Management: leadership and motivation Books

Book SynopsisA practical guide to using NLP in business and life coaching from bestselling NLP expert Joseph O'Connor. This book is suitable for both established coaches and for those who are being coached.Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the psychology of excellence. It is based on the practical skills that are used by all good communicators to obtain excellent results. These skills are invaluable for personal and professional development.NLP provides most, if not all, of the skills necessary to become a full time coach or a manager who coaches. This book will help all those looking to have any level of involvement in coaching either as a coach or as the recipient of coaching. NLP enables the coaching process to be faster with fewer meetings, a great benefit in today's time-pressured industries.This book is one of the first to combine business and life coaching with NLP. It provides guidelines and skills for an improved all-round performance as a coach, along with the skills necessary to look after, organize and coach yourself. It provides a comprehensive guide to coaching that will meet the needs of all, no matter what their involvement in coaching.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword by H. Irving Grousbeck Acknowledgements Introduction: The Five Skills of Great Leaders Part I: Commitment to Building a Team Chapter 1 Hire for Outcomes Chapter 2 The One Hundred Day Window Chapter 3 Instant Performance Feedback Chapter 4 The 360° Review Chapter 5 Coaching Underperformance Chapter 6 Breaking Up is Hard Chapter 7 Never Waste a Last Goodbye Part II: Fanatical Custodian of Time Chapter 8 Activity Is Not Progress Chapter 9 Make Your Day to Make Your Month Chapter 10 Curing the Digital Disaster Chapter 11 Seven Steps to Running a Great Meeting Chapter 12 Delegating Part III: Willingness to Seek and Take Advice Chapter 13 Five Questions Chapter 14 Finding and Using Mentors Chapter 15 Executive Coaching Chapter 16 A Board of Advisors Part IV: Setting and Adhering to Priorities Chapter 17 Key Performance Indicators Chapter 18 The Operating Plan Chapter 19 Alignment Through Compensation Part V: An Obsession with Quality Chapter 20 Quality Drives Profit Chapter 21 Walk Behind the Tractor Chapter 22 A Vow to Wow Implementing The Five Skills of Great Leaders Afterword by Irv Grousbeck Notes Index

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Book Synopsis LEADING FROM PURPOSE IS TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP AT THE WORLD''S TOP COMPANIES''I can''t imagine leading Ben & Jerry''s without it'' Jostein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerry''s ''Makes lives deeper, organisations stronger and society more cohesive.'' Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever''Purpose has really enhanced my impact as a leader.'' Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Bank''My purpose has acted as a guiding light to help me centre and ground myself to lead effectively when it''s needed most.'' Loren Shuster, Chief People Officer at LEGO Drawing on ten years of experience working with more than 10,000 executives from companies around the world, Nick Craig takes you on a revelatory journey to understand your purpose, find clarity and focus and lead with inspiration.When uncovered, purpose becomes our most fundamental guiding principle. Explaining where true purpose lies and demystifying whereTrade ReviewA testament to the power of purpose, based on powerful insights on how to apply it in a way that makes lives deeper, organisations stronger and society more cohesive. -- Paul Polman, CEO, UnileverCaution: this is a book about purpose. Do this work and it will change the way you live, love, parent and lead. Once you live your purpose, you can't unlive it. -- Brené Brown, New York Times bestselling author of 'The Gifts of Imperfection', from the forewordAfter 25 years of corporate life, I knew there was an underlying driver, but could not put my finger on it - that is until I explored with Nick his work around Purpose. Since then, my purpose has acted as a guiding light to help me centre and ground myself to lead effectively when it's needed most. -- Loren Shuster, Chief People Officer at LEGONick Craig's breakthrough book will transform your leadership as you discover your authentic purpose. With his depth of understanding, brilliant insights and powerful examples, Craig enables you to find the deeper meaning of your life so you can make a lasting impact on the world around you. -- Bill George, Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and former Chair & CEO of MedtronicWorking with Craig dramatically changed my professional path and I can't imagine leading Ben & Jerry's without it. -- Jostein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerry'sArticulating my own purpose has not been a process of invention, but a process of discovery, and working with Nick helped put the various pieces together. Having discovered my own purpose has really enhanced my impact as a leader. -- Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING BankLeadership - useful, generous, humble leadership - is our most urgent need today. Nick Craig shares his wisdom on how each of us can make a difference, starting now. -- Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author of 'Linchpin'Some say it takes up to 10,000 hours to master a skill. Fortunately, Nick Craig has done the hard work for us. Listen closely, because Nick Craig is truly the Master of Purpose. * Scott A. Snook, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School *Nick Craig has developed a model that unlocks that journey, creating a pathway for clarity of purpose and mission. The implementation of this model across several hundred of senior leaders has seen deeper alignment with core values, a greater focus on our core mission and continued improvement in the culture and performance of the organisation. * Michael Schneider, Managing Director, Bunnings Group *

