50 Books like Leadership in Game of Thrones

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

by Tim Phillips • 2008

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

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181

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince Summary

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince 96%

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

by Tim Phillips 2008

3.63

181 ratings

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

7 Rules of Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2022

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

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2k+

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

7 Rules of Power 95%

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2022

4.01

2k+ ratings

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

Acting with Power

by Deborah Gruenfeld • 2020

Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.

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473

🏢 Organizational Power 🧠 Leadership Psychology 💼 Workplace Dynamics ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🎭 Performance Psychology

Acting with Power 95%

Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.

by Deborah Gruenfeld 2020

3.83

473 ratings

🏢 Organizational Power 🧠 Leadership Psychology 💼 Workplace Dynamics ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🎭 Performance Psychology

Elizabeth I CEO

by Alan Axelrod • 2000

Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.

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406

👑 Historical Leadership 🎭 Personal Branding ⚡ Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Power Dynamics ♟️ Political Maneuvering

Elizabeth I CEO 95%

Outlast rivals, command loyalty, turn crises into triumphs: Elizabeth I's playbook for leaders.

by Alan Axelrod 2000

3.67

406 ratings

👑 Historical Leadership 🎭 Personal Branding ⚡ Crisis Leadership ⚖️ Power Dynamics ♟️ Political Maneuvering

Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

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6k+

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Power 95%

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

The Empowered Manager

by Peter Block • 2016

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

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148

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

The Empowered Manager 95%

The real reason you feel powerless at work is a hidden bargain you keep making with authority.

by Peter Block 2016

3.84

148 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 💪 Employee Empowerment 🎛️ Autonomy And Control 🔭 Vision Crafting 🤝 Stakeholder Negotiation

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric

by Tom Morris • 2006

Courage, ethics, friendship: a philosopher on the leadership lessons hiding inside Harry Potter.

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316

🏛️ Leadership Principles 🧠 Executive Wisdom ⚖️ Business Ethics 🦁 Courage In Leadership 💪 Resilience Training

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric Summary

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric 95%

Courage, ethics, friendship: a philosopher on the leadership lessons hiding inside Harry Potter.

by Tom Morris 2006

3.94

316 ratings

🏛️ Leadership Principles 🧠 Executive Wisdom ⚖️ Business Ethics 🦁 Courage In Leadership 💪 Resilience Training

Leadership BS

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

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1k+

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Leadership BS 95%

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015

3.86

1k+ ratings

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Transformational Leadership

by Michael A. Roberto • 2013

Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.

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300

🔄 Transformational Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🌐 Situational Leadership ⚡ Power And Influence 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Transformational Leadership 94%

Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.

by Michael A. Roberto 2013

4.02

300 ratings

🔄 Transformational Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🌐 Situational Leadership ⚡ Power And Influence 🤝 Negotiation Skills

The CEO Whisperer

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2020

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

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

The CEO Whisperer 94%

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

How Great Leaders Think

by Lee G. Bolman • 2013

Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.

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230

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🏛️ Organizational Culture

How Great Leaders Think 94%

Four lenses, one crisis. The leaders who switch between them see what everyone else misses.

by Lee G. Bolman 2013

3.81

230 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Flexibility 🏛️ Organizational Culture

Launching a Leadership Revolution

by Chris Brady • 2005

Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.

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3k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🌱 Leadership Development 🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Character Ethics

Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary

Launching a Leadership Revolution 94%

Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.

by Chris Brady 2005

4.37

3k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🌱 Leadership Development 🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Character Ethics

The Concise 33 Strategies Of War

by Robert Greene • 2008

Apply the logic of warfare to daily conflict: outmaneuver rivals without firing a shot.

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657

🎯 Military Strategy 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🤼 Conflict Management ⚡ Power Dynamics 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Concise 33 Strategies Of War Summary

The Concise 33 Strategies Of War 94%

Apply the logic of warfare to daily conflict: outmaneuver rivals without firing a shot.

by Robert Greene 2008

4.13

657 ratings

🎯 Military Strategy 🧠 Strategic Thinking 🤼 Conflict Management ⚡ Power Dynamics 🪞 Self-Awareness

Making Sense of Leadership

by Esther Cameron • 2004

Five roles unlock flexible leadership. Know which to play, and the shadow side each one carries.

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208

🧱 Leadership Models 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Change Leadership 🔭 Visionary Leadership 🎯 Execution

Making Sense of Leadership 94%

Five roles unlock flexible leadership. Know which to play, and the shadow side each one carries.

by Esther Cameron 2004

3.79

208 ratings

🧱 Leadership Models 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🔀 Change Leadership 🔭 Visionary Leadership 🎯 Execution

Corruptible

by Brian Klaas • 2021

Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.

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3k+

😈 Dark Triad Leadership 🧠 Psychology Of Power 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🏢 Organizational Design 🗳️ Power Accountability

Corruptible 94%

Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.

by Brian Klaas 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

😈 Dark Triad Leadership 🧠 Psychology Of Power 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🏢 Organizational Design 🗳️ Power Accountability

Simply Managing

by Henry Mintzberg • 2013

Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.

