LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP

 
The Purpose Linked Organization Love, Alaina | Cugnon, Marc McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Strategy, Leadership, Teams

The key to high performance in the workplace goes beyond traditional “hard skills” — passion is an essential element of productivity. Employees who are able to identify a “passion and purpose” in their lives experience...

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Y in the Workplace Lipkin, Nicole A. | Perrymore, April J. Career Press , 2009 Diversity, Human Resources, Management

Like it or not, Generation Y (Gen Y) is entering the workplace, and their numbers are too big to ignore. Sporting nose rings and spurning panty hose, listening to iPods and continuously text messaging, the generation...

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Monday Morning Leadership Cottrell, David CornerStone Leadership Institute , 2002 Leadership

Most professionals will encounter obstacles in their careers that cause them to question their ability. Some are fortunate enough to have mentors who can offer insight, support, and help pave the way for growth and...

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Leadership in Healthcare Dye, Carson F. Health Administration Press , 2000 Health Care, Leadership

Successful leadership is defined in many different ways. Whether an individual is a natural-born leader or learns the skills to become a good leader, having a value system and adhering to it is an integral contributor...

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The Extraordinary Coach Zenger, John H. | Stinnett, Kathleen McGraw-Hill , 2010 Leadership Development

The majority of today’s leaders believe that they are providing a sufficient amount of coaching to their employees, but studies show that the “coachees” disagree. In The Extraordinary Coach, John H....

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10 Steps to Successful Business Writing Appleman, Jack E. ASTD Press , 2008 Personal Growth

While studies point to an inadequate level of writing in the business world, most business professionals view writing as a soft skill that is not worth an investment of time and money. Recently, however, some employers...

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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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The Soul of the Corporation Bouchikhi, Hamid | Kimberly, John R. Wharton School Publishing , 2008 Leadership

In The Soul of the Corporation, authors Hamid Bouchikhi and John R. Kimberly provide leaders with the tools to understand, assess, and master the heart and soul of their companies, which they call the...

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More Than a Minute Green, Holly G. Career Press , 2009 Management

When Holly G. Green was a young manager, she read a book titled The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The refreshing simplicity of the book’s three basic principles...

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Making Telework Work Offstein, Evan H. | Morwick, Jason M. Davies-Black , 2009 Management, Technology

In Making Telework Work, authors Evan H. Offstein and Jason M. Morwick define telework as incorporating and optimizing technology to be productive, to collaborate better, and to be more proactive...

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