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The 8 Dimensions of Leadership
by Jeffrey Sugerman • 2011
Leadership isn't about feeding your strengths; it's about stretching into the styles you avoid.
3.88
276
The 8 Dimensions of Leadership Summary
The 8 Dimensions of Leadership 92%
Leadership isn't about feeding your strengths; it's about stretching into the styles you avoid.
by Jeffrey Sugerman 2011
3.88
276 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
by Harvard Business Review • 2010
The most effective leaders admit what they can't do, then build teams that can.
3.98
3k+
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership 91%
The most effective leaders admit what they can't do, then build teams that can.
by Harvard Business Review 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Student Leadership Challenge
by James M. Kouzes • 2013
Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.
4.00
6
The Student Leadership Challenge Summary
The Student Leadership Challenge 90%
Five practices, a self-assessment, and a journal: the activity guide that builds leadership habits.
by James M. Kouzes 2013
4.00
6 ratings
Glue
by Anh Dao Pham • 2022
Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.
4.19
155
Glue Summary
Glue 90%
Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.
by Anh Dao Pham 2022
4.19
155 ratings
Delegation and Supervision
by Brian Tracy • 2013
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
4.09
759
Delegation and Supervision Summary
Delegation and Supervision 90%
Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.
by Brian Tracy 2013
4.09
759 ratings
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2013
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
4.16
6k+
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Summary
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader 90%
What makes people follow: twenty-one character traits you can build, no natural charisma required.
by John C. Maxwell 2013
4.16
6k+ ratings
A Leader's Legacy
by James M. Kouzes • 2006
Your team won't remember the CEO. They'll remember you. How to earn a legacy worth leaving.
3.77
538
A Leader's Legacy Summary
A Leader's Legacy 90%
Your team won't remember the CEO. They'll remember you. How to earn a legacy worth leaving.
by James M. Kouzes 2006
3.77
538 ratings
How to Grow Leaders
by John Adair • 2009
Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.
3.55
92
How to Grow Leaders Summary
How to Grow Leaders 90%
Stop expecting born leaders. A system for spotting, training, and mentoring leaders at every level.
by John Adair 2009
3.55
92 ratings
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader
by Mark Sanborn • 2006
No title, no problem. How small consistent actions earn more influence than any promotion.
3.96
3k+
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader Summary
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader 90%
No title, no problem. How small consistent actions earn more influence than any promotion.
by Mark Sanborn 2006
3.96
3k+ ratings
You're It
by Leonard J. Marcus • 2019
Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.
3.86
218
You're It Summary
You're It 90%
Lead without authority. The framework for mobilizing people and navigating complexity in any crisis.
by Leonard J. Marcus 2019
3.86
218 ratings
The Ideal Team Player
by Patrick Lencioni • 2016
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
4.07
16k+
The Ideal Team Player Summary
The Ideal Team Player 90%
Three traits determine whether someone will lift your team or corrode it from within.
by Patrick Lencioni 2016
4.07
16k+ ratings
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
The Self-Aware Leader Summary
The Self-Aware Leader 90%
Your best people leave for a reason strategy, pay, and culture cannot explain. Look inward.
by John C. Maxwell 2021
4.26
968 ratings
Leadership is Language
by L. David Marquet • 2020
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
4.04
2k+
Leadership is Language Summary
Leadership is Language 90%
Most leaders speak the language of the factory floor. How to talk so your team thinks and commits.
by L. David Marquet 2020
4.04
2k+ ratings
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?
by Rob Goffee • 2006
Most leadership advice pushes imitation. Real leaders amplify their genuine differences.
3.71
772
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? Summary
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? 90%
Most leadership advice pushes imitation. Real leaders amplify their genuine differences.
by Rob Goffee 2006
3.71
772 ratings
On Becoming a Leader
by Warren Bennis • 1989
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
3.89
5k+
On Becoming a Leader Summary
On Becoming a Leader 90%
Leadership is not a set of skills. It is the slow, unglamorous work of becoming yourself.
by Warren Bennis 1989
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Extraordinary Leader
by John H. Zenger • 2002
Top leaders double revenue. The counterintuitive key: building strengths, not fixing flaws.
3.87
363
The Extraordinary Leader Summary
The Extraordinary Leader 90%
Top leaders double revenue. The counterintuitive key: building strengths, not fixing flaws.
by John H. Zenger 2002
3.87
363 ratings
Leadershift
by John C. Maxwell • 2019
Eleven shifts that turn positional managers into leaders people actually want to follow.
