🧠 Emotional Intelligence

A rich body of work on reading emotions — your own and others' — as a form of literacy essential to relationships, leadership, and self-awareness. These books reframe sensitivity not as weakness but as skill.

The Emotionally Intelligent Team

by Vanessa Urch Druskat • 2025

Talent can't make teams great. Nine norms for the emotional intelligence that can.

4.36

🔄 Team Dynamics 🏢 Organizational Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🐝 Collective Intelligence 💬 Feedback Culture

The Emotionally Intelligent Team

Talent can't make teams great. Nine norms for the emotional intelligence that can.

by Vanessa Urch Druskat 2025

4.36

50 ratings

🔄 Team Dynamics 🏢 Organizational Culture 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🐝 Collective Intelligence 💬 Feedback Culture

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota

by Julio Liarte • 2025

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

3.29

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🧩 Team Building

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

by Julio Liarte 2025

3.29

28 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🧩 Team Building

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy

by David Rooney • 2010

Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.

4.33

🦉 Practical Wisdom 💼 Knowledge Economy ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🌱 Learning Organizations

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy

Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.

by David Rooney 2010

4.33

3 ratings

🦉 Practical Wisdom 💼 Knowledge Economy ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧠 Cognitive Diversity 🌱 Learning Organizations

Gaslighting

by Jack Mind • 2020

The dark triad decoded: spot manipulators, shut down gaslighting, and ethically influence anyone.

🕶️ Dark Psychology 👁️ Body Language 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Spotting Manipulation 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Gaslighting

The dark triad decoded: spot manipulators, shut down gaslighting, and ethically influence anyone.

by Jack Mind 2020

🕶️ Dark Psychology 👁️ Body Language 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Spotting Manipulation 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The 100X Leader

by Jeremie Kubicek • 2019

Most bosses default to control or retreat. The calibration that makes people choose to follow you.

3.93

304

📋 Leadership Frameworks 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Awareness 📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Mentorship

The 100X Leader

Most bosses default to control or retreat. The calibration that makes people choose to follow you.

by Jeremie Kubicek 2019

3.93

304 ratings

📋 Leadership Frameworks 👥 People Management 🪞 Self-Awareness 📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Mentorship

La brújula interior

by Álex Rovira Celma • 2003

Your existence is not a debt to be worked off. A guide to reclaiming your purpose.

3.85

429

🧭 Vocational Alignment 🧠 Subconscious Patterns 📜 Life Scripts 🎧 Self-Inquiry 💼 Meaningful Work

La brújula interior

Your existence is not a debt to be worked off. A guide to reclaiming your purpose.

by Álex Rovira Celma 2003

3.85

429 ratings

🧭 Vocational Alignment 🧠 Subconscious Patterns 📜 Life Scripts 🎧 Self-Inquiry 💼 Meaningful Work

Emotional Success

by David DeSteno • 2018

Gratitude, compassion, and pride do what willpower can't: build grit that lasts.

3.76

625

🫂 Social Emotions 🎯 Self-Control Strategies 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Compassion Cultivation 🔮 Future Self

Emotional Success

Gratitude, compassion, and pride do what willpower can't: build grit that lasts.

by David DeSteno 2018

3.76

625 ratings

🫂 Social Emotions 🎯 Self-Control Strategies 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Compassion Cultivation 🔮 Future Self

Deep Listening

by Emily Kasriel • 2025

The quiet skills that make people feel truly heard, and why no one teaches them.

4.00

355

👂 Listening Skills 🧘 Mindful Communication 🌑 Shadow Work 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Deep Listening

The quiet skills that make people feel truly heard, and why no one teaches them.

by Emily Kasriel 2025

4.00

355 ratings

👂 Listening Skills 🧘 Mindful Communication 🌑 Shadow Work 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

L'éducation à la sexualité

by Julie LeMay • 2023

A questioning method that handles every 'where do babies come from' without panic. Start at birth.

4.61

💬 Sex Education 🌱 Positive Parenting ✋ Bodily Autonomy ✨ Body Positivity 🔓 Gender Stereotypes

L'éducation à la sexualité

A questioning method that handles every 'where do babies come from' without panic. Start at birth.

by Julie LeMay 2023

4.61

23 ratings

💬 Sex Education 🌱 Positive Parenting ✋ Bodily Autonomy ✨ Body Positivity 🔓 Gender Stereotypes

The Charismatic Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2025

Charisma isn't a trait; it's a set of skills built on making others feel they truly matter.

4.35

197

✨ Charisma 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🛡️ Servant Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📖 Storytelling

The Charismatic Leader

Charisma isn't a trait; it's a set of skills built on making others feel they truly matter.

by John C. Maxwell 2025

4.35

197 ratings

✨ Charisma 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🛡️ Servant Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📖 Storytelling

The Power of Curiosity

by Kathy Taberner • 2015

Curiosity beats charisma in tough conversations. Here are the listening and questioning skills.

