Ranking of the best management books for 2022

The successful development of a modern business infrastructure largely depends on knowledge in the field of management. But for good results, it is important not just theory, 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 a particular specificity. 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 2022, which are worth reading for both beginners and existing managers. Each publication in the selection is written by an experienced expert based on real management practice.

The concept and meaning of management in the modern world

In a general concept, 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, increasing 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, management is considered as a necessary element of a market economy. In a generalized form, its significance 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 water flows 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 allow you to 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 it represents the 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 area of ​​application: consideration of the art of management in each field of activity (commerce, social protection);
• in terms of management, for example, publications on financial management are designed to teach savings, both to an individual and to a team, which has equal effectiveness.

There are other classifiers as well. The main thing is that before you choose this or that manual for yourself, you need to carefully analyze the target area and decide 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 be built or cover the psychological side of the issue, and not just the features of the economic industry.

Undoubtedly, each reader will always have his own criteria for choosing the best and most important literary tool.But in order not to make a mistake when choosing, one should always take into account that most of the literature in the context of this discipline is special and narrowly focused, and therefore one should choose carefully. But, and, of course, you should always remember that popular books are not always the best and most useful.

Top 10 Best Management Books for 2022

10th Jim Collins Good to Great

Good to Great is a brilliant book by a brilliant author. It is recommended to managers 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 the author's six years of research, 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' bestseller collected and analyzed similar elements of the management policies of many great (large and advanced) companies: a disciplined team, the right order of thought, a well-coordinated policy of actions, and the flywheel effect. The pages of the publication reflect a large amount of statistical and analytical information, present interesting aspects of the activity and the internal corporate kitchen of well-known and little-known businessmen.

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

• the text of the bestseller is complex and incomprehensible in reading for lovers of fiction.

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

The book "Motivation 100%. Where is his button? Russian publishing house "ALPINA" got into the top ten rating for special content, which includes not only a description, but also a workshop. Its author is Svetlana Ivanovna, an honored expert in the field of HR and a successful coach, so 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 that reflects certain aspects of management based on Russian and foreign experience. In addition, for the full development of the presented material, each paragraph contains recommended tasks for practice.

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

• accessible to beginners;
• written by an experienced expert in the psychology of individuals, which greatly simplifies the understanding of the field of personnel management;
• edition of a Russian author;
• includes practical assignments.

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

8th Neil Doshi, Lindsey McGregor "Driven to Result"

Powered by Results was written by Neil Doshi and Lindsey McGregor. They are the founders of the Vega Factor company, which provides services for setting up the corporate culture of various institutions using modern technologies and special programs. Introduces a revolutionary guide to building a high-performing culture within your organization, exactly what the authors call the key to business success. Since, for the successful results of the 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, experts have developed a variety of methods for organizing corporate culture and propose to use them in practice.

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

Reader reviews indicate useful content. Some of them make claims to the publisher regarding the small print, which creates difficulties in reading the text.

7th place V.A. Rozanov "Psychology of management"

On the next line of the rating of quality works in the field of production management system, there is a textbook by another Russian author V.A. Rozanova - "Psychology of management". A rather old textbook (first published in 1999), but containing valuable and relevant information to this day. In 2022, 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 an in-depth analysis of the relationship between management personnel and subordinate personnel, determines ways for their effective cooperation and a way out of contentious situations. Practical information reflects all sorts of disagreements between the highest and lowest personnel that arise in enterprises. Also on the pages of the publication developed recommendations in the field of personnel policy.

• designed for managers, personnel specialists and students;
• multiple options for disagreements between managers and subordinates are provided, selected on the basis of practical analysis, and specific recommendations are developed for their establishment and increasing the effectiveness of relations between personnel;
• 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 Good to Great bestselling author Jim Collins (with W. Lazier) also designed to teach you the 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, each reader will know where to start and how to move on in order to achieve high business results.

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

• not all advice may be applicable in Russian organizations;
• some readers complain to the publisher because of problems with the font.

5th place Maxim Batyrev "45 manager's tattoos"

The popularity of books, including those on management, is based on the reader's assessment and the value of the information contained in it. One of such valuable benefits can be called "45 manager's tattoos" of the famous Russian manager Maxim Batyrev (Combat), who today heads one of the largest companies in the country. In 2014, this book became a bestseller and in the nomination "Business Book of the Year" received the literary award "Electronic Letter 2014".