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Book Synopsis''David Marquet is the kind of leader who comes around only once in a generation... his ideas and lessons are invaluable'' - Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why----------Leadership lessons from a nuclear submarine captain to help you transform how you work.Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.One day, Marquet unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet.No matter your industry or position, by reading Marquet''s business classic, you can learn how to create a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for their actions, people are healthier and happier - and everyone is a leader.Trade ReviewI don't know of a finer model of this kind of empowering leadership than Captain Marquet. And in the pages that follow you will find a model for your pathway * Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People *To say I'm a fan of David Marquet would be an understatement . . . I'm a fully fledged groupie. He is the kind of leader who comes around only once a generation. He is the kind of leader who doesn't just know how to lead, he knows how to build leaders. His ideas and lessons are invaluable to anyone who wants to build an organization that will outlive them * Simon Sinek, optimist and author of Start with Why *The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution. * FORTUNE *One of the 12 best business books of all time... Timeless principles of empowering leadership. * USA TODAY *

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Book SynopsisTackle complex situations with critical thinking.You're facing a problem at work. There are many ways you can approach the situation, but each comes with its own pros and cons. How do you sort through all the information so that you know you're taking the right path?The answer is in how you think. The HBR Guide to Critical Thinking will help you navigate your most challenging issues, from difficult problems to tough decisions to complex scenarios. By carefully observing the situation, gathering information, inviting other perspectives, and analyzing what's in front of you, you can move forward with confidence while building this crucial leadership skill.You'll learn how to: Question your assumptions Keep an open mind to opposing viewpoints Sidestep cognitive biases Use data—when appropriate Grow comfortable with ambiguity Find innovative and creative solutions Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

