LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP

 
The Accountable Leader Dive, Brian Kogan Page Limited , 2008 Leadership

In The Accountable Leader, author Brian Dive explores what it means for managers to be held accountable at all levels of an organization, and demonstrates that most leadership-related problems arise...

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The Advantage Lencioni, Patrick Jossey-Bass , 2012 Business Strategy, Human Resources

Organizational health represents a company’s greatest source of advantage. It forms the context for every important function, ranging from strategy to finance, marketing, technology, and more. Cultivating...

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The Allure of Toxic Leaders Lipman-Blumen, Jean Oxford University Press , 2006 Leadership, Personal Growth

In the wake of highly publicized examples of toxic leadership - in politics, business, and even religion - Americans are growing increasingly cynical about leaders’ morality and motivations. Despite frustrations with...

 
 
The AMA Handbook of Leadership Goldsmith, Marshall | Baldoni, John | McArthur, Sarah AMACOM , 2010 Leadership

In today’s constantly shifting global economy, effective leadership is more important than ever. In The AMA Handbook of Leadership, editors Marshall Goldsmith, John Baldoni, and Sarah McArthur present...

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The Art of Being Unreasonable Broad, Eli John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Business Biographies, Leadership

Eli Broad’s most cherished possession, a paperweight from his wife Edythe, is inscribed with these words from George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in...

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The Art of Followership Riggio, Ronald E. | Chaleff, Ira | Lipman-Blumen, Jean Jossey-Bass , 2008 Leadership

Little by little, scholars and business practitioners have begun to recognize the significance of followers in organizations. Inspired by a groundbreaking conference held in 2006 called “Rethinking Followership,”...

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The Carrot Principle Gostick, Adrian | Elton, Chester The Free Press , 2007 Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Numerous organizations employ business leaders who set clear goals, communicate openly, treat people fairly, hold them accountable, and create trusting relationships. However, there’s often something critical missing....

 
 
The Cult of the Leader Bones, Christopher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Leadership

In The Cult of the Leader, Christopher Bones argues that the cult that now surrounds leadership and leader development is dangerous, not just for business but for all of society. According to Bones,...

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The Devil's Casino Ward, Vicky John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Business Biographies, Economics & Finance

In The Devil’s Casino, Vicky Ward examines the leadership behind Lehman from its start as an independent firm in the mid 1990s to its fall in 2008. The Lehman Brothers was one of the most infamous and...

 
 
The DNA of Leadership Glaser, Judith E. Adams Media , 2006 Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

In The DNA of Leadership, which follows her successful Creating WE, author Judith Glaser identifies the seven leadership practices that can re-shape an organization into a culture that...