3.44

🎧 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations ❓ Asking Questions 🧭 Values-Based Living 🎯 Coaching Skills

The Power of Curiosity

Curiosity beats charisma in tough conversations. Here are the listening and questioning skills.

by Kathy Taberner 2015

3.44

55 ratings

🎧 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations ❓ Asking Questions 🧭 Values-Based Living 🎯 Coaching Skills

Mingling with the Enemy

by Jeanne Martinet • 2020

The conversational prep, pivots, and exits for surviving our politically divided social world.

3.70

🏛️ Political Polarization 🗣️ Conversation Skills 🤝 Civil Discourse 🛑 Conflict De-Escalation 👂 Active Listening

Mingling with the Enemy

The conversational prep, pivots, and exits for surviving our politically divided social world.

by Jeanne Martinet 2020

3.70

44 ratings

🏛️ Political Polarization 🗣️ Conversation Skills 🤝 Civil Discourse 🛑 Conflict De-Escalation 👂 Active Listening

Emotional Intelligence Game Changers

by Harvey Deutschendorf • 2023

101 repeatable emotional intelligence moves: small actions that win at work and at home.

4.56

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🔍 Self-Awareness 💞 Empathy 👂 Active Listening 🛡️ Resilience

Emotional Intelligence Game Changers

101 repeatable emotional intelligence moves: small actions that win at work and at home.

by Harvey Deutschendorf 2023

4.56

70 ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🔍 Self-Awareness 💞 Empathy 👂 Active Listening 🛡️ Resilience

La Sensacion de Fluidez

by Juan Carlos Cubeiro • 2012

From manager to leader: five senses that build the trust no spreadsheet can.

3.88

🤝 Servant Leadership 🔐 Trust Building 🔄 Systems Thinking ☀️ Positive Leadership 👁️ Vision And Purpose

La Sensacion de Fluidez

From manager to leader: five senses that build the trust no spreadsheet can.

by Juan Carlos Cubeiro 2012

3.88

40 ratings

🤝 Servant Leadership 🔐 Trust Building 🔄 Systems Thinking ☀️ Positive Leadership 👁️ Vision And Purpose

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

by Tom Sturges • 2008

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

2.00

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting 🎄 Family Traditions

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

by Tom Sturges 2008

2.00

1 ratings

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting 🎄 Family Traditions

People Skills for a Virtual World Collection (6 Books)

by Harvard Business Review • 2022

Two traits shape every leadership judgment. The guide to mastering both through a screen.

3.33

🎯 Executive Presence 💻 Virtual Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 📢 Executive Communication

People Skills for a Virtual World Collection (6 Books)

Two traits shape every leadership judgment. The guide to mastering both through a screen.

by Harvard Business Review 2022

3.33

3 ratings

🎯 Executive Presence 💻 Virtual Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 📢 Executive Communication

Emotional Intelligence

by Brenda Roberts • 2016

Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.

2.00

🧘 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Body Language 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Personal Accountability 😊 Positive Psychology

Emotional Intelligence

Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.

by Brenda Roberts 2016

2.00

1 ratings

🧘 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Body Language 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Personal Accountability 😊 Positive Psychology

What To Do If...?

by Anne-Maartje Oud • 2026

Rise above workplace talk, read the signals others miss, and steer every outcome.

3.75

🏢 Workplace Communication 👁️ Body Language 💬 Difficult Conversations 📝 Giving Feedback 🧯 De-Escalation Skills

What To Do If...?

Rise above workplace talk, read the signals others miss, and steer every outcome.

by Anne-Maartje Oud 2026

3.75

8 ratings

🏢 Workplace Communication 👁️ Body Language 💬 Difficult Conversations 📝 Giving Feedback 🧯 De-Escalation Skills

focus

by Daniel Golman • 2014

Three kinds of focus shape your life. Most people master one and neglect the other two.

4.00

🎯 Attention Training 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

focus

Three kinds of focus shape your life. Most people master one and neglect the other two.

by Daniel Golman 2014

4.00

2 ratings

🎯 Attention Training 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Teen's Guide to Social Skills

by Kate Fitzsimons • 2021

Awkwardness is a habit, not a trait. Practical skills for teens who want confidence and connection.

4.59

🗣️ Teen Social Skills 🧠 Cbt For Teens 💪 Assertiveness Training 👂 Active Listening 😌 Social Confidence

The Teen's Guide to Social Skills

Awkwardness is a habit, not a trait. Practical skills for teens who want confidence and connection.

by Kate Fitzsimons 2021

4.59

29 ratings

🗣️ Teen Social Skills 🧠 Cbt For Teens 💪 Assertiveness Training 👂 Active Listening 😌 Social Confidence

The Strong, Sensitive Boy

by Ted Zeff • 2010

Your gentle son was not born broken. A guide to raising sensitive boys into confident men.

