50 Books like Rise

Invaluable

by Maya Grossman • 2020

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

4.05

177

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Invaluable 96%

Ten skills that move you from task-completer to indispensable; no networking or luck required.

by Maya Grossman 2020

4.05

177 ratings

🚀 Career Advancement 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧠 Strategic Thinking ✅ Prioritization 📚 Lifelong Learning

Career Warfare

by David F. D'Alessandro • 1955

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

3.82

562

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Career Warfare 96%

Great work isn't enough. Ten rules for the reputation game that actually decides your career.

by David F. D'Alessandro 1955

3.82

562 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Politics 💼 Personal Branding ⬆️ Managing Up 📈 Career Advancement 🪑 Office Dynamics

Strategize to Win

by Carla A. Harris • 2014

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

3.99

433

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Strategize to Win 95%

Great work opens the door. Relationships walk you through it. How to build both.

by Carla A. Harris 2014

3.99

433 ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🏢 Workplace Politics 🎤 Professional Presence 💬 Communication Skills 🔄 Career Transitions

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2005

Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.

3.97

3k+

🧭 Professional Growth 💼 Workplace Effectiveness 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Situational Leadership

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Summary

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager 95%

Don't wait for a great manager. Diagnose yourself, then ask for exactly the support you need.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2005

3.97

3k+ ratings

🧭 Professional Growth 💼 Workplace Effectiveness 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Situational Leadership

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why

by Donald Asher • 2007

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

3.95

611

🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why Summary

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why 95%

Promotions bet on your next act, not your past. How to get the timing right.

by Donald Asher 2007

3.95

611 ratings

🪜 Career Advancement 🗳️ Workplace Politics 🤝 Strategic Networking 🧭 Managing Up 📢 Self-Promotion

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Remember Who You Are 95%

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO

by Beverly E. Jones • 2016

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

3.76

304

💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO Summary

Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO 95%

Lead before the title, bounce back faster, and make your work impossible to ignore.

by Beverly E. Jones 2016

3.76

304 ratings

💼 Career Development 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🎯 Personal Branding 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Career Networking

Small Actions

by Eric Sim • 2021

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

4.25

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

Small Actions 95%

Small actions, stacked skills, side gigs: the playbook for a career only you can do.

by Eric Sim 2021

4.25

68 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧱 Skill Stacking 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Social Capital 💼 Intrapreneurship

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

by Bruce Tulgan • 2021

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

3.62

280

🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 👐 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work Summary

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work 95%

Become the person nobody wants to lose: the art of saying yes only with a plan.

by Bruce Tulgan 2021

3.62

280 ratings

🤝 Workplace Influence 📈 Career Advancement 👐 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Team Communication 🧩 Collaboration

Managing Oneself

by Peter F. Drucker • 1999

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

3.98

15k+

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Managing Oneself 95%

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

by Peter F. Drucker 1999

3.98

15k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

The New Executive Assistant

by Jonathan McIlroy • 2018

Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.

3.86

🏢 Executive Support 📈 Career Advancement ⬆️ Managing Up 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Priority Management

The New Executive Assistant 95%

Move beyond calendar management: how to become the person your executive can't operate without.

by Jonathan McIlroy 2018

3.86

37 ratings

🏢 Executive Support 📈 Career Advancement ⬆️ Managing Up 🤝 Trust Building 🎯 Priority Management

Workplace Poker

by Dan Rust • 2016

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

3.95

487

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

Workplace Poker 95%

Navigate office politics, read your colleagues, and get promoted: the career playbook for realists.

by Dan Rust 2016

3.95

487 ratings

🎭 Office Politics 📈 Career Advancement 👁️ Reading People 📣 Self-Promotion ⚡ Energy Management

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

3.93

759

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done 95%

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

3.93

759 ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

The Self-Aware Leader

by John C. Maxwell • 2021

Your best people leave for a reason strategy, pay, and culture cannot explain. Look inward.

