50 Books like Harry Levinson on the Psychology of Leadership

The Motivation Code

by Todd Henry • 2020

Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.

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🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🧩 Personality Typology ✂️ Job Crafting 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🌟 Career Fulfillment

The Motivation Code 97%

Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.

by Todd Henry 2020

3.69

195 ratings

🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🧩 Personality Typology ✂️ Job Crafting 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🌟 Career Fulfillment

ENGAGEMENT MAGIC

by Tracy Maylett • 2019

Why your most generous perks fail to create engagement, and the five conditions that actually work.

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134

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Internal Motivation 📈 Career Development

ENGAGEMENT MAGIC 96%

Why your most generous perks fail to create engagement, and the five conditions that actually work.

by Tracy Maylett 2019

3.93

134 ratings

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Internal Motivation 📈 Career Development

Alive at Work

by Daniel M. Cable • 2018

The brain circuit behind curiosity and motivation, and why your company keeps turning it off.

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847

🏢 Employee Engagement 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🎮 Play At Work 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Alive at Work 96%

The brain circuit behind curiosity and motivation, and why your company keeps turning it off.

by Daniel M. Cable 2018

3.88

847 ratings

🏢 Employee Engagement 🧠 Workplace Psychology 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🎮 Play At Work 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Best Place to Work

by Ron Friedman • 2014

Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.

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2k+

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🏢 Organizational Culture 🌿 Environmental Psychology 🎮 Intrinsic Motivation 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

The Best Place to Work 96%

Great workplaces aren't perks; they're psychology: spaces engineered for how minds actually work.

by Ron Friedman 2014

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🏢 Organizational Culture 🌿 Environmental Psychology 🎮 Intrinsic Motivation 🎨 Creative Problem Solving

Mojo

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2009

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

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2k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Mojo 96%

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2009

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

The Leader on the Couch

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2006

Your organization has an unconscious, and it runs the place more than any CEO does.

4.10

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Psychodynamic Theory 💭 Unconscious Dynamics 👥 Personality Types At Work

The Leader on the Couch 96%

Your organization has an unconscious, and it runs the place more than any CEO does.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2006

4.10

69 ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Psychodynamic Theory 💭 Unconscious Dynamics 👥 Personality Types At Work

Primed to Perform

by Neel Doshi • 2015

Six measurable motives determine whether your culture fuels performance or destroys it.

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740

🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Management 🔬 Behavioral Science

Primed to Perform 96%

Six measurable motives determine whether your culture fuels performance or destroys it.

by Neel Doshi 2015

4.14

740 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🌱 Talent Management 🔬 Behavioral Science

What Motivates Me

by Adrian Gostick • 2014

A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.

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🏆 Career Fulfillment 🔋 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Profiling 🔨 Job Crafting 📊 Self-Assessment

What Motivates Me 96%

A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.

by Adrian Gostick 2014

3.72

229 ratings

🏆 Career Fulfillment 🔋 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Profiling 🔨 Job Crafting 📊 Self-Assessment

Fire Your Boss

by Aaron McHugh • 2020

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

4.10

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

Fire Your Boss 96%

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

by Aaron McHugh 2020

4.10

39 ratings

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life

by Naomi Shragai • 2021

Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.

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375

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work 🎭 Impostor Syndrome 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life Summary

The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life 96%

Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.

by Naomi Shragai 2021

3.56

375 ratings

🧠 Workplace Psychology 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems At Work 🎭 Impostor Syndrome 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Get Rid of the Performance Review!

by Samuel A. Culbert • 2010

Performance reviews kill honest talk and breed fear. What if the conversation replaced the verdict?

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📊 Performance Management 🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management

Get Rid of the Performance Review! Summary

Get Rid of the Performance Review! 96%

Performance reviews kill honest talk and breed fear. What if the conversation replaced the verdict?

by Samuel A. Culbert 2010

3.51

147 ratings

📊 Performance Management 🔄 Continuous Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Humanistic Management

Progress Principle

by Teresa Amabile • 2011

Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.

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2k+

🧠 Workplace Psychology 💪 Team Motivation 📊 Progress Tracking 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 📅 Daily Work Habits

Progress Principle 95%

Twelve thousand work diaries reveal the single best motivator: it is not recognition or pay.

by Teresa Amabile 2011

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧠 Workplace Psychology 💪 Team Motivation 📊 Progress Tracking 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 📅 Daily Work Habits

Becoming a Resonant Leader

by Annie McKee • 2008

Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.

