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Professional Development Book Summaries

Strengths Finder 2.0
by Tom Rath • 2007
3.93
57k+
Business
Self Help
Leadership
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Immersive
Strengths Finder 2.0
by Tom Rath 2007 174 pages
3.93
57k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The First 90 Days
by Michael D. Watkins • 2003
Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
3.85
38k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The First 90 Days Summary
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The First 90 Days
Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
by Michael D. Watkins 2003 304 pages
3.85
38k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Travis Bradberry • 2009
3.85
85k+
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary
Immersive
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Travis Bradberry 2009 255 pages
3.85
85k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Knowledge Gap
by Natalie Wexler • 2019
The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it
4.13
5k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Knowledge Gap Summary
Immersive
The Knowledge Gap
The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it
by Natalie Wexler 2019 336 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Culturize
by Jimmy Casas • 2017
Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.
3.84
1k+
Education
Professional Development
Teaching
Culturize Summary
Immersive
Culturize
Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.
by Jimmy Casas 2017 214 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Education
Professional Development
Teaching
Fans First
by Jesse Cole • 2022
Change The Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience
4.36
500+
Business
Leadership
Sports
Fans First Summary
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Fans First
Change The Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience
by Jesse Cole 2022 358 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Sports
Gap Selling
by Keenan • 2018
Getting the Customer to Yes: How Problem-Centric Selling Increases Sales by Changing Everything You Know About Relationships, Overcoming Objections, Closing and Price
4.27
1k+
Business
Psychology
Professional Development
Gap Selling Summary
Gap Selling
Getting the Customer to Yes: How Problem-Centric Selling Increases Sales by Changing Everything You Know About Relationships, Overcoming Objections, Closing and Price
by Keenan 2018 262 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Professional Development
The Challenger Sale
by Matthew Dixon • 2011
Taking Control of the Customer Conversation
3.91
11k+
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
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The Challenger Sale
Taking Control of the Customer Conversation
by Matthew Dixon 2011 242 pages
3.91
11k+ ratings
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
The Coaching Habit
by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2016
Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
4.00
29k+
Leadership
Business
Management
The Coaching Habit Summary
The Coaching Habit
Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
by Michael Bungay Stanier 2016 264 pages
4.00
29k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Resonate
by Nancy Duarte • 2010
Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
4.11
5k+
Business
Design
Communication
Resonate Summary
Resonate
Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
by Nancy Duarte 2010 272 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Business
Design
Communication
Radical Candor
by Kim Malone Scott • 2017
Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
4.05
58k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Radical Candor Summary
Radical Candor
Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
by Kim Malone Scott 2017 404 pages
4.05
58k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Qualified Sales Leader
by John McMahon • 2021
Proven Lessons from a Five Time CRO
4.39
1k+
Business
Buisness
Leadership
The Qualified Sales Leader Summary
The Qualified Sales Leader
Proven Lessons from a Five Time CRO
by John McMahon 2021
4.39
1k+ ratings
Business
Buisness
Leadership
Sales EQ
by Jeb Blount • 2017
How Ultra High Performers Leverage Sales-Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal
4.28
1k+
Business
Psychology
Professional Development
Sales EQ Summary
Sales EQ
How Ultra High Performers Leverage Sales-Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal
by Jeb Blount 2017 320 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Professional Development
The 5 Levels of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2011
Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential
4.28
7k+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The 5 Levels of Leadership Summary
The 5 Levels of Leadership
Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential
by John C. Maxwell 2011
4.28
7k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
This Is Strategy
by Seth Godin • 2024
Make Better Plans
3.54
500+
Business
Leadership
Management
This Is Strategy Summary
This Is Strategy
Make Better Plans
by Seth Godin 2024 256 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Fifth Discipline
by Peter M. Senge • 1990
The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
3.94
36k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Fifth Discipline Summary
The Fifth Discipline
The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
by Peter M. Senge 1990 445 pages
3.94
36k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Team of Teams
by Stanley McChrystal • 2015
New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
4.14
13k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Team of Teams Summary
Team of Teams
New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
by Stanley McChrystal 2015 304 pages
4.14
13k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Trusted Advisor
by David H. Maister • 2021
3.81
5k+
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
The Trusted Advisor Summary
The Trusted Advisor
by David H. Maister 2021 240 pages
3.81
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
by Fred Lee • 2004
9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently
4.01
1k+
Business
Health Care
Leadership
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Summary
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently
by Fred Lee 2004 216 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Business
Health Care
Leadership
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
by Karl M. Kapp • 2012
Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education
3.83
305
Education
Game Design
Teaching
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education
by Karl M. Kapp 2012 336 pages
3.83
305 ratings
Education
Game Design
Teaching
Street Data
by Shane Safir • 2021
A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation
4.21
500+
Education
Teaching
Leadership
Street Data Summary
Street Data
A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation
by Shane Safir 2021 282 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Leadership
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership
by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2009
Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
4.05
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership Summary
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership
Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World
by Ronald A. Heifetz 2009 328 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
by Patrick Lencioni • 2002
A Leadership Fable
4.11
100k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni 2002 240 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Likeable Badass
by Alison Fragale • 2024
How Women Get the Success They Deserve
4.24
3k+
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Likeable Badass Summary
Likeable Badass
How Women Get the Success They Deserve
by Alison Fragale 2024 256 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Switch
by Chip Heath • 2010
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