4.26

968

🪞 Self-Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Play To Strengths 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset

The Self-Aware Leader 95%

Your best people leave for a reason strategy, pay, and culture cannot explain. Look inward.

by John C. Maxwell 2021

4.26

968 ratings

🪞 Self-Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Play To Strengths 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌱 Growth Mindset

Great at Work

by Morten T. Hansen • 2018

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

3.79

3k+

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Deliberate Practice 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 📢 Workplace Advocacy

Great at Work 95%

Working harder explains little. A 5,000-person study reveals what actually moves the needle.

by Morten T. Hansen 2018

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧠 Knowledge Work 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Deliberate Practice 🧭 Purpose-Driven Work 📢 Workplace Advocacy

The Long View

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh • 2016

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

3.75

298

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

The Long View 95%

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016

3.75

298 ratings

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

Start Everything Finish Nothing

by Rolfe G. Arnhym • 2014

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

4.00

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Start Everything Finish Nothing 95%

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

by Rolfe G. Arnhym 2014

4.00

4 ratings

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Fire Your Boss

by Stephen M. Pollan • 2004

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

3.67

150

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

Fire Your Boss 95%

Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.

by Stephen M. Pollan 2004

3.67

150 ratings

📋 Career Advice 💼 Managing Upward 🤝 Personal Networking 🧠 Workplace Pragmatism 💰 Financial Independence

Go Put Your Strengths to Work

by Marcus Buckingham • 2008

Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.

3.97

5k+

💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧠 Positive Psychology 📅 Weekly Planning ⚡ Energy Management 🛠️ Job Crafting

Go Put Your Strengths to Work 95%

Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.

by Marcus Buckingham 2008

3.97

5k+ ratings

💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧠 Positive Psychology 📅 Weekly Planning ⚡ Energy Management 🛠️ Job Crafting

Reinventing You

by Dorie Clark • 2013

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

3.63

1k+

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Reinventing You 95%

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

by Dorie Clark 2013

3.63

1k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Decide

by Steve McClatchy • 2014

The tasks you postpone are the ones that move you forward. Decide which to tackle.

3.70

518

⚖️ Decision Making 📋 Personal Productivity 🔋 Motivation Psychology 🎯 Goal Setting 🏔️ Leadership Development

Decide 95%

The tasks you postpone are the ones that move you forward. Decide which to tackle.

by Steve McClatchy 2014

3.70

518 ratings

⚖️ Decision Making 📋 Personal Productivity 🔋 Motivation Psychology 🎯 Goal Setting 🏔️ Leadership Development

Extreme Productivity

by Robert C. Pozen • 2012

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

3.56

2k+

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Extreme Productivity 95%

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

by Robert C. Pozen 2012

3.56

2k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Get Better at Getting Better

by Chandramouli Venkatesan • 2019

Talent and effort have limits. Your personal system for improvement does not. Here is the blueprint.

4.24

306

🚀 Career Acceleration 🔄 Personal Kaizen 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Strategic Thinking 🧭 Managing Up

Get Better at Getting Better 95%

Talent and effort have limits. Your personal system for improvement does not. Here is the blueprint.

by Chandramouli Venkatesan 2019

4.24

306 ratings

🚀 Career Acceleration 🔄 Personal Kaizen 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🗺️ Strategic Thinking 🧭 Managing Up

Never Search Alone

by Phyl Terry • 2022

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

4.09

606

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Never Search Alone 95%

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

by Phyl Terry 2022

4.09

606 ratings

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Procrastinate on Purpose

by Rory Vaden • 2015

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

3.93

1k+

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation 🎯 Priority Setting 🤖 Automation

Procrastinate on Purpose 95%

You can't outwork the clock. But you can invest today's minutes to earn back more tomorrow.

by Rory Vaden 2015

3.93

1k+ ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🤝 Delegation 🎯 Priority Setting 🤖 Automation

Brand You50

by Tom Peters • 1999

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

3.74

708

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

Brand You50 95%

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

by Tom Peters 1999

3.74

708 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

The Unspoken Rules

by Gorick Ng • 2021

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

4.24

1k+

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

The Unspoken Rules 95%

Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.

by Gorick Ng 2021

4.24

1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Career 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🧭 Career Navigation 💼 Professional Presence 🔄 Feedback Culture