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338

🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

Simply Managing 94%

Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.

by Henry Mintzberg 2013

3.64

338 ratings

🧱 Management Practice 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🥾 Anti-Heroic Leadership 🗺️ Contextual Managing ⚖️ Managing Tensions

The Power of Giving Away Power

by Matthew Barzun • 2021

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

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518

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

The Power of Giving Away Power 94%

Chain of command is a bottleneck. How sharing authority makes teams smarter and momentum renewable.

by Matthew Barzun 2021

3.86

518 ratings

🕸️ Distributed Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Design 🤝 Collaboration Culture 🌿 Ecosystem Thinking 🌊 Uncertainty Management

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

4.13

726

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Leadership 94%

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

by Brian Tracy 2015

4.13

726 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Leading in the Global Matrix

by Marty Seldman • 2020

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

3.73

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Leading in the Global Matrix 94%

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

by Marty Seldman 2020

3.73

15 ratings

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Strategic Leadership

by John Adair • 2010

The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.

3.38

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🧱 Team Building ⚙️ Execution

Strategic Leadership 94%

The three functions every leader must balance, and how to scale them from team to enterprise.

by John Adair 2010

3.38

45 ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🪖 Military Leadership 🧱 Team Building ⚙️ Execution

The Kremlin School of Negotiation

by Igor Ryzov • 2019

A Russian negotiator's playbook: five moves to control any negotiation and get what you want.

3.91

580

🤝 Negotiation 🦊 Machiavellian Tactics 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🗺️ Strategic Thinking

The Kremlin School of Negotiation Summary

The Kremlin School of Negotiation 94%

A Russian negotiator's playbook: five moves to control any negotiation and get what you want.

by Igor Ryzov 2019

3.91

580 ratings

🤝 Negotiation 🦊 Machiavellian Tactics 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🗺️ Strategic Thinking

Good Boss, Bad Boss

by Robert I. Sutton • 2010

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

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3k+

👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics ☣️ Toxic Leadership

Good Boss, Bad Boss 94%

The gap between the boss you think you are and the one your team sees.

by Robert I. Sutton 2010

3.79

3k+ ratings

👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚡ Power Dynamics ☣️ Toxic Leadership

Principle-Centered Leadership

by Stephen R. Covey • 2009

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

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18k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

Principle-Centered Leadership 94%

A compass, not a checklist: leadership that lasts rests on discovering universal principles.

by Stephen R. Covey 2009

4.12

18k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 📈 Personal Effectiveness 🏛️ Corporate Culture 🧭 Character-Driven Leadership 🎯 Mission-Driven Organizations

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics

by Marie G. McIntyre • 2005

Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.

4.04

812

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics ⚡ Power And Influence ⬆️ Managing Upward 🧠 Political Savvy

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics Summary

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics 94%

Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.

by Marie G. McIntyre 2005

4.04

812 ratings

🏢 Office Politics 🔄 Workplace Dynamics ⚡ Power And Influence ⬆️ Managing Upward 🧠 Political Savvy

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence

by Brent D. Ruben • 2019

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

5.00

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence Summary

Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence 94%

A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.

by Brent D. Ruben 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🏛️ Leadership Theory 🧲 Social Influence 🗣️ Organizational Communication 👥 Followership 🔄 Systems Thinking

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

4.19

155

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Glue 94%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The CEO Test

by Adam Bryant • 2021

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

4.12

286

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The CEO Test 94%

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

by Adam Bryant 2021

4.12

286 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

Leadership on the Line

by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2002

Lead change. Don't die. A survival guide for the dangers the leadership books leave out.

4.04

3k+

🦎 Leading Change 🛡️ Surviving Resistance ⚔️ Managing Conflict 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🧘 Personal Resilience

Leadership on the Line 94%

Lead change. Don't die. A survival guide for the dangers the leadership books leave out.

by Ronald A. Heifetz 2002

4.04

3k+ ratings

🦎 Leading Change 🛡️ Surviving Resistance ⚔️ Managing Conflict 🏛️ Organizational Politics 🧘 Personal Resilience

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

3.82

562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 94%

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

by David F. D'Alessandro 1955

3.82

562 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 1999

Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.

4.3

270

📋 Organizational Leadership 📜 Leadership Principles 🗣️ Influence Skills 🧱 Team Building 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship And Coaching

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary

Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 94%

Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.

by John C. Maxwell 1999

4.3

270 ratings

📋 Organizational Leadership 📜 Leadership Principles 🗣️ Influence Skills 🧱 Team Building 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship And Coaching

Tribal Leadership

by Dave Logan • 2008

Your organization's ceiling is its tribal culture. Raise it one stage and everything changes.

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10k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Group Dynamics 🔄 Culture Change 🤝 Team Development 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

Tribal Leadership 94%

Your organization's ceiling is its tribal culture. Raise it one stage and everything changes.

by Dave Logan 2008

3.98

10k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 👥 Group Dynamics 🔄 Culture Change 🤝 Team Development 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2013

What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.

