🪞 Executive Narcissism

A probing look at how unchecked ego at the top corrodes organizations, examining the thin line between visionary confidence and destructive self-absorption.

Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

3.88

6k+

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

Power 91%

Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Politics 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Power Dynamics 📣 Self-Promotion 🪞 Narcissism At Work

7 Rules of Power

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2022

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

4.01

2k+

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

7 Rules of Power 90%

Everything you learned about being a good colleague is keeping you from the corner office.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2022

4.01

2k+ ratings

🎭 Organizational Politics 🦊 Machiavellianism 🧠 Organizational Behavior 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Strategic Networking

Dangerous Charisma

by Jerrold M. Post • 2019

A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.

3.56

186

🧠 Political Psychology 🪞 Narcissism ✨ Charismatic Leadership ⚠️ Authoritarianism 👥 Follower Psychology

Dangerous Charisma 90%

A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.

by Jerrold M. Post 2019

3.56

186 ratings

🧠 Political Psychology 🪞 Narcissism ✨ Charismatic Leadership ⚠️ Authoritarianism 👥 Follower Psychology

Ego Free Leadership

by Brandon Black • 2017

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

4.13

653

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Ego Free Leadership 90%

Your ego runs your leadership more than you know. A method for taking back the controls.

by Brandon Black 2017

4.13

653 ratings

🪞 Ego In Leadership 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Leadership BS

by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

3.86

1k+

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Leadership BS 90%

The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.

by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015

3.86

1k+ ratings

🚫 Leadership Critique 📊 Organizational Behavior 💼 Workplace Realism 🔪 Anti-Self-Help ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Consulting Psychology

by Harry Levinson • 2008

Organizations replay family patterns. A clinical method to diagnose what's really ruining them.

3.67

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🤝 Psychological Contract 👪 Family Business 🛋️ Psychodynamic Approach 📋 Management Consulting

Consulting Psychology 90%

Organizations replay family patterns. A clinical method to diagnose what's really ruining them.

by Harry Levinson 2008

3.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🤝 Psychological Contract 👪 Family Business 🛋️ Psychodynamic Approach 📋 Management Consulting

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff

by Carter Cast • 2018

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

4.02

391

🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

The Right-and Wrong-Stuff 90%

Brilliant careers fail on five fixable flaws. Find yours before your boss does.

by Carter Cast 2018

4.02

391 ratings

🚧 Career Derailment 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👤 Leadership Archetypes 👓 Behavioral Blind Spots

The CEO Whisperer

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2020

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

3.78

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The CEO Whisperer 90%

Why smart CEOs derail themselves: hidden psychological patterns, not strategy, decide their fate.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2020

3.78

27 ratings

👔 Executive Coaching 🏢 Organizational Culture 🧠 Leadership Psychology 🔄 Change Management 📖 Storytelling At Work

The Fund

by Rob Copeland • 2023

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

3.97

7k+

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

The Fund 90%

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

by Rob Copeland 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

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 89%

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

The Four Dilemmas of the CEO

by Tom Biesinger • 2017

Seven out of ten CEO hours go to operations, not strategy. Four pivots that reverse the ratio.

4.00

🧭 Ceo Playbooks 🎯 Strategic Focus 🔗 Team Alignment 🧩 Talent Management 🔋 Personal Sustainability

The Four Dilemmas of the CEO 89%

Seven out of ten CEO hours go to operations, not strategy. Four pivots that reverse the ratio.

by Tom Biesinger 2017

4.00

12 ratings

🧭 Ceo Playbooks 🎯 Strategic Focus 🔗 Team Alignment 🧩 Talent Management 🔋 Personal Sustainability

The Leader on the Couch

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2006

Your organization has an unconscious, and it runs the place more than any CEO does.

4.10

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Psychodynamic Theory 💭 Unconscious Dynamics 👥 Personality Types At Work

The Leader on the Couch 89%

Your organization has an unconscious, and it runs the place more than any CEO does.

by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2006

4.10

69 ratings

🏢 Organizational Psychology 🎯 Executive Coaching 🧠 Psychodynamic Theory 💭 Unconscious Dynamics 👥 Personality Types At Work

Leadership in Game of Thrones

by Brigitte Biehl • 2021

What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.