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388

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔥 Burnout Prevention 📈 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindfulness In Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Becoming a Resonant Leader 95%

Burnout is a leadership disease. Its cure is renewing the emotional capacities you neglect.

by Annie McKee 2008

3.81

388 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔥 Burnout Prevention 📈 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindfulness In Work 😊 Positive Psychology

The Genius Habit

by Laura Garnett • 2019

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

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272

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

The Genius Habit 95%

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

by Laura Garnett 2019

3.46

272 ratings

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

What You're Really Meant To Do

by Robert Steven Kaplan • 2013

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

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1k+

🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

What You're Really Meant To Do 95%

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

by Robert Steven Kaplan 2013

3.82

1k+ ratings

🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

Fish! Tales

by Stephen C. Lundin • 2002

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

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2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Fish! Tales 95%

Four principles from a Seattle fish market that turn any workplace from resentful to remarkable.

by Stephen C. Lundin 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 🎈 Play At Work 🧘 Mindfulness At Work 😊 Positive Psychology

Care to Dare

by George Kohlrieser • 2012

Safety and stretch are two halves of a leader's job. Most only supply one.

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184

🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Trust Building

Care to Dare 95%

Safety and stretch are two halves of a leader's job. Most only supply one.

by George Kohlrieser 2012

4.16

184 ratings

🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Trust Building

Bringing Out the Best in People

by Aubrey C. Daniels • 1993

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

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922

🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👔 New Managers

Bringing Out the Best in People 95%

People give their best effort for one reason. Most managers bet on the opposite one.

by Aubrey C. Daniels 1993

4.05

922 ratings

🎯 Performance Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology ⚡ Workplace Motivation 🏢 Organizational Psychology 👔 New Managers

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

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3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 95%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

This Working Life

by Lisa Leong • 2022

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

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290

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

This Working Life 95%

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

by Lisa Leong 2022

3.76

290 ratings

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

The Heart of Change

by John P. Kotter • 2002

Why a pile of 424 gloves did what a thousand memos couldn't.

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3k+

🔄 Change Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Behavioral Change 👥 Leading Teams

The Heart of Change 95%

Why a pile of 424 gloves did what a thousand memos couldn't.

by John P. Kotter 2002

3.97

3k+ ratings

🔄 Change Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 📖 Storytelling In Business 🧠 Behavioral Change 👥 Leading Teams

Creativity, Inc.

by Ed Catmull • 2014

One in eight workers feels inspired. The systematic method for sparking it at will.

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105k+

🔌 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Energy Management 🛡️ Burnout Prevention 🌟 Positive Psychology

Creativity, Inc. 95%

One in eight workers feels inspired. The systematic method for sparking it at will.

by Ed Catmull 2014

4.2

105k+ ratings

🔌 Employee Engagement 🏢 Organizational Culture ⚡ Energy Management 🛡️ Burnout Prevention 🌟 Positive Psychology

Why We Work

by Barry Schwartz • 2015

Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.

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2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 💸 Incentive Failures ✨ Meaning At Work

Why We Work 95%

Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.

by Barry Schwartz 2015

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 💸 Incentive Failures ✨ Meaning At Work

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does

by Susan Fowler • 2014

Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.

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1k+

🏢 People Management 🏗️ Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Self-Determination Theory 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does Summary

Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does 95%

Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.

by Susan Fowler 2014

3.69

1k+ ratings

🏢 People Management 🏗️ Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Self-Determination Theory 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Bring Your Brain to Work

by Art Markman • 2019

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

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144

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

Bring Your Brain to Work 95%

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

by Art Markman 2019

3.62

144 ratings

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

Intrinsic Motivation

by Stefan Falk • 2023

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

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144

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Intrinsic Motivation 95%

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

by Stefan Falk 2023

3.54

144 ratings

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Profit from the Positive

by Margaret H. Greenberg • 2013

Meetings, reviews, hiring: three evidence-based fixes that boost performance by 50%.

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134

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 😷 Emotional Contagion 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗓️ Meeting Design

Profit from the Positive 95%

Meetings, reviews, hiring: three evidence-based fixes that boost performance by 50%.

by Margaret H. Greenberg 2013

3.99

134 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 😷 Emotional Contagion 🌱 Growth Mindset 🗓️ Meeting Design

Get Motivated!

by Tamara Lowe • 2009

Not lazy. Just built differently. A self-audit to find your motivational type and stop fighting it.

