Leadership Book Summaries

EQ Applied Summary
EQ Applied
The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by Justin Bariso 2018 210 pages
3.80
786 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Surrounded by Setbacks Summary
Surrounded by Setbacks
Turning Obstacles into Success
by Thomas Erikson 2020 336 pages
3.67
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Winning on Purpose Summary
Winning on Purpose
The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers
by Fred Reichheld 2021 256 pages
3.98
393 ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Summary
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
by James C. Humes 2002 224 pages
3.93
2.1K ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The 360 Degree Leader Summary
The 360 Degree Leader
Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization
by John C. Maxwell 2005 313 pages
4.16
8.0K ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Compassionate Samurai Summary
The Compassionate Samurai
Being Extraordinary in an Ordinary World
by Brian Klemmer 2007 245 pages
4.09
715 ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The Buddha and the Badass Summary
The Buddha and the Badass
The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work
by Vishen Lakhiani 2020 288 pages
3.96
2.0K ratings
Self Help
Business
Spirituality
The Invincible Company Summary
The Invincible Company
How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models
by Alexander Osterwalder 2020 304 pages
4.30
617 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
Winning with People Summary
Winning with People
Discover the People Principles That Work for You Every Time
by John C. Maxwell 2005
4.27
7.2K ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Software Engineer's Guidebook Summary
The Software Engineer's Guidebook
Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups
by Gergely Orosz 2023 413 pages
4.07
506 ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
The Age of Unreason Summary
The Age of Unreason
by Charles B. Handy 1989 288 pages
3.91
544 ratings
Business
Management
Philosophy
Management Summary
Management
Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
by Peter F. Drucker 1985 864 pages
4.29
1.3K ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Your First 100 Million Summary
Your First 100 Million
by Daniel S. Peña 1999 320 pages
4.22
370 ratings
Business
Leadership
Finance
Hit Refresh Summary
Hit Refresh
The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
by Satya Nadella 2017 273 pages
3.79
17.7K ratings
Business
Biography
Technology
Teaching to Change Lives Summary
Teaching to Change Lives
Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive
by Howard G. Hendricks 1987 160 pages
4.41
1.8K ratings
Teaching
Education
Leadership
Gemba Walks Summary
Gemba Walks
by James P. Womack 2011
3.88
232 ratings
Business
Management
Technology
Leadership Summary
Leadership
by Brian Tracy 2015 110 pages
4.12
675 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Right Thing, Right Now Summary
Right Thing, Right Now
Justice in an Unjust World
by Ryan Holiday 2024 365 pages
4.15
4.0K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Personal Development
Getting Past No Summary
Getting Past No
Negotiating in Difficult Situations
by William Ury 1991 208 pages
3.98
6.5K ratings
Business
Communication
Psychology
What It Takes Summary
What It Takes
Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
by Stephen A. Schwarzman 2019 400 pages
4.13
8.6K ratings
Business
Biography
Finance
When Cultures Collide Summary
When Cultures Collide
Leading Across Cultures
by Richard D. Lewis 2005 599 pages
3.97
556 ratings
Business
Cultural
Leadership
Who Owns the Ice House? Summary
Who Owns the Ice House?
Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur
by Clifton L. Taulbert 2010 178 pages
3.89
686 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
The Digital Transformation Playbook Summary
The Digital Transformation Playbook
Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age
by David L. Rogers 2016 296 pages
4.09
885 ratings
Business
Technology
Management
The First-time Manager Summary
The First-time Manager
by Loren B. Belker 1978 223 pages
3.82
2.8K ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Big Potential Summary
Big Potential
How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being
by Shawn Achor 2018 240 pages
4.16
2.4K ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Design Driven Innovation Summary
Design Driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
by Roberto Verganti 2009 288 pages
4.00
494 ratings
Design
Business
Management
A Whack on the Side of the Head Summary
A Whack on the Side of the Head
How You Can Be More Creative
by Roger Von Oech 1973 240 pages
3.95
2.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Writing
Exponential Organizations Summary
Exponential Organizations
Why New Organizations Are Ten Times Better, Faster, Cheaper Than Yours
by Salim Ismail 2014 250 pages
4.07
4.8K ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator Summary
The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator
by Leigh L. Thompson 1997 434 pages
3.77
288 ratings
Business
Management
Textbooks
Making Ideas Happen Summary
Making Ideas Happen
Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
by Scott Belsky 2010 256 pages
4.07
26.3K ratings
Business
Productivity
Design
The 3rd Alternative Summary
The 3rd Alternative
Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems
by Stephen R. Covey 2011 456 pages
4.08
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Conversational Intelligence Summary
Conversational Intelligence
How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results
by Judith E. Glaser 2013 256 pages
3.57
1.1K ratings
Leadership
Business
Communication
Rebel Ideas Summary
Rebel Ideas
The Power of Diverse Thinking
by Matthew Syed 2019 320 pages
4.27
5.5K ratings
Psychology
Business
Leadership
Little Bets Summary
Little Bets
How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
by Peter Sims 2011 224 pages
3.78
4.2K ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Tribal Leadership Summary
Tribal Leadership
Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
by Dave Logan 2008 320 pages
3.98
9.9K ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
CEO Excellence Summary
CEO Excellence
The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest
by Carolyn Dewar 2022 384 pages
4.17
1.5K ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
How To Deliver A TED Talk Summary
How To Deliver A TED Talk
Secrets Of The World's Most Inspiring Presentations
by Jeremey Donovan 2012 107 pages
3.98
2.7K ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
No Hard Feelings Summary
No Hard Feelings
The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
by Liz Fosslien 2019 233 pages
4.03
5.9K ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
High Road Leadership Summary
High Road Leadership
Bringing People Together in a World That Divides
by John C. Maxwell 2024 240 pages
4.48
651 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Nordstrom Way Summary
The Nordstrom Way
The Inside Story of America's #1 Customer Service Company
by Robert Spector 1995 244 pages
3.91
782 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Community Summary
Community
The Structure of Belonging
by Peter Block 2008 240 pages
4.06
1.7K ratings
Leadership
Business
Sociology
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics
by Karen Dillon 2014 208 pages
3.76
725 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Medici Effect Summary
The Medici Effect
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
by Frans Johansson 2004 207 pages
3.92
2.7K ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
The Art of Quiet Influence Summary
The Art of Quiet Influence
Timeless Wisdom for Leading without Authority
by Jocelyn Davis 2019 288 pages
3.25
526 ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Business
Better, Simpler Strategy Summary
Better, Simpler Strategy
A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021 273 pages
4.07
385 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Get Things Done Book Summary
The Get Things Done Book
41 Tools to Start, Stick With and Finish Things
by Mikael Krogerus 2021 176 pages
3.92
461 ratings
Productivity
Self Help
Business
The Algorithmic Leader Summary
The Algorithmic Leader
How to Be Smart When Machines Are Smarter Than You
by Mike Walsh 2019 256 pages
3.87
246 ratings
Business
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
by Stephen Denning 2005 360 pages
3.60
398 ratings
Leadership
Business
Communication
Tao of Leadership Summary
Tao of Leadership
Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age
by John Heider 1985 161 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Leadership
Business
Philosophy
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summary
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
by Peter F. Drucker 1985 288 pages
4.08
10.9K ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Management
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