Have you read The Lean Startup by Eric Reiss (I suspect you probably have or are at least aware of it)?
It's a bit targeted at tech startups, but I think the ideas are valid for more or less any business that is doing something new or wants to. And indeed it started a whole movement and is the book on entrepreneurship that's had the biggest effect on me personally.
Mostly though, despite it most of the businesses I talk to being enthusiastic about it and it's ideas - HARDLY ANYONE actually manages to embrace them (for all the reasons outlined in the book). I've been trying to beat some of this into founders/startup leadership teams for nearly 10 years (and still trying!)
Excellent book!
I'm a project/product manager and this book is probably the best translation of agile management that I've ever seen
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I see this recommended all the time and have never looked into it. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll go to the book store today and pick it up!
I have that one both physically and on my kindle! Thanks for the other recommendations though - I'll check some of them out.