📚 Leadership Studies 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis ⚡ Power Dynamics ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 👤 Leadership Profiles

Leadership in Game of Thrones 89%

What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.

by Brigitte Biehl 2021

📚 Leadership Studies 🎬 Pop Culture Analysis ⚡ Power Dynamics ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 👤 Leadership Profiles

Working Together

by Michael D. Eisner • 2010

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

3.55

300

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

Working Together 89%

The most iconic business successes were built by two people, not one. Here's why.

by Michael D. Eisner 2010

3.55

300 ratings

🤝 Partnership Dynamics 🔒 Trust In Business 🧠 Ego Management ⚖️ Ethical Business 🛡️ Resilience In Business

A CEO Only Does Three Things

by Trey Taylor • 2020

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

4.08

479

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A CEO Only Does Three Things 89%

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

by Trey Taylor 2020

4.08

479 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A World Waiting to Be Born

by M. Scott Peck • 1993

Organizations fail at civility because narcissism goes undiagnosed. Here is the cure.

3.91

403

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🏘️ Community Building 🪞 Narcissism At Work

A World Waiting to Be Born 89%

Organizations fail at civility because narcissism goes undiagnosed. Here is the cure.

by M. Scott Peck 1993

3.91

403 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🏘️ Community Building 🪞 Narcissism At Work

The Rules Of Work

by Richard Templar • 2002

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

3.70

4k+

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

The Rules Of Work 89%

The hidden script for getting ahead at work that your boss will never explain to you.

by Richard Templar 2002

3.70

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Office Politics 🏢 Corporate Culture 🧭 Career Strategy 👔 Executive Presence 🪪 Personal Branding

Blindspotting

by Kirstin Ferguson • 2025

Your expertise creates your biggest blind spots. A method for leading with curiosity instead of ego.

3.13

🧭 Executive Leadership 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Quality 📊 Behavioral Economics

Blindspotting 89%

Your expertise creates your biggest blind spots. A method for leading with curiosity instead of ego.

by Kirstin Ferguson 2025

3.13

69 ratings

🧭 Executive Leadership 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧩 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Decision Quality 📊 Behavioral Economics

Leadership and Self-Deception

by The Arbinger Institute • 2000

You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.

4.10

35k+

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🎭 Self-Deception 📋 Accountability 🔍 Blind Spots

Leadership and Self-Deception 89%

You betray your instinct to help, then justify it. That is where every leadership failure begins.

by The Arbinger Institute 2000

4.10

35k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🎭 Self-Deception 📋 Accountability 🔍 Blind Spots

Corruptible

by Brian Klaas • 2021

Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.

4.18

3k+

😈 Dark Triad Leadership 🧠 Psychology Of Power 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🏢 Organizational Design 🗳️ Power Accountability

Corruptible 89%

Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.

by Brian Klaas 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

😈 Dark Triad Leadership 🧠 Psychology Of Power 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🏢 Organizational Design 🗳️ Power Accountability

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020

by Harvard Business Review • 2019

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

3.85

228

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 89%

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

by Harvard Business Review 2019

3.85

228 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

How The Mighty Fall

by Jim Collins • 2009

Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.

3.99

10k+

🏚️ Corporate Decline 📊 Business Case Studies 😤 Hubris And Overreach 🔄 Turnarounds 📋 Evidence-Based Management

How The Mighty Fall 89%

Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.

by Jim Collins 2009

3.99

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Corporate Decline 📊 Business Case Studies 😤 Hubris And Overreach 🔄 Turnarounds 📋 Evidence-Based Management

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

by Tim Phillips • 2008

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

3.63

181

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince Summary

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince 89%

Machiavelli's playbook, translated: why being loved is overrated, and what to do about it.

by Tim Phillips 2008

3.63

181 ratings

🏛️ Power Dynamics 📜 Classics Reinterpreted 💼 Executive Leadership 🗣️ Influence And Persuasion 🌊 Leading Through Adversity

Leadership

by Brian Tracy • 2015

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

4.13

726

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Leadership 89%

One skill drives 85% of leadership success; here's the full curriculum for it and the rest.

by Brian Tracy 2015

4.13

726 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People Management ⚡ Decisive Leadership ♟️ Strategic Thinking 💪 Self-Confidence

Surrounded by Narcissists

by Thomas Erikson • 2022

Spot the narcissist before they spot you: the tactics, the traps, and the exit strategy.

