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The Monk and the Riddle
by Randy Komisar • 2000
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
3.87
3k+
The Monk and the Riddle Summary
The Monk and the Riddle 93%
Defer your dreams and you risk never living them; build a career that pulls, not pushes.
by Randy Komisar 2000
3.87
3k+ ratings
Is Your Work Worth It?
by Christopher Wong Michaelson • 2024
Your salary answers the wrong question. A philosopher's guide to what work is actually worth.
3.61
82
Is Your Work Worth It? Summary
Is Your Work Worth It? 91%
Your salary answers the wrong question. A philosopher's guide to what work is actually worth.
by Christopher Wong Michaelson 2024
3.61
82 ratings
The Buddha and the Badass
by Vishen Lakhiani • 2020
Stop choosing between inner peace and outer success. A system that builds both simultaneously.
3.93
2k+
The Buddha and the Badass Summary
The Buddha and the Badass 91%
Stop choosing between inner peace and outer success. A system that builds both simultaneously.
by Vishen Lakhiani 2020
3.93
2k+ ratings
Find Your Why
by Simon Sinek • 2017
Know your purpose in one sentence. The partner method that mines your past for the answer.
3.66
13k+
Find Your Why Summary
Find Your Why 91%
Know your purpose in one sentence. The partner method that mines your past for the answer.
by Simon Sinek 2017
3.66
13k+ ratings
Change Your World
by John C. Maxwell • 2021
Change doesn't wait for leaders. It starts with one person, a few chairs, and a conversation.
4.09
923
Change Your World Summary
Change Your World 91%
Change doesn't wait for leaders. It starts with one person, a few chairs, and a conversation.
by John C. Maxwell 2021
4.09
923 ratings
If Aristotle Ran General Motors
by Tom Morris • 1997
Ancient philosophy holds a blueprint for business success that modern management overlooks.
3.81
283
If Aristotle Ran General Motors Summary
If Aristotle Ran General Motors 91%
Ancient philosophy holds a blueprint for business success that modern management overlooks.
by Tom Morris 1997
3.81
283 ratings
Joy at Work
by Dennis W. Bakke • 2005
A CEO built a 40,000-person company on joy, freedom, and love. Here is the blueprint.
3.66
467
Joy at Work Summary
Joy at Work 90%
A CEO built a 40,000-person company on joy, freedom, and love. Here is the blueprint.
by Dennis W. Bakke 2005
3.66
467 ratings
Conscious Business
by Fred Kofman • 2005
Your worst workplace moments are not obstacles. They are the leadership curriculum you never got.
4.03
2k+
Conscious Business Summary
Conscious Business 90%
Your worst workplace moments are not obstacles. They are the leadership curriculum you never got.
by Fred Kofman 2005
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World
by Aaron Hurst • 2013
The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.
3.76
418
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World Summary
The Purpose Economy, How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World 90%
The next economy runs on purpose, not just information. The guide for finding yours and leading it.
by Aaron Hurst 2013
3.76
418 ratings
Primary Greatness
by Stephen R. Covey • 2015
External success is a trap: twelve character levers for a reputation no downturn can erase.
3.93
1k+
Primary Greatness Summary
Primary Greatness 90%
External success is a trap: twelve character levers for a reputation no downturn can erase.
by Stephen R. Covey 2015
3.93
1k+ ratings
Practical Wisdom
by Barry Schwartz • 2010
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
3.70
816
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom 90%
Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.
by Barry Schwartz 2010
3.70
816 ratings
Good Work
by Howard Gardner • 2001
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
3.76
272
Good Work Summary
Good Work 90%
Genetics soars; journalism collapses. The difference is not technology or money, but alignment.
by Howard Gardner 2001
3.76
272 ratings
80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Todd • 2016
How to pick a career that engages you while solving the world's most urgent, overlooked problems.
3.91
2k+
80,000 Hours Summary
80,000 Hours 90%
How to pick a career that engages you while solving the world's most urgent, overlooked problems.
by Benjamin Todd 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Answer to How Is Yes
by Peter Block • 2003
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
3.96
649
The Answer to How Is Yes Summary
The Answer to How Is Yes 90%
The question 'How?' is a detour. The one that comes before it changes everything.
by Peter Block 2003
3.96
649 ratings
The Values Factor
by John F. Demartini • 2013
Your spending and daily schedule already contain your life's purpose. The rest is alignment.
4.25
625
The Values Factor Summary
The Values Factor 90%
Your spending and daily schedule already contain your life's purpose. The rest is alignment.
by John F. Demartini 2013
4.25
625 ratings
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz
by David Grayson • 2014
Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.
