50 Books like Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment

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.

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📖 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 97%

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 One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

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4k+

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation ⏳ Time Management 💪 Employee Empowerment

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 97%

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989

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4k+ ratings

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation ⏳ Time Management 💪 Employee Empowerment

Rules of Management

by Richard Templar • 2005

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

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🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

Rules of Management 97%

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

by Richard Templar 2005

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

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

HTML5 for Web Designers 97%

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

Creating Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2008

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

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🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Creating Magic 96%

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

by Lee Cockerell 2008

4.27

3k+ ratings

🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

That's Not How We Do It Here!

by John P. Kotter • 2016

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

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🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

That's Not How We Do It Here! 96%

Order isn't enough. Neither is passion. A fable about when a company chooses just one.

by John P. Kotter 2016

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1k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 📖 Business Fables 🏢 Organizational Culture 💡 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety

A Team of Leaders

by Paul Gustavson • 2014

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

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132

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

A Team of Leaders 96%

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

by Paul Gustavson 2014

3.89

132 ratings

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

Swim!

by Walter Bond • 2019

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

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178

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

Swim! 96%

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

by Walter Bond 2019

4.19

178 ratings

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

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! 96%

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

Motivation

by Brian Tracy • 2013

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

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611

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices 📊 Performance Management 🚀 Onboarding

Motivation 96%

A hiring formula and a first-week overload: the motivation system that works when pep talks fail.

by Brian Tracy 2013

3.94

611 ratings

💪 Employee Motivation 👥 Team Management 📋 Hiring Practices 📊 Performance Management 🚀 Onboarding

Growing Great Employees

by Erika Andersen • 2006

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

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🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Growing Great Employees 96%

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

by Erika Andersen 2006

4.00

5k+ ratings

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1985

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

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5k+

🧭 Contingency Leadership 🌱 Employee Development 🎯 Performance Coaching 📋 Goal Setting 🔑 Employee Empowerment

Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary

Leadership and the One Minute Manager 96%

Stop looking for the one right way to lead. Match your style to each person's readiness.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1985

3.96

5k+ ratings

🧭 Contingency Leadership 🌱 Employee Development 🎯 Performance Coaching 📋 Goal Setting 🔑 Employee Empowerment

Manager 3.0

by Brad Karsh • 2013

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

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181

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

Manager 3.0 96%

You got promoted young. Now lead four generations without losing your collaborative edge.

by Brad Karsh 2013

3.59

181 ratings

🏢 Multigenerational Workplace 🧑‍💼 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptive Leadership 💬 Team Communication

Change Leader

by Michael Fullan • 2011

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

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316

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Change Leader 96%

Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.

by Michael Fullan 2011

3.77

316 ratings

🔄 Change Leadership 🏢 Organizational Change 🛠️ Practice Over Theory 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🔁 Feedback Cultures

Smart Growth

by Whitney Johnson • 2022

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

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184

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

Smart Growth 96%

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

Being the Boss

by Linda A. Hill • 2011

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

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722

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Being the Boss 96%

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

by Linda A. Hill 2011

3.85

722 ratings

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

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494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 96%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

The Motive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2020

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

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5k+

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

The Motive 96%

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

by Patrick Lencioni 2020

4.24

5k+ ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

Delegation and Supervision

by Brian Tracy • 2013

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

4.09

759

🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation 💬 Feedback Culture 🧠 Personality Assessment

Delegation and Supervision 96%

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

by Brian Tracy 2013

4.09

759 ratings

🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation 💬 Feedback Culture 🧠 Personality Assessment

Top Performance

by Zig Ziglar • 2004

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

4.16

358

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

Top Performance 96%

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

by Zig Ziglar 2004

4.16

358 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1998

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

3.94

822

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

Philosophy 96%

Why four competing cultures decide your company's fate, and how to change the one you have.

by Nigel Warburton 1998

3.94

822 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🔄 Change Management 🌱 Leadership Development 📊 Organizational Behavior 🤝 Team Dynamics

Scrum Mastery

by Geoff Watts • 2013

How great ScrumMasters earn trust, provoke growth, and build teams that no longer need them.

4.23

1k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 🏃 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔀 Organizational Change

Scrum Mastery 96%

How great ScrumMasters earn trust, provoke growth, and build teams that no longer need them.

by Geoff Watts 2013

4.23

1k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 🏃 Agile Coaching 🤝 Team Facilitation 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔀 Organizational Change

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

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

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218

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

The Connector Manager 96%

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

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.

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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 96%

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

How Did That Happen?

by Roger Connors • 2009

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

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1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

How Did That Happen? 96%

Accountability is a system, not a reaction. Build it before the deadline, not after.

by Roger Connors 2009

4.08

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📊 Performance Management 🏢 Organizational Culture 🔑 Personal Ownership 💬 Difficult Conversations

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference

by T.V. Rao • 2010

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

4.11

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference Summary

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference 96%

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

by T.V. Rao 2010

4.11

57 ratings

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

The Heart of Change

by John P. Kotter • 2002

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

3.97

3k+

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

The Heart of Change 96%

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

10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition

by Joel Peterson • 2019

Trust has rules: a measurable framework that turns culture into competitive advantage.

