All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Guts Freiberg, Kevin | Freiberg, Jackie Doubleday & Company, Inc. , 2003 Leadership
Truly enlightening is the discovery that while these companies belong to diverse industries, their brand of gutsy leadership, culture and philosophy share a common...
 
 
Growth or Bust! Faust, Mark Career Press, Inc. , 2011 Business Strategy, Management

In Growth or Bust!, growth and turnaround consultant Mark Faust describes how most companies have the inherent ability to greatly increase growth, and describes methods that combine the creation of...

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Grown Up Digital Tapscott, Don McGraw-Hill , 2009 Human Resources, Management

As the first wave of the new global technology phenomenon, the Net Generation carries a revolutionary set of values, behaviors, and motivations that is already transforming the social and business landscape. In...

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Grow Your Own Leaders Byham, William C. | Smith, Audrey B. | Paese, Matthew J. Financial Times Prentice Hall , 2002 Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management

According to Byham, Smith, and Paese, at a time when leadership is increasingly important to the success of organizations, an increasing amount of companies face a serious shortage of leaders at both the executive and...

 
 
Green to Gold Esty, Daniel C. | Winston, Andrew S. Yale University Press , 2006 Business Strategy, Major Works, Social Responsibility

Companies are facing an unavoidable new array of environmentally driven issues. Like any revolution, this new “Green Wave” presents an unprecedented challenge to business as usual. Organizations that do not add...

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Green Tech Webber, Lawrence | Wallace, Michael AMACOM , 2009 Social Responsibility, Technology

Green technology has historically battled a reputation for being an anti-industry, back-to-nature philosophy, but the truth is that “going green” is simply another term for the efficient use of technology — and more...

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Great Work, Great Career Covey, Stephen R. | Colosimo, Jennifer FranklinCovey Publishing , 2009 Personal Growth

In Great Work, Great Career, authors Stephen R. Covey and Jennifer Colosimo discuss the immense opportunities the new “knowledge” economy has presented to the working population. They outline the ways...

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Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders Baldoni, John McGraw-Hill , 2005 Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Motivation is an authentic trait of leadership. While many have written before about motivation and leadership, Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders simplifies, by example, ways in which great...

 
 
Great Leaders Grow Blanchard, Ken | Miller, Mark Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Great Leaders Grow, best-selling business author Ken Blanchard teams with Chick-fil-A vice president Mark Miller to guide executives on the path to becoming great leaders. The authors assert that...

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Great Business Teams Guttman, Howard M. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Leadership, Management, Teams

Great teams stand apart from the rest. They are undaunted by the toughest business challenges and are not content with simply overcoming such challenges. Instead, they use them as opportunities for transformation. In...

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