Management: leadership and motivation Books

Book SynopsisLeaders in the Making features interviews with 30 HR leaders, detailing their life journeys, influences, and lessons learned. The book offers insights and self-help tools for personal development.

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Book SynopsisAre you ready to take your performance to the highest level? Then strap on your flight helmet and light the afterburners. It's time to enter rare air!Trade Review"John Foley is the speaker that audiences are still talking about years later. His incredible energy, and his models of leadership, culture, and high performance are beyond unique." --JON REEDE, senior partner of Rave Speakers Bureau "John is a proven leader, and an expert in the how of high performance. This book will unlock a new level of leadership in anyone." --JOHN RYAN, president of Brookfield Residential Northern California "Since the days when John was my wingman, I have been continually amazed at his climb to heights above the clouds. In this book, he provides blue-sky clarity and a flight path to levels of performance few thought they could attain. An afterburner climb to success!" --GREG WOOLDRIDGE, three-time leader of the Blue Angels "I've worked with a lot of speakers over the years, and no one delivers an impactful, meaningful message to clients of all types like John does. His message hits the head and the heart!" --RICH GIBBONS, president of SpeakInc Speakers Bureau "The heart and soul of great companies are rooted in a culture of excellence; John has given us a roadmap. A must-read for executives." --DICK STRONG, Chief Investment Officer of Baraboo Growth, LLC "Hands down, the only business book I've read in years. John's message has a profoundness and truth you can touch. And it's gonna take you Beyond. Everything." --PATRICK D. COWDEN, founder of Beyond Leadership "John is a fireball! His passion is real, and his messages are timeless. See him speak. Read his book. Absorb his messages. And prepare for liftoff." --NEIL PASRICHA, TED speaker and author, The Happiness Equation and The Book of Awesome "I have invested in more than 120 start-ups in my 30-year career as a technology investor, and I am now an entrepreneur myself, and yet, I am still learning about entrepreneurship from John." --PHILLIPE CASES, venture capitalist; CEO of Readwrite Labs "John is a living example of fearless leadership. He successfully works with the best organizations and leaders, elevating their performance by sharing technology and a proactive mindset. His wisdom contributes massive growth personally and throughout organizations." --IAN LOPATIN, cofounder and CEO of Spiritual Gangster "John Foley flew his way to an understanding of human potential that is as rare as the Blue Angels themselves. Fortunately for the rest of us, he has an equally rare gift for sharing that truth--in clear, compelling, and human terms. Having John as your wingman will take you places you didn't know you could go." --GREG WELLS PHD, author, The Ripple Effect "Fearless Success asks the question, 'Once you reach the top, how do you stay there?' Elite performance is deliberate, actionable, and repeatable." --LUC ROBITAILLE, president of LA Kings, National Hockey League "I know John, and John knows trust, period." --DAVID HORSAGER, CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, best-selling author, The Trust Edge "John Foley is the master at helping you achieve the highest levels of performance. Fearless Success is a must-read for leaders at all levels who seek to win, grow, and soar." --JOSH LINKNER, five-time tech entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, venture capitalist "Fearless Success will show you how to go beyond, to break all the expectations you have for yourself, and blast off into the stratosphere." --JERRY M. LINENGER, US astronaut/Mir cosmonaut "John's approach to High Performance is so applicable in the world of professional sports and business. This is how the best get better." --TOM PENN, president/co-owner of Los Angeles Football Club, MLS "Leading a company through change is one of the most difficult challenges a CEO can face. In Fearless Success, John has outlined an approach that can help any leader succeed in that challenge." --JAMES DRUMMOND, CEO of Berendsen PLC "I love this book; John Foley's insights are ballistic." --RANDALL WALLACE, writer of Braveheart, director of Heaven Is for Real "I trust John! I brought him in to spearhead our leadership development at Mercedes-Benz and the AMB Group/Atlanta Falcons. Fearless Success is a lightning rod of High Performance Leadership in business, sports, and life." --STEPHEN CANNON, CEO of AMB Group, former CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, USMA '86

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Book SynopsisAnthony Sturgess has a proven track record in developing award-winning programmes with his clients. He has been a manager in a large, private sector management development consultancy, and has served as Head of Executive Education at a UK business school. After setting up his own business, Apex Leadership, Anthony has recently returned to university life at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School to further his interest in teaching and researching leadership.Phil Higson has over 30 years' experience as a manager and management educator, in small and large organizations in both the private and public sectors. In addition to this practical experience, he is a former Head of Business at a UK university, and co-founder of Apex Leadership. He continues to teach, examine, consult and write on various subjects, including strategy, marketing, services management, and tourism.Trade Review"I have read lots of management books; however this book was different. I couldn't put it down!" -- Sarah Parr * Director of SIA Service and Customer Access Service, Liverpool Direct Limited *"A distinctive approach... (for) all those faced with the common challenge of leading businesses and organizations of any shape and size in the modern world. This is a practical book, grounded in sound scholarship which will help anyone to make sense of leadership." -- Professor David Major * consultant in work-based and lifelong learning *"Comprehensive, provides a fresh perspective and illustrates what the best leaders do well to develop competitive advantage... brings together the best thinking on this topic to provide leaders with a practical, insightful and informative toolkit." -- David Roberston * Vice President and Executive Consultant, The Forum Corporation (EMEA) *"Uncommon Leadership is a tour de force of the experiences and lessons learned from seasoned, successful leaders all integrated into a fascinating intellectual package. It reveals an exigent and compelling alternative to the leadership of the contemporary powerbrokers existing on today's world stage. It seems that people really are much more engaged by leaders who consistently offer the power of their own example - rather than by leaders who consistently offer only examples of their own power." * Professor Dennis J. Garritan, Adjunct Professor, Harvard University, Academic Dean at the Mountbatten Institute *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction: The uncommon sense of leadership; Chapter - 01: Leading with vision: Seeing the sense before it becomes common; Chapter - 02: Leading with action: Shaping the organization by turning sense into common sense; Chapter - 03: Leading with purpose: Showing the way by doing the common things uncommonly well; Chapter - 04: Leading with service: Serving colleagues and customers through common touch leadership; Chapter - 05: Leading with people: Sharing leadership by making it more common; Chapter - 06: Conclusion: Building competitive advantage through uncommon leadership roles

