Leadership

Leadership

 
The Laws of Charisma Mortensen, Kurt W. AMACOM , 2011 Leadership, Management, Relationships

Kurt Mortensen defines charisma as the ability to easily build rapport, effectively influence others, inspire them to achieve more, and in the process make allies for life. It is a vital motivational life skill that...

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The Language of Leaders Murray, Kevin Kogan Page Limited , 2012 Leadership

In The Language of Leaders, Kevin Murray explains that leadership is more than giving orders. Instead, it is about inspiring people to go above and beyond the call of duty. Effective leaders guide...

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The Introverted Leader Kahnweiler,, Jennifer B. Berrett-Koehler , 2009 Leadership, Personal Growth

In an outgoing, Type-A business culture, the introvert may feel excluded, overlooked, and misunderstood. Reticence can be mistaken for reluctance, arrogance, or even lack of intelligence. These impressions can result...

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The Instant Survivor Moorhead, Jim Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2012 Business Strategy, Leadership

Many problems can assail an organization or its employees, and in The Instant Survivor, Jim Moorhead outlines methods that major companies and leaders use to respond to crises. Crises can cause people...

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The Inspiring Leader Folkman,, Joseph R. | Edinger, Scott K. | Zenger, John H. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Communication, Leadership

In The Inspiring Leader, John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger explain how leaders can bring about extraordinary performance and move a group from ho-hum to gung-ho by breaking...

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The Greater Goal Jennings, Ken | Hyde, Heather Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Leadership

In The Greater Goal, authors Ken Jennings and Heather Hyde utilize a unique approach to educate readers: imparting valuable leadership lessons through a compelling fictional narrative. Reading more...

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The Five Literacies of Global Leadership Hames, Richard David Jossey-Bass , 2007 Business Strategy, Global Business, Leadership

The pace of life has accelerated at an amazing rate over the last few centuries. Rapid technological advancement has completely changed the way businesses operate. Global borders have blurred and geography has little...

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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 Firefly Effect Douglas, Kimberley John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Leadership, Management, Teams

What does the ideal organic team look like? The Firefly Effect addresses the key characteristics that compose creative, energetic, and productive teams and discusses practical methods leaders can use...

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The Extraordinary Leader Zenger, John H. | Folkman, Joseph R. McGraw-Hill , 2009 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...

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