4.25
3k+
Leadershift Summary
Leadershift 90%
Eleven shifts that turn positional managers into leaders people actually want to follow.
by John C. Maxwell 2019
4.25
3k+ ratings
You Can't Know It All
by Wanda T. Wallace • 2019
Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.
3.99
135
You Can't Know It All Summary
You Can't Know It All 90%
Getting promoted past your expertise demands a leadership model no technical mastery can teach you.
by Wanda T. Wallace 2019
3.99
135 ratings
The Art of Leadership
by Michael Lopp • 2020
Leadership isn't a vision. It's tiny daily habits that compound. This is the habit manual.
4.15
1k+
The Art of Leadership Summary
The Art of Leadership 90%
Leadership isn't a vision. It's tiny daily habits that compound. This is the habit manual.
by Michael Lopp 2020
4.15
1k+ ratings
Making Sense of Leadership
by Esther Cameron • 2004
Five roles unlock flexible leadership. Know which to play, and the shadow side each one carries.
3.79
208
Making Sense of Leadership Summary
Making Sense of Leadership 90%
Five roles unlock flexible leadership. Know which to play, and the shadow side each one carries.
by Esther Cameron 2004
3.79
208 ratings
Authentic Leadership
by Harvard Business Review • 2017
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
3.68
564
Authentic Leadership Summary
Authentic Leadership 90%
Forget universal traits. Great leaders excavate their own lives for principles that actually hold.
by Harvard Business Review 2017
3.68
564 ratings
Scaling Leadership
by Bob Anderson • 2019
Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.
4.15
192
Scaling Leadership Summary
Scaling Leadership 90%
Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.
by Bob Anderson 2019
4.15
192 ratings
The 9 Types of Leadership
by Beatrice Chestnut • 2017
Nine core drives explain every workplace conflict and collaboration. Map your own, and lead anyone.
4.07
531
The 9 Types of Leadership Summary
The 9 Types of Leadership 90%
Nine core drives explain every workplace conflict and collaboration. Map your own, and lead anyone.
by Beatrice Chestnut 2017
4.07
531 ratings
The Leap to Leader
by Adam Bryant • 2023
The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.
4.04
261
The Leap to Leader Summary
The Leap to Leader 90%
The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.
by Adam Bryant 2023
4.04
261 ratings
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
The 100X Leader Summary
The 100X Leader 90%
Most bosses default to control or retreat. The calibration that makes people choose to follow you.
by Jeremie Kubicek 2019
3.93
304 ratings
Transformational Leadership
by Michael A. Roberto • 2013
Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.
4.02
300
Transformational Leadership Summary
Transformational Leadership 90%
Charisma fails. Here is how to mobilize people through adaptive change, power, and negotiation.
by Michael A. Roberto 2013
4.02
300 ratings
The Work of Leaders
by Julie Straw • 2013
Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.
3.98
193
The Work of Leaders Summary
The Work of Leaders 90%
Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.
by Julie Straw 2013
3.98
193 ratings
Change Leader
by Michael Fullan • 2011
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
3.77
316
Change Leader Summary
Change Leader 90%
Management books promise silver bullets. Effective change leaders trust their own practice instead.
by Michael Fullan 2011
3.77
316 ratings
Leadership 101
by John C. Maxwell • 2002
The real currency of leadership is influence, not authority: how to earn it from day one.
4.13
6k+
Leadership 101 Summary
Leadership 101 90%
The real currency of leadership is influence, not authority: how to earn it from day one.
by John C. Maxwell 2002
4.13
6k+ ratings
Launching a Leadership Revolution
by Chris Brady • 2005
Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.
4.37
3k+
Launching a Leadership Revolution Summary
Launching a Leadership Revolution 90%
Influence trumps title. Five compounding stages that produce leaders who develop other leaders.
by Chris Brady 2005
4.37
3k+ ratings
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 1998
Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.
4.16
57k+
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 90%
Why your title means nothing and your influence means everything: the twenty-one laws of leadership.
by John C. Maxwell 1998
4.16
57k+ ratings
Leadership Agility
by William B. Joiner • 2006
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
3.98
192
Leadership Agility Summary
Leadership Agility 90%
Five stages separate tactical problem-solvers from leaders who transform systems. Where are you?
by William B. Joiner 2006
3.98
192 ratings
Multipliers
by Liz Wiseman • 2010
Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.
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17k+
Multipliers Summary
Multipliers 90%
Some leaders double team brainpower; others halve it. The gap is behavioral, not genetic.
by Liz Wiseman 2010
3.99
17k+ ratings
Changing on the Job
by Jennifer Garvey Berger • 2011
Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.
