Leadership
Leadership
In The Extraordinary Leader, John H. Zenger and Joseph R. Folkman explore what it takes to develop poor and average leaders into extraordinary leaders, defined as those leaders occupying the top ten...
In the work environment and at home, when things are not working, people struggle with which part of the problem to address first. However, the reason that fixing a problem often does not deliver the expected results,...
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...
Today’s economy, with its insatiable need for great ideas and effective implementation, does not reward stifling environments and underdeveloped staffs. Instead, it demands smart work at full throttle. To unleash...
The proportion of women in the workplace is at a historic high, yet leadership roles in major institutions continue to escape them. This is no longer due to “first-generation” gender issues where women were blatantly...
Organizations often struggle to build the leadership capacity necessary to thrive in an ever-changing global business environment. In fact, leadership development may be one of the biggest challenges facing businesses...
Because leaders must shape their organizations, build teams, drive results, and inspire their employees to deliver value, leadership is a critical source of competitive advantage in today’s economy. However, Weiss and...
In High Altitude Leadership, Chris Warner and Don Schmincke, apply the lessons learned in the world of extreme mountaineering to the world of business. According to the authors, the dangers faced by...
For at least the past five years, it has become commonplace for leaders to cite a challenging business environment as the primary reason for poor results. Rising costs, customer expectations, government regulations,...
In The Why of Work, Dave and Wendy Ulrich contend that organizations that have found ways to engage their employees are rare in American industry. Most fail to transmit positive attitudes and define...
