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

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
8 Book

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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

The Mentor’s Guide

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

The Ideal Team Player

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

Leadership Passages

The Personal and Professional Transitions That Make or Break a Leader
David L. Dotlich et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2004
8 Book

The Leadership Pipeline

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

Reframing Organizations

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

Leading with Questions

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

The Integrity Dividend

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

The Advantage

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

Mastering Business Negotiation

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

Facilitating with Ease!

A Step-by-Step Guidebook
Ingrid Bens
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book
Edgar H. Schein
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
8 Book

Leadership Blindspots

How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter
Robert Bruce Shaw
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

Death By Meeting

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

The Skilled Facilitator

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

Leader's Guide to Storytelling

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

Improving Performance

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

Project Management JumpStart

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

Breakthrough Business Negotiation

A Toolbox for Managers
Michael Watkins
Jossey-Bass, 2002
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

Her Place at the Table

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

Hostage at the Table

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

Meeting Excellence

33 Tools to Lead Meetings That Get Results
Glenn Parker and Robert Hoffman
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

Authentic Leadership

Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
Bill George
Jossey-Bass, 2003
8 Book

Make Your Workplace Great

The 7 Keys to an Emotionally Intelligent Organization
Steven J. Stein
Jossey-Bass, 2007
7 Book

Eisenhower on Leadership

Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management
Alan Axelrod
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book
Michael Fullan
Jossey-Bass, 2001
6 Book

Beyond Boredom and Anxiety

Experiencing Flow in Work and Play
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Jossey-Bass, 2000
Book

The Truth About Employee Engagement

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

How Learning Works

7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Susan A. Ambrose et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2010
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
8 Book

Brand Relevance

Making Competitors Irrelevant
David A. Aaker
Jossey-Bass, 2011
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
8 Book

The Unfinished Leader

Balancing Contradictory Answers to Unsolvable Problems
David L. Dotlich et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2014
8 Book

Be Know Do

Leadership the Army Way: Adapted from The Official Army Leadership Manual
Leader to Leader Institute et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2004
8 Book
Bill George
Jossey-Bass, 2009
7 Book

The Secret Language of Leadership

How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative
Stephen Denning
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

Practical Intelligence

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

Retiring the Generation Gap

How Employees Young & Old Can Find Common Ground
Jennifer J. Deal
Jossey-Bass, 2006
9 Book

The Triple Bottom Line

How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success — and How You Can Too
Andrew W. Savitz and Karl Weber
Jossey-Bass, 2006
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
9 Book
Ellis M.M. Robinson and Kim Klein
Jossey-Bass, 2003
7 Book

The Five Temptations of a CEO

A Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 1998
9 Book
Gary S. Goodman Ph.D.
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

The 27 Challenges Managers Face

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

Designing Your Organization

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

Transparency

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

Boards That Deliver

Advancing Corporate Governance From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
Ram Charan
Jossey-Bass, 2005
8 Book

Essential Principles for Fundraising Success

An Answer Manual for Everyday Challenges of Raising Money
G. Douglass Alexander and Kristina J. Carlson
Jossey-Bass, 2005
6 Book

Credibility

How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2003
8 Book

Driven

How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
Jossey-Bass, 2001
8 Book

Making Thinking Visible

How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners
Ron Ritchhart et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2011
8 Book

Leaders at All Levels

Deepening Your Talent Pool to Solve the Succession Crisis
Ram Charan
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

Never Bet the Farm

How Entrepreneurs Take Risks, Make Decisions – and How You Can, Too
Anthony Iaquinto and Stephen Spinelli, Jr.
Jossey-Bass, 2006
7 Book

Courage

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

Built to Change

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

The End of Management

And the Rise of Organizational Democracy
Joan Goldsmith and Kenneth Cloke
Jossey-Bass, 2002
8 Book

Net Profit

How to Invest and Compete in the Real World of Internet Business
Peter Cohan
Jossey-Bass, 1999
8 Book

Rewarding Teams

Lessons from the Trenches
Glenn Parker et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

Performance Scorecards

Measuring the Right Things in the Real World
Mark W. Morgan and Richard Y. Chang
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

Angel Investing

Matching Start-Up Funds with Start-up Companies - The Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists
Robert J. Robinson and Mark Van Osnabrugge
Jossey-Bass, 2000
9 Book