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Book SynopsisMichelle Carvill is Founder of Carvill Creative - a social media marketing agency founded in 2002 whose clients include the BBC, Nuffield Health and Norbord. Passionate about the digital future, she advises clients on Online Marketing Communication and Social Media Strategies and leads a team delivering practical social media planning and daily management.She also works with different training organisations developing and delivering training courses around social media, digital marketing, content creation, blogging and online business, both in the UK and overseas, for businesses like PwC, LinkedIn, Air Products and the Association of Corporate Counsels.Trade Review"In this meticulously and extremely well-written book, Michelle covers the most important and hitherto totally forgotten part of digital transformation - getting real buy-in and understanding from the C-suite. As a modern business handbook, it covers exactly what even the most technophobic executive needs in order to become a true digital leader. I'll be sure to give a copy of this to all my clients!" * David Taylor, Founder, DNAsix®, author and digital management consultant *"I have my finger on the pulse of social media. Nonetheless, I've learned so much from this book. Everyone who wants to be anyone on social media needs to read it." * Gordon Beattie, Chairman, Beattie, The Integrated Communications Agency *"Get Social is the first book I've seen that's targeted at the C-Suite executive. It shares research, stats and facts and then focuses on the practicalities of "getting social", covering frameworks for strategy for both personal and organizational strategy, content and methodologies. I've got over eighty thousand followers on my social networks, but I've learned so much here about how to position myself as a better leader. It's a no-nonsense gem of a book." * Grant Pierrus, Founder, Interior Style Hunter, and Managing Director of Pierrus Ltd *"I've invited Michelle to speak to a number of leaders around the topic of social media over the past few years. In Get Social, she brings together both her insightful hands-on learning and knowledge of the wider landscape. The book covers an introduction to the landscape, why it matters to leaders and business - as well as practical strategy and tactics via her 90 Day Programme. It's a very conversational read. In my view, Get Social is an absolute must for all leaders looking to understand where we are with social and how they can get involved, if they choose to do so." * Claire Debney, legal strategy consultant and executive coach *"This is an outstanding book that covers all the basics for CEOs of companies wanting to lead their organizations on social media. This book tells you want you need to know about the different platforms in terms of audience and effective techniques. It has a very useful chapter to help you consider what content to organize and how to tie in your messages with your overall business objectives. The author underlines the fact that content isn't about SEO and keywords, so much as about the CEO being authentic and sharing what's important to them and their organization. I really found this book to be very informative and helpful, especially for CEOs wanting to improve their social media engagement and use it as a marketing tool. I found it useful how a chapter at the end brings everything together to help you put together an implementation plan over 90 days. This book is 100 per cent recommended." * Shireen Smith LLM, Founder, Azrights, and author of Legally Branded *"Are you a CEO or Business Leader? We live in social times and it's time to get Social. Michelle's book takes you through why and how to get on and master social media. Providing both a strategy and a 90-day plan, it will certainly get you started on your social media journey. Your only risk, of course, is not being there." * Tim Hughes, Co-Founder, Digital Leadership Associates, and author of Social Selling *"A compelling business strategy book for leaders on social media. How refreshing. A valuable resource packed with rich data, smart frameworks and sound logic. In the world of social media, business leaders don't need to be technically proficient to be a powerful influence but they do need to be uniquely informed. Michelle Carvill helps leaders unlock their untapped source of competitive advantage and how to best communicate it to employees, customers and shareholders." * John Dodds, Senior Member, The Sharp End LLC *"Having worked with Michelle, it's clear to see that Get Social brings her practical approach to its pages. For those leaders and business owners struggling to get to grips with how they show up on social media - this book provides the perfect step by step solution." * Michelle Alcock, Managing Director, Teknos *"I have shared and recommended Michelle's previous books with a number of my clients and contacts; given the depth of content, there really is no other need for them to read anything else on the subject. I was therefore excited to read Get Social, and I wasn't disappointed. With its practical 90-day planning aspect and focus on personal branding for leaders, thought leadership and effective communication, it provides a trusted go-to resource for any leader. My proof copy is already well thumbed!" * Alison Relf, Director, Taylor Alden *"This is a great read on a vast subject that affects us all both personally and in our business lives. As well as the layout, what I like about this book is the fact that it accepts "we are all in some way using Social Media" and focuses more on "how we get more from Social Media". The strategic approach of Get Social really makes you think about the future of social media and its impact on your business and personal life, especially with the 90-day strategy plan. Get Social highlights the point that social media isn't something that you can just dip in and out of but more that one must now make it part of one's business planning. I was shocked to read that social media users are still increasing at a rate of 1 million people per day. This only adds to the importance of strategy - I have said that all people need a VIMS (Valued Individual Marketing Strategy) to ensure they get the best and what they want from social media, as it is a powerful tool that can either work for you or against you. A really interesting book that all business leaders, marketing individuals and strategic planners should take the time to read - after all, as the book explains, content is key!" * Steve Preston, Managing Director, Heat Recruitment *"Michelle has written a very practical guide for business leaders to get the most out of using social platforms which will benefit both them and their companies. A jargon-free step-by-step approach suitable for the novice and social superstar. Read this book, and be prepared to get started - immediately." * Jasper Martens, VP Marketing, PensionBee *"Get Social shows how social media can create value in many ways across all areas of an organization, debunking the idea that it is a "nice to have" or exclusively for the marketing department. The book has a great balance between the strategic rationale for leaders to invest in social media personally and within their organization, and practical advice on how to most effectively use the different platforms." * Nathan Bray, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, ConnectMyApps *"Get Social is the perfect book for busy CEOs and business leaders who want to use social media to deliver tangible results for their organizations. Whether you want to build greater trust with your customers, increase employee engagement or promote yourself as a thought leader, this book will give you the proven strategies, tactics and time-saving shortcuts you need. Punctuated with inspirational examples from some of the world's most successful social CEOs, and culminating in a practical step-by-step 90-day implementation plan, this is a book that will prompt even the busiest or most sceptical business leaders to embrace social media with confidence. As a digital marketing consultant, there are very few people I would trust to talk to my clients about social media. Michelle is one of them and this book proves why." * David Miles, CEO, The PPC Machine, digital marketing consultant, trainer and author *"My clients often ask me whether they should have a social media profile. My response is to ask them whether they have explored the benefits and implications for them and their organization? Nine out of ten times, their answer is "no". Get Social is for any senior executive still asking themselves (and others) this question." * Laura Hayes, leadership and business coach *"When it comes to social media, business leaders are great at talking the talk, but few ever carry through. Michelle's new book, Get Social, tackles this problem head on with a detailed step-by-step process to follow. Her 90-day planning system ensures your social media is effective and purposeful, not just a box-ticking exercise. Best of all, she demonstrates first-hand how it's done with interviews from industry heavy hitters that include John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, and Brian J Dunn, former CEO of Best Buy. If you're looking to build a deeper relationship with your online audience, this should be your first port of call." * Danny Bermant, Founder and Director, Inbox Express, and CIM trainer *"My clients often ask me whether they should have a social media profile. My response is to ask them whether they have explored the benefits and implications for them and their organization? Nine out of ten times, their answer is "no". Get Social is for any senior executive still asking themselves (and others) this question." * Laura Hayes, leadership and business coach *"Having worked with Michelle for a number of years, her latest book brings together her learning, insights and knowledge. A must for all leaders interested in getting to grips with social media and communicating effectively in this modern age." * Robert Harding, Founder, Robert Harding World Photography *"This is a great book for any business leader considering how to establish or enhance their social media presence, providing tangible and actionable advice on how to do this. Most CEOs know they should be doing it, but often struggle to think of authentic ways to engage with their customers. I think Michelle has done a great job of articulating how to make this happen. Utilizing social media effectively and building the personal brand of our CEO is something which is high on our agenda at the moment, and should be for any forward thinking organization." * Mark Finlay, M&A and Strategy Director, Moneypenny *"Finally, a book that provides leaders with not just with the "why" but also the "how" social media can generate ROI across all areas of the business - whilst also equipping them with the tools and knowledge to personally take digital transformation for their business to the next level." * Claire Walker, Group Digital Content Manager, global IT recruitment firm *"Michelle Carvill clearly, and very persuasively, demonstrates why CEOs and leaders need to embrace the world of social media to communicate and engage with their customers, prospective customers and employees, and to authenticate their organization's brand and mission. I particularly enjoyed learning how the different generations view social media and was even more persuaded by the statistics of those engaging in specific social media platforms. This spectacularly shows how this communication platform cannot, and should not, be ignored! The 90-day practical action plan leaves CEOs and leaders no excuse not to pick up the mantle and positively involve themselves in the social media activity for the benefit of their organizations and image." * Tina Dulieu, BEd, DipCEC, international award-winning business coach, and Director of Coaching Dynamics Limited *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction: Not sure if this book is for you?; Chapter - 01: Leading a business in a socially connected world; Chapter - 02: The social landscape; Chapter - 03: The leader’s social toolkit; Chapter - 04: Content; Chapter - 05: Your personal social media strategy; Chapter - 06: The social business; Chapter - 07: 90-day plan; Chapter - 08: Learning from others;

