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Speak Like a CEO
by Suzanne Bates • 2005
Prepare for the questions you dread, lead with your real story, and watch a room lean in.
3.68
371
Speak Like a CEO Summary
Speak Like a CEO 93%
Prepare for the questions you dread, lead with your real story, and watch a room lean in.
by Suzanne Bates 2005
3.68
371 ratings
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+
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect Summary
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect 92%
Connection beats communication: the four practices that make people feel valued and ready to act.
by John C. Maxwell 2010
4.11
6k+ ratings
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
by Carmine Gallo • 2005
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
3.87
305
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators Summary
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators 92%
The nine habits that let some speakers hold every room, distilled from the best in business.
by Carmine Gallo 2005
3.87
305 ratings
Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence
by Brent D. Ruben • 2019
A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.
5.00
1
Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence Summary
Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence 92%
A message influences only when it fits a listener's pre-existing mental map. Leadership is mapping.
by Brent D. Ruben 2019
5.00
1 ratings
Own the Room
by Amy Jen Su • 2013
A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.
3.74
941
Own the Room Summary
Own the Room 92%
A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.
by Amy Jen Su 2013
3.74
941 ratings
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions
by John C. Maxwell • 2014
The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.
4.07
5k+
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions Summary
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions 91%
The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.
by John C. Maxwell 2014
4.07
5k+ ratings
The Wisdom of the Bullfrog
by William H. McRaven • 2023
Twelve military-tested rules for leading under pressure: no fluff, no theory, just what works.
4.40
8k+
The Wisdom of the Bullfrog Summary
The Wisdom of the Bullfrog 91%
Twelve military-tested rules for leading under pressure: no fluff, no theory, just what works.
by William H. McRaven 2023
4.40
8k+ ratings
Amplify Your Influence
by René Rodriguez • 2022
Pure logic fails. The brain science and ancient rhetoric that open minds before you speak.
4.03
160
Amplify Your Influence Summary
Amplify Your Influence 91%
Pure logic fails. The brain science and ancient rhetoric that open minds before you speak.
by René Rodriguez 2022
4.03
160 ratings
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
by Annette Simmons • 2007
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
3.60
632
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins 91%
Facts don't persuade. Personal stories do: how to find yours and make them impossible to ignore.
by Annette Simmons 2007
3.60
632 ratings
Simply Said
by Jay Sullivan • 2016
Your speaking, writing, and leadership share one failure point. Fix it and watch everything change.
4.10
1k+
Simply Said Summary
Simply Said 91%
Your speaking, writing, and leadership share one failure point. Fix it and watch everything change.
by Jay Sullivan 2016
4.10
1k+ ratings
Leadership Conversations
by Alan S. Berson • 2012
Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.
4.12
92
Leadership Conversations Summary
Leadership Conversations 91%
Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.
by Alan S. Berson 2012
4.12
92 ratings
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.
4.31
172
The Charismatic Leader Summary
The Charismatic Leader 91%
Charisma isn't a trait; it's a set of skills built on making others feel they truly matter.
by John C. Maxwell 2025
4.31
172 ratings
Leadership
by Peter Andrei • 2020
451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.
3.44
50
Leadership Summary
Leadership 91%
451 communication strategies from FDR, Churchill, and MLK, decoded into a system anyone can learn.
by Peter Andrei 2020
3.44
50 ratings
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting
by Harvard Business Review • 2020
Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.
3.72
183
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting 91%
Ten presentation skills from HBR's archives: what to say, how to stand, and when to apologize.
by Harvard Business Review 2020
3.72
183 ratings
The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication
by John C. Maxwell • 2023
How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.
4.34
1k+
The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication Summary
The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication 91%
How to make your message impossible to ignore: master the laws of credibility, story, and presence.
by John C. Maxwell 2023
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Exceptional Presenter
by Timothy J. Koegel • 2001
Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.