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186

🏢 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Typology 📋 Self-Assessment Tools 🎁 Reward Design 👥 Personality Management

Get Motivated! 95%

Not lazy. Just built differently. A self-audit to find your motivational type and stop fighting it.

by Tamara Lowe 2009

3.44

186 ratings

🏢 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Typology 📋 Self-Assessment Tools 🎁 Reward Design 👥 Personality Management

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset

by Joe Britto • 2019

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset Summary

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset 95%

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

by Joe Britto 2019

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

Happy at Work

by Robyn L. Garrett • 2023

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

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100

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

Happy at Work 95%

The culture fix most teams skip: why ping-pong tables fail, and what actually keeps people.

by Robyn L. Garrett 2023

3.86

100 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌍 Inclusive Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧠 Mental Health At Work

Optimal

by Daniel Goleman • 2024

The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.

3.35

681

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Team Performance 📈 Leadership Development

Optimal 95%

The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.

by Daniel Goleman 2024

3.35

681 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Team Performance 📈 Leadership Development

Resonant Leadership

by Richard E. Boyatzis • 2005

Good leaders burn out without renewal. The habits that sustain clarity, compassion, and impact.

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1k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤲 Compassionate Leadership 🧘 Mindful Leadership 💪 Leadership Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

Resonant Leadership 95%

Good leaders burn out without renewal. The habits that sustain clarity, compassion, and impact.

by Richard E. Boyatzis 2005

3.97

1k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤲 Compassionate Leadership 🧘 Mindful Leadership 💪 Leadership Resilience 🪞 Self-Awareness

8 Steps to High Performance

by Marc Effron • 2018

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

3.68

234

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

8 Steps to High Performance 95%

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

by Marc Effron 2018

3.68

234 ratings

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace

by Gary Chapman • 2011

Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.

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7k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 📈 Employee Engagement 🔄 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback At Work

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace Summary

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace 95%

Most workplace appreciation misses. An inventory that shows how each person actually receives it.

by Gary Chapman 2011

3.68

7k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 📈 Employee Engagement 🔄 Employee Retention 👥 People Management 💬 Feedback At Work

Tomorrowmind

by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman • 2023

Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.

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377

🏢 Workplace Psychology 🧠 Evolutionary Mismatch 💪 Resilience Training 💡 Creativity At Work 🎯 Meaning At Work

Tomorrowmind 95%

Our brains evolved for the savanna, not Slack. The psychological skills that make the difference.

by Gabriella Rosen Kellerman 2023

3.75

377 ratings

🏢 Workplace Psychology 🧠 Evolutionary Mismatch 💪 Resilience Training 💡 Creativity At Work 🎯 Meaning At Work

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work

by Paul L. Marciano • 2010

The respect-based system that engages employees when bonuses and threats stop working.

3.93

763

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👏 Recognition Culture 🔐 Trust Building

Carrots and Sticks Don't Work 95%

The respect-based system that engages employees when bonuses and threats stop working.

by Paul L. Marciano 2010

3.93

763 ratings

🤝 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 👏 Recognition Culture 🔐 Trust Building

Smarter Faster Better

by Charles Duhigg • 2016

Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.

3.90

36k+

🏢 Organizational Psychology ⚡ Workplace Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Mental Models

Smarter Faster Better 95%

Productivity relies on meaningful choices, safe teams, and stretch goals that drive real growth.

by Charles Duhigg 2016

3.90

36k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology ⚡ Workplace Productivity 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧠 Mental Models

Game of Work, The

by Charles Coonradt • 1999

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

3.83

156

🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Game of Work, The 95%

Why people work harder at games than at jobs, and five rules for stealing that energy.

by Charles Coonradt 1999

3.83

156 ratings

🔥 Workplace Motivation 👥 Team Management 🎮 Gamification 🎯 Goal Setting 📊 Performance Measurement

Today Was Fun

by Bree Groff • 2025

Build a work life around genuine laughs, trusted teammates, and days that don't demand recovery.