3.5
4
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz Summary
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz 90%
Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.
by David Grayson 2014
3.5
4 ratings
The Economics of Higher Purpose
by Robert E Quinn • 2019
Your economic assumptions guarantee mediocrity. How authentic purpose outperforms them.
3.69
35
The Economics of Higher Purpose Summary
The Economics of Higher Purpose 90%
Your economic assumptions guarantee mediocrity. How authentic purpose outperforms them.
by Robert E Quinn 2019
3.69
35 ratings
The Hungry Spirit
by Charles B. Handy • 1997
Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.
3.82
152
The Hungry Spirit Summary
The Hungry Spirit 90%
Markets maximize profit but starve the spirit: what efficiency can't give you, and where to look.
by Charles B. Handy 1997
3.82
152 ratings
Total Leadership
by Stewart D. Friedman • 2008
Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.
4.04
5k+
Total Leadership Summary
Total Leadership 90%
Effective leadership and a full life grow from the same small experiments. A method from Wharton.
by Stewart D. Friedman 2008
4.04
5k+ ratings
The Power of Servant-Leadership
by Robert K. Greenleaf • 1998
The leadership philosophy where serving others comes first, and authority follows naturally.
3.98
318
The Power of Servant-Leadership Summary
The Power of Servant-Leadership 90%
The leadership philosophy where serving others comes first, and authority follows naturally.
by Robert K. Greenleaf 1998
3.98
318 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
Intentional Living
by John C. Maxwell • 2015
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
4.20
2k+
Intentional Living Summary
Intentional Living 90%
Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.
by John C. Maxwell 2015
4.20
2k+ ratings
How Will You Measure Your Life?
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2012
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
4.05
38k+
How Will You Measure Your Life? Summary
How Will You Measure Your Life? 90%
Apply the rigor of corporate strategy to your life, before you tally a deficit of meaning.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2012
4.05
38k+ ratings
How to Think More About Sex
by Alain de Botton • 2012
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
3.47
6k+
How to Think More About Sex Summary
How to Think More About Sex 90%
Career advice has it backward. Fulfilling work gets found by trying things, not by introspection.
by Alain de Botton 2012
3.47
6k+ ratings
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
665
Anyway Summary
Anyway 90%
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001
4.09
665 ratings
Purpose, Meaning, and Passion
by Harvard Business Review • 2018
Purpose is crafted, not discovered: building meaning at work, one small win at a time.
3.89
478
Purpose, Meaning, and Passion Summary
Purpose, Meaning, and Passion 90%
Purpose is crafted, not discovered: building meaning at work, one small win at a time.
by Harvard Business Review 2018
3.89
478 ratings
What Should I Do with My Life?
by Po Bronson • 2002
Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.
3.69
9k+
What Should I Do with My Life? Summary
What Should I Do with My Life? 90%
Fifty people found their calling. Their secret had nothing to do with five-year plans.
by Po Bronson 2002
3.69
9k+ ratings
Linchpin
by Seth Godin • 2010
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
3.83
47k+
Linchpin Summary
Linchpin 90%
Competence makes you employable. Generosity makes you indispensable. The manual for the second one.
by Seth Godin 2010
3.83
47k+ ratings
Why We Work
by Barry Schwartz • 2015
Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.
3.64
2k+
Why We Work Summary
Why We Work 90%
Treat work as just a paycheck, and you create the pay-driven workers you assumed.
by Barry Schwartz 2015
3.64
2k+ ratings
Compassionate Capitalism
by Rich DeVos • 1993
What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?
4.43
240
Compassionate Capitalism Summary
Compassionate Capitalism 90%
What if serving others, not exploiting them, is the real engine of profit?
by Rich DeVos 1993
4.43
240 ratings
Conscious Leadership
by John Mackey • 2020
The Whole Foods founder on why love and integrity outperform pure profit-chasing.
