31 Books like Be Exceptional

Conversational Intelligence

by Judith E. Glaser • 2013

Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.

3.55

1k+

🗣️ Executive Communication 🤝 Workplace Trust 🧠 Social Neuroscience

Conversational Intelligence 96%

Every conversation triggers either trust or fear in the brain. How great leaders steer toward trust.

by Judith E. Glaser 2013

3.55

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Executive Communication 🤝 Workplace Trust 🧠 Social Neuroscience

Strengths Based Leadership

by Tom Rath • 2007

Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.

3.95

14k+

🧱 Team Building 🌱 Talent Development 🧩 Diverse Teams

Strengths Based Leadership 96%

Your team needs four distinct strengths. You probably hired people just like you.

by Tom Rath 2007

3.95

14k+ ratings

🧱 Team Building 🌱 Talent Development 🧩 Diverse Teams

Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors

by Daniel Goleman • 2002

A leader's mood ripples through the entire organization; the best know how to steer it.

3.91

12k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Leadership Psychology 🧬 Neuroleadership

Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors Summary

Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors 96%

A leader's mood ripples through the entire organization; the best know how to steer it.

by Daniel Goleman 2002

3.91

12k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎯 Leadership Psychology 🧬 Neuroleadership

The Art of Seductive Communication

by Karma Peters • 2014

Most persuasion is about tactics. Influence comes from empathy, presence, and being worth trusting.

3.50

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🎯 Persuasion Psychology

The Art of Seductive Communication Summary

The Art of Seductive Communication 96%

Most persuasion is about tactics. Influence comes from empathy, presence, and being worth trusting.

by Karma Peters 2014

3.50

12 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🎯 Persuasion Psychology

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

by John C. Maxwell • 2010

Connection beats communication: the four practices that make people feel valued and ready to act.

4.11

6k+

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Personal Leadership

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect Summary

Everyone Communicates, Few Connect 96%

Connection beats communication: the four practices that make people feel valued and ready to act.

by John C. Maxwell 2010

4.11

6k+ ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Personal Leadership

The Code of Trust

by Robin Dreeke • 2017

What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.

3.86

551

🧱 Trust Building 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Influence Without Authority

The Code of Trust 96%

What spies know about winning trust: five principles from a former FBI agent.

by Robin Dreeke 2017

3.86

551 ratings

🧱 Trust Building 🕸️ Strategic Networking 🗣️ Influence Without Authority

Optimal

by Daniel Goleman • 2024

The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.

3.35

681

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Culture

Optimal 96%

The emotional skills that outperform IQ at work, and how organizations can build them.

by Daniel Goleman 2024

3.35

681 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏢 Workplace Culture

The Silent Language of Leaders

by Carol Kinsey Goman • 2010

Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.

3.60

574

🧍 Body Language 🏢 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Silent Language of Leaders 96%

Seven seconds of body language can sabotage a leader's message. The cues to fix first.

by Carol Kinsey Goman 2010

3.60

574 ratings

🧍 Body Language 🏢 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Authentic Gravitas

by Rebecca Newton • 2019

Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.

3.85

131

🎯 Executive Presence 🌱 Leadership Development 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Authentic Gravitas 96%

Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.

by Rebecca Newton 2019

3.85

131 ratings

🎯 Executive Presence 🌱 Leadership Development 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt

You Can't Lie to Me

by Janine Driver • 2012

Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.

3.80

653

🕵️ Deception Detection 🧍 Body Language 😮 Microexpressions

You Can't Lie to Me 96%

Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.

by Janine Driver 2012

3.80

653 ratings

🕵️ Deception Detection 🧍 Body Language 😮 Microexpressions

Care to Dare

by George Kohlrieser • 2012

Safety and stretch are two halves of a leader's job. Most only supply one.

4.16

184

🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Care to Dare 96%

Safety and stretch are two halves of a leader's job. Most only supply one.

by George Kohlrieser 2012

4.16

184 ratings

🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Truth Detector

by Jack Schafer • 2020

How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.

4.22

368

🕵️ Truth Detection 🗣️ Rapport Building 🔍 Elicitation Techniques

The Truth Detector 96%

How to extract truthful information from anyone without them realizing they've been questioned.

by Jack Schafer 2020

4.22

368 ratings

🕵️ Truth Detection 🗣️ Rapport Building 🔍 Elicitation Techniques

The Art of Connection

by Michael J. Gelb • 2017

Leadership that feels like connection, not command: the learnable skills that make it real.

3.75

142

📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👂 Active Listening

The Art of Connection 96%

Leadership that feels like connection, not command: the learnable skills that make it real.

by Michael J. Gelb 2017

3.75

142 ratings

📈 Leadership Development 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👂 Active Listening

It's Not All About Me

by Robin Dreeke • 2011

Why ending the conversation early makes people open up: an FBI insider's field-tested rapport rules.

3.85

2k+

💬 Conversation Skills 🧍 Body Language 👂 Listening Skills

It's Not All About Me 96%

Why ending the conversation early makes people open up: an FBI insider's field-tested rapport rules.

by Robin Dreeke 2011

3.85

2k+ ratings

💬 Conversation Skills 🧍 Body Language 👂 Listening Skills

Cues

by Vanessa Van Edwards • 2022

Two silent questions shape every first impression. The specific cues that answer them.

4.21

4k+

🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👥 Social Psychology

Cues 96%

Two silent questions shape every first impression. The specific cues that answer them.

by Vanessa Van Edwards 2022

4.21

4k+ ratings

🗣️ Nonverbal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👥 Social Psychology

Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101

by Vanessa Van Edwards • 2013

Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.

