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Leadership Book Summaries

Know What Matters
by Ron Shaich • 2023
Work backward from the legacy you want: the hard choices that build a life worth owning.
4.23
430
Know What Matters Summary
Know What Matters
Work backward from the legacy you want: the hard choices that build a life worth owning.
by Ron Shaich 2023 272 pages
4.23
430 ratings
Contagious Disciple Making
by David Watson • 2014
Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.
4.20
500+
Contagious Disciple Making Summary
Contagious Disciple Making
Strip away Christian culture, ask what people will obey, and the gospel reproduces itself.
by David Watson 2014 256 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The 32 Principles
by Rener Gracie • 2023
Jiu-Jitsu's competition-tested rules for winning without fighting, in business and in life.
3.68
500+
The 32 Principles Summary
The 32 Principles
Jiu-Jitsu's competition-tested rules for winning without fighting, in business and in life.
by Rener Gracie 2023 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Words That Work
by Frank Luntz • 2006
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
3.62
2k+
Words That Work Summary
Words That Work
Your audience hears their own version. A pollster's method for making your words land as intended.
by Frank Luntz 2006 483 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Better, Simpler Strategy
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee • 2021
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
4.06
415
Better, Simpler Strategy Summary
Better, Simpler Strategy
A better strategy is simpler: make customers happier to pay and employees happier to stay.
by Felix Oberholzer-Gee 2021 273 pages
4.06
415 ratings
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
3.52
132
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
by Gonzague Dufour 2010 256 pages
3.52
132 ratings
Let Your Life Speak
by Parker J. Palmer • 1999
Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.
4.15
13k+
Let Your Life Speak Summary
Let Your Life Speak
Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.
by Parker J. Palmer 1999 128 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
Confessions of a Public Speaker
by Scott Berkun • 2009
Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.
3.94
5k+
Confessions of a Public Speaker Summary
Confessions of a Public Speaker
Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.
by Scott Berkun 2009 222 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Simple Thinking
by Richard Gerver • 2016
Complexity is the friction between you and your potential. Stop adding, start subtracting.
3.51
192
Simple Thinking Summary
Simple Thinking
Complexity is the friction between you and your potential. Stop adding, start subtracting.
by Richard Gerver 2016 164 pages
3.51
192 ratings
The Fear Bubble
by Ant Middleton • 2019
A combat technique that shrinks fear to a single moment, then uses it as fuel.
4.11
5k+
The Fear Bubble Summary
The Fear Bubble
A combat technique that shrinks fear to a single moment, then uses it as fuel.
by Ant Middleton 2019 323 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Dirtbag Billionaire
by David Gelles • 2025
Building Patagonia was an accident. Signing it over to the planet was the final, irreversible act.
4.16
2k+
Dirtbag Billionaire Summary
Dirtbag Billionaire
Building Patagonia was an accident. Signing it over to the planet was the final, irreversible act.
by David Gelles 2025 320 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Hero on a Mission
by Donald Miller • 2022
You're the hero, not the victim. Write your eulogy, then let it plan your days.
4.03
1k+
Hero on a Mission Summary
Hero on a Mission
You're the hero, not the victim. Write your eulogy, then let it plan your days.
by Donald Miller 2022 224 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need
by Harvard Business Review • 2011
One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.
3.79
228
HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need Summary
HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need
One mentor stalls careers. Build a network, run the agenda, and earn sponsorship by giving value.
by Harvard Business Review 2011 176 pages
3.79
228 ratings
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod • 2000
You can't control a complex system, but you can harness its evolutionary machinery to steer it.
3.73
147
Harnessing Complexity Summary
Harnessing Complexity
You can't control a complex system, but you can harness its evolutionary machinery to steer it.
by Robert Axelrod 2000 207 pages
3.73
147 ratings
Data-Driven HR
by Bernard Marr • 2018
How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.
3.51
45
Data-Driven HR Summary
Data-Driven HR
How to turn employee data into sharper hiring and better retention: the HR analytics playbook.
by Bernard Marr 2018 264 pages
3.51
45 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
by Linda A. Hill • 2017
Managing a function is about depth; leading a business is about breadth. The canonical frameworks.