3.72
402
Conscious Leadership Summary
Conscious Leadership 90%
The Whole Foods founder on why love and integrity outperform pure profit-chasing.
by John Mackey 2020
3.72
402 ratings
Firestarters
by Raoul Davis Jr. • 2018
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
4.29
5k+
Firestarters Summary
Firestarters 90%
Your drive has a type. Learn yours and protect it from what kills momentum.
by Raoul Davis Jr. 2018
4.29
5k+ ratings
How to Find Fulfilling Work
by Roman Krznaric • 2012
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
3.90
3k+
How to Find Fulfilling Work Summary
How to Find Fulfilling Work 90%
How to stumble into work you love: the experimental method for finding fulfillment without a plan.
by Roman Krznaric 2012
3.90
3k+ ratings
Stewardship
by Peter Block • 1993
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
3.93
377
Stewardship Summary
Stewardship 90%
Why patriarchy fails organizations, and how distributing power, money, and grace rebuilds them.
by Peter Block 1993
3.93
377 ratings
Freedom, Inc.
by Brian M. Carney • 2009
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
4.24
251
Freedom, Inc. Summary
Freedom, Inc. 90%
Command-and-control kills innovation. The case for setting employees free and watching growth soar.
by Brian M. Carney 2009
4.24
251 ratings
Purpose
by Nikos Mourkogiannis • 2006
Strategy and profit do not build great companies. Moral purpose does, and philosophy shows why.
4.01
4k+
Purpose Summary
Purpose 90%
Strategy and profit do not build great companies. Moral purpose does, and philosophy shows why.
by Nikos Mourkogiannis 2006
4.01
4k+ ratings
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does
by Susan Fowler • 2014
Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.
3.69
1k+
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does Summary
Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does 90%
Rewards and punishments backfire. Real motivation runs on three psychological needs, not incentives.
by Susan Fowler 2014
3.69
1k+ ratings
Callings
by Dave Isay • 2016
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
3.92
2k+
Callings Summary
Callings 90%
A sanitation worker, neurosurgeon, and beekeeper reveal how they found purpose in unexpected work.
by Dave Isay 2016
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Servant Leader
by James A. Autry • 2001
Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.
3.94
654
The Servant Leader Summary
The Servant Leader 90%
Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.
by James A. Autry 2001
3.94
654 ratings
Dark Horse
by Todd Rose • 2018
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
3.83
1k+
Dark Horse Summary
Dark Horse 89%
Success isn't a ladder. It's engineered from the specific, peculiar things that actually drive you.
by Todd Rose 2018
3.83
1k+ ratings
Shop Class as Soulcraft
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2009
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
3.74
11k+
Shop Class as Soulcraft Summary
Shop Class as Soulcraft 89%
White-collar work dulls the mind. The intellectual case for picking up a wrench instead.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide
by Richard Nelson Bolles • 2009
Resumes get ignored. The self-inventory method with an 86 percent success rate, even in a freeze.
3.65
123
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide Summary
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide 89%
Resumes get ignored. The self-inventory method with an 86 percent success rate, even in a freeze.
by Richard Nelson Bolles 2009
3.65
123 ratings
The Squiggly Career
by Helen Tupper • 2020
Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.
3.92
1k+
The Squiggly Career Summary
The Squiggly Career 89%
Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.
by Helen Tupper 2020
3.92
1k+ ratings
The 8th Habit
by Stephen R. Covey • 2010
The seven habits made you effective. The eighth makes you a leader people can't replace.
4.03
24k+
The 8th Habit Summary
The 8th Habit 89%
The seven habits made you effective. The eighth makes you a leader people can't replace.
by Stephen R. Covey 2010
4.03
24k+ ratings
What Do You Want Out of Life?
by Valerie Tiberius • 2023
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
3.19
373
What Do You Want Out of Life? Summary
What Do You Want Out of Life? 89%
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
by Valerie Tiberius 2023
3.19
373 ratings
Your 168
by Harry M Kraemer • 2020
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
4.05
164
Your 168 Summary
Your 168 89%
168 hours every week. Six categories. One question to ask yourself each night that prevents regret.
by Harry M Kraemer 2020
4.05
164 ratings
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success
by Maria Bartiromo • 2010
Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.
3.73
114
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success Summary
The 10 Laws of Enduring Success 89%
Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.
by Maria Bartiromo 2010
3.73
114 ratings
A Better Way to Live
by Og Mandino • 1990
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
4.31
2k+
A Better Way to Live Summary
A Better Way to Live 89%
Twelve daily commitments that build a life of purpose and peace, no perfection required.
by Og Mandino 1990
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Seven-Day Weekend
by ricardo-semler • 2004
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
4.05
893
The Seven-Day Weekend Summary
The Seven-Day Weekend 89%
A CEO's radical experiment: no schedules, no titles, and salaries employees set themselves.
by ricardo-semler 2004
4.05
893 ratings
The Fred Factor
by Mark Sanborn • 2002
Treat every envelope like a masterpiece. A mailman's four rules for winning at work.
3.88
8k+
The Fred Factor Summary
The Fred Factor 89%
Treat every envelope like a masterpiece. A mailman's four rules for winning at work.
by Mark Sanborn 2002
3.88
8k+ ratings
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