Built on Values

Creating an Enviable Culture that Outperforms the Competition
Ann Rhoades
Jossey-Bass, 2011
8 Book

The Motive

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

Not Everyone Gets A Trophy

How to Manage the Millennials
Bruce Tulgan
Jossey-Bass, 2016
9 Book

How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD

Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions
Sandra F. Rief
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

TouchPoints

Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments
Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard
Jossey-Bass, 2011
7 Book

eXtreme Project Management

Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility
Doug DeCarlo
Jossey-Bass, 2004
7 Book

Reality-Based Leadership

Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses Into Results
Cy Wakeman
Jossey-Bass, 2010
7 Book

Unusually Excellent

The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership
John Hamm
Jossey-Bass, 2011
8 Book

The Telephone Interviewer's Handbook

How to Conduct Standardized Conversations
Patricia A. Gwartney
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

Healing the Wounds

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

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2007
7 Book
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

The Leader of the Future 2

Visions, Strategies, and Practices for the New Era
Frances Hesselbein and Marshall Goldsmith
Jossey-Bass, 2006
8 Book

The Skilled Negotiator

Mastering the Language of Engagement
Kathleen Kelley Reardon
Jossey-Bass, 2004
6 Book
Patrick Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

Gravy Training

Inside the Business of Business Schools
Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove
Jossey-Bass, 1999
8 Book

Brand Asset Management

Driving Profitable Growth Through Your Brands
Scott M. Davis
Jossey-Bass, 2000
8 Book

The Collaboration Challenge

How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed through Strategic Alliances
James E. Austin
Jossey-Bass, 2000
6 Book

Joining Forces

Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers
Mitchell Lee Marks and Philip Mirvis
Jossey-Bass, 1998
5 Book

Action Coaching

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

Becoming The Best

Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr.
Jossey-Bass, 2015
8 Book

What Great Brands Do

The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest
Denise Lee Yohn
Jossey-Bass, 2014
9 Book

Driving Fear Out of the Workplace

Creating the High-Trust, High-Performance Organization
Kathleen D. Ryan and Daniel K. Oestreich
Jossey-Bass, 1998
7 Book

Care to Dare

Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership
George Kohlrieser et al.
Jossey-Bass, 2012
8 Book

Rippling

How Social Entrepreneurs Spread Innovation Throughout the World
Beverly Schwartz
Jossey-Bass, 2012
6 Book

The Truth about Leadership

The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2010
9 Book

From Values to Action

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

Look at More

A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change
Andy Stefanovich
Jossey-Bass, 2011
7 Book

Disciplined Dreaming

A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity
Josh Linkner
Jossey-Bass, 2011
8 Book

Fair Pay, Fair Play

Aligning Executive Performance and Pay
Robin A. Ferracone
Jossey-Bass, 2010
7 Book

Getting Naked

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

Owning Up

The 14 Questions Every Board Member Needs to Ask
Ram Charan
Jossey-Bass, 2009
8 Book

Designing the Smart Organization

How Breakthrough Corporate Learning Initiatives Drive Strategic Change and Innovation
Roland Deiser
Jossey-Bass, 2009
8 Book

High Altitude Leadership

What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success
Chris Warner and Don Schmincke
Jossey-Bass, 2008
7 Book

The Three Laws of Performance

Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life
Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan
Jossey-Bass, 2009
5 Book

Focus on the Good Stuff

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

Leadership and the Sexes

Using Gender Science to Create Success in Business
Michael Gurian and Barbara Annis
Jossey-Bass, 2008
8 Book

The Brand Bubble

The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It
John Gerzema and Ed Lebar
Jossey-Bass, 2008
8 Book

Peak

How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Chip Conley
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

The Taboos of Leadership

The 10 Secrets No One Will Tell You About Leaders and What They Really Think
Anthony F. Smith
Jossey-Bass, 2007
8 Book

Career Imprints

Creating Leaders across an Industry
Monica C. Higgins
Jossey-Bass, 2005
8 Book

Up the Organization

How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits
Robert Townsend
Jossey-Bass, 2007
6 Book

The Leader on the Couch

A Clinical Approach to Changing People & Organisations
Manfred Kets de Vries
Jossey-Bass, 2006
9 Book

Fast Second

How Smart Companies Bypass Radical Innovation to Enter and Dominate New Markets
Constantinos C. Markides and Paul A. Geroski
Jossey-Bass, 2004