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success

by Marcus Buckingham • 2005

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

3.97

3k+

🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success Summary

The One Thing You Need to Know About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success 95%

Great managers do one thing. Great leaders do another. Do both and your career lasts.

by Marcus Buckingham 2005

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏹 Visionary Leadership 👥 People Management 💪 Strengths Development 📊 Business Metrics ♟️ Competitive Strategy

Top Performance

by Zig Ziglar • 2004

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

4.16

358

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

Top Performance 95%

Lead yourself first, hunt for strengths, and unlock excellence: the old-school integrity playbook.

by Zig Ziglar 2004

4.16

358 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🛡️ Character-Based Leadership 💪 Strengths-Based Leadership 🎯 Employee Motivation 💬 Workplace Communication

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

by Caitlin Friedman • 2008

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

3.34

146

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear Summary

The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear 95%

A career playbook for women: chart your course, negotiate your salary, and build a real network.

by Caitlin Friedman 2008

3.34

146 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🧭 Career Planning 📣 Self-Promotion 🤝 Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

This Working Life

by Lisa Leong • 2022

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

3.76

290

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

This Working Life 95%

Your strengths are your only real job security. Design a career around them, not a title.

by Lisa Leong 2022

3.76

290 ratings

🧭 Career Development 💪 Strengths-Based Work ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 🧪 Failure Reframing 🌿 Nature And Wellbeing

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School

by Chris Haroun • 2015

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

3.83

207

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School Summary

101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School 95%

The MBA skips people, politics, and burnout. These 101 lessons don't.

by Chris Haroun 2015

3.83

207 ratings

🛤️ Career Development 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🤝 Networking Strategy ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🏢 Corporate Politics

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2017

The gap between being empowered and getting results: learn to diagnose your needs and ask.

4.23

557

🪜 Managing Up 📈 Career Development 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🎯 Skill Acquisition 🤝 Asking For Help

Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager 95%

The gap between being empowered and getting results: learn to diagnose your needs and ask.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2017

4.23

557 ratings

🪜 Managing Up 📈 Career Development 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🎯 Skill Acquisition 🤝 Asking For Help

Intrinsic Motivation

by Stefan Falk • 2023

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

3.54

144

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Intrinsic Motivation 95%

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

by Stefan Falk 2023

3.54

144 ratings

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Know-How

by Ram Charan • 2007

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

3.86

857

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Know-How 95%

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

by Ram Charan 2007

3.86

857 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

The 80/20 Manager

by Richard Koch • 2013

Eighty percent of your effort probably produces twenty percent of your results. Flip that ratio.

3.75

695

🎯 Effective Management 📊 Pareto Principle ⏰ Time Management 🔗 Networking Strategy 🌱 Mentoring

The 80/20 Manager 95%

Eighty percent of your effort probably produces twenty percent of your results. Flip that ratio.

by Richard Koch 2013

3.75

695 ratings

🎯 Effective Management 📊 Pareto Principle ⏰ Time Management 🔗 Networking Strategy 🌱 Mentoring

The Leader Assistant

by Jeremy Burrows • 2020

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

4.14

660

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Leader Assistant 94%

Stop being invisible: how assistants lead, negotiate, and design a week that actually works.

by Jeremy Burrows 2020

4.14

660 ratings

💼 Executive Assistants ⏳ Time Management 🗣️ Meeting Leadership 🤝 Professional Networking 💰 Salary Negotiation

80/20 Principle

by Richard Koch • 1997

20% of effort yields 80% of results. Find that sliver, and the rest becomes optional.