3.75

321

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 High Sensitivity 🎭 Gender Socialization 🤱 Attachment Parenting 💪 Positive Masculinity

The Strong, Sensitive Boy

Your gentle son was not born broken. A guide to raising sensitive boys into confident men.

by Ted Zeff 2010

3.75

321 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 High Sensitivity 🎭 Gender Socialization 🤱 Attachment Parenting 💪 Positive Masculinity

Classic Drucker

by Peter F. Drucker • 2006

You think you know your strengths. Drucker's simplest self-diagnostic will prove you wrong.

4.17

304

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🧭 Self-Management 🔄 Organizational Learning ⚙️ Strategy Execution

Classic Drucker

You think you know your strengths. Drucker's simplest self-diagnostic will prove you wrong.

by Peter F. Drucker 2006

4.17

304 ratings

🏢 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Leadership 🧭 Self-Management 🔄 Organizational Learning ⚙️ Strategy Execution

Mon cerveau est hyper

by Cathy Assenheim • 2020

Why your sharp, sensitive brain runs out of fuel and how to refuel it biologically.

3.95

123

🧠 Gifted Adults 🌊 High Sensitivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🧬 Nervous System Regulation ⚡ Energy Psychology

Mon cerveau est hyper

Why your sharp, sensitive brain runs out of fuel and how to refuel it biologically.

by Cathy Assenheim 2020

3.95

123 ratings

🧠 Gifted Adults 🌊 High Sensitivity 🧯 Burnout Prevention 🧬 Nervous System Regulation ⚡ Energy Psychology

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era

by Jara Pascual • 2020

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems 💻 Digital Transformation

Innovating and Collaborating in the Digital Era

Your organization has knowledge. The hard part is connecting it across silos and without fear.

by Jara Pascual 2020

🧭 Innovation Leadership 🌐 Open Innovation 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌿 Innovation Ecosystems 💻 Digital Transformation

Awaken the Leader In You

by Mitesh Khatri • 2013

Energy management, absolute reliability, and radical ownership: leadership is a system, not a gift.

3.88

🧭 Leadership Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔑 Ownership Mentality ⚡ Energy Management 🤝 Trust Building

Awaken the Leader In You

Energy management, absolute reliability, and radical ownership: leadership is a system, not a gift.

by Mitesh Khatri 2013

3.88

49 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔑 Ownership Mentality ⚡ Energy Management 🤝 Trust Building

The AI-Savvy Leader

by David De Cremer • 2024

Eighty-seven percent of AI projects fail for one reason: leaders let engineers set the strategy.

3.62

177

🧠 Ai Strategy 🤖 Human-Centered Ai 🔧 Ai Augmentation 🏛️ Organizational Change ⚖️ Ai Ethics

The AI-Savvy Leader

Eighty-seven percent of AI projects fail for one reason: leaders let engineers set the strategy.

by David De Cremer 2024

3.62

177 ratings

🧠 Ai Strategy 🤖 Human-Centered Ai 🔧 Ai Augmentation 🏛️ Organizational Change ⚖️ Ai Ethics

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

by Jeff Hancher • 2025

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

4.20

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

Firm Feedback in a Fragile World

How to turn the conversations you avoid into the foundation of a winning culture.

by Jeff Hancher 2025

4.20

30 ratings

🗣️ Feedback Culture 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching Skills 🤝 Relational Leadership 🎯 Accountability

Emotional Intelligence For Conversation Skills

by Kevin Walker • 2018

80% of success is emotional. A playbook for using EQ in confrontations without freezing up.

3.33

💬 Conversation Skills ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🛠️ Constructive Feedback 🪞 Self-Awareness 💖 Empathy

Emotional Intelligence For Conversation Skills

80% of success is emotional. A playbook for using EQ in confrontations without freezing up.

by Kevin Walker 2018

3.33

3 ratings

💬 Conversation Skills ⚔️ Conflict Resolution 🛠️ Constructive Feedback 🪞 Self-Awareness 💖 Empathy

Surprise

by Tania Luna • 2015

A four-step cognitive loop fires with every surprise. Learn to trigger it deliberately.

3.70

284

🏢 Organizational Psychology ✨ Experience Design 🎯 Attention Design 📊 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Resilience Building

Surprise

A four-step cognitive loop fires with every surprise. Learn to trigger it deliberately.

by Tania Luna 2015

3.70

284 ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology ✨ Experience Design 🎯 Attention Design 📊 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Resilience Building

The Psychology of Executive Coaching

by Bruce Peltier • 2001

Executive coaching is applied psychology: the clinical lenses that see past business strategy.

4.00

111

💼 Executive Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Leadership Development 🔬 Behavioral Science

The Psychology of Executive Coaching

Executive coaching is applied psychology: the clinical lenses that see past business strategy.

by Bruce Peltier 2001

4.00

111 ratings

💼 Executive Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 📈 Leadership Development 🔬 Behavioral Science

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