3.47

4k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕶️ Dark Triad 🏛️ Cultural Narcissism

Surrounded by Narcissists 89%

Spot the narcissist before they spot you: the tactics, the traps, and the exit strategy.

by Thomas Erikson 2022

3.47

4k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕶️ Dark Triad 🏛️ Cultural Narcissism

Driven

by Paul R. Lawrence • 2001

Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.

3.98

4k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏢 Organizational Leadership ⚖️ Evolutionary Ethics 🔪 Psychopathy And Leadership 🏛️ Corporate Governance

Driven 89%

Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.

by Paul R. Lawrence 2001

3.98

4k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏢 Organizational Leadership ⚖️ Evolutionary Ethics 🔪 Psychopathy And Leadership 🏛️ Corporate Governance

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2007

Your success has a blind spot. The behaviors that built your career now keep you stuck.

4.21

180

🎯 Executive Coaching ⚠️ Leadership Derailers 💬 Interpersonal Habits 👁️ Blind Spots 👂 Receiving Feedback

What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary

What Got You Here Won't Get You There 89%

Your success has a blind spot. The behaviors that built your career now keep you stuck.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2007

4.21

180 ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching ⚠️ Leadership Derailers 💬 Interpersonal Habits 👁️ Blind Spots 👂 Receiving Feedback

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

3.70

143

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

A Year with Peter Drucker 89%

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014

3.70

143 ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

The Ministry of Common Sense

by Martin Lindstrom • 2020

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

3.63

456

🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

The Ministry of Common Sense 89%

Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.

by Martin Lindstrom 2020

3.63

456 ratings

🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy 👥 Customer-Centricity 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🕒 Meeting Culture ⚠️ Organizational Dysfunction

Boards That Deliver

by Ram Charan • 2005

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

3.80

147

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Boards That Deliver 88%

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

by Ram Charan 2005

3.80

147 ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Mob Rules

by Louis Ferrante • 2011

A former mobster unpacks the Mafia's playbook: loyalty, favors, and surviving your own success.

3.82

1k+

🏛️ Organizational Politics 🧠 Street-Smart Business 🤝 Relationship Capital ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset

Mob Rules 88%

A former mobster unpacks the Mafia's playbook: loyalty, favors, and surviving your own success.

by Louis Ferrante 2011

3.82

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 🧠 Street-Smart Business 🤝 Relationship Capital ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset

The Leader's Checklist

by Michael Useem • 2011

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

3.48

282

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

The Leader's Checklist 88%

A pilot's survival habit for leaders: 15 rules that catch what experience and instinct miss.

by Michael Useem 2011

3.48

282 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🧭 Decision Frameworks 📉 Hubris And Risk 🔄 After-Action Reviews

Leading in the Global Matrix

by Marty Seldman • 2020

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

3.73

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Leading in the Global Matrix 88%

The matrix broke the org chart. Leading with trust and culture across borders and siloes.

by Marty Seldman 2020

3.73

15 ratings

🏢 Matrix Organizations 🌐 Global Leadership 🔗 Strategic Networking 🌍 Cultural Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Good to Great

by Jim Collins • 2001

Eleven ordinary companies became extraordinary. It wasn't charisma, strategy, or pay.

4.12

298k+

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution 🔍 Confronting Reality

Good to Great 88%

Eleven ordinary companies became extraordinary. It wasn't charisma, strategy, or pay.

by Jim Collins 2001

4.12

298k+ ratings

🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🏢 Organizational Culture 🎯 Strategic Focus ⚙️ Disciplined Execution 🔍 Confronting Reality

Moral Mazes

by Robert Jackall • 1988

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

3.96

476

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

Moral Mazes 88%

Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.

by Robert Jackall 1988

3.96

476 ratings

🏢 Corporate Culture 🎭 Organizational Politics ⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction ⚖️ Moral Relativism 💼 White Collar Ethics

The Mind of the Leader

by Jacqueline Carter • 2018

Strategy isn't your leadership ceiling. Your mind is. Three trainable mental habits that raise it.