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Book SynopsisPatrick Barr has over 20 years international leadership experience, having held senior roles in Ireland, the UK and the USA in the airline, FMCG and IT industry sectors. Owner and Managing Partner of Barr Performance Coaching, he is passionate about leadership development and performance management. He is a member of the Enterprise Ireland Mentor Panel and The European Mentoring and Coaching Council.Trade Review"This is a superb book. It is crammed with clear and practical help for every stage of a career. One to own and dip into over and over again." * Marcella Flood, Head of Digital Transformation, Allianz Care *"Paddy Barr has put together a comprehensive guide for business success. Whether you are new to the workforce or a seasoned business veteran, this book is a tool that everyone can use to help achieve success." * Kevin Blair, Western Washington Regional President, Washington Trust Bank USA *"This is a really a useful resource, full of bite-sized titbits, and useful to people at every stage of their career or lives." * Todd Dunlap, Managing Director, Booking.com Americas *"The Successful Career Toolkit is very comprehensive and written in a very accessible and clear manner." * Orla O’Connor, Director, National Women’s Council of Ireland *"This wonderful book successfully shows us the importance and benefits of strategizing and planning. It is a fantastic tool for career and personal development. Whilst it presents itself as a career toolkit, it offers so much more. It reminds us that personal and professional relationships are paramount to how we drive our success and enjoy our working life. This will become your go-to book, to reference time and time again." * Una Tynan, Founder and Managing Director, Blank Canvas Cosmetics *"Very concise and to the point, with great reference points throughout the book. It's very much a handbook guide to a successful career path. It contains all the right building blocks from managing yourself to managing others to finally managing your role at hand." * Andre Severi, Managing Director, Cürex Group *"This is an immensely practical and useful book, full of eminently sensible advice. It is refreshingly jargon-free and clearly benefits from the author's extensive experience as a practicing executive. The structure of the book, which breaks down the topics into bite-sized insights, coupled with practical tips, tricks and takeaways, makes it an ideal playbook that should be in the top drawer of every manager's desk." * Dr Colm Foster, Director of Executive Education, Irish Management Institute *"Managing a career in today's environment is always tough. Patrick Barr has a genuinely thoughtful approach which encompasses proven practices that he employed through his own career with fantastic success. The tips and tricks section in each chapter is invaluable as a reference and the reflective exercises included really help ensure the lessons land and are instantly practical. For anyone wanting to take control of their career and understand how to climb the career ladder - this is a must-read." * Dave Warrick, General Manager, Global Supply Chain, Microsoft *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Managing self; Chapter - 01: Communication skills; Chapter - 02: My curriculum vitae; Chapter - 03: Career planning; Chapter - 04: Induction (as an employee); Chapter - 05: Building good relationships; Chapter - 06: Why mindset matters; Chapter - 07: Personal work–life balance; Chapter - 08: Managing stress; Chapter - 09: Dealing with disappointing news at work; Chapter - 10: Resilience; Chapter - 11: Managing your personal brand; Chapter - 12: Effective networking; Chapter - 13: Leadership; Section - TWO: Managing others; Chapter - 14: How to disagree; Chapter - 15: How to handle a difficult boss or peer; Chapter - 16: Leading teams; Chapter - 17: Supporting a team’s work–life balance; Chapter - 18: Performance discussions (as a manager); Chapter - 19: Impact and influence; Chapter - 20: Challenging the status quo; Chapter - 21: Building a culture of innovation; Chapter - 22: Bringing about behavioural change; Chapter - 23: Overcoming resistance; Section - THREE: Managing the task; Chapter - 24: How to interview (as a candidate); Chapter - 25: Performance discussions (as an employee); Chapter - 26: One-to-one meetings with your boss; Chapter - 27: How to ask for a pay rise; Chapter - 28: Negotiation skills; Chapter - 29: How to handle an unethical request; Chapter - 30: How to resign; Chapter - 31: How to interview (as the hiring manager); Chapter - 32: New employee induction; Chapter - 33: Succession planning

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Book SynopsisIn Lead Your Tribe, Love Your Work , Piyush Patel offers an insider's perspective on how to unify your team around a common purpose by uncovering your core values and transforming your culture. With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Piyush has discovered that-while leaders can provide opportunities-real culture comes from the heart.

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Book SynopsisAn irreversible transformation is taking place in the lives of many thousands of university educated professional women in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Drawing on eight years'' participative research and extensive secondary sources, Nick Forster introduces the first extensive study to document this development in the Middle East. This book documents the emerging economic and political power of women, and how they are beginning to challenge ancient and deeply-held beliefs about the ''correct'' roles of men and women in conservative Islamic societies, and in public and private sector organisations. It also describes the vital role that women could play in the economic development and diversification of these countries, and the broader MENA region, in the future. It is an essential read for professionals, scholars and students, in fields as diverse as economic development, international management, gender studies, and Middle Eastern studies.Trade Review'A Quiet Revolution? is a great book for researchers, professionals and students of Middle East economy, policy, culture, and society … The author refers to the phenomenon taking place in three Gulf states - the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman - as an irreversible transformation in the lives of university-educated professional women in those countries. I cannot agree more … Forster's coverage of that phenomenon is deep and relevant. The book also outlines the fundamental role women are playing and the value they could add if afforded the opportunity to do more for their economies/countries.' Zeinab Karake, The Middle East JournalTable of Contents1. The contemporary Middle East and North Africa; 2. The United Arab Emirates; 3. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in the UAE; 4. The Sultanate of Oman; 5. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in Oman; 6. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7. The experiences of women in public and private sector organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 8. The economic rationale and business case for increasing the participation of women in the labour markets of the Gulf States and the MENA region; 9. Creating a level playing field for women in private and public sector organisations in the Gulf States and the MENA region.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, the concept of agility has captured the executive imagination, and leaders in a variety of industries and companies of all sizes are now searching for ideas on how to effectively utilize agile thinking. This book provides insights on agility from world-class experts on leadership, strategy and organization, alongside seasoned practitioners who have successfully implemented agility programs for companies such as Daimler, Ford Motor Company, J. W. Thompson, Siemens, and NASA. By combining theoretical expertise with a variety of managerial experiences, it provides a wide-ranging yet succinct guide for companies seeking to engage in the transformative journey towards becoming more agile. As such, it will be of great use and interest to executives in all industries, executive education participants and consultants, M.B.A. students and researchers interested in agile. Agility.X prepares leaders for managing under uncertainty and organizations for thriving in turbulent enviroTrade Review'With Agility.X, this collection takes thinking on agility to the next level. Whereas in the past the focus was on making existing organizations more agile, Agility.X is about more fundamental change in organizational scope and competitive advantage. Illustrated with vivid examples from classical orchestral concerts for toddlers to NASA's Johnson Space Center, this collection is full of practical guidance on the implications of Agility X for leadership, strategy and organization design.' Richard Whittington, Saïd Business School and New College, University of OxfordTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Agile Leadership: 1. Leadership agility for strategic agility Bill Joiner; 2. Strategic agility requires leaders with an ambidextrous mindset Costas Andriopoulos; 3. From agility to antifragility – coping with the unknowable Haridimos Tsoukas; 4. Strategic agility: the critical role of language Mary Yoko Brannen and Terry Mughan; Part II. Agile Strategy and Design: 5. Examining agile development as a management fashion Alec Cram and Susan Newell; 6. Using management control systems to support agility Constantinos Markides, Daniel Oyon and Mael Schnegg; 7. Playfulness and agile strategizing David Oliver and Loizos Heracleous; 8. Organizational design for agility Christina Wawarta andLoizos Heracleous; Part III. Agility in Practice: 9. Agility, innovation, technological disruption: how to better deal with uncertainty Edward Krubasik and Christiane Prange; 10. Journey to agility at NASA's Johnson Space Center Douglas Terrier, Loizos Heracleous and Steven Gonzalez; 11. Agility means pivoting and quickly reacting to changes David Schoch and Christiane Prange; 12. Axel Springer ideas engineering: creating the digital future through agile innovation Ard Weiher and Christiane Prange; 13. Agile thinking in China – experiences from a 30-year career in advertising Tom Doctoroff and Christiane Prange; 14. Language and organizational agility in practice Robert Marshak and Loizos Heracleous; 15. Agility at Daimler Oliver Fischer and Katrin Adt; Concluding comments: beyond Agility.X.

