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Professional Development Book Summaries

Product Management For Dummies
by Brian Lawley • 2017
3.91
243
Business
Management
Reference
Product Management For Dummies Summary
Product Management For Dummies
by Brian Lawley 2017 384 pages
3.91
243 ratings
Business
Management
Reference
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear
by Caitlin Friedman • 2008
Valuable Lessons, True Stories, and Tips For Using What You've Got (A Brain!) to Make Your Worklife Work for You
3.34
146
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear Summary
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear
Valuable Lessons, True Stories, and Tips For Using What You've Got (A Brain!) to Make Your Worklife Work for You
by Caitlin Friedman 2008 272 pages
3.34
146 ratings
Business
Leadership
Professional Development
Launch
by John Spencer • 2016
Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
4.09
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Launch Summary
Launch
Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
by John Spencer 2016 298 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Accidental Instructional Designer
by Cammy Bean • 2014
Learning Design for the Digital Age
4.00
239
Design
Education
Professional Development
The Accidental Instructional Designer Summary
The Accidental Instructional Designer
Learning Design for the Digital Age
by Cammy Bean 2014 224 pages
4.00
239 ratings
Design
Education
Professional Development
The Trust Edge
by David Horsager • 2011
How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line
3.80
500+
Leadership
Business
Business Leadership
The Trust Edge Summary
The Trust Edge
How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a Stronger Bottom Line
by David Horsager 2011 349 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Business Leadership
Managing Up
by Rosanne Badowski • 2003
How to Forge an Effective Relationship With Those Above You
3.43
341
Business
Leadership
Management
Managing Up Summary
Managing Up
How to Forge an Effective Relationship With Those Above You
by Rosanne Badowski 2003 240 pages
3.43
341 ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education
4.23
252
Education
Technology
Teaching
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt
Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education
by Justin Reich 2020 316 pages
4.23
252 ratings
Education
Technology
Teaching
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work
by Bruce Tulgan • 2021
Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done
3.62
280
Business
Self Help
Professional Development
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work Summary
The Art of Being Indispensable at Work
Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done
by Bruce Tulgan 2021 225 pages
3.62
280 ratings
Business
Self Help
Professional Development
Swim!
by Walter Bond • 2019
How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success
4.19
178
Professional Development
Business
Leadership
Swim! Summary
Swim!
How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success
by Walter Bond 2019 176 pages
4.19
178 ratings
Professional Development
Business
Leadership
Explore Like a Pirate
by Michael Matera • 2015
Engage, Enrich, and Elevate Your Learners with Gamification and Game-inspired Course Design
4.22
307
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Explore Like a Pirate Summary
Explore Like a Pirate
Engage, Enrich, and Elevate Your Learners with Gamification and Game-inspired Course Design
by Michael Matera 2015 256 pages
4.22
307 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership
by Tim Elmore • 2021
Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace
4.22
500+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership Summary
The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership
Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace
by Tim Elmore 2021 240 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Creating Innovators
by Tony Wagner • 2012
The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
3.87
2k+
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Creating Innovators Summary
Creating Innovators
The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
by Tony Wagner 2012 288 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Get Clients Now!
by C.J. Hayden • 1999
A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches
3.98
500+
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
Get Clients Now! Summary
Get Clients Now!