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6k+

🏛️ Leadership Character 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Character Development 🤝 People Skills 📋 Leadership Traits

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Summary

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader 94%

What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.

by John C. Maxwell 2013

4.16

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Leadership Character 🧭 Personal Leadership 🌱 Character Development 🤝 People Skills 📋 Leadership Traits

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin • 2004

The power playbook that survived two millennia: from a king's court to your next C-suite pitch.

3.85

93k+

🏢 Corporate Strategy 👔 Executive Leadership 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🇮🇳 Indian Statecraft ⚡ Power Dynamics

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 94%

The power playbook that survived two millennia: from a king's court to your next C-suite pitch.

by Benjamin Franklin 2004

3.85

93k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 👔 Executive Leadership 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🇮🇳 Indian Statecraft ⚡ Power Dynamics

360 Degrees of Influence

by Harrison Monarth • 2011

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

3.31

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

360 Degrees of Influence 94%

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

by Harrison Monarth 2011

3.31

35 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

The Five Temptations of a CEO

by Patrick Lencioni • 1998

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

4.11

6k+

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

The Five Temptations of a CEO 94%

A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.

by Patrick Lencioni 1998

4.11

6k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Fables 👔 Executive Leadership 🧠 Behavioral Leadership 💎 Vulnerability In Leadership 📢 Constructive Conflict

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle

by James C. Hunter • 2004

The leadership method that puts service before power, and why it outperforms authority every time.

3.99

936

🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Leadership Development 🧱 Character Development 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle Summary

The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle 94%

The leadership method that puts service before power, and why it outperforms authority every time.

by James C. Hunter 2004

3.99

936 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Leadership Development 🧱 Character Development 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

The Silent Language of Leaders

by Carol Kinsey Goman • 2010

Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.

3.60

574

🧍 Body Language 🏢 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧬 Neuroleadership 🔄 Change Management

The Silent Language of Leaders 94%

Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.

by Carol Kinsey Goman 2010

3.60

574 ratings

🧍 Body Language 🏢 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧬 Neuroleadership 🔄 Change Management

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

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

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook Summary

The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook 94%

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

by Sue France 2012

3.85

41 ratings

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

Stop Pulling the Ship!

by Matthew Overlund • 2020

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

4.67

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Stop Pulling the Ship! 94%

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

by Matthew Overlund 2020

4.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

What Successful People Know About Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 2016

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

3.97

281

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary

What Successful People Know About Leadership 94%

You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.

by John C. Maxwell 2016

3.97

281 ratings

🧭 Leadership Principles 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Leadership 🗣️ Influence Building 🤲 Servant Leadership

You're It

by Leonard J. Marcus • 2019

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

3.86

218

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

You're It 94%

Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.

by Leonard J. Marcus 2019

3.86

218 ratings

🚨 Crisis Leadership 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 🕸️ Systems Thinking 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🐝 Collective Intelligence

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

4.16

2k+

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

CEO Excellence 94%

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

by Carolyn Dewar 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

Change the World

by Robert E. Quinn • 2000

The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.

3.84

111

🏢 Organizational Development 🪞 Inner Work ⚖️ Moral Authority 🔍 Appreciative Inquiry 🌱 Positive Deviance

Change the World 94%

The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.

by Robert E. Quinn 2000

3.84

111 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 🪞 Inner Work ⚖️ Moral Authority 🔍 Appreciative Inquiry 🌱 Positive Deviance

Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets

by Anthony D. Jensen • 2016

Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.

3.79

132

🧠 Strategic Thinking 👑 Machiavellian Tactics 👁️ Perception Management ⚡ Power Dynamics 🎭 Strategic Deception

Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets Summary

Sun Tzu & Machiavelli Leadership Secrets 94%

Two ruthless classics, one playbook: why fear beats love and deception wins the long game.

by Anthony D. Jensen 2016

3.79

132 ratings

🧠 Strategic Thinking 👑 Machiavellian Tactics 👁️ Perception Management ⚡ Power Dynamics 🎭 Strategic Deception

The EQ Leader

by Steven J. Stein • 2017

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

3.67

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

The EQ Leader 94%

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

by Steven J. Stein 2017

3.67

69 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 🏢 Workplace Culture 🎯 Executive Coaching

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 1998

Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.

4.16

57k+

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧭 Strategic Vision 🧩 Team Building 💎 Character Driven Leadership

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 94%

Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.

by John C. Maxwell 1998

4.16

57k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧭 Strategic Vision 🧩 Team Building 💎 Character Driven Leadership

On Becoming a Leader

by Warren Bennis • 1989

Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.

3.89

5k+

🏛️ Leadership Classics 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧪 Experiential Learning 💡 Intuitive Thinking

On Becoming a Leader 94%

Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.

by Warren Bennis 1989

3.89

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Leadership Classics 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🧪 Experiential Learning 💡 Intuitive Thinking

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

by Ron Ashkenas • 2018

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

3.94

241

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook 94%

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

by Ron Ashkenas 2018

3.94

241 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

Chief Joy Officer

by Richard Sheridan • 2018

The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

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The boss who leads with love: one CEO's blueprint for replacing fear with energy and purpose.

by Richard Sheridan 2018

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Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

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Spotting threats before competitors do isn't a gift; six trainable mental skills drive it.

by Michael D. Watkins 2024

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