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Book SynopsisWhether leading a small team or a multinational corporation, within the public or private sector, a thorough understanding of the theory and best practice of leadership is essential. Leadership: Regional and Global Perspectives provides a fresh approach to leading in contemporary business environments. The theory component is complemented by a focus on strategic application. Each chapter features case studies highlighting the practical application of key concepts by organisational leaders in the Australasian region. Case studies at the end of each chapter provide a more nuanced analysis of the theory, while accompanying questions encourage students to think critically. Learning is further supported through the inclusion of learning objectives, key terms, further readings and review questions. An extensive bank of web resources is available to lecturers to support their teaching. Written by an expert team of academics from across Australia, Leadership gives students the tools they need Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Theories of leadership; 3. Styles of leadership; 4. Ethics, values and responsible leadership; 5. Followership; 6. Cross-cultural leadership; 7 Creating organisational culture; 8. Power, politics and influence; 9. Communication and conflict resolution; 10. Leading teams, coaching and mentoring; 11. Leading change; 12. Strategic leadership and succession planning; 13. Evaluating leadership performance and leadership development; 14. Creativity, innovation and leadership; 15. Leadership and decision making.

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Book SynopsisSupervision: Concepts and Skill-Building helps students learn what it takes to be a successful supervisor in today's complex work world. The focus of this text is presenting useful tools and solutions for meeting present-day supervision challenges. In addition, Supervision furnishes students with an even richer mix of real-life examples that illustrate how modern supervisors handle contemporary problems. Carefully studying proven supervision concepts and their relationship to real-world, practical examples throughout this text will greatly enhance a student's chances of gaining success and personal rewards as a supervisor.

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Book SynopsisGisele Szczyglak is the founder and the president of WLC Partners, a specialist coaching & mentoring consultancy based in Paris & London. She is passionate about developing and implementing strategies for harnessing and using collective intelligence within companies and organisations through mentoring & coaching programmes.  A fundamental part of this approach to give people practical tools, high qualitative feedback (to help them to develop their own talents), and an ability to think outside of the box. Table of Contents Part 1: The what and why of mentoring 1. What is mentoring? 2. What is the difference between coaching, mentoring and sponsoring? 3. How will mentoring benefit you and your team? 4. Individual or group mentoring – what is best for your team? Part 2: The how of mentoring 5. What makes an effective mentor: success factors, attitudes and communication 6. What’s your style? The essential mentor; the manager-mentor; the executive mentor; the all-inspiring mentor 7. Factors influencing success or failure in the mentoring process 8. The step-by-step individual mentoring programme 8.1 Matching the mentor and mentee 8.2 Training mentees for success 8.3 Establishing and maintaining a good mentoring relationship 8.4 Setting and monitoring effective mentoring objectives 8.5 Successful mentoring meetings 8.6 Giving efficient and effective feedback 8.7 Ending the programme Part 3: Be a successful mentor and manager 9. Being both a mentor and a manager: how to switch from one to the other 10. Use mentoring to increase commitment and motivation in your team 11. Improving your own leadership and interactive skills through mentoring 12. Cross-mentoring and e-mentoring: exciting new ways of working

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Book SynopsisWhy do organizations fail? What hinders otherwise responsible leaders from recognizing looming disasters? What prevents well-intentioned people from responding properly to an emerging crisis? Using systems psychodynamics to analyze an array of international crises, Amy L. Fraher explores ethical challenges at Silicon Valley tech companies, the Wall Street implosions that led to the 2008 financial industry crash, and a wide range of social crises, policy failures, and natural disasters, offering a crisis management philosophy applicable in diverse settings. Rather than viewing crises as anomalies that cannot be anticipated, Fraher persuasively argues that crises can, and should, be embraced as naturally occurring by-products of any organization''s change management processes. If leaders do not proactively manage organizational change, they will inevitably manage crisis instead. This accessible textbook will appeal to business students and researchers studying leadership, change and crisTrade Review'This is a 'must read' book for anyone interested in how crises arise, how they need to be understood, and how they can be managed. Taking a multidisciplinary approach and a psychodynamic perspective, Fraher combines scholarly rigour with practical relevance to provide critical insights into processes of organizing, organizational change, and leadership relevant to scholars, practitioner and students alike.' Andrew Brown, University of Bath'Fraher's book challenges us all to think differently about crisis as a manifestation of change and therefore an everyday concern for both business scholars and practitioner leaders alike.' Layla Branicki, Macquarie Business School'A wide ranging and up to date critique of traditional approaches to crisis, and a constructive alternative to the latter. It should be on the reading list of all interested in, or faced with, leading in crises.' Keith Grint, University of Warwick'Using her personal experience of major crises including a memorable account of piloting a commercial plane on 9/11, the author demonstrates that crisis is an inevitable feature of contemporary life and something that all organizations are called to face from time to time. Crisis results from our inability to cope with conditions of extreme change and unpredictability that trigger explosive feelings of anxiety. Her analysis of denial and scapegoating as the psychological default responses to anxiety makes this book essential reading for scholars and students of organizations but also for organizational leaders, consultants and followers willing to look beyond the blame game.' Yiannis Gabriel, Emeritus Professor, University of Bath'This is a much needed contribution offering an in- depth understanding how leadership works and why it fails. The volume by Fraher is theoretically sophisticated and highly readable – an indispensable guide for scholars and practitioners alike.' Marianna Fotaki, University of Warwick'All CEOs and Risk and Crisis leaders within organizations should read this thought provoking book. Amy dissects a wide range of contemporary crises in a critical manner and helps explain why most of these could have been avoided.' Brian McGarrie, Director, Part Time BSc Business Management Programme (Singapore), University of BirminghamTable of ContentsPreface; Crisis case studies; 1. Irrationality and crisis; 2. Leadership and crisis; 3. Change and crisis; 4. Hubris and crisis; 5. Sensemaking and crisis; 6. Ethics and crisis; 7. Identity and crisis; 8. Policy and crisis; 9. Power and crisis; 10. Paradox and crisis; Endnotes; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisMore and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully.For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be scary. The skills that made them so successful may not translate to the skill required to be a great manager, and this gets even more complicated when managing other creatives who often don’t thrive under traditional management procedures.Creative Directions is a management masterclass in which you attend lectures and seminars as you learn from some of the best in the business, including directors Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame); two-time Academy Award-winning editor Angus Wall (The Social Network); executive producers from hit TV shows like The Simpsons and GLOW; and creative directors and leaders at businesses lik

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Book SynopsisSuccess boils down to one thing: making good decisions. Learn the right framework now that can make all the difference later when faced with terrible options, deep anxiety and fear of failure.Access the decision framework David Siegel used when he took over as CEO of Meetup, the world’s leading platform for making connections and finding your community. Let David’s success during one of the most tumultuous times in his company’s history help guide you on your own path.      Decide and Conquer helps all leaders navigate the big decisions that will impact their future and make their organizations a success. David outlines the 44 challenges leaders face when starting a new position, then shows you the decision framework he applied to overcome challenges in his own role. David takes you on an epic journey of corporate and personal survival that includes industry titans like Adam Neumann, Barry Diller, JacTrade Review'David is the kind of CEO I would want to work for. Understanding how he makes decisions only further shows why. Decide and Conquer describes his incredible journey while providing a guide to making tough decisions and maintaining your morals in the process.' * Jon Levy, New York Times Best-Selling author of Your Invited *'David's been faced with some tough calls throughout his career, and as a leader you will too. But as he shows us in Decide and Conquer, making values-based decisions--like starting with kindness, prioritizing people first, and playing the long game--are good for people, great for business, and after the pandemic year we've had, just might change the world.' * Erica Keswin, Workplace Strategist and Best-Selling Author of Bring Your Human to Work and Rituals Roadmap *'Whether you're leading a startup, a Fortune 500 company, or a family, making smart decisions is critical for both success and happiness. Reading David Siegel's Decide and Conquer is likely to be a very timely and smart decision that will lead to many more wise choices in the future.' * Tal Ben Shachar, New York Times Best-Selling author of Happier *'I loved reading David Siegel's brutally-honest, and often humorous, romp through the key forks in his career and his reflections on decisions gone right and very wrong. Even though David has had unique and entertaining experiences, he also has a unique ability to apply the lessons to situations we might all find ourselves facing.' * Noam Wasserman, Dean, Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business *'Make the decision on your leadership journey to buy this book! Throughout this book the power of community and how to harness it shines through. David's analysis of the critical decisions he made prior to and then as CEO at Meetup under some very trying circumstances are engaging, thought provoking, but told with humility and humor. A must read.' * Sarah Friar, CEO Nextdoor *

