Leadership

Leadership

 
Now...Build a Great Business! Thompson, Mark | Tracy, Brian AMACOM , 2011 Business Strategy, Leadership

Today, competition is fierce and more determined than ever, and the challenges of business are greater and more demanding. The only way to survive and thrive is to build a great business that can withstand the economic...

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Obstacles Welcome de la Vega, Ralph Thomas Nelson , 2009 Business Biographies, Leadership, Major Works

In Obstacles Welcome, Ralph de la Vega describes in rich and fascinating biographical detail how adversity and obstacles present opportunities to enrich and transform our business and personal lives....

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Open Leadership Li, Charlene Jossey-Bass , 2010 Communication, Leadership, Technology

In today’s world of new social technologies, leaders must face a new reality: it is necessary to let go in order to succeed. Social technologies have made information sharing easy and free. As a result, they have...

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Ordinary Greatness Bilbrey, Pamela | Jones, Brian John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Leadership, Management

As part of an experiment in context and perception, world renowned violinist Joshua Bell stood in a corner of a Washington D.C. metro station during the morning rush hour. Wearing street clothes, he pulled out his...

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People Follow You Blount, Jeb John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Leadership

People Follow You by Jeb Blount provides a framework for leading people in today’s high pressure workplace. The book describes seven guiding principles and five specific levers to help leaders improve...

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Positive Leadership Cameron, Kim Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Leadership, Management

While thousands of books offer leadership advice to organizations and their managers, Positive Leadership goes beyond the usual recommendations to show them how to achieve outstanding success. Kim...

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Power Questions Sobel, Andrew | Panas, Jerold John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Leadership, Management, Relationships

In Power Questions, Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas show how questions are the best way to deepen relationships, build a business, and influence people. The authors show that asking the right questions...

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Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times Covey, Stephen R. | Whitman, Bob FranklinCovey Publishing , 2009 Change Management, Leadership

Most organizations can do well when conditions are calm, but only the great ones are able to thrive when conditions become extreme, chaotic and hostile. Stephen R. Covey and Bob Whitman’s Predictable Results in...

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Prescription for Lasting Success Reynolds, MD, PhD, Susan F. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Business Strategy, Leadership

Organizations are created by humans and have aspects similar to human health, and as a former emergency physician, Susan F. Reynolds approaches the health of an organization in the same manner she treats a human...

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Project Management for Non-Project Managers Ferraro, Jack AMACOM , 2012 Leadership, Management

According to a 2009 study by the Standish Group, only 32 percent of all projects launched by American businesses succeed, while 44 percent are “challenged,” meaning they run over budget or deliver products or services...

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