3.91

709

🧘 Mindful Leadership 🎯 Attention Management 🪞 Ego Management 👥 People-First Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

The Mind of the Leader 88%

Strategy isn't your leadership ceiling. Your mind is. Three trainable mental habits that raise it.

by Jacqueline Carter 2018

3.91

709 ratings

🧘 Mindful Leadership 🎯 Attention Management 🪞 Ego Management 👥 People-First Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership

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 88%

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

CEO Excellence

by Carolyn Dewar • 2022

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

4.16

2k+

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

CEO Excellence 88%

The data reveals a small set of practices that separate great CEOs from everyone else.

by Carolyn Dewar 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🧭 Ceo Playbook 🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 👥 Team Effectiveness 📋 Board Governance

Ego vs. EQ

by Jen Shirkani • 2013

Two-thirds of leadership failures are emotional, not technical. And ego is why no one tells you.

3.70

137

🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚠️ Leader Derailment 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👂 Feedback Receptivity 🎭 Humility In Leadership

Ego vs. EQ 88%

Two-thirds of leadership failures are emotional, not technical. And ego is why no one tells you.

by Jen Shirkani 2013

3.70

137 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚠️ Leader Derailment 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👂 Feedback Receptivity 🎭 Humility In Leadership

Lead Yourself First

by Raymond M. Kethledge • 2017

Solitude builds what meetings strip away: the clarity, creativity, and courage to lead.

3.77

1k+

🪞 Reflective Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧘 Attention Management 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 👤 Inner Leadership

Lead Yourself First 88%

Solitude builds what meetings strip away: the clarity, creativity, and courage to lead.

by Raymond M. Kethledge 2017

3.77

1k+ ratings

🪞 Reflective Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧘 Attention Management 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 👤 Inner Leadership

The CEO Test

by Adam Bryant • 2021

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

4.12

286

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

The CEO Test 88%

The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.

by Adam Bryant 2021

4.12

286 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🏛️ Organizational Culture 👥 Team Building 🔄 Change Management ⚡ Crisis Leadership

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 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

Centered Leadership 88%

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 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

The Outward Mindset

by The Arbinger Institute • 2016

Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.

4.02

3k+

🏢 Organizational Culture 🪞 Self-Deception 👁️ Perspective Taking 💙 Empathy At Work 🎯 Accountability

The Outward Mindset 88%

Workplace problems aren't behavior problems. They're perception problems. Fix the lens, not people.

by The Arbinger Institute 2016

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🪞 Self-Deception 👁️ Perspective Taking 💙 Empathy At Work 🎯 Accountability

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 88%

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

The CEO Next Door

by Elena L. Botelho • 2018

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

4.03

1k+

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

The CEO Next Door 88%

A study of thousands of CEOs found four behaviors predict success. Charisma didn't make the list.

by Elena L. Botelho 2018

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration ⚡ Executive Decision Making 🤝 Stakeholder Management 🛡️ Dependable Leadership

The Trust Edge

by David Horsager • 2011

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

3.80

500

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Trust Edge 88%

Eight concrete practices that turn trust from a vague virtue into your fastest business accelerator.

by David Horsager 2011

3.80

500 ratings

🏢 Organizational Trust 👔 Executive Leadership ⚖️ Business Ethics 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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 88%

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

27 Powers of Persuasion

by Chris St. Hilaire • 2010

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

3.78

161

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

27 Powers of Persuasion 88%

A political strategist's 27 rules: align the room, soothe the egos, and control the story.

by Chris St. Hilaire 2010

3.78

161 ratings

🗣️ Persuasion Tactics 📢 Political Messaging 🪞 Ego Management 🖼️ Strategic Framing 📖 Emotional Storytelling

Executive Presence

by Harrison Monarth • 2019

Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.

3.61

290

🏢 Executive Presence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Social Intelligence 🏷️ Personal Branding 📖 Business Storytelling

Executive Presence 88%

Presence is trainable. The specific behaviors that signal leadership, even before you speak.

by Harrison Monarth 2019

3.61

290 ratings

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Barbarians to Bureaucrats

by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989

Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.

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🔄 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Organizational Decline 🎭 Leadership Archetypes 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Bureaucracy Critique

Barbarians to Bureaucrats 88%

Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.

by Lawrence M. Miller 1989

4.22

204 ratings

🔄 Corporate Lifecycles 📉 Organizational Decline 🎭 Leadership Archetypes 🏢 Corporate Culture 📋 Bureaucracy Critique

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