A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches
by C.J. Hayden 1999 272 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Business
Buisness
Professional Development
The Flaw of Averages
by Sam L. Savage • 2009
Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty
3.86
500+
Business
Science
Mathematics
The Flaw of Averages Summary
The Flaw of Averages
Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty
by Sam L. Savage 2009 416 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Business
Science
Mathematics
The Essential Demming (PB)
by W. Edwards Deming • 2012
Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality
4.02
281
Business
Management
Leadership
The Essential Demming (PB) Summary
The Essential Demming (PB)
Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality
by W. Edwards Deming 2012 338 pages
4.02
281 ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Spark
by Angie Morgan • 2013
How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success
3.84
500+
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Spark Summary
Spark
How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success
by Angie Morgan 2013 210 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
by Jeremy Gutsche • 2020
Tactics for Disruptive Thinking
3.93
289
Business
Startup
Psychology
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook Summary
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
Tactics for Disruptive Thinking
by Jeremy Gutsche 2020 360 pages
3.93
289 ratings
Business
Startup
Psychology
The Way They Learn
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias • 1994
4.10
1k+
Parenting
Education
Teaching
The Way They Learn Summary
The Way They Learn
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias 1994 176 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Teaching
Mastering Leadership
by Bob Anderson • 2015
An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results
4.18
402
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Mastering Leadership Summary
Mastering Leadership
An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results
by Bob Anderson 2015 384 pages
4.18
402 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Scaling Up Excellence
by Robert I. Sutton • 2014
Getting to More Without Settling For Less
3.76
2k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Scaling Up Excellence Summary
Scaling Up Excellence
Getting to More Without Settling For Less
by Robert I. Sutton 2014 304 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Sense and Respond
by Jeff Gothelf • 2017
How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously
4.02
500+
Business
Design
Management
Sense and Respond Summary
Sense and Respond
How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously
by Jeff Gothelf 2017 272 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Business
Design
Management
Build Your Dream Network
by J. Kelly Hoey • 2017
Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World
3.67
336
Business
Self Help
Entrepreneurship
Build Your Dream Network Summary
Build Your Dream Network
Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World
by J. Kelly Hoey 2017 256 pages
3.67
336 ratings
Business
Self Help
Entrepreneurship
Fact Vs. Fiction
by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News
4.40
326
Professional Development
Education
Adult
Fact Vs. Fiction Summary
Fact Vs. Fiction
Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News
by Jennifer Lagarde 2018 159 pages
4.40
326 ratings
Professional Development
Education
Adult
Unlocking Potential
by Michael K. Simpson • 2014
7 Coaching Skills That Transform Individuals, Teams, & Organizations
3.72
1k+
Leadership
Business
Management
Unlocking Potential Summary
Unlocking Potential
7 Coaching Skills That Transform Individuals, Teams, & Organizations
by Michael K. Simpson 2014 160 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Leadership Presence
by Belle Linda Halpern • 2003
3.85
428
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Leadership Presence Summary
Leadership Presence
by Belle Linda Halpern 2003 304 pages
3.85
428 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Burnout Immunity
by Kandi Wiens • 2024
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work – A USA Today Bestseller on Mastering Workplace Stress
3.80
313
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Burnout Immunity Summary
Burnout Immunity
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work – A USA Today Bestseller on Mastering Workplace Stress
by Kandi Wiens 2024 288 pages
3.80
313 ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Knowing Your Value
by Mika Brzezinski • 2011
Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth
3.80
4k+
Business
Self Help
Feminism
Knowing Your Value Summary
Knowing Your Value
Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth
by Mika Brzezinski 2011 208 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Feminism
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
by Anthony C. Mersino • 2007
The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results
3.73
237
Management
Business
Leadership
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers Summary
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results
by Anthony C. Mersino 2007 288 pages
3.73
237 ratings
Management
Business
Leadership
Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching
by Robyn R. Jackson • 2009
3.74
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching Summary
Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching
by Robyn R. Jackson 2009 247 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
by Roy V. H. Pollock • 2006
How to Turn Learning And Development into Business Results
4.20
215
Business
Education
Leadership
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning Summary
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning
How to Turn Learning And Development into Business Results
by Roy V. H. Pollock 2006 231 pages
4.20
215 ratings
Business
Education
Leadership
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help Them Learn
3.81
415
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help Them Learn
by Myron Dueck 2014 253 pages
3.81
415 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Truth About Employee Engagement