M. Batyrev's voluminous work is a set of rules for communicating with colleagues and principles for achieving career success. The unique method of conveying information is expressed in the structure of the book, represented by chapters, each of which the writer calls a tattoo (scar on the 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 stages of the career ladder from a sales manager to a managerial position.

The proposed rules will help managers at various levels make meaningful decisions, manage subordinates and be responsible for employees. Of course, not everything is so simple, but it is important to know what to pay attention to in order to change your views and habits and direct your energies towards the implementation of 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 (tattoo-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 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 derives rules, but does not provide motivation.

4th Place Lorraine Grubs-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 more than 30 years, so Lorraine Grubs-West decided to acquaint readers with the important principle of her work, which brought her unprecedented success. The undoubted guide belongs to the category of books that simply must be read, especially for those managers and businessmen who are interested in retaining staff and customers.

"Employees for Life" is a special publication in its own way, representing, 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 lesson that will interest even ordinary readers is solving the problems of raising a corporate family. The central object of Lorraine Grubs-West's study was the impact of business culture on the team.

• relatively new 2008 edition of the publication, nicely presented in hardcover, good design, quick and easy to read;
• a great option for beginner businessmen and lovers of marketing and economic literature;
• an interesting structure of content, built on the lessons of problems and their solutions.

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

3rd Marcus Buckingham, Kurt Coffman "First Break All the Rules"

In the top three hit parade of books on management is the manual "First break all the rules." Kurt Coffman is the current head of Gallup's practice, and Marcus Buckingham is the head of a consulting firm and has spent more than 20 years researching effective leaders at Gallup, as of this writing.

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

“First break all the rules” is a separate book volume containing a collection of opinions of a huge number of managers (about 80,000) of different levels. The key theme of the manual is the conclusion that talent is an innate thing, and skills and experience are acquired. The coincidence of a person's abilities and his current role is the most important achievement of a manager.

• latest edition in 2013, new and improved, good design, hardcover, easy to read;
• a whole collection of practical opinions of a huge number of experienced professionals;
• 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, as many of the author's ideas are used in education.

• according to readers, many of the judgments from the book are not applicable to our realities.

2nd place Vladimir Tarasov “Administrative elite. How do we select and prepare it?

The list of the top 10 best books on management should include the work of the founder of the famous Tallinn School of Managers, Vladimir Tarasov, entitled “Managerial Elite. How do we select and prepare it? The basic concept of the manual is based on the study of important methods for the training of managers.

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

• contemporary book released in 2022;
• a practical guide with a large number of business games and trainings, especially necessary for executives, HR managers and business coaches;
• good design in hardcover, figurative and understandable description;
• edition of a Russian author - an experienced specialist in the field of management training.

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

1st place Peter Drucker "The Practice of Management"

Undoubtedly, the first lines of the ratings of the best management books are occupied by the manuals of the author, who is deservedly considered the father of this science. It was Peter Drucker who transformed the process of production management 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 marked - "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 of an economic entity. Of course, the first edition of the book was published more than 60 years ago, but the information contained in it is still considered relevant today.Therefore, tacitly presented literature is considered the most important in this area, and many managers are recommended to start their knowledge from 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, the 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;
• makes readers develop their point of view and find a way out of difficult situations without resorting to template solutions.

• not found.

The cost of the books presented in the rating

Any good book is expensive. The following table provides information on how much each allowance from the compiled ranking is worth, relevant at the end of 2022:

Place in the ranking	Author and book title	Average price, rubles
1	Peter Drucker The Practice of Management	900
2	Vladimir Tarasov “Managerial elite. How do we select and prepare it?	1100
3	Marcus Buckingham, Kurt Coffman "First Break All the Rules"	280
4	Lorraine Grubs-West "Employees for Life"	230
5	Maxim Batyrev "45 Manager Tattoos"	800
6	Jim Collins, William Lazier "More Than Business"	300
7	V.A. Rozanov "Psychology of management"	unknown
8	Neil Doshi, Lindsey McGregor "Performance Driven"	970
9	Svetlana Ivanova "Motivation 100%. Where is his button?	350
10	Jim Collins Good to Great	1150

Summing 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 training manuals and bestsellers containing real advice, analytics and practical work. Today, there are many means available to purchase books, they can be bought in a store or downloaded from the Internet, some of them are inexpensive, others are more expensive. The main thing, when deciding which book on management is better to buy, is not to be guided by the price or the big name of the author, but by its usefulness for specific circumstances.