3.79

414

😄 Joy At Work 🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Work-Life Boundaries 🔥 Anti-Burnout

Today Was Fun 95%

Build a work life around genuine laughs, trusted teammates, and days that don't demand recovery.

by Bree Groff 2025

3.79

414 ratings

😄 Joy At Work 🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Team Dynamics 🛡️ Work-Life Boundaries 🔥 Anti-Burnout

Bring Your Human to Work

by Erica Keswin • 2018

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

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279

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

Bring Your Human to Work 95%

An over-emailed workplace is a choice. Ten moves to reverse it without trashing your tech.

by Erica Keswin 2018

3.71

279 ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🤝 Employee Engagement 👤 Authentic Leadership ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 📱 Mindful Technology Use

Next Is Now

by Lior Arussy • 2018

Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.

4.06

🏢 Change Management 🧱 Overcoming Resistance 🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Next Is Now 95%

Most change fails because it ignores the emotional side of resistance. The five-step fix.

by Lior Arussy 2018

4.06

62 ratings

🏢 Change Management 🧱 Overcoming Resistance 🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 🤝 Employee Engagement 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Smart Growth

by Whitney Johnson • 2022

Growth has a shape: slow, fast, flat. A three-stage map for developing everyone on your team.

3.81

184

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Learning Curves 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Employee Engagement 🗣️ Workplace Coaching

Smart Growth 95%

Growth has a shape: slow, fast, flat. A three-stage map for developing everyone on your team.

by Whitney Johnson 2022

3.81

184 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Learning Curves 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤝 Employee Engagement 🗣️ Workplace Coaching

Working With Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman • 1998

Technical skills land the job; knowing yourself and reading others lands the promotion.

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6k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💼 Workplace Psychology 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy Building 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

Working With Emotional Intelligence Summary

Working With Emotional Intelligence 95%

Technical skills land the job; knowing yourself and reading others lands the promotion.

by Daniel Goleman 1998

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💼 Workplace Psychology 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy Building 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

The Dance of Change

by Peter M. Senge • 2004

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

4.06

551

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

The Dance of Change 95%

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

by Peter M. Senge 2004

4.06

551 ratings

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

The CEO Whisperer

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2020

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

3.78

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The CEO Whisperer 95%

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2020

3.78

27 ratings

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The Power of Vulnerability

by Barry Kaplan • 2018

How to turn coworkers into a team of leaders by leading with vulnerability, not authority.

4.07

🧠 Psychological Safety 🔓 Vulnerable Leadership 🧘 Inner Work ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🏆 High-Performing Teams

The Power of Vulnerability 95%

How to turn coworkers into a team of leaders by leading with vulnerability, not authority.

by Barry Kaplan 2018

4.07

42 ratings

🧠 Psychological Safety 🔓 Vulnerable Leadership 🧘 Inner Work ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🏆 High-Performing Teams

The Talent Delusion

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic • 2017

The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.

3.88

233

🌟 Talent Management 📊 People Analytics 🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Evidence Based Management 🕶️ Dark Triad

The Talent Delusion 95%

The 80/20 rule applies to talent. Stop guessing who's in the 20 percent: data has the answer.

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 2017

3.88

233 ratings

🌟 Talent Management 📊 People Analytics 🧩 Personality Assessment 📈 Evidence Based Management 🕶️ Dark Triad

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

by Patrick Lencioni • 2007

Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.

4.15

7k+

📖 Management Fables 📊 Employee Engagement 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛠️ Meaningful Work 🔥 Employee Motivation

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Summary

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job 95%

Three hidden causes of workplace misery that salary can't cure; what every manager must do instead.

by Patrick Lencioni 2007

4.15

7k+ ratings

📖 Management Fables 📊 Employee Engagement 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛠️ Meaningful Work 🔥 Employee Motivation

The Inner Game of Work

by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1999

You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.

3.95

725

🏢 Workplace Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 🤫 Quieting Self-Doubt 👁️ Attention Management 🪞 Self-Coaching

The Inner Game of Work 95%

You are one inner critic away from better work. The tennis coach's method for sidelining it.

by W. Timothy Gallwey 1999

3.95

725 ratings

🏢 Workplace Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 🤫 Quieting Self-Doubt 👁️ Attention Management 🪞 Self-Coaching

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook

by Sue France • 2012

No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

3.85

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The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook Summary

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No corner office required. The leadership playbook for the people who keep the business running.

by Sue France 2012

3.85

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🧑‍💼 Executive Assistants 🗂️ Office Management 📈 Leadership Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📋 Personality Assessments

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