Leadership

Leadership

 
Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager Latham, Gary P. Davies-Black Publishing , 2009 Leadership, Management

Like many skills, management is both an art and a science. The art of management is unique to an individual. The science of management, on the other hand, is based on empirical data and can be taught and replicated in...

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Beyond Change Management Anderson, Dean | Anderson, Linda Ackerman Pfeiffer , 2010 Change Management, Leadership, Management

Organizations that commit to altering how they approach and implement change can consistently achieve breakthrough results and outcomes that far surpass anyone’s expectations. Change leaders who undertake this...

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Brave Dragons Yardley, Jim Alfred A. Knopf , 2012 Leadership, Teams

In Brave Dragons, New York Times foreign correspondent Jim Yardley profiles the 2008-2009 season of an underdog Chinese basketball team, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, whose owner made the radical decision...

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Building the Bridge As You Walk On It Quinn, Robert E. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004 Change Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

"Building the Bridge as You Walk on It" is Robert Quinn’s final book in the trilogy focusing on personal change and organizational leadership that began with "Deep Change" in 1996. In "Deep Change," Quinn teaches that...

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Carrots and Sticks Don't Work Marciano, Paul L. McGraw-Hill , 2010 Leadership, Relationships

In researching his book, Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work, Paul L. Marciano planned to review 15 different theories on how to motivate people. What he discovered was that productivity was not increased by...

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CEO Priorities Giarratana, Neil Career Press , 2011 Business Strategy, Leadership

In CEO Priorities, author Neil Giarratana addresses the most challenging issues facing chief executive officers in the twenty-first century. While being appointed a CEO offers limitless potential and...

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Chasing the Rabbit Spear, Steven J. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

In Chasing the Rabbit, Steven J. Spear explores the characteristics of organizations that are consistently leaders in their field. In business, it is common to see industries in which one or two...

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Choice Not Chance McCallie, Joanne P. | Rains, Rob John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Leadership

In Choice Not Chance, basketball coach Joanne McCallie reflects on her career as a player and coach and the principles that she adopted to achieve her notable success. With over 450 wins, McCallie has...

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Clear Leadership Bushe, Gervase R. Intercultural Press , 2009 Leadership, Management, Relationships

Successful business leaders understand that organizational success requires collaboration at all levels. Collaboration is no easy feat, however, as it hinges on clear, honest communications in the workplace. In complex...

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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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