by Patrick Lencioni • 2007
A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery
4.15
7k+
Business
Leadership
Management
The Truth About Employee Engagement Summary
The Truth About Employee Engagement
A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery
by Patrick Lencioni 2007 272 pages
4.15
7k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Glue
by Anh Dao Pham • 2022
How Project Leaders Create Cohesive, Engaged, High-Performing Teams
4.19
155
Leadership
Professional Development
Business
Glue Summary
Glue
How Project Leaders Create Cohesive, Engaged, High-Performing Teams
by Anh Dao Pham 2022 242 pages
4.19
155 ratings
Leadership
Professional Development
Business
Exposing the Magic of Design
by Jon Kolko • 2010
A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis
4.09
210
Design
Business
Education
Exposing the Magic of Design Summary
Exposing the Magic of Design
A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis
by Jon Kolko 2010 208 pages
4.09
210 ratings
Design
Business
Education
Teaming
by Amy C. Edmondson • 2005
How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy
3.93
500+
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
Teaming Summary
Teaming
How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy
by Amy C. Edmondson 2005 352 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Professional Development
The Leader Habit
by Martin Lanik • 2018
Master the Skills You Need to Lead—In Just Minutes a Day
3.83
253
Leadership
Business
Self Help
The Leader Habit Summary
The Leader Habit
Master the Skills You Need to Lead—In Just Minutes a Day
by Martin Lanik 2018 256 pages
3.83
253 ratings
Leadership
Business
Self Help
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
by Kim Marshall • 2009
How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap
3.93
259
Education
Leadership
Teaching
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Summary
Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap
by Kim Marshall 2009 288 pages
3.93
259 ratings
Education
Leadership
Teaching
Happy Teachers Change the World
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017
A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education
3.77
500+
Education
Teaching
Buddhism
Happy Teachers Change the World Summary
Happy Teachers Change the World
A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017 527 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Buddhism
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
by Eric Jensen • 2013
Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement
4.09
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind Summary
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind
Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement
by Eric Jensen 2013 299 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like A Champion 3.0
by Doug Lemov • 2015
4.15
1k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Teach Like A Champion 3.0 Summary
Teach Like A Champion 3.0
by Doug Lemov 2015 512 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Discipline with Dignity
by Richard L. Curwin • 2018
How to Build Responsibility, Relationships, and Respect in Your Classroom
3.86
197
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Discipline with Dignity Summary
Discipline with Dignity
How to Build Responsibility, Relationships, and Respect in Your Classroom
by Richard L. Curwin 2018 234 pages
3.86
197 ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
The Book of Learning and Forgetting
by Frank Smith • 1998
4.08
356
Education
Psychology
Professional Development
The Book of Learning and Forgetting Summary
The Book of Learning and Forgetting
by Frank Smith 1998 144 pages
4.08
356 ratings
Education
Psychology
Professional Development
The Case for Servant Leadership
by Kent M. Keith • 2008
3.61
176
Leadership
Business
Management
The Case for Servant Leadership Summary
The Case for Servant Leadership
by Kent M. Keith 2008 85 pages
3.61
176 ratings
Leadership
Business
Management
Loving Learning
by Tom Little • 2015
How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools
3.88
209
Education
Teaching
Parenting
Loving Learning Summary
Loving Learning
How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools
by Tom Little 2015 256 pages
3.88
209 ratings
Education
Teaching
Parenting
Mindsets in the Classroom
by Mary Cay Ricci • 2013
Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community
3.90
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Mindsets in the Classroom Summary
Mindsets in the Classroom
Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community
by Mary Cay Ricci 2013 226 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Knock 'em Dead 2011
by Martin Yate • 1958
The Ultimate Job Search Guide
3.97
491
Business
Reference
Self Help
Knock 'em Dead 2011 Summary
Knock 'em Dead 2011
The Ultimate Job Search Guide
by Martin Yate 1958 384 pages
3.97
491 ratings
Business
Reference
Self Help
Being the Boss
by Linda A. Hill • 2011
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
3.85
500+
Business
Leadership
Management
Being the Boss Summary
Being the Boss
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
by Linda A. Hill 2011 304 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
A Writer's Notebook
by Ralph Fletcher • 1996
Unlocking the Writer Within You
4.06
1k+
Writing
Education
Teaching
A Writer's Notebook Summary
A Writer's Notebook
Unlocking the Writer Within You
by Ralph Fletcher 1996 138 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Writing
Education
Teaching
Resolving Conflicts at Work
by Kenneth Cloke • 2011
Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job
3.79
132
School
Business
Professional Development
Resolving Conflicts at Work Summary
Resolving Conflicts at Work
Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job
by Kenneth Cloke 2011 400 pages
3.79
132 ratings
School
Business
Professional Development
Decode and Conquer
by Lewis C. Lin • 2013
Answers to Product Management Interviews
4.07
1k+
Business
Management
Technology
Decode and Conquer Summary
Decode and Conquer
Answers to Product Management Interviews
by Lewis C. Lin 2013 206 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Technology
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