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Book SynopsisMary Barra’s quest to move GM to a manufacturer of electric cars has captured the attention of automobile aficionados, green-business advocates, and leaders of all types who have to admire Mary’s toughness in moving forward despite the overwhelming obstacles in her path.A decade ago, no one would have guessed that GM would be the company poised to lead America into the future. At a time when business book readers seem endlessly fascinated by soaring tech giants like Amazon and Netflix, and ill-fated startups like WeWork and Theranos, why is it important to put the spotlight back on 112-year-old GM? Because Charlie Wilson’s quip from 1952 is still true: What’s good for GM is still good for America, and vice versa. America needs to transition to a new era of clean energy and environmentally sustainable transportation. We also need to adapt to a world with far fewer assembly-line jobs, but far more skilled jobs for people who can design, Trade Review'David Welch has delivered the definitive account of Mary Barra's harrowing and inspiring quest to revitalize GM and restore the iconic car maker to its former glory. Charging Ahead is an incisive, meticulously reported look at the deft balancing act required to retool a lumbering giant during the EV and self-driving revolutions that are upending the auto industry.' * - Ashlee Vance, author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future *'I personally knew seven GM CEOs and Mary Barra towers over all of them. Charging Ahead paints a revealing portrait of one top two or three active CEOs today across all industries. David Welch shares the backstage personal history which provided Mary Barra unparalleled authentic personal and professional GM anchoring. From her first days as CEO, stepping into a devastating product safety crisis and through it recasting the image of her company, fortifying her leadership team, and redefining the culture at GM, Mary Barra has proven that doing good versus doing well do not need to be tradeoffs. The transformation she is leading at GM is a fascinating and important case study for leaders of all types to learn from.' * - Jeff Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies at Yale University *'Mary Barra is a transformational executive with the rare ability to cut through complex issues and get to the essence of a problem. In Charging Ahead, David Welch tells the story of how Mary has relentlessly led GM from troubled times to the forefront of technological change. A must-read for anyone interested in leadership, business, and the future of the automobile.' * - Mike Jackson, retired CEO, AutoNation *

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Book SynopsisAlan Hester''s insightful statement will ring bells with many people. So many of us will regularly and repeatedly stop ourselves from doing what we most want to do. We will get in our own way. We may compare ourselves with more successful people and look for unfair advantages that they have and we don''t. We may bemoan our luck or be plagued by any number of common conditions, such as starting something and not finishing it, making bad decisions or no decision at all. We may lack self-belief and think we don''t deserve success, that we may be ridiculed or judged, that there is no point in even trying, or feel uncomfortable trying. These are just a few of the ways in which, through fear, ego and lack of confidence, we get in our own way. The author''s argument is that although we may not be able to control certain events in our life, we can control our response to those events, and thereby decide the outcome. He has written this book so we can learn how to ge

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Book SynopsisJourney through hope, despair, and forgivenessLeaders cannot predict the complex challenges they are called on to face. Veteran consultants Joan McArthur-Blair and Jeanie Cockell show that Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an invaluable tool to build resilience.AI is a widely used change approach that emphasizes identifying what''s working well in a system. Leaders can use AI to increase their ability to weather the storms they''ll inevitably encounter and be resilient. A profound guide, this book features personal accounts from leaders across a variety of settings describing how they''ve practiced appreciative resilience in the ongoing cycle of hope, despair, and forgiveness.

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Book SynopsisThe expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!In this updated edition of Dare to Serve, former Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder shows that leading by serving is a rigorous and tough-minded approach that yields the best results.When she was named CEO of Popeyes in 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, the team was discouraged, and the franchisees were just plain angry. Nine years later, restaurant sales were up 45 percent, restaurant profits had doubled, and the stock price was over $61. Servant leadership is sometimes derided as soft or ineffective, but this book confirms that challenging people to reach a daring destination, while treating them with dignity, creates the conditions for superior performance.The second edition of this bestselling book includes Bachelder''s post-Popeyes observations and new examples of how you can switch your leadership from self to serve. Ever engaging and inspirational, Bachelder takes you firsthand through the transformation of Popeyes and shows how anyone, at any level can become a Dare-to-Serve leader.

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Book SynopsisTrue leadership is about character – this is the key to winning ‘the right way’. In a world where we’re bombarded by messages of ‘winning at any cost’, dishonest politicians, CEOs committing fraud, disgraced military commanders and cheating athletes, integrity matters more than ever. The Character Edge explains the powerful role character plays in trust, culture and leadership, and offers readers tools to exercise and strengthen their own.Reaching from the battlefield to the classroom and beyond, former superintendent of West Point Robert Caslen and professor of psychology Dr. Michael Matthews, explore the vital link between strong character and strong leadership, and explain why the latter cannot exist without the former.‘Caslen and Matthews show how and why this fundamental inner architecture of leadership can – and must – be built.' Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great.Trade ReviewThe Character Edge is inspiring and practical in equal measure, drawing upon both scientific research and personal experience in how, and why, to develop strengths of heart, mind and gut. Only Mike Matthews and Bob Caslen could have written it. This will surely be an instant classic! -- Angela Duckworth, CEO of the Character Lab and bestselling author of GritFew great leaders have charismatic personality, but all have character that inspires. Caslen and Matthews show how and why this fundamental inner architecture of leadership can – and must – be built. -- Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and co-author of Built to LastIn The Character Edge, Caslen and Matthews offer the definitive guide to how individuals and organizations may build and utilize positive character to flourish and win. Corporations who ‘get’ this message excel, those that do not will fail in the long run -- Indra Nooyi, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCoWhat determines the importance and long-lasting impact of leadership? Lieutenant general and former West Point superintendent Caslen and psychologist Matthews examine the qualities of character that make a leader worth following . . . [their] combined experience culminates in a fascinating study of leadership -- BooklistIf you ever aspire to effective leadership, whether at the tactical or strategic level, you'll soon learn that the most important ingredient in effective leadership is character. Bob Caslen and Mike Matthews have captured this truth in both theory and application with moving and insightful stories and personal experiences. This book will both challenge you and motivate you to lead a life of integrity and honor, and in so doing, inspire the men and women you lead to the highest achievements they never thought possible. Bob and Mike have something very, very important here. I hope it goes viral in a big way. -- Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Retired), and bestselling author of Make Your Bed: 10 Life Lessons from a Navy SEAL

