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Professional Development Book Summaries

School Culture Rewired
by Steve Gruenert • 2015
How to Define, Assess, and Transform It
3.82
451
Education
Leadership
Professional Development
School Culture Rewired Summary
School Culture Rewired
How to Define, Assess, and Transform It
by Steve Gruenert 2015 154 pages
3.82
451 ratings
Education
Leadership
Professional Development
The First-Time Manager
by Loren B. Belker • 1978
3.82
2k+
Business
Management
Leadership
The First-Time Manager Summary
The First-Time Manager
by Loren B. Belker 1978 306 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
The Self-Aware Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2021
Play to Your Strengths, Unleash Your Team
4.26
500+
Leadership
Self Help
Business
The Self-Aware Leader Summary
The Self-Aware Leader
Play to Your Strengths, Unleash Your Team
by John C. Maxwell 2021 165 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Leadership
Self Help
Business
Leadership on the Line
by Ronald A. Heifetz • 2002
Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading
4.04
2k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Leadership on the Line Summary
Leadership on the Line
Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading
by Ronald A. Heifetz 2002 252 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Our Iceberg Is Melting
by John P. Kotter • 2005
3.76
17k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Our Iceberg Is Melting Summary
Our Iceberg Is Melting
by John P. Kotter 2005 160 pages
3.76
17k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Leading Without Authority
by Keith Ferrazzi • 2020
How Every One of Us Can Build Trust, Create Candor, Energize Our Teams, and Make a Difference
3.74
1k+
Leadership
Business
Personal Development
Leading Without Authority Summary
Leading Without Authority
How Every One of Us Can Build Trust, Create Candor, Energize Our Teams, and Make a Difference
by Keith Ferrazzi 2020 272 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Personal Development
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
4.28
2k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers
The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
by Babette Rothschild 2000 208 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Design of Business
by Roger L. Martin • 2009
Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
3.92
2k+
Business
Design
Management
The Design of Business Summary
The Design of Business
Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
by Roger L. Martin 2009 208 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Business
Design
Management
Project to Product
by Mik Kersten • 2018
How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
3.92
1k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Project to Product Summary
Project to Product
How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
by Mik Kersten 2018 336 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1993
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
4.16
7k+
Leadership
Business
History
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.16
7k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
History
Emotional Intelligence
by Brandon Goleman • 2019
For a Better Life, success at work, and happier relationships. Improve Your Social Skills, Emotional Agility and Discover Why it Can Matter More Than IQ.
3.83
500+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Emotional Intelligence Summary
Emotional Intelligence
For a Better Life, success at work, and happier relationships. Improve Your Social Skills, Emotional Agility and Discover Why it Can Matter More Than IQ.
by Brandon Goleman 2019 135 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Anxious Achiever
by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2023
Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
4.02
500+
Self Help
Leadership
Business
The Anxious Achiever Summary
The Anxious Achiever
Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
by Morra Aarons-Mele 2023 249 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Self Help
Leadership
Business
Reality-Based Leadership
by Cy Wakeman • 2010
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
4.04
1k+
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Reality-Based Leadership Summary
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
by Cy Wakeman 2010 192 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
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
The Servant
by James C. Hunter • 1998
A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership
4
10k+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Servant Summary
The Servant
A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership
by James C. Hunter 1998 187 pages
4
10k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
by John M. Bryson • 1988
A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement
3.65
364
Business
Management
Textbooks
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations Summary
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement
by John M. Bryson 1988 547 pages
3.65
364 ratings
Business
Management
Textbooks
The No Asshole Rule
by Robert I. Sutton • 2007
Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
3.60
9k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The No Asshole Rule Summary
The No Asshole Rule
Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
by Robert I. Sutton 2007 189 pages
3.60
9k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Employee Experience Advantage
by Jacob Morgan • 2017
How to Win the War for Talent by Giving Employees the Workspaces they Want, the Tools they Need, and a Culture They Can Celebrate
3.83
432
Business
Historical Romance
Leadership
The Employee Experience Advantage Summary
The Employee Experience Advantage
How to Win the War for Talent by Giving Employees the Workspaces they Want, the Tools they Need, and a Culture They Can Celebrate
by Jacob Morgan 2017 304 pages
3.83
432 ratings
Business
Historical Romance
Leadership
The Power of Consistency
by Weldon Long • 2013
Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals
4.25
500+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Power of Consistency Summary
The Power of Consistency
Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals
by Weldon Long 2013 208 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
by Patrick Lencioni • 2007
A Fable For Managers
4.15
7k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Summary
The Three Signs of a Miserable Job
A Fable For Managers
by Patrick Lencioni 2007 259 pages
4.15
7k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Start.
by Jon Acuff • 2013
Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters
3.96
7k+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Start. Summary
Start.
Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters
by Jon Acuff 2013 272 pages
3.96
7k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
How to Deliver a Ted Talk
by Jeremey Donovan • 2012
Secrets of the World's Most Inspiring Presentations, Revised and Expanded New Edition, with a Foreword by Richard St. John and an Afterword by Simon Sinek
3.97
2k+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
How to Deliver a Ted Talk Summary
How to Deliver a Ted Talk
Secrets of the World's Most Inspiring Presentations, Revised and Expanded New Edition, with a Foreword by Richard St. John and an Afterword by Simon Sinek
by Jeremey Donovan 2012 208 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Toyota Way Fieldbook
by Jeffrey K. Liker • 2005
4.18
500+
Business
Management
Leadership
The Toyota Way Fieldbook Summary
The Toyota Way Fieldbook
by Jeffrey K. Liker 2005 476 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
by Peter Liljedahl • 2020
14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning
4.51
3k+
Education
Teaching
Mathematics
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 Summary
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning
by Peter Liljedahl 2020 344 pages
4.51
3k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Mathematics
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
Navigating Pay, Promotions, and Power at Work
4.26
500+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
Navigating Pay, Promotions, and Power at Work
by Tessa White 2023 256 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Lead to Win
by Carla A. Harris • 2022
How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment
3.94
316
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Lead to Win Summary
Lead to Win
How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment
by Carla A. Harris 2022
3.94
316 ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Teach Like a PIRATE
by Dave Burgess • 2012
Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
3.99
7k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like a PIRATE Summary
Teach Like a PIRATE
Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
by Dave Burgess 2012 198 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Radical Respect
by Kim Malone Scott • 2021
3.77
1k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Radical Respect Summary
Radical Respect
by Kim Malone Scott 2021 337 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Reinventing You
by Dorie Clark • 2013
3.63
1k+
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Reinventing You Summary
Reinventing You
by Dorie Clark 2013 226 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Art of Coaching
by Elena Aguilar • 2013
Effective Strategies for School Transformation
4.28
1k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Art of Coaching Summary
The Art of Coaching
Effective Strategies for School Transformation
by Elena Aguilar 2013 368 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Leading from the Middle
by Scott Mautz • 2021
A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization
3.55
397
Leadership
Business
Management
Leading from the Middle Summary
Leading from the Middle
A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization
by Scott Mautz 2021 213 pages
3.55
397 ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Good Power
by Ginni Rometty • 2023
Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World
3.95
1k+
Business
Leadership
Biography
Good Power Summary
Good Power
Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World
by Ginni Rometty 2023 300 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Biography
Predictable Success
by Les McKeown • 2010
Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track-and Keeping It There
4.03
500+
Business
Leadership
Buisness
Predictable Success Summary
Predictable Success
Getting Your Organization on the Growth Track-and Keeping It There
by Les McKeown 2010 200 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Buisness
No Hard Feelings
by Liz Fosslien • 2019
The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
4.01
6k+
Business
Self Help
Psychology
No Hard Feelings Summary
No Hard Feelings
The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
by Liz Fosslien 2019 233 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
Credibility
by James M. Kouzes • 1993
How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
3.90
500+
Leadership
Business
Management
Credibility Summary
Credibility
How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
by James M. Kouzes 1993 368 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Mathematical Mindsets
by Jo Boaler • 2015
Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
4.44
2k+
Education
Mathematics
Teaching
Mathematical Mindsets Summary
Mathematical Mindsets
Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
by Jo Boaler 2015 292 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Education
Mathematics
Teaching
The User Experience Team of One
by Leah Buley • 2013
A Research and Design Survival Guide
4.19
1k+
Design
Business
Research
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One
A Research and Design Survival Guide
by Leah Buley 2013 264 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Design
Business
Research
Powerful Teaching
by Pooja K. Agarwal • 2019
Unleash the Science of Learning
4.27
500+
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Powerful Teaching Summary
Powerful Teaching
Unleash the Science of Learning
by Pooja K. Agarwal 2019 352 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan
by George B. Bradt • 2006
Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Deliver Better Results Faster
3.99
5k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan Summary
The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan
Take Charge, Build Your Team, and Deliver Better Results Faster
by George B. Bradt 2006
3.99
5k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
The Signals Are Talking
by Amy Webb • 2016
Why Today’s Fringe Is Tomorrow’s Mainstream
3.70
500+
Business
Technology
Cultural
The Signals Are Talking Summary
The Signals Are Talking
Why Today’s Fringe Is Tomorrow’s Mainstream
by Amy Webb 2016 336 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Business
Technology
Cultural
Clear Leadership
by Gervase R. Bushe • 2005
Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work
3.93
176
Leadership
Business
Psychology
Clear Leadership Summary
Clear Leadership
Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work
by Gervase R. Bushe 2005 412 pages
3.93
176 ratings
Leadership
Business
Psychology
The Innovator's Mindset
by George Couros • 2015
Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
4.16
2k+
Education
Professional Development
Teaching
The Innovator's Mindset Summary
The Innovator's Mindset
Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
by George Couros 2015 250 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Education
Professional Development
Teaching
Coaching for Equity
by Elena Aguilar • 2020
Conversations That Change Practice
4.44
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Coaching for Equity Summary
Coaching for Equity
Conversations That Change Practice
by Elena Aguilar 2020 559 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
by Sue Johnson • 1996
Creating Connection
4.22
500+
Psychology
Relationships
Counselling
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Summary
The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Creating Connection
by Sue Johnson 1996 384 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Psychology
Relationships
Counselling
The Culture Playbook
by Daniel Coyle • 2022
60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed
4.08
500+
Business
Leadership
Cultural
The Culture Playbook Summary
The Culture Playbook
60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed
by Daniel Coyle 2022 240 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Cultural
Measuring the User Experience
by Thomas Tullis • 2008
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
4.08
500+
Design
Business
Usability
Measuring the User Experience Summary
Measuring the User Experience
Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics
by Thomas Tullis 2008 320 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Design
Business
Usability
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
by Marion Franklin • 2019
A Revolutionary Approach to Masterful Coaching
4.39
500+
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary
The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching
A Revolutionary Approach to Masterful Coaching
by Marion Franklin 2019 294 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Teach Like Finland
by Timothy D. Walker • 2017
33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms
3.85
2k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like Finland Summary
Teach Like Finland
33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms
by Timothy D. Walker 2017 231 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Five Minds for the Future
by Howard Gardner • 2005
3.71
1k+
Education
Psychology
Business
Five Minds for the Future Summary
Five Minds for the Future
by Howard Gardner 2005 196 pages
3.71
1k+ ratings
Education
Psychology
Business
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
by Christopher Emdin • 2016
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
4.06
4k+
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
by Christopher Emdin 2016 232 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Social Justice
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