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Professional Development Book Summaries

Change by Design
by Tim Brown • 2009
How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
3.89
11k+
Design
Business
Leadership
Change by Design Summary
Change by Design
How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
by Tim Brown 2009 272 pages
3.89
11k+ ratings
Design
Business
Leadership
Talk Less, Say More
by Connie Dieken • 2009
3 Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen
3.52
500+
Business
Communication
Self Help
Talk Less, Say More Summary
Talk Less, Say More
3 Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen
by Connie Dieken 2009 176 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Business
Communication
Self Help
What Great Teachers Do Differently
by Todd Whitaker • 2011
17 Things That Matter Most
3.94
1k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
What Great Teachers Do Differently Summary
What Great Teachers Do Differently
17 Things That Matter Most
by Todd Whitaker 2011 144 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Heart of Change
by John P. Kotter • 2002
Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
3.97
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Heart of Change Summary
The Heart of Change
Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
by John P. Kotter 2002 224 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Oz Principle
by Craig Hickman • 1994
Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
3.58
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Oz Principle Summary
The Oz Principle
Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
by Craig Hickman 1994 330 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Lean Product Playbook
by Dan Olsen • 2015
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
4.27
3k+
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
The Lean Product Playbook Summary
The Lean Product Playbook
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
by Dan Olsen 2015 307 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia Ibarra • 2015
3.87
2k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader Summary
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia Ibarra 2015 200 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
The Energy Bus
by Jon Gordon • 2007
3.84
33k+
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The Energy Bus Summary
The Energy Bus
by Jon Gordon 2007 192 pages
3.84
33k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
Trust and Inspire
by Stephen M.R. Covey • 2022
How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others
3.93
1k+
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Trust and Inspire Summary
Trust and Inspire
How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others
by Stephen M.R. Covey 2022 368 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
The New Art and Science of Teaching
by Robert J. Marzano • 2017
More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success
3.92
466
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The New Art and Science of Teaching Summary
The New Art and Science of Teaching
More Than Fifty New Instructional Strategies for Academic Success
by Robert J. Marzano 2017 283 pages
3.92
466 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Consulting Bible
by Alan Weiss • 2011
How to Launch and Grow a Seven-Figure Consulting Business
4.05
500+
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
The Consulting Bible Summary
The Consulting Bible
How to Launch and Grow a Seven-Figure Consulting Business
by Alan Weiss 2011 260 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Entrepreneurship
Sell with a Story
by Paul Smith • 2016
How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale
3.97
461
Business
Communication
Entrepreneurship
Sell with a Story Summary
Sell with a Story
How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale
by Paul Smith 2016 304 pages
3.97
461 ratings
Business
Communication
Entrepreneurship
No Ego
by Cy Wakeman • 2017
How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
3.79
2k+
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
No Ego Summary
No Ego
How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results
by Cy Wakeman 2017 224 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Managing Transitions
by William Bridges • 2003
Making the Most of Change
3.97
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Managing Transitions Summary
Managing Transitions
Making the Most of Change
by William Bridges 2003 150 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Courage to Teach
by Parker J. Palmer • 1997
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, 10th Anniversary Edition
3.97
4k+
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
The Courage to Teach Summary
The Courage to Teach
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, 10th Anniversary Edition
by Parker J. Palmer 1997 248 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Philosophy
The New Strategic Selling
by Robert B. Miller • 1985
The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies
3.90
1k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Professional Development
The New Strategic Selling Summary
The New Strategic Selling
The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies
by Robert B. Miller 1985 448 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Professional Development
The Power of a Positive Team
by Jon Gordon • 2018
Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great
3.77
1k+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Power of a Positive Team Summary
The Power of a Positive Team
Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great
by Jon Gordon 2018 176 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989
4.02
4k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989 137 pages
4.02
4k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
An Everyone Culture
by Robert Kegan • 2016
Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
3.95
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
An Everyone Culture Summary
An Everyone Culture
Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
by Robert Kegan 2016 336 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman • 2010
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
3.99
16k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
by Liz Wiseman 2010 3 pages
3.99
16k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Cracking the PM Interview
by Gayle Laakmann McDowell • 2013
How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology
4.17
4k+
Business
Technology
Management
Cracking the PM Interview Summary
Cracking the PM Interview
How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology
by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 2013 364 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Management
Transforming School Culture
by Anthony Muhammad • 2009
How to Overcome Staff Division
4.08
500+
Education
Leadership
Professional Development
Transforming School Culture Summary
Transforming School Culture
How to Overcome Staff Division
by Anthony Muhammad 2009 235 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Education
Leadership
Professional Development
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
by Harvard Business Review • 2010
3.93
500+
Business
Self Help
Productivity
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary
HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done
by Harvard Business Review 2010 208 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Productivity
The Coffee Bean
by Jon Gordon • 2019
A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change
4.04
5k+
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
The Coffee Bean Summary
The Coffee Bean
A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change
by Jon Gordon 2019 112 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman • 2010
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
3.99
16k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers
How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
by Liz Wiseman 2010 288 pages
3.99
16k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
by Dominique Smith • 2015
Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
3.92
2k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Better Than Carrots or Sticks Summary
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
by Dominique Smith 2015 208 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Your Students, My Students, Our Students
by Lee Ann Jung • 2019
Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms
3.84
303
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Your Students, My Students, Our Students Summary
Your Students, My Students, Our Students
Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms
by Lee Ann Jung 2019 240 pages
3.84
303 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Leveling Up
by Ryan Leak • 2022
12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development
4.26
500+
Leadership
Self Help
Business
Leveling Up Summary
Leveling Up
12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development
by Ryan Leak 2022 222 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Business
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
by Harvard Business Review • 2013
3.99
500+
Business
Management
Leadership
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing
by Harvard Business Review 2013 224 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Cultures of Growth
by Mary C. Murphy • 2024
How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisations
3.90
500+
Business
Leadership
Psychology
Cultures of Growth Summary
Cultures of Growth
How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisations
by Mary C. Murphy 2024 349 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Psychology
The No Complaining Rule
by Jon Gordon • 2008
Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work
3.84
5k+
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The No Complaining Rule Summary
The No Complaining Rule
Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work
by Jon Gordon 2008 176 pages
3.84
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
Sales Management. Simplified.
