Jossey-Bass Summaries and Reviews

See all summaries and reviews from Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers at a glance.

Book

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
8 Book

The Ideal Team Player

How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2016
7 Book

Well Connected

An Unconventional Approach to Building Genuine, Effective Business Relationships
Gordon S. Curtis
Jossey-Bass, 2010
8 Book

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2005
8 Book

Power Mentoring

How Mentors and Protégés Get The Most Out of Their Relationships
Ellen Ensher and Susan Murphy
Jossey-Bass, 2005
7 Book

Head, Heart & Guts

How the World`s Best Companies Develop Complete Leaders
David L. Dotlich et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2006
9 Book

The Leadership Challenge

How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations
Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
Jossey-Bass, 1995
8 Book

Leading with Questions

How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask
Michael J. Marquardt
Jossey-Bass, 2014
8 Book

The Motive

Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2020
8 Book

The Leadership Pipeline

How to Build the Leadership-Powered Company
Ram Charan et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2000
7 Book

Leader's Guide to Storytelling

Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
Stephen Denning
Jossey-Bass, 2005
6 Book

The Advantage

Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2012
8 Book

Meeting Excellence

33 Tools to Lead Meetings That Get Results
Glenn Parker and Robert Hoffman
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

The Mentor’s Guide

Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships
Lois J. Zachary
Jossey-Bass, 2011
7 Book

The Skilled Facilitator

A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches
Roger Schwarz
Jossey-Bass, 2002
9 Book

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager

How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership
David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey
Jossey-Bass, 2004
8 Book

Bridging the Soft Skills Gap

How to Teach the Missing Basics to Today's Young Talent
Bruce Tulgan
Jossey-Bass, 2015
8 Book

Behind the Cloud

The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company – and Revolutionized an Industry
Marc Benioff and Carlye Adler
Jossey-Bass, 2009
5 Book

Focus on the Good Stuff

The Power of Appreciation
Mike Robbins
Jossey-Bass, 2007
6 Book

Death By Meeting

A Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2004
9 Book

The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions

Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level
Timothy J. Galpin and Mark Herndon
Jossey-Bass, 2000
7 Book

Getting Naked

A Business Fable...About Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2010
7 Book

Courage

The Backbone of Leadership
Gus Lee and Diane Elliott-Lee
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book

Leadership Conversations

Challenging High-Potential Managers to Become Great Leaders
Alan S. Berson and Richard G. Stieglitz
Jossey-Bass, 2013
9 Book

Pushback

How Smart Women Ask – and Stand Up – for What They Want
Selena Rezvani
Jossey-Bass, 2012
9 Book

Project Management JumpStart

The Best First Step Toward a Career in Project Management
Kim Heldman
Jossey-Bass, 2005
8 Book

How Learning Works

7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Susan A. Ambrose et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2010
9 Book
Kieran Egan
Jossey-Bass, 2005
7 Book

Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams

How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results
Roger Schwarz
Jossey-Bass, 2013
8 Book

Mastering Business Negotiation

A Working Guide to Making Deals and Resolving Conflict
Roy J. Lewicki and Alexander Hiam
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

Leadership Blindspots

How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter
Robert Bruce Shaw
Jossey-Bass, 2014
9 Book

How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD

Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions
Sandra F. Rief
Jossey-Bass, 2005
8 Book

Transparency

How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
Warren Bennis et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2008
8 Book
Edgar H. Schein
Jossey-Bass, 2004
7 Book

Bridging Organization Design and Performance

Five Ways to Activate a Global Operation Model
Gregory Kesler and Amy Kates
Jossey-Bass, 2015
8 Book

The 27 Challenges Managers Face

Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems
Bruce Tulgan
Jossey-Bass, 2014
7 Book

Authentic Leadership

Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
Bill George
Jossey-Bass, 2003
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The Truth About Employee Engagement

A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2015
7 Book
Erika Andersen
Jossey-Bass, 2012
8 Book

Retiring the Generation Gap

How Employees Young & Old Can Find Common Ground
Jennifer J. Deal
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book
Michael Fullan
Jossey-Bass, 2001
7 Book

Leadership Agility

Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change
Bill Joiner and Stephen Josephs
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

Hostage at the Table

How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance
George Kohlrieser
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book

The Handbook of Coaching

A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals
Frederic M. Hudson
Jossey-Bass, 1999
7 Book

Silos, Politics and Turf Wars

A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

Deep Change

Discovering the Leader Within
Robert E. Quinn
Jossey-Bass, 1996
8 Book

Her Place at the Table

A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership
Deborah M. Kolb et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2004
9 Book

From Values to Action

The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership
Harry M. Kraemer
Jossey-Bass, 2011
8 Book

Improving Performance

How to Manage the White Space in the Organization Chart
Geary A. Rummler and Alan P. Brache
Jossey Bass Wiley, 1990
7 Book

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

Practical Intelligence

The Art and Science of Common Sense
Karl Albrecht
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

The Skilled Negotiator

Mastering the Language of Engagement
Kathleen Kelley Reardon
Jossey-Bass, 2004
8 Book

Why CEOs Fail

The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top and How to Manage Them
David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo
Jossey-Bass, 2003
7 Book
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2004
6 Book

The Truth About Burnout

How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It
Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter
Jossey-Bass, 1997
9 Book

Breakthrough Business Negotiation

A Toolbox for Managers
Michael Watkins
Jossey-Bass, 2002
7 Book

Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart

A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders and Their Challenges
Mary Beth O Neill
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

Reframing Organizations

Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
Jossey-Bass, 2013
7 Book

The Wisdom of Failure

How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price
Laurence G. Weinzimmer and Jim McConoughey
Jossey-Bass, 2012
7 Book

Designing Your Organization

Using the Star Model to Solve 5 Critical Design Challenges
Amy Kates and Jay R. Galbraith
Jossey-Bass, 2007
7 Book

Don't Bring It to Work

Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success
Sylvia Lafair
Jossey-Bass, 2009
8 Book

Healing the Wounds

Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations
David M. Noer
Jossey-Bass, 2009
8 Book

Built to Change

How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness
Edward E. Lawler III and Christopher G. Worley
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book

The Empowered Manager

Positive Political Skills at Work
Peter Block
Jossey-Bass, 1991
8 Book

Squirrel Inc.

A Fable of Leadership Through Storytelling
Stephen Denning
Jossey-Bass, 2004
8 Book

Peter Drucker

Shaping the Managerial Mind
John E. Flaherty
Jossey-Bass, 1999
5 Book

Action Coaching

How to Leverage Individual Performance for Company Success
David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo
Jossey-Bass, 1999
7 Book

Grounded

How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World
Bob Rosen
Jossey-Bass, 2013
8 Book

Strategy for the Corporate Level

Where to Invest, What to Cut Back and How to Grow Organisations with Multiple Divisions
Andrew Campbell et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2014
7 Book

The Best Service is No Service

How to Liberate Your Customers from Customer Service, Keep Them Happy, and Control Costs
Bill Price and David Jaffe
Jossey-Bass, 2008
6 Book

The Integrity Dividend

Leading by the Power of Your Word
Tony Simons
Jossey-Bass, 2008
8 Book

What Matters Now

How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation
Gary Hamel
Jossey-Bass, 2012