Book Summaries

Career & Self-DevelopmentRemove
FinanceRemove

Filters

Subject

Competency

Content Type

Publication Date

Browse by subject:

Management Leadership Career & Self Development Marketing Sales Human Resources Economics Entrepreneurship Finance Technology Innovation All Subjects

Sign up for our Professional or Premier plan and you'll receive all of these summaries plus much more.

Compare Plans

Pages

1of17 Next

Show

View

ListGrid

Sort

Crucial Conversations

Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

by Joseph Grenny, Al Switzler, Ron McMillan, Kerry Patterson

If you feel stuck — in a relationship, in your career, at home — chances are a crucial conversation is keeping you there. This New York Times bestseller will help you handle crucial conversations — conversations that occur when the stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions vary. With crucial conversations skills, you'll be able to: prepare for high-stakes situations with a proven technique; transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue; make it safe to talk about almost...

View Details
Blink

The Power of Thinking without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

Blink is about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant — in the blink of an eye — that actually aren’t as simple as they seem, and about those instantaneous decisions that are impossible to explain to others. In this summary, staff writer from The New Yorker Malcolm Gladwell reveals that great decision makers aren’t those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of...

View Details
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

How Successful People Become Even More Successful

by Marshall Goldsmith

The corporate world is full of intelligent and skilled executives, but few will ever reach the top and, according to Goldsmith, subtle nuances make the difference.

View Details
Drive

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

In Drive, Daniel Pink examines the three elements of true motivation — autonomy, mastery, and purpose — and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action.

View Details
Working With Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career? What distinguishes star performers from the mediocre is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide, Daniel Goleman identifies them, explains their significance, and shows how they can be fostered. As Goleman documents, emotional intelligence is the essential ingredient for reaching and staying at the top in any field, even high-tech careers.

View Details
The Power of Identity

The Key to Personal and Professional Change

by Bill Wiersma

The Power of Identity takes the central principle (identity) from author Bill Wiersma’s groundbreaking book The Power of Professionalism and deepens its application to individuals and organizations alike

View Details
Listful Living

A List-Making Journey to a Less-Stressed You

by Paula Rizzo

Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less-Stressed You is intended to guide you to become a calmer, more balanced, and less stressed version of yourself through list making.

View Details
Fail More

Embrace, Learn, and Adapt to Failure As a Way to Success

by Bill Wooditch

Bill Wooditch provides the knowledge, insight, and tools needed to use every failure - large and small - to actually create a successful business, career, and life

View Details
The Responsibility Ethic

12 Strategies Exceptional People Use to Do the Work and Make Success Happen

by Adam Kreek

In The Responsibility Ethic, Adam Kreek explores the key ways that a person can take responsibility in their life, in business, and in leadership.

View Details

Pages

1of17 Next

Show

View

ListGrid

Sort

Recently Viewed Categories