by Mike Weinberg • 2015
The Straight Truth About Getting Exceptional Results from Your Sales Team
4.37
1k+
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
Sales Management. Simplified. Summary
Sales Management. Simplified.
The Straight Truth About Getting Exceptional Results from Your Sales Team
by Mike Weinberg 2015 224 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2009
4.04
5k+
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009 240 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
The JOLT Effect
by Matthew Dixon • 2022
How High Performers Overcome Customer Indecision
4.09
500+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The JOLT Effect Summary
The JOLT Effect
How High Performers Overcome Customer Indecision
by Matthew Dixon 2022 254 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
The Art of Coaching Teams
by Elena Aguilar • 2016
Facilitation for School Transformation
4.30
500+
Education
Leadership
Teaching
The Art of Coaching Teams Summary
The Art of Coaching Teams
Facilitation for School Transformation
by Elena Aguilar 2016 280 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Education
Leadership
Teaching
The Knowing-Doing Gap
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 1993
How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action
3.96
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Knowing-Doing Gap Summary
The Knowing-Doing Gap
How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 1993 314 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Design for How People Learn
by Julie Dirksen • 2011
4.27
2k+
Design
Education
Teaching
Design for How People Learn Summary
Design for How People Learn
by Julie Dirksen 2011 259 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Design
Education
Teaching
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
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
The Challenger Customer
by Brent Adamson • 2015
Selling to the Hidden Influencer Who Can Multiply Your Results
3.90
500+
Business
Professional Development
Buisness
The Challenger Customer Summary
The Challenger Customer
Selling to the Hidden Influencer Who Can Multiply Your Results
by Brent Adamson 2015 264 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Business
Professional Development
Buisness
Grading for Equity
by Joe Feldman • 2018
What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
4.19
1k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Grading for Equity Summary
Grading for Equity
What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms
by Joe Feldman 2018 296 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
How Learning Works
by Susan A. Ambrose • 2010
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
4.12
1k+
Education
Teaching
Psychology
How Learning Works Summary
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
by Susan A. Ambrose 2010 301 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
HBR Guide to Project Management
by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011
3.78
500+
Business
Management
Leadership
HBR Guide to Project Management Summary
HBR Guide to Project Management
by Harvard Business Publishing 2011 192 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Everyday Business Storytelling
by Janine Kurnoff • 2021
Create, Simplify, and Adapt a Visual Narrative for Any Audience
4.31
268
Business
Communication
Productivity
Everyday Business Storytelling Summary
Everyday Business Storytelling
Create, Simplify, and Adapt a Visual Narrative for Any Audience
by Janine Kurnoff 2021 288 pages
4.31
268 ratings
Business
Communication
Productivity
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
by Doug Lemov • 2014
62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College
4.15
1k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Summary
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College
by Doug Lemov 2014 512 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Effortless Experience
by Matthew Dixon • 2013
Conquering the New Battleground for Customer Loyalty
3.94
1k+
Business
Professional Development
Leadership
The Effortless Experience Summary
The Effortless Experience
Conquering the New Battleground for Customer Loyalty
by Matthew Dixon 2013 327 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Business
Professional Development
Leadership
ADKAR
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt • 2006
A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Community
3.85
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
ADKAR Summary
ADKAR
A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Community
by Jeffrey M. Hiatt 2006 146 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook
by Michael L. George • 2004
A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
3.95
1k+
Business
Management
Reference
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook Summary
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook
A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
by Michael L. George 2004 225 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Reference
Emotional Intelligence Power Point
by Travis Bradberry • 2003
3.85
84k+
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Emotional Intelligence Power Point Summary
Emotional Intelligence Power Point
by Travis Bradberry 2003
3.85
84k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
by Rob Biesenbach • 2018
Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results
3.74
1k+
Communication
Business
Writing
Unleash the Power of Storytelling Summary
Unleash the Power of Storytelling
Win Hearts, Change Minds, Get Results
by Rob Biesenbach 2018 180 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Communication
Business
Writing
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003
A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
4.30
3k+
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Overcoming Dyslexia Summary
Overcoming Dyslexia
A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003 432 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Education
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