Leadership
Leadership
In the world of work, setbacks happen. In Comebacks, Andrea Redmond and Patricia Crisafulli explore the experiences of ten high profile leaders who endured some type of professional upset. The authors...
In Common Purpose, Joel Kurtzman utilizes his 30 years of experience to explore the central question of leadership: what is common purpose, and how can it be achieved? If a common purpose is defined, understood, and...
In Confidence at Work, Ros Taylor shows employees how to achieve a high level of confidence, win promotions, and become a leader that others want to follow. In today’s challenging marketplace, with...
Research has shown that when employees are focused and fully engaged, they are more productive at work. In Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk, Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden suggest that employees...
While many companies invest significant sums of money in their external communications efforts, internal communications are frequently overlooked and considered as being of lesser importance. In today’s competitive,...
Corporate crises, such as those resulting from the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and the Tylenol poisonings, have always been a part of business, but the number and magnitude of crises have increased greatly since...
Planning for a crisis can be a daunting task for corporations. Many do not know where to begin or do not want to contemplate the possible scenarios. In Crisis Leadership Now, Laurence Barton...
Western management culture encourages a bias toward quick solutions, immediate action, and the avoidance of problems. While today’s managers may appear to convey strength and good strategic decision making, Frank...
At some point in their lives, many individuals get overwhelmed and disconnected. They feel that their lives lack meaning, and they realize they need to do something to alter their present situation but lack the...
Tim Irwin’s Derailed focuses on how a lack of key character qualities can cause a leader to go off track. To make his case, Irwin profiles six very public leadership demises: Bob Nardelli of Home Depot, Carly Fiorina...
