Self-help · Similar reads
Books like The Power of TED
The best books like The Power of TED are Leadership and Self-Deception, Dare to Lead, and The Coaching Habit. The Power of TED by David Emerald is about empowerment, leadership, victim mindset. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Leadership and Self-Deception
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The Arbinger Institute · Business
Leadership and Self-Deception is The Arbinger Institute's business fable about a leadership problem that most leaders don't recognize in themselves: the tendency to see other people as objects rather than as people.
Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - Dare to Lead
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Brené Brown · Business
Dare to Lead is Brené Brown's application of her research on vulnerability and courage to the specific context of leadership.
Both dig into leadership.
Read the summary → - The Coaching Habit
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Michael Bungay Stanier · Business
The Coaching Habit is Michael Bungay Stanier's practical guide to asking better questions — specifically, seven questions that he argues should become habitual for any manager who wants to coach rather than just direct.
Both dig into leadership.
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- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey · Self-help
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A kindred self-help read.
Read the summary → - Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Self-help
Crucial Conversations is a book about what to do when the stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions diverge.
Both dig into relationships.
Read the summary → - Difficult Conversations
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Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen · Business
Difficult Conversations is the product of the Harvard Negotiation Project, the same research group that produced Getting to Yes.
Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - Fierce Conversations
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Susan Scott · Business
Fierce Conversations is Susan Scott's argument that the quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of your conversations — and that the conversations most people avoid are precisely the ones that would most improve their relationships and results.
Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - Humble Inquiry
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Edgar H. Schein · Business
Humble Inquiry is Edgar Schein's argument that the most important communication skill in leadership is the ability to ask questions in a genuinely curious, non-manipulative way — and that most organizational cultures systematically undervalue this skill in favor of telling, which creates problems both for individual relationships and for organizational safety and learning.
Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - Humble Leadership
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Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein · Business
Humble Leadership is Edgar Schein and Peter Schein's argument that the command-and-control model of management is failing precisely when organizations need it most.
Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - The Leadership Gap
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Lolly Daskal · Business
The Leadership Gap argues that the same qualities that make leaders effective also carry within them a shadow that can undermine performance.
Shares leadership and personal growth with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - Turn the Ship Around!
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L. David Marquet · Business
Turn the Ship Around!
Shares empowerment and leadership with The Power of TED.
Read the summary → - How to Win Friends and Influence People
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie · Self-help
How to Win Friends and Influence People is Dale Carnegie's 1936 guide to dealing with people effectively.
Both dig into leadership.
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Books like The Power of TED: quick answers
What are the best books like The Power of TED?
The best books like The Power of TED by David Emerald are Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute, Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Power of TED, such as empowerment, leadership, victim mindset.
What should I read after The Power of TED?
A natural next read after The Power of TED is Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute. Shares leadership and relationships with The Power of TED. Other strong choices are Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.
What books are similar to The Power of TED by David Emerald?
The Power of TED centers on empowerment, leadership, victim mindset. Books with a similar feel include Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute, Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