3.67
724
The Exceptional Presenter Summary
The Exceptional Presenter 91%
Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.
by Timothy J. Koegel 2001
3.67
724 ratings
One Piece of Paper
by Mike Figliuolo • 2011
One page, 15 rules: leadership clarity that replaces jargon with stories your team actually follows.
3.77
187
One Piece of Paper Summary
One Piece of Paper 91%
One page, 15 rules: leadership clarity that replaces jargon with stories your team actually follows.
by Mike Figliuolo 2011
3.77
187 ratings
Leadership Mastery
by Dale Carnegie • 2000
Leading people isn't about charisma. It's about curiosity, a clear vision, and the courage to fail.
3.86
284
Leadership Mastery Summary
Leadership Mastery 91%
Leading people isn't about charisma. It's about curiosity, a clear vision, and the courage to fail.
by Dale Carnegie 2000
3.86
284 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 91%
No title, no problem. How small consistent actions earn more influence than any promotion.
by Mark Sanborn 2006
3.96
3k+ 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 91%
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
The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course
by Dale Carnegie • 2001
Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.
3.98
195
The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course Summary
The Dale Carnegie Leadership Mastery Course 91%
Lead with genuine curiosity and active listening: build teams that take smart risks and bounce back.
by Dale Carnegie 2001
3.98
195 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 91%
The five hidden communication styles that derail your team, and the speaking order that fixes it.
by Jeremie Kubicek 2016
3.94
626 ratings
Leadership Presence
by Belle Linda Halpern • 2003
Actors know how to hold a room: their tools are the missing piece in leadership development.
3.85
428
Leadership Presence Summary
Leadership Presence 91%
Actors know how to hold a room: their tools are the missing piece in leadership development.
by Belle Linda Halpern 2003
3.85
428 ratings
How the Best Leaders Lead
by Brian Tracy • 2009
Ten battlefields of leadership, from hiring to simplification, and the checklists to win each one.
4.03
394
How the Best Leaders Lead Summary
How the Best Leaders Lead 91%
Ten battlefields of leadership, from hiring to simplification, and the checklists to win each one.
by Brian Tracy 2009
4.03
394 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 91%
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
Art of Asking, The
by Terry J. Fadem • 2008
Answers are everywhere. The skill that separates effective managers is knowing what to ask.
3.61
701
Art of Asking, The Summary
Art of Asking, The 91%
Answers are everywhere. The skill that separates effective managers is knowing what to ask.
by Terry J. Fadem 2008
3.61
701 ratings
The 360 Degree Leader
by John C. Maxwell • 2006
Your title doesn't determine your influence. How to lead up, down, and sideways from anywhere.
4.16
8k+
The 360 Degree Leader Summary
The 360 Degree Leader 91%
Your title doesn't determine your influence. How to lead up, down, and sideways from anywhere.
by John C. Maxwell 2006
4.16
8k+ ratings
The Advantage
by Patrick Lencioni • 2012
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
4.13
16k+
The Advantage Summary
The Advantage 91%
The competitive advantage hiding in plain sight: a leadership team that actually trusts each other.
by Patrick Lencioni 2012
4.13
16k+ ratings
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
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 Summary
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020 91%
CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.
by Harvard Business Review 2019
3.85
228 ratings
Radical Inclusion
by Martin E. Dempsey • 2018
Lead when facts don't matter and your best intel comes from the janitor.
3.96
570
Radical Inclusion Summary
Radical Inclusion 91%
Lead when facts don't matter and your best intel comes from the janitor.
by Martin E. Dempsey 2018
3.96
570 ratings
Winning Minds
by Simon Lancaster • 2015
Before facts reach the brain, metaphors hit the gut: the three-step leadership language sequence.
4.28
153
Winning Minds Summary
Winning Minds 91%
Before facts reach the brain, metaphors hit the gut: the three-step leadership language sequence.
by Simon Lancaster 2015
4.28
153 ratings
It's Your Ship
by D. Michael Abrashoff • 2002
A leadership playbook forged at sea, where the Navy's worst ship became its best.
