LEADERSHIP -- Research

LEADERSHIP -- Research

 
Leading Minds Gardner, Howard | Laskin, Emma BasicBooks , 1995 Leadership

In this era in which good leaders are sorely needed, Gardner’s intuitive diagnosis stands as a valuable contribution to the understanding of the essential nature and processes of leadership-it is a contribution that...

 
 
Derailed Irwin, Tim Thomas Nelson , 2009 Leadership, Social Responsibility

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...

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Social Media at Work Jue, Arthur L. | Marr, Jackie Alcalde | Kassotakis, Mary Ellen Jossey-Bass , 2010 Business Strategy, Technology

Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever, and in order to succeed, savvy businesses are looking to the emerging world of social media to help employees build relationships and solve problems together. In ...

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Exceptional Leadership Dye, Carson F. | Garman, Andrew N. Health Administration Press , 2006 Health Care, Leadership, Management

In Exceptional Leadership, authors Carson F. Dye and Andrew N. Garman identify the 16 characteristics of outstanding healthcare leaders. Drawing on decades of healthcare experience and research, the authors identify...

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Leadership Beyond Reason Townsend, John Thomas Nelson , 2009 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Leadership Beyond Reason, Dr. John Townsend speaks from a background of both psychological and theological expertise to urge leaders to go “beyond reason,” to connect with their values, feelings,...

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Why CEOs Fail Dotlich, David L. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2003 Leadership

CEOs are generally bright, savvy individuals with experience and a good record of success. CEO failures occur, not because of insufficient intelligence, but because leaders often act in illogical, irrational ways,...