4.19
397
Changing on the Job Summary
Changing on the Job 90%
Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.
by Jennifer Garvey Berger 2011
4.19
397 ratings
Managing for People Who Hate Managing
by Devora Zack • 2012
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
3.48
221
Managing for People Who Hate Managing Summary
Managing for People Who Hate Managing 90%
For those who'd rather do the work than manage the workers: how to lead without pretending.
by Devora Zack 2012
3.48
221 ratings
What Successful People Know About Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2016
You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.
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281
What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary
What Successful People Know About Leadership 90%
You do not need a corner office to lead. You need the daily habits that build unborrowed influence.
by John C. Maxwell 2016
3.97
281 ratings
The Attributes
by Rich Diviney • 2021
A former SEAL reveals the attributes that drive elite performance, and how to cultivate yours.
4.13
993
The Attributes Summary
The Attributes 90%
A former SEAL reveals the attributes that drive elite performance, and how to cultivate yours.
by Rich Diviney 2021
4.13
993 ratings
The Future Leader
by Jacob Morgan • 2020
140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.
4.16
348
The Future Leader Summary
The Future Leader 90%
140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.
by Jacob Morgan 2020
4.16
348 ratings
Change the World
by Robert E. Quinn • 2000
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
3.84
111
Change the World Summary
Change the World 90%
The lever for changing any system is the person in the mirror.
by Robert E. Quinn 2000
3.84
111 ratings
Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 1999
Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.
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270
Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Summary
Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 90%
Your leadership ability sets the ceiling on everything you do. Here is how to raise it.
by John C. Maxwell 1999
4.3
270 ratings
The Truth about Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2010
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
3.87
2k+
The Truth about Leadership Summary
The Truth about Leadership 90%
Ten fundamentals for earning trust and commitment, backed by decades of research.
by James M. Kouzes 2010
3.87
2k+ ratings
Great Leaders Grow
by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2012
Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.
4.04
838
Great Leaders Grow Summary
Great Leaders Grow 90%
Leading well is a practice, not a destination. Four growth habits that outlast any title.
by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2012
4.04
838 ratings
Learning Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2016
Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.
3.82
492
Learning Leadership Summary
Learning Leadership 90%
Become the leader who unlocks 95% of the talent most managers never touch.
by James M. Kouzes 2016
3.82
492 ratings
No Bullsh!t Leadership
by Martin G. Moore • 2021
Stop trying to be liked: real leadership is about value, speed, and accountability.
4.46
191
No Bullsh!t Leadership Summary
No Bullsh!t Leadership 90%
Stop trying to be liked: real leadership is about value, speed, and accountability.
by Martin G. Moore 2021
4.46
191 ratings
The 5 Levels of Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2011
From title-based authority to legacy-building influence: the five shifts every leader must make.
4.28
7k+
The 5 Levels of Leadership Summary
The 5 Levels of Leadership 90%
From title-based authority to legacy-building influence: the five shifts every leader must make.
by John C. Maxwell 2011
4.28
7k+ ratings
High Road Leadership
by John C. Maxwell • 2024
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
4.43
989
High Road Leadership Summary
High Road Leadership 90%
How to lead with integrity, unite a team, and put people first when the world pulls apart.
by John C. Maxwell 2024
4.43
989 ratings
The Heart of Leadership
by Mark Miller • 2013
You are crushing your numbers and still getting passed over. The problem is not your skills.
4.09
2k+
The Heart of Leadership Summary
The Heart of Leadership 90%
You are crushing your numbers and still getting passed over. The problem is not your skills.
by Mark Miller 2013
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Five Temptations of a CEO
by Patrick Lencioni • 1998
A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.
4.11
6k+
The Five Temptations of a CEO Summary
The Five Temptations of a CEO 90%
A CEO's late-night train ride exposes five derailments that quietly pull every leader off course.
by Patrick Lencioni 1998
4.11
6k+ ratings
Reframing Organizations
by Lee G. Bolman • 1990
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
3.90
3k+
Reframing Organizations Summary
Reframing Organizations 90%
Leaders fail when they see only one version of the truth. Four lenses fix that.
by Lee G. Bolman 1990
3.90
3k+ ratings
The 5 Voices
by Jeremie Kubicek • 2016
The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.
3.94
626
The 5 Voices Summary
The 5 Voices 90%
The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.
by Jeremie Kubicek 2016
3.94
626 ratings
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