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Book Synopsis Find your signature voicePeople are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, connect easily with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one of them? How can you learn to “own the room”? This book will help you develop your leadership presence. According to Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, leadership presence is the ability to consistently and clearly articulate your value proposition while influencing and connecting with others. They offer a simple and compelling framework, as well as practical advice about how you can develop your own personal presence.No matter where you sit in an organization, you can “own the room” if you are able to do two things well: first, demonstrate your authentic value and distinction, and second, connect to others in a positive way. Leaders who are able to be authentic while connecting with and impacting others have what the authors call a “Trade Review"... great advice for communicating authentically and connecting more easily with employees in a positive way." -- Washington Post "The skills, drills and devices in the book are based on Isis Associates' Signature Voice workshops. If you can't take the workshop, the book offers a sound alternative." -- SUCCESS Magazine "There are few, practical roadmaps to leadership that teach by example; Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence by Amy Jen Su and Muriel M Wilkins is definitely one of them." -- CareerBright.com "The book is chock full of tables, quizzes and charts to help readers visualize and create action plans."-- 800 CEO READ "This is a book that is as applicable to small business owners who sell to more corporate clients as well as to employees who are looking to move into leadership positions." -- Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com) ADVANCE PRAISE for Own the Room: Jane Brock-Wilson, Managing Director, Berkshire Partners-- "Own the Room is a must-read for all emerging and experienced leaders who aspire to authentically connect with others, forge relationships, and increase their influence. The authors have provided a practical roadmap and toolkit for building leadership presence from the inside out." Mary Ellen Joyce, PhD, Senior Director, Brookings Executive Education-- "At last! For years Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins have been helping leaders at Brookings Executive Education to transform their 'presence.' This book brings their critically important leadership concepts and tools to a broad audience in terms that are clear, concise, and actionable." Suzanne Richards, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Freddie Mac-- "Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins have finally given a descriptive voice--a signature voice--to what has been a frustratingly elusive concept. This book provides step-by-step guidance and a fresh, workable approach to identifying and making the most of one's authentic self." Joel von Ranson, Partner, Spencer Stuart-- "This is a unique and powerful book that explains the major components of leadership and effective business communication. What's special about the authors' approach is that it links professional success to accessing the unique formula in each of us ... our signature voice." Bob Raidt, Executive Vice President and Worldwide Account Head, Leo Burnett USA-- "Own the Room demystifies the notion of executive leadership 'presence.' Using a practical model and instructive case examples, the authors prove that developing presence doesn't require becoming someone else; it's a unique, signature voice that can be accessed from within." Tim Gray, CFO, MedImmune-- "I often think about my leadership presence--where I stand today and how I want to be perceived in the future. Own the Room helped me develop a clear roadmap to reach a higher level. This book is a valuable resource for all leaders." Scott Burger, President, Pandora North America-- "Own the Room is a must-read for anyone transitioning into, or aspiring toward, an enterprise-wide leadership position. There is an undeniable link between self-awareness and leadership. The authors' practical model and real-world examples provide an invaluable tool to transition self-awareness to self-improvement."

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Book SynopsisRegardless of your position, learn how to lead with impact by utilizing John C. Maxwell''s thirty years of experience teaching people how to make a significant difference in their organizations.As one of the most trusted leadership mentors, John C. Maxwell debunks the myths that hold people back from leaning into and developing their influence. In this inspiring call-to-action, he shows middle managers how to leverage their unique positions and become 360 degree leaders by exercising influence in all directions--up (to the boss), across (among their peers), and down (to those they lead).In The 360 Degree Leader, you will learn how to: overcome the challenges facing the vast majority of professionals; understand the pressures and pain points that come from being caught in the middle; and gain the confidence and competence to step into their roles as significant influencers. Complete with a workbook to help

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Book SynopsisNew York Times BestsellerNew York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs. In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebrity CEO. He golfed with presidents, mingled with movie stars, and was idolized for growing GE into the most valuable company in the world. But Welch’s achievements didn’t stem from some greater intelligence or business prowess. Rather, they were the result of a sustained effort to push GE’s stock price ever higher, often at the expense of workers, consumers, and innovation. In this captivating, revelatory book, David Gelles argues that Welch single-handedly ushered in a new, cutthroat era of American capitalism that continues to this day. Gelles chronicles Welch’s campaign to vaporize hundreds of thousands of jobs in a bid to boost profits, eviscerating the country’s manufacturing base, and destabilizing the middle class. Welch’s obsession with downsizing—he eliminated 10% of employees every year—fundamentally altered GE and inspired generations of imitators who have employed his strategies at other companies around the globe. In his day, Welch was corporate America’s leading proponent of mergers and acquisitions, using deals to gobble up competitors and giving rise to an economy that is more concentrated and less dynamic. And Welch pioneered the dark arts of “financialization,” transforming GE from an admired industrial manufacturer into what was effectively an unregulated bank. The finance business was hugely profitable in the short term and helped Welch keep GE’s stock price ticking up. But ultimately, financialization undermined GE and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Gelles shows how Welch’s celebrated emphasis on increasing shareholder value by any means necessary (layoffs, outsourcing, offshoring, acquisitions, and buybacks, to name but a few tactics) became the norm in American business generally. He demonstrates how that approach has led to the greatest socioeconomic inequality since the Great Depression and harmed many of the very companies that have embraced it. And he shows how a generation of Welch acolytes radically transformed companies like Boeing, Home Depot, Kraft Heinz, and more. Finally, Gelles chronicles the change that is now afoot in corporate America, highlighting companies and leaders who have abandoned Welchism and are proving that it is still possible to excel in the business world without destroying livelihoods, gutting communities, and spurning regulation.

