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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 317 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 285,310 ratings — published 2009
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 304 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 848,587 ratings — published 1989
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
by (shelved 303 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 133,840 ratings — published 2018
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 299 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,442,891 ratings — published 2018
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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 297 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 62,462 ratings — published 2017
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The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child (Paperback)
by (shelved 281 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.49 — 18,776 ratings — published 2009
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 88,106 ratings — published 2002
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 253 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 145,501 ratings — published 2002
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 252 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,203,011 ratings — published 1936
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 239 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 271,500 ratings — published
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 230 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 316,809 ratings — published 2001
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 183,754 ratings — published 2006
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.95 — 128,381 ratings — published 2009
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 621,858 ratings — published 2011
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 68,687 ratings — published 2014
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 201,176 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 580,334 ratings — published 2012
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 148,997 ratings — published 2016
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.07 — 487,732 ratings — published 2012
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 231,309 ratings — published 2016
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever (ebook)
by (shelved 138 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.99 — 31,332 ratings — published 2016
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 894,777 ratings — published 2008
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 56,000 ratings — published 2010
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.29 — 250,848 ratings — published 2012
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Reading in the Wild Reading in the Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,612 ratings — published 2013
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The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 40,102 ratings — published 2003
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 159,030 ratings — published 2021
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 170,992 ratings — published 2001
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Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,226 ratings — published 2009
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 116 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 84,639 ratings — published 2019
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.23 — 37,830 ratings — published 2017
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 115 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.05 — 137,779 ratings — published 2011
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Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 113 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.87 — 523,493 ratings — published 1998
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 870,208 ratings — published 2000
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The One Minute Manager The One Minute Manager (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.95 — 150,481 ratings — published 1981
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.24 — 107,248 ratings — published 2015
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 90,160 ratings — published 1981
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 186,331 ratings — published 1984
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 102,185 ratings — published 2006
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Strengths Finder 2.0 Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 101 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 57,660 ratings — published 2007
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Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 10,116 ratings — published
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Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,274 ratings — published 2012
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 314,651 ratings — published 2014
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 22,960 ratings — published 2019
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.96 — 632,925 ratings — published 2005
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The First Days of School: How to Be An Effective Teacher [with CD] The First Days of School: How to Be An Effective Teacher [with CD] (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.99 — 9,886 ratings — published 1991
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.06 — 41,457 ratings — published 2013
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as professional-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 85,570 ratings — published 2003
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.24 — 232,060 ratings — published 2010
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Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as professional-development)
avg rating 4.57 — 2,936 ratings — published 2012
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