large and advanced) companies: a disciplined team, the right order of thinking, a well-coordinated policy of action and the flywheel effect. The pages of the publication reflect a large amount of statistical and analytical information, present interesting aspects of activities and the internal corporate cuisine of well-known and little-known businessmen.

• useful for businessmen and managers of all levels to read;
• recommended for students of the Faculty of Management;
• according to readers, one of the best self-development guides;
• contains a lot of useful information and simple examples for readers competent in the field of management.

• the text of the bestseller is difficult and incomprehensible to read for lovers of fiction.

9th place Svetlana Ivanova “Motivation is 100%. Where is his button? "

Book “Motivation 100%. Where is his button? " Russian publishing house "ALPINA" was included in the top ten rating for special content, including not only a description, but also a workshop. Its author is an honored HR expert and successful trainer Svetlana Ivanovna, therefore the text of the manual has a psychological focus, but it is useful to read it for both experienced and novice managers. A fascinating book reflecting certain aspects of management based on Russian and foreign experience. In addition to fully mastering the presented material, recommended practice tasks are placed in each paragraph.

In fact, in the manual “Motivation 100%. Where is his button? " the types of motivators are considered and their significance for successful business results is revealed. It tries to convey to readers the high value of alternative options for the use of labor resources for the development of large and small companies.

• understandable for beginners;
• written by an experienced expert in the psychology of individuals, which greatly simplifies the understanding of the field of personnel management;
• publication by a Russian author;
• provides assignments for practice.

• the content of the book has a psychological bias, which does not fully reflect the motivation in terms of positions in management.

8th place Neil Doshi, Lindsay McGregor "Charged for Results"

Charged for Results was written by Neil Doshi and Lindsay McGregor. They are the founders of the Vega Factor company, which provides services for customizing the corporate culture of various institutions using modern technologies and special programs. Introduces a revolutionary guide that allows you to build a highly effective culture in your company based on the results of reading, exactly what the authors call the key to business success. Since, for the successful development of an economic entity, the correct corporate culture is no less important than production and marketing.

The authors conduct a large study and analysis of the characteristics of the work of the personnel of various companies, ranging from programmers and financial workers to teachers and other social positions. Based on the results obtained, specialists have developed a variety of methods for organizing corporate culture and suggest using them in practice.

• an exciting book that reflects the importance of corporate culture for business efficiency;
• written by a married couple, each of whose spouses is a leading expert with many years of experience in the field of corporate culture transformation in various companies.

Reader reviews indicate helpful content. Some of them make claims to the publisher of relatively small print, which makes it difficult to read the text.

7th place V.A. Rozanova "Psychology of Management"

On the next line of the rating of quality works in the field of production management systems, there is a textbook by another Russian author V.A. Rozanova - "Psychology of Management". Quite an old textbook (year of the first edition - 1999), but containing valuable and relevant information to this day. In 2024, the 5th revised and expanded edition was released.

The main direction of the book is the study of difficulties in making managerial decisions. V.A. Rozanova conducts a deep analysis of the relationship between managing personnel and subordinate personnel, determines the ways of their effective cooperation and getting out of controversial situations. Practical information reflects all kinds of disagreements between the highest and lowest personnel levels that arise in enterprises. Also on the pages of the publication there are recommendations in the field of personnel policy.

• intended for managers, HR professionals and students;
• multiple options for disagreements between managers and subordinates are provided, selected on the basis of practical analysis and specific recommendations have been developed for their establishment and increasing the effectiveness of personnel relationships;
• easy to read, contains up-to-date practical information.

• not identified.

6th place Jim Collins, William Lazier "More than business"

More than Business is another interesting book from the bestselling author of Good to Great, Jim Collins (with W.Lazier), also designed to learn important practical aspects of management. The content of the manual is also built on the basis of many years of studying the successful aspects of the management policy of popular companies. It directly reflects the experience of modern managers, so after reading it, every reader will know where to start and how to move on to achieve high results in business.

