All Summaries

All Summaries

 
7 Moments That Define Excellent Leaders Colan, Lee J. Lee J. Colan, CornerStone Leadership Institute , 2006 Leadership

A Moment To Commit: Giving your all-time best: Giving your best always gets the best results. A total commitment creates...

 
 
Performance Management Cokins, Gary John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004 Business Strategy, Major Works, Management

The global business landscape has changed immensely over the past several decades according to author Gary Cokins, and it is time for the world’s business leaders to acknowledge that their organizations must change as...

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Collaborate for Success! Cohn, Kenneth H. Health Administration Press , 2007 Health Care, Teams

While hospital administrators and doctors often have different perspectives on patient care – and consequently take divergent approaches to it – they share the common goal of providing quality care to patients....

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The Art of the Leader Cohen, William A. Prentice Hall Press , 1990 Leadership, Management

Leadership can make the difference between success and failure. It entails acting through others to accomplish tasks, for there are many important goals that cannot be achieved without the help of others. However, you...

 
 
Heroic Leadership Cohen, William A. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership

Peter F. Drucker, the “father of modern management,” promoted heroic leadership throughout his career, noting “The Army trains and develops more leaders than do all other institutions together—and with a lower casualty...

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Just Ask Leadership Cohen, Gary B. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Leadership, Management

Large egos can propel businesspeople into leadership positions. Once they have done so, however, those same egos can get in the way of what all executives want to do: lead and motivate others. In Just Ask...

 
 
Military Misfortunes Cohen, Eliot J. | Gooch, John Free Press , 2006 Business Strategy, Leadership, Major Works

Even the world’s mightiest armies can suffer from a lack of leadership and dysfunctional organization, leading to catastrophic loss of life, political upheaval at home, and the ruination of careers for those...

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Leadership Without Borders Cohen, Ed John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Global Business, Leadership, Management

Today, the working world is smaller and much more integrated. Home base for a business isn’t necessarily one’s home country, and leadership may often take business professionals out of their cultural comfort zones....

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Influencing Up Cohen, Allan R. | Bradford, David L. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Relationships

Influence has always mattered in the workplace, but as organizations and projects have become more complex, the need to influence others in order to complete a task has increased. In Influencing Up,...

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e-Profit Cohan, Peter S. AMACOM , 2000 Management, Productivity, Technology

In 1998, $74 billion worth of electronic commerce was conducted, and by the year 2002, that figure is expected to grow to $1.2 trillion. Obviously, e-commerce cannot be considered a short-lived management fad, but a...

 
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