4.08

📈 Trust Building 🤲 Servant Leadership 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Accountability 🔓 Empowerment

10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition Summary

10 Laws of Trust, Expanded Edition 96%

Trust has rules: a measurable framework that turns culture into competitive advantage.

by Joel Peterson 2019

4.08

51 ratings

📈 Trust Building 🤲 Servant Leadership 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Accountability 🔓 Empowerment

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

3.99

17k+

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

Multipliers 96%

Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Leadership 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Decision Making

The Energy Bus

by Jon Gordon • 2007

A bus driver's eight rules: who rides, who fuels, who walks, and why you drive.

3.84

34k+

🚌 Workplace Fables ⚡ Energy Management 🚫 Difficult People 🎯 Purpose Driven 🧠 Positive Psychology

The Energy Bus 96%

A bus driver's eight rules: who rides, who fuels, who walks, and why you drive.

by Jon Gordon 2007

3.84

34k+ ratings

🚌 Workplace Fables ⚡ Energy Management 🚫 Difficult People 🎯 Purpose Driven 🧠 Positive Psychology

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.

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281

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

What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary

What Successful People Know About Leadership 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Death by Meeting

by Patrick Lencioni • 2004

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

4.03

14k+

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Death by Meeting 96%

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

by Patrick Lencioni 2004

4.03

14k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove • 1983

An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.

4.30

22k+

🏭 Operations Management 🧠 Knowledge Work ⚖️ Managerial Leverage 🎯 Situational Leadership 📋 Management By Objectives

High Output Management 96%

An Intel president learned management from a three-minute egg. The lesson reshaped Silicon Valley.

by Andrew S. Grove 1983

4.30

22k+ ratings

🏭 Operations Management 🧠 Knowledge Work ⚖️ Managerial Leverage 🎯 Situational Leadership 📋 Management By Objectives

The Empowered Manager

by Peter Block • 2016

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

3.84

148

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

The Empowered Manager 96%

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

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course

by Dale Carnegie • 2001

Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.

3.98

195

🧭 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🚀 Motivating Teams 🎲 Risk-Taking

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course Summary

The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course 96%

Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.

by Dale Carnegie 2001

3.98

195 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🚀 Motivating Teams 🎲 Risk-Taking

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 96%

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

Leadership Mastery

by Dale Carnegie • 2000

Leading people isn't about charisma. It's about curiosity, a clear vision, and the courage to fail.

3.86

284

🤝 Human Relations 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Team Building 💬 Effective Communication 🔭 Visionary Leadership

Leadership Mastery 96%

Leading people isn't about charisma. It's about curiosity, a clear vision, and the courage to fail.

by Dale Carnegie 2000

3.86

284 ratings

🤝 Human Relations 🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Team Building 💬 Effective Communication 🔭 Visionary Leadership

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Agile Culture 96%

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders

by John C. Maxwell • 2023

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

4.26

161

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders 96%

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

by John C. Maxwell 2023

4.26

161 ratings

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

3.43

114

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 96%

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

100 Ways to Motivate Others

by Steve Chandler • 2004

Motivation isn't injected; it's cultivated. 100 ways to cultivate it in your team.

3.91

702

🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 😊 Positive Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Leadership

100 Ways to Motivate Others 96%

Motivation isn't injected; it's cultivated. 100 ways to cultivate it in your team.

by Steve Chandler 2004

3.91

702 ratings

🔥 Intrinsic Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 😊 Positive Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Leadership

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 96%

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

All In

by Mike Michalowicz • 2024

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

4.15

259

🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

All In 96%

Four conditions separate teams that endure from teams that flee. None appear on a resume.

by Mike Michalowicz 2024

4.15

259 ratings

🧱 Team Building 🔍 Hiring And Retention 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Power of WOW

by The Employees of Zappos.com • 2019

Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.

4.08

121

🏢 Corporate Culture 🤝 Customer Service 🔄 Organizational Design 💪 Employee Empowerment 🧩 Self-Managing Teams

The Power of WOW 96%

Zappos turned customer service into a billion-dollar brand. The culture playbook behind the loyalty.

by The Employees of Zappos.com 2019

4.08

121 ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🤝 Customer Service 🔄 Organizational Design 💪 Employee Empowerment 🧩 Self-Managing Teams

The Secret

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2001

Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.

4.06

2k+

🙏 Servant Leadership 👥 Team Management 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Employee Engagement 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

The Secret 96%

Most leaders burn out pushing harder. The ones who last pull by serving. Five practices.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2001

4.06

2k+ ratings

🙏 Servant Leadership 👥 Team Management 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Employee Engagement 🧭 Values-Driven Leadership

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

4.15

307

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers Summary

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers 96%

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

by Robert Fritz 1999

4.15

307 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

How to Become a Great Boss

by Jeffrey J. Fox • 2002

Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

3.87

423

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Stop coaching low performers. The rules for hiring, developing, and keeping your best people.

by Jeffrey J. Fox 2002

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🧑‍💼 People Management 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Hiring Practices 📤 Delegation 🏢 Workplace Culture

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