All Summaries

All Summaries

 
What the U.S. Can Learn from China Lee, Ann Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2012 Business Strategy, Global Business

In What the U.S. Can Learn from China, Ann Lee discusses ways in which the United States can improve its economy, governance, and confidence by looking to China. The U.S. economy is the worst since 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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If Disney Ran Your Hospital Lee, Fred Second River Healthcare Press , 2004 Customer Focus, Health Care, Management

Fred Lee’s experiences in hospital leadership as well as at Disney led him to believe that any healthcare team can find its way to greatness if it has the passion and competence to do so. If Disney Ran Your...

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How We Decide Lehrer, Jonah Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2009 Leadership, Technology

Life, whether personal or professional, is an endless round of decision-making. In How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer explores the process, drawing on decades of research and experiments, and on the stunning...

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2002 Leadership, Major Works, Personal Growth, Teams

Team builders will, at one time or another, face the challenge of fostering group harmony in groups where there are inevitably going to be flaws due to human nature. According to author Patrick Lencioni, human beings...

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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2007 Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

Miserable jobs – those that breed deep cynicism, unhappiness, and frustration – exist across all industries and status levels. Unfortunately, far too many employees experience job misery each day. Not only can this...

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Getting Naked Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2010 Business Strategy, Customer Focus

Even though vulnerability is key to building deep and lasting relationships, it is not usually associated with success in business. Professionals who understand the true value of vulnerability, however, are better...

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The Advantage Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2012 Business Strategy, Human Resources

Organizational health represents a company’s greatest source of advantage. It forms the context for every important function, ranging from strategy to finance, marketing, technology, and more. Cultivating...

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The Story of Stuff Leonard, Annie Free Press , 2010 Economics & Finance

Consumers in industrialized countries purchase huge numbers of products every year. Yet, the way the raw materials for these items are manufactured, distributed, consumed, and disposed of is killing the planet....

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Closing the Execution Gap Lepsinger, Richard Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Management

Many leaders were taught to believe that an organization’s mission, vision, and values are the keys to its success. But too often, there is a substantial gap between abstract goals and on-the-ground accomplishments. In...

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