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Book SynopsisGetting to the top in Business is never straightforward, especially as a woman.This powerful collection of stories reveals how the world's leading women in business have overcome some of life's biggest challenges to reach the top of their professions. This is a book written for every current and aspiring leader, revealing the things that leaders rarely talk about; the behind the scenes struggles.The women in these stories are powerful, internationally diverse and have impressive leadership accomplishments. They were brought together through one unifying experience: they have all completed the Harvard Business School Women on Boards program, a course that has turned into a movement. Today there are over 130 members of the WomenExecs on Boards network, from 17 countries. This is the network where organisations go to find educated, prepared, qualified and diverse women for corporate board seats.After reading this book you will be inspired to lead and make a difference for others whether it's running a company or leading a division, team, project, community event or your family and home. You will discover that you already have all you need to succeed when it gets hard, to never give up, and how to keep going through life's difficult and sometimes terrible challenges. These women want you to know that you are not alone, and that you can lean on the strength of those who have gone before you, keep leading and keep getting back up again.Trade ReviewAs I read the stories, I could not help but think of my own mother's struggle through countless challenges and setbacks, paving the way for future generations of leaders in the process. One cannot help but be inspired by the courage, humility, and tenacity of the special women profiled in these stories. * Christian Brickman, CEO, Sally Beauty Holdings, (NYSE: SBH) *Women's empowerment is the single biggest opportunity of the 21st century. * Women’s empowerment is the single biggest opportunity of the 21st century. Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever plc (NYSE: UL), Co-founder and Chair of Imagine *It's often through hearing the stories of others that we come to the best moments of clarity in our own. Women leaders are courageous and resilient. In this book are thirty-six stories of proof. * Coco Brown, Founder and CEO, Athena Alliance, Inc. *An easy read that will inspire you to never give up and to achieve your wildest dreams despite the many obstacles along the way. * Dimitri Panayotopoulos, Board Director and former vice chairman of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) *Finally! A book so validating, so encouraging, that it feels as though I sat through years of life, career, and business lessons from successful mentors willing to bare it all to pave a path just for me. * Nanette Harrell, Independent Fractional Chief Information Officer and former Transportation Executive, at Faneuil, Inc., Savi Tech & GE (NYSE: GE) *Here are the stories of some of our top women leaders. The stories contain big lessons in bite-size pieces. Many have a 'hard knocks' quality because they are genuine and unsparing. * Andrew R. Hoehn, Senior Vice President, RAND Corporation *Through telling the stories of these courageous leaders, we reveal the path for others. A roadmap for stepping into one's own power and potential. * Rebekah E. Dopp, Founder & Chair of Exponent *This book really helps our world on a path to gender neutral leadership. * Chris Perry, President, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) *An inspiring read with useful words of wisdom for any leader. * Ken Pasternak, Global Executive Educator, Keynote Speaker, and Author of Performance at the Limit and Exploding Turkeys and Spare Trousers, Adventures in Global Business *A compendium of advice from truly accomplished women leaders who shine a light on the executive path to success that often is hidden from sight. * Dr. Anita Gupta, Distinguished Physician, Author, FDA Advisor and Head of Scripps Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Centre *A wonderful reminder that courage takes many forms. And that the women featured are not just capable. They're exceptional. If ever there was an assembly of gutsy, talented leaders with inspiring stories, this is it! * Jordan Rich, WBZ Radio Boston, Host of On Mic with Jordan Rich podcast, Author of On-Air *A great collection of strong, powerful and yet easy-to-read stories from women leading the business to the place it belongs. * Ali Ahmadian, CEO, Heliospectra (OTCMKTS: HLSPY) *The courage demonstrated in the stories of these exceptional women serve as a reminder to us all to aim for the stars, even in the face of adversity. * Dr. JJ Walcutt, Scientist, Author and CEO of Clay Strategic Designs, former Director of Innovation at the US Dept. of Defense and former US Democratic Presidential candidate. *These poignant portraits will stay with you long after you've finished reading. * Charlotte Dennery, CEO, BNP Paribas Personal Finance *Women all over the world have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, in what may be the biggest set-back for gender equality in our lifetimes. Stories like these will be pivotal in galvanising the next generation of leaders. A must read for every aspiring young woman. * Carmen Ene, CEO of 3stepIT and BNP Paribas 3stepIT *This book will call you out, lift you up, and help you thrive in your purpose. * Sherrese Smith, Partner at Paul Hastings and Board Member of Cable One (NYSE: CABO), Norton LifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK) *Brings the power of story front and center to educate and inspire the next generation of leaders. * Shellye Archambeau, Author of Unapologetically Ambitious and Board Member for Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN), and Roper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) *In the spirit of being 'judged by the company you keep,' those who read this work are keeping very good company. * Cathy Benko, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Board Member and former Vice Chairman, Deloitte LLP *These are REAL stories that have the power to immediately draw one in and then inspire and then teach! THAT is a combination to lean in to for growth! * Julie Laulis, Chair of the Board and CEO of Cable ONE (NYSE: CABO), Board of Directors AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) *A much needed inspirational multicultural roadmap of how thirty-six extraordinary women leaders got to where they are. Simply Inspirational. * Muna AbuSulayman, Social Impact Investor, Philanthropist and Global Equity Board Member and Advisor for Gucci (NYSE: GUC) *Engaging leadership lessons, tips, and reminders - all through the power of story telling! * Aicha Evans, CEO at Zoox; Board Member for SAP and Joby Aviation *

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Book SynopsisA significant role of leaders is to make improvements to the areas in which they lead. The leadership style used to do this and the approach taken is a matter that is heavily debated, but essentially it is an expectation that those who lead will provide a vision to shape and drive healthcare, education and political agendas of the future. The literature tells us that leaders have a responsibility to find the right way to guide, motivate and inspire others, and to ensure that they have successors who will take on the leadership mantle in a flexible and creative way. This collection of essays uses the context of healthcare, education and politics to examine and review ideas of leadership and perceptions of what leadership should be. The authors examine a range of influences on leadership style like gender differences and how these may be addressed. In healthcare, transformational leadership has been identified as essential to improve patient care and safety as well as the health service itself and to contribute to driving change in a positive and supportive way. Conversely, ineffective and disengaged leadership has been responsible for failures, including failures to meet and improve standards of care and safety. In other areas, although strong leadership is seen as key to implementing and managing the myriad of changes demanded in the current economic climate, poor leadership is often held responsible when things fail. It is in the context of this complex environment and the need to drive change for improvement that the chapters in this book examine some key facets of leadership. Along with discussing practical examples of leadership initiatives, the authors in this collection have reviewed and reflected on a wide range of leadership literature. Each chapter addresses elements of these challenges, and together they seek to map out not only the challenges facing those who wish to understand better the role and action of leaders, but also to develop a sense of what good leadership entails. The collection begins with a focus on healthcare (Chapters One through Seven); these chapters explore ways in which leadership is used to influence improvement and drive change. The healthcare chapters discuss how leadership has been used to develop global and European-wide approaches to improve medical care. They examine the role of leadership in shaping future healthcare professionals and the professions themselves. The role of leadership in encouraging collaborative approaches and multidisciplinarity as well as the influences of gender differences are all considered. Two of the healthcare chapters (Chapters Six and Seven) respectively outline a leadership programme for nursing students and reflect on an initiative to address gender inequalities in academia. The remaining chapters (Chapters Eight through Eleven) move beyond the healthcare arena and explore the influence of wisdom on leadership practices in higher education, how military values and experiences might influence leadership approaches more widely, and how perceptions of gender can influence and limit leadership potential and the leadership role itself. Negative behaviours and their impact on leadership decisions are also discussed.

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Book SynopsisAs leaders and organizations struggle to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage, the challenges that they face inevitably are dependent upon the people with whom they work and assisting those people to become their absolute best. Creating interpersonal relationships and an organizational culture that empowers employees require that leaders model the values that they proclaim to others and that they create organizational systems that support those same values.Enlightened leaders recognize that their primary responsibility is to support those whom they lead and serve. An organizations goals must be focused on creating long-term value for customers. Competing in the modern global environment demands that employees throughout the organization are committed to excellence and are given the resources and opportunity to become their absolute best. Excellence can only be achieved when individuals and organizations go the extra mile as well as when employees are treated as owners and partners in the quest for constant improvement.This book identifies the importance of humility as it contributes to enlightened leadership. Leaders with humility understand who they are, care deeply about others, and are committed to constant learning and improvement. In the pages that follow, the authors identify the contribution that humility makes to enlightened leadership and describe how humility supports key factors essential to successful organizations. Leaders can achieve great things when they discover their highest potential, when they assist others to become their best, and when they constantly seek to improve. Humility unlocks the potential in leaders and in the employees that they serve.

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Book SynopsisHow can leadership in service economies be developed and nurtured? This issue is of the utmost importance, because the mode of production and requirements of the leaders are different in manufacturing and service economies. While the focus in manufacturing industries is on do things right, the focus of services economies is on do the right things. In this book, the authors start out with the Service Leadership Model as well as the ingredients for Service Leadership knowledge, attitude and behaviors (i.e., skills). Second, psychometric properties of three validated measures on Service Leadership knowledge, attitude and behavior are presented. In these chapters, the internal consistency, convergent validity and factorial validity of the measures are presented. Third, the psychosocial correlates and norms associated with these three measures of Service Leadership are presented. Through these chapters, the authors attempt to establish the psychometric properties and norms of the scales assessing Service Leadership knowledge, attitude and behavior. It is their humble wish that the related work and the developed assessment tools can be used in the training, personnel decisions, intervention and research contexts.

