Books by Sam Buemi, PhD

Books That Bridge
Psychology & Practice

Built on Research. Built for Practice.

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Beyond Burnout
Why Good People Break and How to Build Organizations Worth Staying For

A research-grounded examination of moral injury in the workplace — why dedicated professionals break down, and what leaders and organizations can do to build cultures worth staying for.

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Read the Room
Emotional Intelligence for High-Stakes Work

A practical framework for developing emotional intelligence where it matters most — in the high-pressure, high-consequence moments that define professional relationships and outcomes.

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Unleash the Monster Within
Discover Your Drive, Meaning, and Purpose

A psychology-driven exploration of motivation, identity, and the inner drives that shape how we live and lead. Built for anyone ready to stop running from themselves and start running toward something real.

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The Power of Us
10 Secrets of Success

Ten research-backed principles for building high-performing teams and unlocking the collective intelligence that emerges when people work with genuine trust and shared purpose.

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Wired Different
Why Every Generation Works, Trusts, and Leads Differently

Generational differences aren't personality types — they're the neurological residue of specific historical conditions. This book reframes cross-generational workplace friction as a structural phenomenon and gives managers concrete interventions to address it.

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The Last Human in the Room
AI, Judgment, and the Future of Decision-Making

As artificial intelligence reshapes every profession, what does it mean to exercise human judgment? A rigorous look at how professionals can stay irreplaceable in an AI-augmented world.

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The Switch
Why Nobody Taught You Who's Holding the Power — and How to Take It Back

A frank, psychology-informed guide to understanding organizational power dynamics — who holds it, how it's exercised, and how professionals at every level can navigate it with clarity and confidence.

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Make It Land
The Psychology of Communication That Actually Moves People

Most communicators focus on the wrong variable — content, clarity, delivery. The real mechanism is psychological state change: shifting how an audience feels, what they identify with, and how they process and remember. Drawing on narrative transportation, cognitive dissonance, identity-based persuasion, embodied cognition, and memory architecture, this is not a tips book. It's a reframe of what communication actually is.

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