• interesting, read in one breath;
• is a laureate of the Business Book award;
• contains up-to-date information, many tips and tricks, drawn up on the basis of many years of practice;
• is intended for heads of organizations of various formats, business owners, teachers in the disciplines of "business" and students of the faculty of "management".

• not all advice may be applicable in Russian organizations;
• some readers are complaining about the publisher for font issues.

5th place Maxim Batyrev "45 tattoos of the manager"

The popularity of books, including books on management, is based on the assessment of readers and the value of the information contained in it. One of these valuable manuals can be called “45 tattoos of a manager” by the famous Russian manager Maxim Batyrev (Kombat), who today heads one of the largest companies in the country. In 2014, this book became a bestseller and in the category "Business Book of the Year" received the Literary Award "Electronic Letter 2014".

The voluminous work of M. Batyrev is a set of rules for communicating with colleagues and the principles of achieving success in a career. The unique method of communicating information is expressed in the structure of the book, represented by chapters, each of which the writer calls a tattoo (a scar on his body), which left a mark on his life, and all together an expression of the author's everyday experience. It is important that M. Batyrev himself went through all the stages of the career ladder from a sales manager to a managerial position.

The proposed rules will help managers of various levels to make meaningful decisions, manage subordinates and take responsibility for employees. Of course, not everything is so simple, but it is important to know what to look for in order to change your views and habits and direct your energies towards realizing the principles of success.

• a useful and exciting book that can be read both on paper and online at any free time;
• a special structure for conveying information in the form of chapters (tattoos-rules);
• with original illustrations and special design;
• suitable literature for fans of the scientific genre in the field of economics and management;
• is intended not only for managers and business owners, but also for ordinary employees who want to better understand their management.

• according to the readers, the book is written from the point of view of management and cannot become a complete guide to action, as it does not consider the nuances of the psychology of communication;
• describes experience and deduces rules, but does not provide motivation.

4th Place Loraine Grabs West "Employees for Life"

The author of Employees for Life is a senior executive at Southwest Airlines. This company has been a leader in the market for over 30 years, so Lorraine Grabs-West decided to acquaint readers with an important principle of its work, which brought it unprecedented success. The undoubted manual belongs to the category of books that simply need to be read, especially for those managers and businessmen who are interested in retaining staff and customers.

"Employees for Life" is a special edition in its own way, presenting, as it were, educational and at the same time fiction, which can be read between work, in transport or at home before going to bed. For example, one of the topics of the lessons that will interest even ordinary readers is the solution to the problems of raising a corporate family.The central object of Lorraine Grabs-West's study was the impact of business culture on the team.

• relatively new edition of 2008 publication, handy hardcover, good design, readable quickly and easily;
• a great option for novice businessmen and fans of marketing and economic literature;
• interesting content structure, built on the lessons of problems and their solutions.

• contains a lot of information regarding a specific organization, but is not applicable to other enterprises, especially on the territory of our country.

3rd Place Marcus Buckingham, Kurt Coffman Break All The Rules First

In the top three top management books, the book “Break All the Rules First” is worth mentioning. Kurt Coffman is the current head of practice at the Gallup Institute, and Markus Buckingham is the head of a consulting company and, at the time of writing, has researched the characteristics of effective leaders at the Gallup Institute for more than 20 years.

The first edition, Break All The Rules First, was released back in 1999, but today it is available in fourteen languages ​​and has a circulation of over 1 million. This is a unique work, which is very popular among readers of different countries, since it does not reflect specific analysis, not statistics of data, or even practical experience and advice of an individual manager, but tries to motivate people, reminding them that any type of employment requires innate talent.

“Break All the Rules First” is a separate book volume containing a collection of opinions of a huge number of managers (about 80,000) of various levels. The key topic of the manual is the conclusion that talent is innate, and skills and experience are gainful. The coincidence of a person's abilities and his current role is the most important achievement of a manager.