4.03
55k+
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Switch Summary
Switch
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath 2010 305 pages
4.03
55k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Managing The Professional Service Firm
by David H. Maister • 1993
4.16
1k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Managing The Professional Service Firm Summary
Managing The Professional Service Firm
by David H. Maister 1993 483 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Master Your Focus
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2019
A Practical Guide to Stop Chasing the Next Thing and Focus on What Matters Until It's Done
4.22
469
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Master Your Focus Summary
Master Your Focus
A Practical Guide to Stop Chasing the Next Thing and Focus on What Matters Until It's Done
by Thibaut Meurisse 2019 230 pages
4.22
469 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Productivity
Data-Driven Marketing
by Mark Jeffery • 2010
The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know
3.90
500+
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Data-Driven Marketing Summary
Data-Driven Marketing
The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know
by Mark Jeffery 2010 320 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Teach Like a Champion 3.0
by Doug Lemov • 2021
63 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College
4.26
408
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like a Champion 3.0 Summary
Teach Like a Champion 3.0
63 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College
by Doug Lemov 2021 544 pages
4.26
408 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
by Harvard Business Review • 2010
3.98
2k+
Leadership
Business
Management
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
by Harvard Business Review 2010 240 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The Fearless Organization
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2018
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
3.97
5k+
Business
Leadership
Psychology
The Fearless Organization Summary
The Fearless Organization
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
by Amy C. Edmondson 2018 233 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Psychology
The New Gold Standard
by Joseph A. Michelli • 2008
5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
3.92
1k+
Business
Leadership
Business Leadership
The New Gold Standard Summary
The New Gold Standard
5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
by Joseph A. Michelli 2008 304 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Business Leadership
The Ideal Team Player
by Patrick Lencioni • 2016
How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues
4.07
16k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Ideal Team Player Summary
The Ideal Team Player
How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues
by Patrick Lencioni 2016 240 pages
4.07
16k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Leading Change
by John P. Kotter • 1988
4.03
23k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Leading Change Summary
Leading Change
by John P. Kotter 1988 208 pages
4.03
23k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Travis Bradberry • 2009
3.85
85k+
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Travis Bradberry 2009 255 pages
3.85
85k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
They Ask, You Answer
by Marcus Sheridan • 2019
A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer
4.22
1k+
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
They Ask, You Answer Summary
They Ask, You Answer
A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing, and Today's Digital Consumer
by Marcus Sheridan 2019 352 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
Predictable Revenue
by Aaron Ross • 2011
Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com
3.97
5k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Predictable Revenue Summary
Predictable Revenue
Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com
by Aaron Ross 2011 213 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
How to Be a Great Boss
by Gino Wickman • 2016
3.94
2k+
Business
Leadership
Management
How to Be a Great Boss Summary
How to Be a Great Boss
by Gino Wickman 2016 184 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook
by Harvard Business Review • 2016
The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
4.11
500+
Business
Management
Leadership
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook Summary
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook
The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
by Harvard Business Review 2016 353 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The McKinsey Way
by Ethan M. Rasiel • 1999
3.61
6k+
Business
Management
Leadership
The McKinsey Way Summary
The McKinsey Way
by Ethan M. Rasiel 1999 187 pages
3.61
6k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni • 2012
Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business
4.13
16k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Advantage Summary
The Advantage
Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business
by Patrick Lencioni 2012 216 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
by Zaretta Hammond • 2014
Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
4.35
5k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain Summary
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
by Zaretta Hammond 2014 192 pages
4.35
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Flawless Consulting
by Peter Block • 1987
A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
3.87
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Flawless Consulting Summary
Flawless Consulting
A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
by Peter Block 1987 323 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Executive Presence
by Sylvia Ann Hewlett • 2014
The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
3.52
2k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Executive Presence Summary
Executive Presence
The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 2014 240 pages
3.52
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2015
3.87
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management
by Harvard Business Publishing 2015 224 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
by Robert Solomon • 2003
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
3.95
500+
Business
Design
Startup
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition Summary
The Art of Client Service, Revised and Updated Edition
58 Things Every Advertising & Marketing Professional Should Know
by Robert Solomon 2003 208 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Startup
The Effective Manager
by Mark Horstman • 2016
4.27
2k+
Management
Business
Leadership
The Effective Manager Summary
The Effective Manager
by Mark Horstman 2016 208 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Management
Business
Leadership
The Making of a Manager
by Julie Zhuo • 2019
What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
4.20
21k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Making of a Manager Summary
The Making of a Manager
What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
by Julie Zhuo 2019 336 pages
4.20
21k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Everybody Writes
by Ann Handley • 2014
Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
3.97
6k+
Writing
Business
Self Help
Everybody Writes Summary
Everybody Writes
Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley 2014 320 pages
3.97
6k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
New Sales. Simplified.
by Mike Weinberg • 2012
The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development
4.31
2k+
Business
Professional Development
Buisness
New Sales. Simplified. Summary
New Sales. Simplified.
The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development
by Mike Weinberg 2012 240 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Business
Professional Development
Buisness
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