50 Books like What Got You Here Won't Get You There

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2006

Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.

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32k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🔄 Behavioral Change 💬 Feedback Culture 🪞 Self-Awareness

What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary

What Got You Here Won't Get You There 97%

Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2006

3.95

32k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🔄 Behavioral Change 💬 Feedback Culture 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff

by Carter Cast • 2018

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

4.02

391

🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff 97%

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

by Carter Cast 2018

4.02

391 ratings

🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

Insight

by Tasha Eurich • 2017

A 600% derailment rate for unaware leaders: the skill gap nobody trains, and how to close it.

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4k+

🪞 Self-Awareness 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🕶️ Blind Spots 🎯 Executive Coaching 📈 Leadership Development

Insight 96%

A 600% derailment rate for unaware leaders: the skill gap nobody trains, and how to close it.

by Tasha Eurich 2017

3.85

4k+ ratings

🪞 Self-Awareness 🗣️ Feedback Culture 🕶️ Blind Spots 🎯 Executive Coaching 📈 Leadership Development

The Advice Trap

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

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2k+

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

The Advice Trap 96%

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

Ego vs. EQ

by Jen Shirkani • 2013

Two-thirds of leadership failures are emotional, not technical. And ego is why no one tells you.

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🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚠️ Leader Derailment 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👂 Feedback Receptivity 🎭 Humility In Leadership

Ego vs. EQ 95%

Two-thirds of leadership failures are emotional, not technical. And ego is why no one tells you.

by Jen Shirkani 2013

3.70

137 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚠️ Leader Derailment 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👂 Feedback Receptivity 🎭 Humility In Leadership

Leadership and Self-Deception

by The Arbinger Institute • 2000

You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.

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35k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🎭 Self-Deception 📋 Accountability 🔍 Blind Spots

Leadership and Self-Deception 95%

You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.

by The Arbinger Institute 2000

4.10

35k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🎭 Self-Deception 📋 Accountability 🔍 Blind Spots

The Leap to Leader

by Adam Bryant • 2023

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

4.04

261

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

The Leap to Leader 95%

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

by Adam Bryant 2023

4.04

261 ratings

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

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253

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Leader Habit 95%

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

by Martin Lanik 2018

3.83

253 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

Scaling Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2019

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

4.15

192

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

Scaling Leadership 95%

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

by Bob Anderson 2019

4.15

192 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

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 95%

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

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

3.72

1k+

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

Unlocking Potential 95%

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

by Michael K. Simpson 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

4.27

129

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 95%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

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

Your Best Just Got Better

by Jason W. Womack • 2011

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

3.72

332

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🧱 Habit Design

Your Best Just Got Better 95%

Your day holds 96 blocks of time. The real upgrade is knowing which ones you work best in.

by Jason W. Womack 2011

3.72

332 ratings

📈 Professional Growth ✅ Personal Productivity ⏰ Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🧱 Habit Design

Straight-Line Leadership

by Dusan Djukich • 2011

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

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295

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

Straight-Line Leadership 94%

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

by Dusan Djukich 2011

4.47

295 ratings

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

Ego Free Leadership

by Brandon Black • 2017

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

4.13

653

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Ego Free Leadership 94%

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

by Brandon Black 2017

4.13

653 ratings

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

3 Vital Questions

by David Emerald • 2019

Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.

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⚔️ Workplace Conflict 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Personal Accountability 🤝 Coaching Mindset

3 Vital Questions 94%

Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.

by David Emerald 2019

4.22

144 ratings

⚔️ Workplace Conflict 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Personal Accountability 🤝 Coaching Mindset

The Extraordinary Coach

by John H. Zenger • 2010

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

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174

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

The Extraordinary Coach 94%

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

by John H. Zenger 2010

4.01

174 ratings

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

Master Mentors

by Scott Jeffrey Miller • 2021

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

3.68

349

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building

Master Mentors 94%

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

by Scott Jeffrey Miller 2021

3.68

349 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📉 Learning From Failure 🔒 Trust Building

StrengthsFinder 2.0

by Tom Rath • 2007

Most people never use their strengths at work. The tool to change that is inside this book.

3.93

57k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌱 Talent Development 💼 Workplace Engagement 🔬 Self-Assessment 🧭 Career Strategy

StrengthsFinder 2.0 94%

Most people never use their strengths at work. The tool to change that is inside this book.

by Tom Rath 2007

3.93

57k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌱 Talent Development 💼 Workplace Engagement 🔬 Self-Assessment 🧭 Career Strategy

The Pursuit of Excellence

by Ryan Hawk • 2022

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

4.17

305

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Pursuit of Excellence 94%

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

by Ryan Hawk 2022

4.17

305 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

Changing on the Job

by Jennifer Garvey Berger • 2011

Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.

