LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP

 
Leading at The Edge Perkins, Dennis N.T. | Holtman, Margaret P. | Murphy, Jillian B. AMACOM , 2012 Leadership

In Leading at The Edge, author Dennis N.T. Perkins and his co-authors explore the story of the 1914 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton aboard the ship Endurance as...

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Leading in Times of Crisis Dotlich, David L. | Cairo, Peter C. | Rhinesmith, Stephen H. Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Change Management, Leadership, Management

The challenges facing leaders today continue to grow as the needs of investors, customers, and employees conflict with one another. Leading in Times of Crisis by David L. Dotlich, Peter C. Cairo, and...

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Leading Leaders Salacuse, Jeswald W. AMACOM , 2006 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Leaders are in for a new set of challenges when they are called upon to manage people who are themselves leaders. This challenge is particularly prevalent in “high talent” organizations made up of people with high...

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Leading the Virtual Workforce Lojeski, Karen Sobel John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Management, Technology

Institutional frameworks today are fueled by highly skilled and specially trained workers who are often spread out across great distances and communicate horizontally instead of vertically. Many organizations have not...

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Leading the Way Gandossy, Robert | Effron, Marc John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2005 Leadership, Personal Growth

In the past, there has been little real research to show that leadership development has resulted in positive, long-term success. Now studies are showing that leaders can change, but aren’t necessarily doing so....

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Leading with Emotional Intelligence Nadler, Reldan S. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. , 2011 Communication, Leadership, Relationships

In Leading with Emotional Intelligence, Reldan S. Nadler presents a handbook filled with real-life examples and step-by-step strategies to raise Emotional Intelligence and help leaders coach their...

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Leading with Honor Ellis, Lee 2012 Leadership

Leading with Honor is comprised of a personal narrative which provides details on the experiences of Lee Ellis as a prisoner of war (POW) for more than five years during the Vietnam War, as well as the...

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Lessons from the Top Neff, Thomas J. | Citrin, James M. Doubleday , 1999 Leadership, Management

Who are the best business leaders in America? What makes them great? And, what can be learned from them? Lessons from the Top answers these questions. Using a rigorous methodology, the authors identify...

 
 
Make Talent Your Business Axelrod, Wendy | Coyle, Jeannie Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2011 Leadership Development

In Make Talent Your Business, Wendy Axelrod and Jeannie Coyle discuss ways in which managers in all types of organizations can integrate talent development into daily work routines. The authors base...

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Making Innovation Work Davila, Tony | Epstein, Marc J. | Shelton, Robert Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Business Strategy, Innovation, Management

Although many myths surround innovation, making it appear more complex than it is, the authors believe that the execution of innovation is not any more difficult than the implementation of other management activities....