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Book SynopsisIs your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change? For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Introduction A Universal Model of Leadership and The Leadership Circle Profile Assessment xv How This Book Came to Be 2 A Better Model of Leadership 2 The Promise of This Book 2 Two Books in One 2 Take the LCP Self-Assessment 2 Going Full Circle 2 Chapter 1 The Promise of Leadership: Meeting the High Bar of Expectations 1 High Bar of Experience and Expectations 2 Leadership Matters 2 Four Universal Promises of Leadership 4 Broken Leadership Promises 9 Keeping the Promise 9 The Leadership Agenda 10 Chapter 2 Leadership Effectiveness and Business Performance: The Primary Competitive Advantage 13 What the Research Shows 13 What is Your Leadership Quotient? 17 Provocative Questions 18 Collective Effectiveness 19 Collective Effectiveness and Intelligence 22 Chapter 3 Mastery and Maturity, Consciousness and Complexity: The Leadership Development Agenda 27 Triumph and Failure of the Inner Game 28 Competency is Only Half the Game 29 Two Games of Leadership 29 Inner Game Runs the Outer Game 31 Litany of the Literature 33 Four Foundational Premises 35 Consciousness and Complexity 38 Understanding Complexity: Redundant Polarities and Problems 40 Non-Obvious Points of Leverage 41 The Leadership Imperative 42 The Core Argument 43 Uncommon Sense 44 Collective Wisdom 45 A Global Leadership Imperative 46 Chapter 4 Stages of Development: The Backbone of the Universal Model of Leadership 47 Stages of Development Framework 48 The Universal Model of Leadership 49 Correlation Conclusions 53 Trajectory of Life-Long Development 55 Childhood: Seeing Development the Easy Way 56 Identity is at the Core 58 Chapter 5 Five Levels of Leadership: Structures of Mind and Performance 61 Egocentric Leadership 63 Reactive Leadership 66 Creative Leadership 75 Integral Leadership 82 Unitive Leadership 85 Chapter 6 The Universal Model and Metrics: Global Leadership, Cross-Cultural, and Gender Application 87 Task and Relationship—Horizontal Axis 87 A Dynamic Model 89 Optimal Leadership 90 Link to Performance and Effectiveness 92 Dynamic Polarities 96 Universality of the Model 99 Case in Point: Cross-Cultural Application in Rural Uganda 102 Gender and the Universal Model 104 Stage of Development Research 106 Conclusions and Implications 112 Chapter 7 The Leadership System: The Central Organizing System 115 Six Systems of Organizational Effectiveness 116 Whole Systems Approach to Developing Leadership 120 Four Compelling Case Studies 122 Owning Development from the Top 151 Chapter 8 Reactive Leadership: An Insufficient Triumph of Development 155 Performance Review 156 Leave Your Ego at the Door 156 I Dare You to Tell Me the Truth 156 Two Primary Movements 160 Structure of Reactive Mind 169 Core Operating Beliefs 176 Putting It All Together 179 The Leadership Agenda 180 Chapter 9 Reactive Leadership at Work: From Patriarchy to Partnership 183 Moving from Patriarchy to Partnership 183 Navigating Two Journeys 185 Three Core Reactive Types 186 Gifts of Each Type 189 Gifts Hung on a Reactive Structure 191 Reactive Dynamics—True to Type 194 Reactive Type Dynamics in the Universal Model 198 Natural Selection Process—Creating Collective Patterns of Patriarchy 200 Chapter 10 Creative Leadership: Fulfilling the Promise of Leadership 205 Performance Review 205 The Hero’s Journey 207 What the Transition Looks Like 209 Talking About It Without Knowing It 211 Creative Structure 213 Creative Structure of Identity 216 Restructuring Identity Beliefs 216 Designed for Leading Change 220 Creative Mind and Performance 221 Alignment 223 Path of Development—Move Toward Your Near Enemy 224 Type Through Stage 229 Creative Organizations 229 Integration 230 Literacy in the Pathways of Transformation 231 Two Currents of Transformation 232 Chapter 11 Six Leadership Practices: Spiritual Boot Camp for Leaders 239 Practice 1: Discerning Purpose 239 Practice 2: Distilling Vision 245 Practice 3: Knowing Your Doubts and Fears 248 Practice 4: Engage in Authentic, Courageous Dialogue 252 Practice 5: Develop Intuition, Open to Inspiration 255 Practice 6: Think Systemically 259 Path of Mastering Leadership 262 Chapter 12 Integral Leadership: Built for Complexity, Designed for Transformation 265 Brief Summary of Stages 267 Servant of the System 268 Maturing Intuition 268 Seeing the Entire Development Spectrum 269 Holding Unresolvedness, Conflict, and Tension 270 As Within, So Without 271 A Meeting of Twin Opposites 272 Have You Ever Once Asked Me What I Want? 272 Shadow Side of the Universal Model 274 Fierce Compassion, The Dance of Enemies 286 Why is Change so Difficult? 291 Integral Leadership Imperative 292 Chapter 13 Unity: Journey’s End, Development Turned Upside Down 295 Waves on the Ocean 296 No Self, All God 297 Development Turned Upside Down 299 Two Arguments for Development 300 Not Me, Not Me 300 Unity Leadership 301 Appendix 1 Leadership Circle Profile Summary Dimensions 303 Appendix 2 Theorists Integrated into The Leadership Circle Universal Model of Leadership 309 References 315 Index 000