4.19

397

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Adult Development 🏢 Organizational Culture 👁️ Perspective Taking 🕸️ Systems Thinking

Changing on the Job 94%

Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.

by Jennifer Garvey Berger 2011

4.19

397 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Adult Development 🏢 Organizational Culture 👁️ Perspective Taking 🕸️ Systems Thinking

Leadership Gold

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

A leadership veteran's 26 lessons: lead yourself first, listen hardest, and build other leaders.

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2k+

🧭 Leadership Principles 🌱 Developing Others 🏋️ Self-Discipline 👂 Embracing Feedback ⚖️ Character Leadership

Leadership Gold 94%

A leadership veteran's 26 lessons: lead yourself first, listen hardest, and build other leaders.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧭 Leadership Principles 🌱 Developing Others 🏋️ Self-Discipline 👂 Embracing Feedback ⚖️ Character Leadership

The Discomfort Zone

by Marcia Reynolds • 2014

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

3.54

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💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Discomfort Zone 94%

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

by Marcia Reynolds 2014

3.54

357 ratings

💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

3.79

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🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

The Connector Manager 94%

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

by Jaime Roca 2019

3.79

218 ratings

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

Centered Leadership

by Joanna Barsh • 2014

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

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🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

Centered Leadership 94%

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

by Joanna Barsh 2014

3.72

109 ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

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

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

8 Steps to High Performance 94%

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

Great Leaders Grow

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2012

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

4.04

838

🫂 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture

Great Leaders Grow 94%

Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2012

4.04

838 ratings

🫂 Servant Leadership 📈 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Learning 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Coaching Culture

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

by John C. Maxwell • 2014

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

4.07

5k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions Summary

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions 94%

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

by John C. Maxwell 2014

4.07

5k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

It's Not the How or the What but the Who

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz • 2014

Credentials are yesterday's bet. The real edge is reading potential before the résumé proves it.

3.98

270

🔍 Talent Acquisition 🌱 Talent Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Team Building 📈 Leadership Development

It's Not the How or the What but the Who Summary

It's Not the How or the What but the Who 94%

Credentials are yesterday's bet. The real edge is reading potential before the résumé proves it.

by Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 2014

3.98

270 ratings

🔍 Talent Acquisition 🌱 Talent Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧱 Team Building 📈 Leadership Development

The Self-Aware Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2021

Your best people leave for a reason strategy, pay, and culture cannot explain. Look inward.

4.26

968

🪞 Self-Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Play To Strengths 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Self-Aware Leader 94%

Your best people leave for a reason strategy, pay, and culture cannot explain. Look inward.

by John C. Maxwell 2021

4.26

968 ratings

🪞 Self-Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Play To Strengths 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset

Let's Talk

by Therese Huston • 2021

Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.

4.28

421

💬 Workplace Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 👁️ Bias Awareness 🎯 Coaching Skills 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Let's Talk 94%

Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.

by Therese Huston 2021

4.28

421 ratings

💬 Workplace Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 👁️ Bias Awareness 🎯 Coaching Skills 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Learning Leadership

by James M. Kouzes • 2016

Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.

3.82

492

🧭 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎭 Authentic Leadership 💡 Self-Belief

Learning Leadership 94%

Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.

by James M. Kouzes 2016

3.82

492 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎭 Authentic Leadership 💡 Self-Belief

Twelve and a Half

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2021

Your business's ceiling is set by your emotional intelligence. A practical method for raising it.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Accountability 🗣️ Feedback Culture 😊 Positive Psychology

Twelve and a Half 94%

Your business's ceiling is set by your emotional intelligence. A practical method for raising it.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2021

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Accountability 🗣️ Feedback Culture 😊 Positive Psychology

The Score That Matters

by Ryan Hawk • 2024

External scorecards leave you wealthy and empty. Excellence lives on a board only you can read.

4.33

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🧭 Leadership Development 🔥 Internal Motivation 📋 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚙️ Process Over Outcomes

The Score That Matters 94%

External scorecards leave you wealthy and empty. Excellence lives on a board only you can read.

by Ryan Hawk 2024

4.33

169 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🔥 Internal Motivation 📋 Values-Based Living 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚙️ Process Over Outcomes

Coach the Person, Not the Problem

by Marcia Reynolds • 2020

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

4.38

802

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Coach the Person, Not the Problem Summary

Coach the Person, Not the Problem 94%

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

by Marcia Reynolds 2020

4.38

802 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

by Jim Dethmer • 2015

Two states define every leader. One is defensive and self-sabotaging; this book trains the other.