4.00

210

🕺 Body Language 🤥 Deception Detection 😲 Microexpressions

Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 Summary

Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101 96%

Spot a lie before the sentence ends: it starts with a baseline, not a tell.

by Vanessa Van Edwards 2013

4.00

210 ratings

🕺 Body Language 🤥 Deception Detection 😲 Microexpressions

Manuel du LANGAGE CORPOREL

by Robert Mercier • 2021

Read anyone instantly, project unshakeable confidence, and catch every emotion words try to hide.

3.50

🧍 Body Language 🔍 Behavioral Analysis 💪 Confidence Building

Manuel du LANGAGE CORPOREL 96%

Read anyone instantly, project unshakeable confidence, and catch every emotion words try to hide.

by Robert Mercier 2021

3.50

32 ratings

🧍 Body Language 🔍 Behavioral Analysis 💪 Confidence Building

Master Mentors

by Scott Jeffrey Miller • 2021

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

3.68

349

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Master Mentors 96%

Distilled from 30 top mentors: the leadership moves that work when your original strategy does not.

by Scott Jeffrey Miller 2021

3.68

349 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🤝 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

EQ Applied

by Justin Bariso • 2018

Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.

3.79

846

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Soft Skills 🪞 Self-Awareness

EQ Applied 95%

Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.

by Justin Bariso 2018

3.79

846 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Soft Skills 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Power of the Other

by Henry Cloud • 2016

The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.

4.04

2k+

🧠 Relational Psychology 🎯 Performance Psychology 📈 Leadership Development

The Power of the Other 95%

The right kind of connection rewires your brain. The wrong three drain it. How to tell.

by Henry Cloud 2016

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Relational Psychology 🎯 Performance Psychology 📈 Leadership Development

360 Degrees of Influence

by Harrison Monarth • 2011

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

3.31

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

360 Degrees of Influence 95%

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

by Harrison Monarth 2011

3.31

35 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Power Cues

by Nick Morgan • 2014

Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.

3.77

378

🎭 Executive Presence 🧍 Body Language 🎤 Vocal Power

Power Cues 95%

Your unconscious signals speak first. Neuroscience can read them, and you can learn to send them.

by Nick Morgan 2014

3.77

378 ratings

🎭 Executive Presence 🧍 Body Language 🎤 Vocal Power

Persuasion

by Lee Hartley Carter • 2019

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

3.68

168

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging

Persuasion 95%

Facts alone don't persuade. Win people with empathy, a driving narrative, and stories that resonate.

by Lee Hartley Carter 2019

3.68

168 ratings

💼 Business Persuasion ❤️ Empathic Persuasion 📖 Narrative Messaging

Twelve and a Half

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2021

Your business's ceiling is set by your emotional intelligence. A practical method for raising it.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Accountability

Twelve and a Half 95%

Your business's ceiling is set by your emotional intelligence. A practical method for raising it.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2021

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📋 Accountability

The EQ Leader

by Steven J. Stein • 2017

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

3.67

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management

The EQ Leader 95%

IQ explains 9% of job performance. Four trainable competencies that make leaders effective.

by Steven J. Stein 2017

3.67

69 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📈 Leadership Development 👥 People Management

Social Intelligence

by Jonny Bell • 2014

The silent 93% of communication: read it, send it, and connect with anyone you meet.

3.20

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👀 Nonverbal Communication

Social Intelligence 95%

The silent 93% of communication: read it, send it, and connect with anyone you meet.

by Jonny Bell 2014

3.20

97 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👀 Nonverbal Communication

Non-Verbal Communication

by Phillip Roy • 2012

The silent signals that decide if you get the job, the sale, or the date.

5.00

🤫 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🌍 Cultural Sensitivity

Non-Verbal Communication 95%

The silent signals that decide if you get the job, the sale, or the date.

by Phillip Roy 2012

5.00

1 ratings

🤫 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🌍 Cultural Sensitivity

Centered Leadership

by Joanna Barsh • 2014

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

3.72

109

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management

Centered Leadership 95%

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

by Joanna Barsh 2014

3.72

109 ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management

Clear Leadership

by Gervase R. Bushe • 2005

Unchecked assumptions about coworkers poison teams. A practice for restoring clarity and trust.

3.93

176

🧩 Team Dynamics 🤝 Workplace Trust 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work

Clear Leadership 95%

Unchecked assumptions about coworkers poison teams. A practice for restoring clarity and trust.

by Gervase R. Bushe 2005

3.93

176 ratings

🧩 Team Dynamics 🤝 Workplace Trust 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work

Winning with People

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

Goodwill is career fuel. The principles that earn it, keep it, and make it compound.

4.27

7k+

🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👥 People Management 🏗️ Trust Building

Winning with People 95%

Goodwill is career fuel. The principles that earn it, keep it, and make it compound.

by John C. Maxwell 2005

4.27

7k+ ratings

🤝 Interpersonal Skills 👥 People Management 🏗️ Trust Building

Captivate

by Vanessa Van Edwards • 2017

Behavior is a language. The nonverbal tells and personality maps for reading anyone in seconds.

4.11

9k+

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🔍 Personality Decoding

Captivate 95%

Behavior is a language. The nonverbal tells and personality maps for reading anyone in seconds.

by Vanessa Van Edwards 2017

4.11

9k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🔍 Personality Decoding

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