• last edition released in 2013, new and revised, good design, hardcover, easy to read;
• a whole collection of practical opinions of a huge number of experienced specialists;
• the presence of simple and at the same time brilliant advice from the authors;
• recommended for reading by managers of various levels;
• contains information useful for parents of growing children, since many of the author's ideas are used in education.

• according to readers, many of the judgments from the book do not apply to our realities.

2nd place Vladimir Tarasov “Management elite. How we select and prepare it "

The list of the top 10 best books on management should include the work of the founder of the well-known Tallinn School of Management - Vladimir Tarasov, entitled “Management Elite. How we select it and prepare it. " The main concept of the manual is based on the study of important methods for training managers.

The author describes approaches to the training of executive personnel with particular thoroughness. As a result, the book is presented with unique content, in which a large number of business games and trainings have found place. The business games "Saboteur", "Turner of circulation", "Rebuilding" are especially popular. Also on the pages of the publication you can find stories of V. Tarasov himself about his experience.

• modern book published in 2024;
• a practical guide with a lot of business games and trainings, especially necessary for executives, HR managers and business coaches;
• good hardcover design, figurative and clear description;
• published by a Russian author - an experienced specialist in the field of training management personnel.

• no obvious shortcomings were identified, it can only be noted that not all business trainers are ready to accept the proposed system of trainings and games, considering its description voluminous.

1st place Peter Drucker "Management Practice"

Undoubtedly, the first lines of the ratings of the best books on management are occupied by the manuals of the author, who is deservedly considered the father of this science. It was Peter Drucker who transformed the production management process into a separate branch of study, after which the discipline was introduced in various educational institutions.

It is quite difficult to choose which book by Peter Drucker is better. In the presented list of the best ones, only one of them is noted - “Management Practice”. It presents a holistic understanding of the concept of management, as well as the fact that a manager should be considered a separate link in an economic entity. Of course, the first edition of the book was released over 60 years ago, but the information it contains is still considered relevant today. Therefore, the tacitly presented literature is considered the most important in this area, and many managers are recommended to start their knowledge with it.

• is one of the main teaching aids for students, a reference book for any good manager and leader;
• contains up-to-date and complete information about management as a separate science, basic and fundamental aspects: correct decision-making, structure and nature of management, its roles, tasks and problems, and much more;
• despite the placement of comprehensive information on the pages of the book, it is balanced, and therefore accessible and easy to read;
• forces readers to work out their point of view and find a way out of difficult situations without resorting to stereotyped solutions.

• not found.

The cost of the books presented in the ranking

Any good book is not cheap. The following table provides information on how much each benefit from the compiled rating is worth, current at the end of 2024:

Ranking place	Author and title of the book	Average price, rubles
1	Peter Drucker "Management Practice"	900
2	Vladimir Tarasov “Management elite. How we select and prepare it "	1100
3	Marcus Buckingham, Kurt Coffman Break All the Rules First	280
4	Lorain Grabs-West "Employees for Life"	230
5	Maxim Batyrev "45 tattoos of the manager"	800
6	Jim Collins, William Lazier "More than Business"	300
7	V.A. Rozanova "Psychology of Management"	unknown
8	Neil Doshi, Lindsay McGregor "Charged for Results"	970
9	Svetlana Ivanova “Motivation is 100%. Where is his button? "	350
10	Jim Collins "Good to Great"	1150

Let's sum up

Great managers are not born, they become in the process of development, studying the experience of other managers, using personal experience, analyzing work and striving for high results. Moving in this direction, one simply cannot do without special literature, in other words, professional textbooks and bestsellers containing real advice, analytics and a workshop. Today there are many tools available to purchase books, they can be bought in the store or downloaded from the Internet, some are inexpensive, others are more expensive. The main thing, when deciding whether it is better to buy a cookbook on management, is guided not by the price or the famous name of the author, but by its benefit for specific circumstances.