4.19

3k+

🧘 Conscious Leadership 📋 Personal Accountability ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Candid Communication 🔒 Inner Security

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership Summary

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership 94%

Two states define every leader. One is defensive and self-sabotaging; this book trains the other.

by Jim Dethmer 2015

4.19

3k+ ratings

🧘 Conscious Leadership 📋 Personal Accountability ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Candid Communication 🔒 Inner Security

The Three Laws of Performance

by Steve Zaffron • 2009

An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.

4.04

1k+

🔄 Organizational Change 🔓 Self-Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Ontological Coaching 🌟 Transformational Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Three Laws of Performance 94%

An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.

by Steve Zaffron 2009

4.04

1k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🔓 Self-Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Ontological Coaching 🌟 Transformational Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

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 94%

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 8 Dimensions of Leadership

by Jeffrey Sugerman • 2011

Leadership isn't about feeding your strengths; it's about stretching into the styles you avoid.

3.88

276

🔧 Leadership Development 🧠 Personality Assessment 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔬 Behavioral Psychology

The 8 Dimensions of Leadership 94%

Leadership isn't about feeding your strengths; it's about stretching into the styles you avoid.

by Jeffrey Sugerman 2011

3.88

276 ratings

🔧 Leadership Development 🧠 Personality Assessment 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools 🌊 Adaptive Leadership 🔬 Behavioral Psychology

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers

by Anthony C. Mersino • 2007

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

3.73

237

🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers Summary

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers 94%

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

by Anthony C. Mersino 2007

3.73

237 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Mastering Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2015

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

4.18

402

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

Mastering Leadership 94%

Leadership's inner game: four stages, six practices, one engine for breakthrough results.

by Bob Anderson 2015

4.18

402 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧠 Adult Development 📈 Vertical Development 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌟 Conscious Leadership

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

3.95

617

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Leadership from the Inside Out 94%

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

by Kevin Cashman 2008

3.95

617 ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

3.91

382

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 94%

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

by Keith Rosen • 2008

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

3.90

532

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 94%

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

by Keith Rosen 2008

3.90

532 ratings

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Deep Change

by Robert E. Quinn • 1996

Total reinvention or slow decline: the choice every leader makes, whether they know it or not.

4.08

939

🔄 Organizational Change 🦋 Transformational Leadership 🌱 Personal Transformation 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🪞 Authentic Leadership

Deep Change 94%

Total reinvention or slow decline: the choice every leader makes, whether they know it or not.

by Robert E. Quinn 1996

4.08

939 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🦋 Transformational Leadership 🌱 Personal Transformation 🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🪞 Authentic Leadership

The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias

by Pamela Fuller • 2020

Brain shortcuts cost you talent. A playbook for removing bias at hiring, feedback, and succession.

3.89

798

🧠 Cognitive Bias 🤝 Inclusive Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Inclusion 📊 Performance Management

The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias Summary

The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias 94%

Brain shortcuts cost you talent. A playbook for removing bias at hiring, feedback, and succession.

by Pamela Fuller 2020

3.89

798 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Bias 🤝 Inclusive Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Inclusion 📊 Performance Management

Leveling Up

by Ryan Leak • 2022

Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.

4.26

708

🪞 Self-Awareness 📋 Personal Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧘 Burnout Prevention

Leveling Up 94%

Twelve questions that close the gap between the life you have and the one you want.

by Ryan Leak 2022

4.26

708 ratings

🪞 Self-Awareness 📋 Personal Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧘 Burnout Prevention

Good Authority

by Jonathan Raymond • 2016

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

4.05

854

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership 📋 Accountability At Work 🧠 Coaching Mindset

Good Authority 94%

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

by Jonathan Raymond 2016

4.05

854 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership 📋 Accountability At Work 🧠 Coaching Mindset

Self-Improvement 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2009

One hour a day. The disciplines, trade-offs, and questions that turn ambition into actual growth.

4.14

904

📈 Leadership Development 💪 Strength-Based Leadership 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🧱 Learning From Failure 🤝 Mentorship

Self-Improvement 101 94%

One hour a day. The disciplines, trade-offs, and questions that turn ambition into actual growth.

by John C. Maxwell 2009

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📈 Leadership Development 💪 Strength-Based Leadership 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🧱 Learning From Failure 🤝 Mentorship

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