ProTips Books - Leadership Book Reviews

We review and summarize leadership books to save you time. All killer, no filler. Our reviews focus on practical advice, real-world examples, and actionable tips that you can apply in your leadership and management journey.

Brief

by Joseph McCormack

If your communications can feel flat and ineffective, this is the book for you.

Consider Your Options

by Kaye A. Thomas

Options in a startup company can present a lot of tax challenges, especially if you don't think about your strategy upfront. A good book to recommend to team members joining a startup for the first time.

The Culture Code

by Daniel Coyle

Discover what it takes to create a sustainable team culture that folks can't wait to join and never want to leave.

The Effective Manager

by Mark Horstman, Kate Braun, Sarah Sentes

The most practical guide for new and experienced managers. Learn actionable frameworks for one-on-ones, feedback, coaching, and delegation.

Humor, Seriously

by Jennifer Aaker, Naomi Bagdonas

Discover how humor builds trust, sparks creativity, and strengthens workplace relationships. A powerful guide for leaders and professionals.

The Pretty Good Joke Book

by Garrison Keillor

Over 300 one-liners for any occasion: interviews, meetings, reviews. A healthy sense of humor at work goes a long way.

Slow Productivity

by Cal Newport

Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices?

The Art of Gathering

by Priya Parker

The Art of Gathering provides an effective and clear recipe with ingredients, instructions and rationale for how to bring back meetings that matter.