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Book SynopsisWhether as a leader seeking to empower others or as an individual struggling to become a better person ourselves, the decision to empower is a choice we make. The nature of our action is to acknowledge the incredible ability that exists within another person or to realize that we also possess an undiscovered and unrealised greatness. The untapped capacity within each individual is rarely imagined and it is extremely unusual for a person to realise even a small part of his or her almost unlimited capabilities. The focus of this book is on coming to terms with the best version of ourselves and to then accept the responsibility to help others to discover their own highest potential. The quest for self-discovery and a clearer sense of our own identity is often delayed in the hustle-bustle of a busy life -- until we finally realise that we have chosen to "satisfice" or live our lives far below what we are capable of achieving. The journey to greater self-awareness and to an appreciation of our hidden talents is a necessary step to discovering the life that we never imagined is actually possible. Realizing who we can become enables us to not only redefine our identities but also teaches us of our moral obligation to help others to recognize what their lives can mean. In raising the bar for our own performance or in helping others to become their very best, empowerment is ultimately a choice -- a decision to redefine our best definition of ourselves and to assist others to discover their immense potential as well.Table of ContentsPreface; Leaders Touch Lives -- Introduction and Overview; Moral Leadership or the Leader as Steward; Leaders Prepare for Change -- The Omnipresent Reality; Integrity and Its Consequences -- The Foundation of Leadership; Honoring Others -- Kindness, Trust, and Leadership; Leadership and Generosity -- The Giving of Oneself; Feminine Leadership and Its Strengths; Leadership and Responsibility; Leaders Develop People -- Service at the Personal Level; Leadership as Service to Mankind; Index.

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Book SynopsisService leadership is conceived as "satisfying needs by consistently providing quality personal service to everyone one comes into contact with, including one's self, others, groups, communities, systems, and environments." Effective service leadership is determined by three Cs -- "Competence", "Character" and "Care". To nurture these important leadership qualities in university students, the "Service Leadership Education Initiative" was launched in eight public universities in Hong Kong. The introduction of this new concept is due to the fact that worldwide economic structure has shifted from manufacturing economies to service economies. The key concepts and propositions in service leadership theory (SLT), such as the strong emphasis on humanity, moral character, caring, and trust, have deep theoretical roots in the existing well-established theories and empirical findings in the social science literature. In addition, these important elements of service leadership have been successfully practiced and proved to exert beneficial influences on personal and organisational success. These findings give support to the validity of the SLT and its further application in education and industry. We earnestly hope that service leaders and organizations can put SLT propositions into practice to achieve success.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Origin and Nature of the Service Leadership Theory; Origin, Development and Assertions of Service Leadership Theory; Humanistic Leadership in Service Economy; Moral Character in the Service Leadership Theory; The Dark Side of Leadership in the Service Leadership Theory; Caring Leadership in Service Economy; The Role of Trust in the Service Economy; Self-Leadership in the Service Leadership Theory; The Fung Service Leadership Initiative in Hong Kong; About the Editors; About the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong; About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Index.

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Book SynopsisFilled with novel research and actionable ideas, Perspectives in Leadership offers a unique collection of concepts and findings related to leadership practices in a variety of settings and situations. Within this book, a distinguished group of leadership experts offers a variety of theoretical, empirical, and practical contributions to the study of leadership. Whether the reader is a student, an academic researcher, a leadership consultant, or a practical leader, this book is designed to share information that can help enhance leadership performance. In a contemporary business environment, leadership at every level throughout an organizational construct is a requisite for company-wide resilience and survival. Each chapter within Perspectives in Leadership presents information related to an array of means that can influence operations of organizations and the people that comprise them. The authors'' collective central theme posits that leadership is everyone''s business albeit practices may vary depending upon circumstances applied. Written in a reader-friendly manner this book, grounded in leadership theory, conveys fundamental aspects of leadership within each chapter and illustrates applicability to real-life leadership situations.

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Book SynopsisIn Leading on Purpose , veteran leadership consultants Tim Thomas and Rip Tilden draw on their experiences with thousands of leaders to effectively make their case: great leaders are made, not born. The authors lay out their case in a conversational tone, weaving in lessons from conversations between fictional CEO ''Frank'' and his insightful, sharp-tongued grandmother. The result is an engaging, clear, and eminently helpful guide to the eight critical skill sets you need to become a purposeful and effective leader: 1. Understanding Leadership Style 2. Strategy 3. Communication 4. Motivation 5. Feedback 6. Conflict Resolution 7. Execution 8. Change Management No matter where you are in your career CEO, Director, Supervisor, Manager Leading on Purpose truly gives you practical, easy-to-understand tools for use in any work environment.

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Book SynopsisAre there things you'd like to change at your company? Have you found yourself wishing your boss would change? Or your peers? What about the team you lead? Everyone in the corporate world, from the CEO to the security guard out front, wants to change something about their company. That is the human condition at work. Where you can get stuck, however, is thinking that things will improve when the "other guy" changes -- and waiting for that to happen first. In this book author, speaker, and CEO advisor Mindy Mackenzie shows us that the conventional approach is wrong. You can't wait for the "other guy" to change. For true change to occur and for companies to perform better, we must all embrace one simple truth: The only thing you can reliably change or control is yourself. With truth telling the commodity in shortest supply in corporate America today, this book challenges business professionals of any level to take actions that are deceptively simple yet require vulnerability and courage. The result? Improved impact on the job, and increased happiness and fulfillment. Drawing on 20 years of demanding executive roles at global corporations, Mindy Mackenzie reveals sharply focused, quick-read strategies in four key areas: Part 1 -- You First: Taking ownership and accountability to create a career and life you love; Part 2 -- Lead Your Boss: Transforming your relationship with your boss; Part 3 -- Lead Your Peers: Accelerating positive peer relationships to improve business results; Part 4 -- Lead Your Team: Building the most effective teams and having fun while doing it. Whether you are a seasoned leader or just starting out in your career, this book will help you to create instant, lasting change and achieve the success you desire at work.Trade Review"Original and wise, this masterful book shows you how to build the honesty and authenticity today's leaders need, and positions you for success." -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of #1 New York Times bestseller, Triggers

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Book SynopsisStop wasting time "fixing" your so-called weaknesses. And start leveraging the powerful ways you are already innately great! Bill Munn says the key to maximising performance is already planted within us -- and within everyone around us -- in the inherent strengths we often ignore while we focus on overcoming so-called weaknesses. This bias toward improving on negatives gets in the way of our ability to fully excel in our work life and at home. We devalue our innate strengths in part because we take our gifts for granted, and in part because we've been conditioned to focus on getting good at things we struggle with, at the expense of excelling in the ways we are intrinsically great. An eagle does not need to put energy toward improving his swimming skills because he is a natural master of soaring. Munn explains, with heart and authority, how we can live like the eagle, finding true success as we focus on our gifts -- and help those we manage do the same. Munn provides a selection of specific traits (Creator, Decisive, Developer, among others) and tools to help readers identify unique strengths in themselves and others. He follows with techniques that help us nurture our strongest gifts -- our power-alley attributes -- and better grow and manage teams according to the group's overall attribute profile. With his advice, we kick unproductive habits to the curb and experience the power of our personal best. Munn presents tactics for recognising and appreciating power-alley traits in others as well as insights into the power and pitfalls of each attribute, the best and worst attribute pairings, which attributes fit with specific job functions, and more. Munn's book speaks to those seeking to improve their teams and their leadership skills, as well as to any person who wants to leverage his or her own natural gifts while better understanding, engaging, and nurturing others. Bill Munn is a management-coaching veteran of twenty-six years and former top-level executive of a Dow 30 and Fortune 500 company.

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Book SynopsisGood leadership is about more than inspiring people. Effective leadership stands on two pillars: excellent people and efficient processes. Through well-tested models and a series of structured metrics, The Diamond Process will help you identify weak points in your work flow so that you can retroactively fix your organization and make it more efficient. Using the Diamond Process Model, you'll learn how to; IDENTIFY and REFINE your organization's key drivers or primary motivations; INTEGRATE resources like people, equipment, and funding with the processes that achieve the key drivers; BALANCE the key drivers, resources, and processes; CREATE new processes for long-term SUCCESS. Authors Mike Diamond and Chris Harding pull on their considerable experience in the corporate and military worlds to share a wholly innovative approach to effective leadership. Whether you are a small business owner or a shift manager, The Diamond Process will help you transform your organization and lead your team more effectively.