3.97

31k+

🏢 Business Strategy ⏰ Time Management ⚡ High Leverage Activities ✂️ Business Simplification 📊 Management Science

80/20 Principle 94%

20% of effort yields 80% of results. Find that sliver, and the rest becomes optional.

by Richard Koch 1997

3.97

31k+ ratings

🏢 Business Strategy ⏰ Time Management ⚡ High Leverage Activities ✂️ Business Simplification 📊 Management Science

The Unwritten Laws of Business

by W.J. King • 1944

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

3.99

5k+

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Unwritten Laws of Business 94%

The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.

by W.J. King 1944

3.99

5k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Ethics 🏛️ Office Politics 🛡️ Professional Integrity 📈 Career Development 🕰️ Classic Business Advice

The Startup of You

by Reid Hoffman • 2012

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

3.82

11k+

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🏹 Competitive Advantage 🚀 Self-Directed Career

The Startup of You 94%

The ladder is gone. Here are the three plans and one network that replace it.

by Reid Hoffman 2012

3.82

11k+ ratings

🧭 Career Management 🕸️ Professional Networking 🔄 Lean Methodology 🏹 Competitive Advantage 🚀 Self-Directed Career

10x Is Easier Than 2x

by Dan Sullivan • 2023

Giant goals strip away the clutter; small goals just fill your calendar.

4.21

5k+

📊 Pareto Principle 🎯 Strategic Focus 🕊️ Entrepreneurial Freedom ⏰ Time Design 💪 Strengths Development

10x Is Easier Than 2x 94%

Giant goals strip away the clutter; small goals just fill your calendar.

by Dan Sullivan 2023

4.21

5k+ ratings

📊 Pareto Principle 🎯 Strategic Focus 🕊️ Entrepreneurial Freedom ⏰ Time Design 💪 Strengths Development

Swim!

by Walter Bond • 2019

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

4.19

178

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

Swim! 94%

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

by Walter Bond 2019

4.19

178 ratings

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

Brazen Careerist

by Penelope Trunk • 2007

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

3.41

236

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

Brazen Careerist 94%

Cold-calling, managing up, and why your twenties demand risk: career rules for the impatient.

by Penelope Trunk 2007

3.41

236 ratings

🎯 Career Strategy 🌱 Early Career 🔍 Job Hunting 💰 Salary Negotiation 📈 Managing Up

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success

by John Adair • 2011

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

3.38

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 💬 Communication Skills 💡 Creative Problem Solving

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success Summary

John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success 94%

A hundred ideas for turning your vocation into leadership and your minutes into results.

by John Adair 2011

3.38

37 ratings

🧭 Vocation And Calling ⏳ Time Management 🤝 Servant Leadership 💬 Communication Skills 💡 Creative Problem Solving

8 Steps to High Performance

by Marc Effron • 2018

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

3.68

234

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

8 Steps to High Performance 94%

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

by Marc Effron 2018

3.68

234 ratings

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

Catalyst

by Chandramouli Venkatesan • 2018

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

4.25

2k+

🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

Catalyst 94%

Most careers stall after the first half. A method for converting time into genuine growth.

by Chandramouli Venkatesan 2018

4.25

2k+ ratings

🚀 Career Development 📚 Experiential Learning 🎯 Attention Management 🪜 Career Stages 🏛️ Values-Based Leadership

Time Management

by Brian Tracy • 2014

A veteran coach's system for gaining two extra hours a day by doing less, not more.

4.12

3k+

⏳ Time Management 🔢 Task Prioritization 🐌 Procrastination 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏢 Workplace Productivity

Time Management 94%

A veteran coach's system for gaining two extra hours a day by doing less, not more.

by Brian Tracy 2014

4.12

3k+ ratings

⏳ Time Management 🔢 Task Prioritization 🐌 Procrastination 🤝 Delegation Skills 🏢 Workplace Productivity

Mojo

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2009

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

3.89

2k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Mojo 94%

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2009

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Do Over

by Jon Acuff • 2015

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

4.04

4k+

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Do Over 94%

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

by Jon Acuff 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Developing the Leader Within You

by John C. Maxwell • 1993

Leadership isn't a title. It's influence earned through integrity, vision, and developing others.

4.22

26k+

🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Values-Based Leadership 👥 Developing Others 🎯 Prioritization 🧘 Self-Discipline

Developing the Leader Within You Summary

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Leadership isn't a title. It's influence earned through integrity, vision, and developing others.

by John C. Maxwell 1993

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🌱 Leadership Development 🧭 Values-Based Leadership 👥 Developing Others 🎯 Prioritization 🧘 Self-Discipline

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