All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Pilot: Learning Leadership Hensley, Bill | Hensley, Colleen Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2011 Leadership Development, Personal Growth

In The Pilot: Learning Leadership, Bill and Colleen Hensley describe the lessons they learned from supersonic jet training and how they transfer beyond the cockpit to everyday leadership. Each chapter...

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Infinite Possibility Pine II, B. Joseph | Korn, Kim C. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2011 Economics & Finance, Innovation

As B. Joseph Pine II and Kim C. Korn explain in Infinite Possibility, the predominant offering in today’s economy is experience. Society has progressed from agrarianism, industrialization, and the...

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The Mindful International Manager Comfort, Jeremy | Franklin, Peter Kogan Page Limited , 2011 Global Business, Management

While domestic teams may be more likely to excel than their international counterparts because they can rely on a common culture, international teams that are managed mindfully have the chance to outperform them when...

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Corporations Are Not People Clements, Jeffrey D. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Economics & Finance, Major Works

In Corporations Are Not People, Jeffrey Clements details the destructive and far-reaching effects of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision that ushered in the...

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The Big Lie Bianco, Anthony PublicAffairs , 2010 Business Biographies

In 2006, the story broke of a spying scandal at one of America’s oldest and most respected technology companies. In The Big Lie, Anthony Bianco provides a thoroughly documented account of the...

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Good Idea. Now What? Lee, Charles T. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Innovation

In Good Idea. Now What?, Charles T. Lee insightfully deconstructs the biology of ideas, from conception to fruition. He uses a kaleidoscope of perspectives to examine the life cycle of an idea,...

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Ethical Intelligence Weinstein, Bruce New World Library , 2011 Personal Growth

In Ethical Intelligence, Bruce Weinstein presents five core principles to improve the business and personal lives of his readers. By adopting these key principles, people can boost their ethical...

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The Amazement Revolution Hyken, Shep GreenLeaf Book Group Press , 2011 Customer Focus, Management

In The Amazement Revolution, Shep Hyken states that when the people involved in an organization do what is right by customers and employees, a certain amount of customer service, marketing, and sales...

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Mother Teresa, CEO Bose, Ruma | Faust, Lou Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2011 Business Biographies, Leadership, Social Responsibility

Mother Teresa, CEO is not the typical business book. Authors Ruma Bose, a former volunteer with Missionaries of Charity, and her mentor, Lou Faust provide insight for business leaders from an atypical...

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Double Double Herold, Cameron Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2011 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

In Double Double, Cameron Herold offers a detailed plan for entrepreneurs who wish to double the size of their companies’ revenues and profits within three years. The steps he describes are simple,...

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