4.21
318
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins) Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads for New Managers (with bonus article “How Managers Become Leaders” by Michael D. Watkins)
Managing a function is about depth; leading a business is about breadth. The canonical frameworks.
by Linda A. Hill 2017 152 pages
4.21
318 ratings
On Emotional Intelligence
by Harvard Business Review • 2015
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
3.93
2k+
On Emotional Intelligence Summary
On Emotional Intelligence
IQ gets you hired. Emotional intelligence gets you promoted: five skills any leader can strengthen.
by Harvard Business Review 2015 166 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Digital Transformation
by Thomas M. Siebel • 2019
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
3.87
500+
Digital Transformation Summary
Digital Transformation
Corporate lifespans dropped from 60 years to 20. Four technologies determine who goes extinct.
by Thomas M. Siebel 2019 253 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Decoding Greatness
by Ron Friedman • 2021
A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.
4.22
1k+
Decoding Greatness Summary
Decoding Greatness
A method for deconstructing excellence and closing the gap between taste and skill.
by Ron Friedman 2021 288 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Why Startups Fail
by Tom Eisenmann • 2021
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
4.13
497
Why Startups Fail Summary
Why Startups Fail
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
by Tom Eisenmann 2021 329 pages
4.13
497 ratings
Go for No! for Network Marketing
by Richard Fenton • 2017
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
4.44
299
Go for No! for Network Marketing Summary
Go for No! for Network Marketing
Collect rejections, not yeses: the network marketing system where more nos means more success.
by Richard Fenton 2017 144 pages
4.44
299 ratings
Awe
by Paul David Tripp • 2015
A 12-week system for men who traded their sovereignty for comfort and want it back.
4.2
2k+
Awe Summary
Awe
A 12-week system for men who traded their sovereignty for comfort and want it back.
by Paul David Tripp 2015 208 pages
4.2
2k+ ratings
Mastery
by George Leonard • 1991
Why plateaus are the real path to mastery, and how to keep going when progress stalls.
4.09
10k+
Mastery Summary
Mastery
Why plateaus are the real path to mastery, and how to keep going when progress stalls.
by George Leonard 1991 176 pages
4.09
10k+ ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019 288 pages
4.45
4k+ ratings
Selling to Big Companies
by Jill Konrath • 2005
Big firms block pitches. Tight lists, deep research, and persistent multi-touch outreach get you in.
3.89
500+
Selling to Big Companies Summary
Selling to Big Companies
Big firms block pitches. Tight lists, deep research, and persistent multi-touch outreach get you in.
by Jill Konrath 2005 272 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Outside In
by Harley Manning • 2012
Customer experience is the moat competitors can't copy. A complete blueprint for engineering yours.
3.93
500+
Outside In Summary
Outside In
Customer experience is the moat competitors can't copy. A complete blueprint for engineering yours.
by Harley Manning 2012 272 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2006
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
3.87
500+
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense Summary
Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense
Management runs on half-truths. The fix isn't another framework: it's thinking like a scientist.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2006 288 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
The AI Playbook
by Eric Siegel • 2024
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
3.98
127
The AI Playbook Summary
The AI Playbook
How to get machine learning out of the lab: sell the operational improvement, not the algorithm.
by Eric Siegel 2024 253 pages
3.98
127 ratings
The Tatas
by Girish Kuber • 2015
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
4.34
1k+
The Tatas Summary
The Tatas
One family's six-generation bet: that decency and nation-building fuel profit, not drain it.
by Girish Kuber 2015 276 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Personal Kanban
by Jim Benson • 2011
Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.
3.77
2k+
Personal Kanban Summary
Personal Kanban
Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.
by Jim Benson 2011 216 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Executive Presence
by Harrison Monarth • 2019
Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.
3.61
290
Executive Presence Summary
Executive Presence
Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.
by Harrison Monarth 2019 273 pages
3.61
290 ratings
DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart • 2005
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
4.12
8k+
DisneyWar Summary
DisneyWar
Disney's peacemaker died in a crash, and Eisner declared war on his own executive suite.
by James B. Stewart 2005 620 pages
4.12
8k+ ratings
The Art of Problem Solving
by Russell L. Ackoff • 1978
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
3.94
161
The Art of Problem Solving Summary
The Art of Problem Solving
Dead ends are usually self-built. Spotting the walls you didn't know you erected is the art.
by Russell L. Ackoff 1978 240 pages
3.94
161 ratings
Do the New You
by Steven Furtick • 2024
God sees a you that you have not met. Six mind shifts to become that person.