4.12
11k+
It's Your Ship Summary
It's Your Ship 91%
A leadership playbook forged at sea, where the Navy's worst ship became its best.
by D. Michael Abrashoff 2002
4.12
11k+ ratings
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook
by John C. Maxwell • 2007
Stop managing, start leading: earn influence, build trust, and develop other leaders.
4.23
2k+
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook Summary
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook 91%
Stop managing, start leading: earn influence, build trust, and develop other leaders.
by John C. Maxwell 2007
4.23
2k+ 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 91%
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
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
by James C. Humes • 2002
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
3.92
2k+
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Summary
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln 91%
Ten speaking techniques from history's orators, starting with the trick of opening in total silence.
by James C. Humes 2002
3.92
2k+ ratings
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1993
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
4.16
8k+
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership 91%
He filled his cabinet with rivals and still won the war. Lincoln's playbook for tough times.
by Donald T. Phillips 1993
4.16
8k+ ratings
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1997
Beat an empire with better teamwork: the leadership manual hidden in the American Revolution.
3.87
298
The Founding Fathers on Leadership Summary
The Founding Fathers on Leadership 91%
Beat an empire with better teamwork: the leadership manual hidden in the American Revolution.
by Donald T. Phillips 1997
3.87
298 ratings
Leading in Tough Times
by John C. Maxwell • 2021
The first person you must lead in a crisis is yourself. Everything else follows.
4.13
365
Leading in Tough Times Summary
Leading in Tough Times 91%
The first person you must lead in a crisis is yourself. Everything else follows.
by John C. Maxwell 2021
4.13
365 ratings
Get to the Point!
by Joel Schwartzberg • 2017
The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.
4.31
1k+
Get to the Point! Summary
Get to the Point! 91%
The gap between rambling and leading is one sentence. Here is how to find it.
by Joel Schwartzberg 2017
4.31
1k+ 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 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 91%
Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.
by Julie Straw 2013
3.98
193 ratings
Spark
by Angie Morgan • 2013
Eight behaviors, forged in the Marines, for earning influence from any seat.
3.84
772
Spark Summary
Spark 91%
Eight behaviors, forged in the Marines, for earning influence from any seat.
by Angie Morgan 2013
3.84
772 ratings
Five Stars
by Carmine Gallo • 2018
Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.
3.93
1k+
Five Stars Summary
Five Stars 91%
Robots cannot move a room. The storytelling and persuasion playbook for an automated century.
by Carmine Gallo 2018
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling
by Stephen Denning • 2005
Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.
3.61
405
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling Summary
The Leader's Guide to Storytelling 91%
Eight narrative templates to spark action, build trust, and transfer knowledge on demand.
by Stephen Denning 2005
3.61
405 ratings
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership
by James M. Kouzes • 2020
No corner office required. The leadership practices that earn followership regardless of your title.
3.74
165
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership Summary
Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership 91%
No corner office required. The leadership practices that earn followership regardless of your title.
by James M. Kouzes 2020
3.74
165 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.
3.97
281
What Successful People Know About Leadership Summary
What Successful People Know About Leadership 91%
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
Effective Communication
by D.K. Publishing • 2015
Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.
3.78
32
Effective Communication Summary
Effective Communication 91%
Speak, write, listen, negotiate: the communication skills that define effective management.
by D.K. Publishing 2015
3.78
32 ratings
Fierce Conversations
by Susan Scott • 2002
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
4.00
11k+
Fierce Conversations Summary
Fierce Conversations 91%
The conversation you're avoiding is costing you. Seven steps for finally having it.
by Susan Scott 2002
4.00
11k+ ratings
Speak with Confidence
by Mike Acker • 2022
Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.
4.42
161
Speak with Confidence Summary
Speak with Confidence 91%
Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.
by Mike Acker 2022
4.42
161 ratings
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
The CEO Test Summary
The CEO Test 91%
The recurring challenges that separate thriving leaders from the rest, and how to navigate them.
by Adam Bryant 2021
4.12
286 ratings
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