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Book SynopsisTruly engaging people is not about commanding them to do something; it is about getting them to command themselves to do it. West Point distinguished graduate Gary Morton knows how to deliver exceptional results while doing just that. As a platoon leader and tank commander in Army Task Force 4-68 and, later, as a young vice president at medical device manufacturer Stryker, Morton learned under two legendary leaders who, despite different styles, followed nearly the same steps to achieve results most considered unattainable. In only a year, Task Force 4-68's commander, Lt. Colonel Alfred L. Dibella, turned one of the Army's poorest performing units into the most lethal, combat-ready task force in the US Army. In simulated-combat missions at the grueling National Training Center, Dibella's task force defeated the constantly triumphant OPFOR in every battle. This feat has never been repeated. Generals and commanders at every level sought to understand how this unit did the impossible. When John W. Brown became CEO of Stryker, it was a boutique medical device firm with a few innovative products and $17 million in sales. Under Brown's extraordinary leadership it evolved into a $4 billion market leader feared by competitors and highly regarded by healthcare professionals. Stryker accomplished this remarkable run by securing 20-percent earnings growth every quarter, every year for twenty-eight years. Again, this is a feat experts believed unachievable. By explaining the ingredients of these two leaders' secret sauce, Morton lays the foundation for current and future leaders to ensure their own teams excellence.

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Book SynopsisCEOs and team leaders from Fortune 500 companies and venture-backed start-ups often complain that they have trouble keeping their teams motivated. But what if it's actually not the job of the leaders to motivate their teams? What if team members were responsible for motivating themselves and for bringing their own professional, positive, helpful, best selves to work each day? What might change in companies if teams lived up to this expectation? In The Motivation Trap, John Hittler draws on the knowledge he has acquired from years of coaching individuals, teams, and organizations and proposes a new way to lead. He unwraps the energetic underpinnings of motivation, explains why it holds big limitations, and points out where and when to employ it as an effective tool in leading management teams. He walks readers through additional tools and suggests how and when to use them to create high-achieving teams who find enjoyment in their work and are ready to take initiative. His simple, easy-to-use tools will bring team members together so they can accomplish highly leveraged success. With the wisdom he provides in The Motivation Trap, Hittler helps leaders produce great results for their team members, for themselves, and for their organizations.

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Book SynopsisEmily is a career-driven thirtysomething with big ambitions. She manages to make an impact at her tech company while finding time for her husband Jason and young son Henry-but when the company passes her up for multiple promotions, she finds herself at a loss for what, or how, she could be doing better. Fate answers her in the form of a kind-and surprisingly direct-older man in a coffee shop, who helped her clean up a spill. A well-respected CEO before he retired, David is a treasure trove of leadership knowledge. Emily is at a point in her life where she needs direction. Growing Influence outlines their weekly meetings together, as well as Emily's challenge of putting her lessons from David into practice despite a sexist boss and patriarchal workplace. Growing Influence is a truly unique book in that it offers readers both solid, practicable advice on how to grow their leadership skills and a relatable account of one woman's personal growth by putting the principles of the book into practice. Unlike nonfiction business books, or business memoirs, this story is a true "business fable" that is both impactful and potentially transformative.

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Book SynopsisRyan Berman has spent the last two years studying the most courageous people and leaders on the planet. So what do an astronaut, a Navy SEAL, the cofounder of Method, the former VP of communications at Apple, and the president of Domino’s all have in common? They have each liberated themselves or their companies from what they once were to master truly courageous feats in life and business. Fifty-two percent of Fortune 500 companies from the year 2000 are now extinct, and 80 percent of all start-ups will fail within their first 18 months. Yet there's a lack of urgency across the board in most organizations to address this callous reality. Return on Courage (ROC) is your go-to courage instructional manual that helps you attack and shrink business fears head-on. Learn how to relentlessly play offense, drive change, and transform into a Courage Brand®. ROC can be your secret weapon to maximizing your ROI. Any business, being, or brand can return on the courage platform. Return on Courage shows you how

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Book SynopsisCulture Is Everything. A good leader builds and establishes a company culture people want to be a part of. A transformational leader elevates that, cultivating a culture in which everyone-from the top down-is empowered to use their talents to live and work at their best. As the chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Consolidated, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, J. Frank Harrison III knows firsthand the importance of not only prioritizing culture but also living out and modeling the values that drive it. He believes every person in an organization matters and how they are led matters just as much. In The Transformation Factor: Leading Your Company for Good, for God, and for Growth, Harrison profiles his company and his own personal journey to show you the radical transformation and amazing ripple effects that come from a purpose-driven, people-focused culture and a leadership style that centers on serving others. With a company that employs over 17,000 people and has 13 manufacturing facilities and 76 distribution and sales centers, Harrison understands that real culture transformation takes great effort, intention, and courage but also humility and generosity. His book is about teaching leaders how to engage in meaningful work with people, inspire a culture of genuine care, and mobilize everyone around a purpose that not only transcends the everyday work they do but also informs it. It integrates faith with work and demonstrates a revolutionary approach to leadership, modeled after the heart of God. The Transformation Factor shows us what it takes to commit to and invest in people, helping them recognize their fullest potential, and how to transform any environment into a place of vitality, growth, and purpose. With clarity and honesty, Harrison speaks from his experience as a leader to offer us a new way to look at culture, business, and success

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Book SynopsisNavigate uncharted waters with visionary and inspirational leadership After a successful career in the navy, retired rear admiral Danelle Barrett knows plenty about effective, motivational leadership, and now she's sharing it with readers in any profession striving to be bold change leaders. As Barrett learned in the military, strong leadership is inherently about people and behavior, not formulas and complex theory. The hallmarks of great leaders are their vision, tenacity, integrity, and thoughtful mentorship of others. Barrett imparts her experience through practical advice and the best examples she's learned from the remarkable leaders she's served with in the United States Navy. She also includes plenty of wit via her many ""Sea Stories""-anecdotes told by sailors, chiefs, and officers, often embellished over time, that have humor, heart, and lessons to be learned. The bottom line is that leadership is not complicated, but it is deliberate. It can be summed up in these basic principles: • Inspire and connect • Find three positives • Don't be a jerk Becoming a fearless agent of change is particularly relevant today when faced with the unprecedented, accelerating, and exponential pace of technological advancement, and Barrett provides readers with powerful tools to succeed and ride the wave of this evolution

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Book SynopsisTake a walk on the wild side with fascinating and compelling leadership lessons from the animal kingdom. Nature is the perfect teacher for the challenging and very personal concept of leadership. And no one knows this better than veteran zoologist and leadership consultant Julie C. Henry. Wisdom from the Wild shows both new and experienced leaders how to learn from and be inspired by the wildlife and wild places all around them. This fun, new approach to leadership challenges presents nine ""Unbreakable Laws"" that readers can learn from the animal kingdom. These true, fundamental guidelines with concrete examples from wildlife can steer a leader's work and decisions. Readers will discover how to deal with change, work more effectively as a team, and build their resilience muscles from creatures that might seem unusual or even unexpected in a book about leadership-such as naked mole rats, spiders, and even sea cucumbers. Julie C. Henry guides readers on an extraordinary dive into the natural world as they've never seen it before to uncover their leadership prowess among the animals. A former zoo and aquarium senior leader, Julie C. Henry is president of Finish Line Leadership, a training and consulting firm, and has worked with over fifty-five organizations across corporate, nonprofit, government, association, and community sectors. She holds bachelor of science degrees in both zoology and education, a master of arts in communication, a postgraduate diploma in outdoor education, and an executive program certificate in sustainable business leadership. Julie has presented to over one million people across thirty-two states and six countries, in onsite and online settings.

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