4.64
1k+
Do the New You Summary
Do the New You
God sees a you that you have not met. Six mind shifts to become that person.
by Steven Furtick 2024 304 pages
4.64
1k+ ratings
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
by Richard Koch • 2013
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
3.66
500+
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature Summary
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Power Laws of Nature
Work less and win more: the 93 laws from nature that multiply your business results.
by Richard Koch 2013 338 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Lean Impact
by Ann Mei Chang • 2018
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
4.02
370
Lean Impact Summary
Lean Impact
Lean startup methods can multiply social impact, once we reward experiments over activity.
by Ann Mei Chang 2018 304 pages
4.02
370 ratings
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+
The Three Laws of Performance Summary
The Three Laws of Performance
An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.
by Steve Zaffron 2009 256 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Dan Sullivan Question
by Dan Sullivan • 2010
Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.
4.13
239
The Dan Sullivan Question Summary
The Dan Sullivan Question
Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.
by Dan Sullivan 2010
4.13
239 ratings
The Successful Business Plan
by Rhonda Abrams • 1991
Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.
3.90
278
The Successful Business Plan Summary
The Successful Business Plan
Write a business plan that guides your company, not just impresses a loan officer.
by Rhonda Abrams 1991 417 pages
3.90
278 ratings
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015 260 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Closing
by Anthony Iannarino • 2017
The close is a myth. Deals advance on commitments traded for value step by step.
4.25
500+
The Lost Art of Closing Summary
The Lost Art of Closing
The close is a myth. Deals advance on commitments traded for value step by step.
by Anthony Iannarino 2017 213 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Getting Naked
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.
4.20
6k+
Getting Naked Summary
Getting Naked
The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.
by Patrick Lencioni 2002 240 pages
4.20
6k+ ratings
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2023
One conversation, a handful of questions: how to design safe, thriving working relationships.
3.50
500+
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone Summary
How to Work with (Almost) Anyone
One conversation, a handful of questions: how to design safe, thriving working relationships.
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2023 258 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
The Real Madrid Way
by Steven G. Mandis • 2016
A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.
3.85
500+
The Real Madrid Way Summary
The Real Madrid Way
A sports team owned by its fans, worth billions, and the system that makes both possible.
by Steven G. Mandis 2016 334 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Humans Are Underrated
by Geoff Colvin • 2015
The skills that will command the highest pay are the ones no algorithm can replicate.
3.79
500+
Humans Are Underrated Summary
Humans Are Underrated
The skills that will command the highest pay are the ones no algorithm can replicate.
by Geoff Colvin 2015 262 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Product Management in Practice
by Matt Lemay • 2017
The product manager's real job is connecting people and navigating chaos, not choosing frameworks.
4.35
1k+
Product Management in Practice Summary
Product Management in Practice
The product manager's real job is connecting people and navigating chaos, not choosing frameworks.
by Matt Lemay 2017 188 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Firestarters
by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
4.29
4k+
Firestarters Summary
Firestarters
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018 325 pages
4.29
4k+ ratings
Small Actions
by Eric Sim • 2021
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
4.25
68
Small Actions Summary
Small Actions
Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.
by Eric Sim 2021 282 pages
4.25
68 ratings
Communication Skills Training
by Ian Tuhovsky • 2015
The NLP playbook for reading people, building instant rapport, and dismantling mental blocks.
3.87
500+
Communication Skills Training Summary
Communication Skills Training
The NLP playbook for reading people, building instant rapport, and dismantling mental blocks.
by Ian Tuhovsky 2015 218 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
George Washington's Secret Six
by Brian Kilmeade • 2013
Six civilians ran Washington's spy ring in occupied New York. Their names stayed hidden 150 years.
3.86
21k+
George Washington's Secret Six Summary
George Washington's Secret Six
Six civilians ran Washington's spy ring in occupied New York. Their names stayed hidden 150 years.
by Brian Kilmeade 2013 235 pages
3.86
21k+ ratings
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