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Book SynopsisDiscover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!" Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you. From the author of the bestselling Traction, Rocket Fuel details the integral roles of the Visionary and Integrator and explains how an effective relationship between the two can help your business thrive. Offering advice to help Visionary-minded and Integrator-minded individuals find one another, Rocket Fuel also features assessments so you're able to determine whether you're a Visionary or an Integrator. Without an Integrator, a Visionary is far less likely to succeed long-term ,and realize the company's ultimate goals--likewise, with no Visionary, an Integrator can't rise to his or her full potential. When these two people come together to share their natural talents and innate skill sets, it's like rocket fuel--they have the power to reach new heights for virtually any company or organization.Trade Review"Rocket Fuel is a powerful model for freeing up entrepreneurial visionaries to do what they do best. Gino and Mark provide a practical gameplan for building an organization that perfectly combines vision and integration." --Dan Sullivan, President and Founder of Strategic Coach(R) "In this brilliant book, Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters explain the vital importance of having both a visionary and an integrator--and show how that relationship can provide the 'rocket fuel' your company needs to achieve its full potential." --Bo Burlingham, Editor-at-Large of Inc. magazine and author of Small Giants and Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

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Book SynopsisIn his defining work on emotional intelligence, bestselling author Daniel Goleman found that it is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. If you read nothing else on emotional intelligence, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you boost your emotional skills--and your professional success. This book will inspire you to: * Monitor and channel your moods and emotions * Make smart, empathetic people decisions * Manage conflict and regulate emotions within your team * React to tough situations with resilience * Better understand your strengths, weaknesses, needs, values, and goals * Develop emotional agility This collection of articles includes: "What Makes a Leader" by Daniel Goleman, "Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance" by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, "Why It's So Hard to Be Fair" by Joel Brockner, "Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions" by Andrew Campbell, Jo Whitehead, and Sydney Finkelstein, "Building the Emotional Intelligence of Groups" by Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steve B. Wolff, "The Price of Incivility: Lack of Respect Hurts Morale--and the Bottom Line" by Christine Porath and Christine Pearson, "How Resilience Works" by Diane Coutu, "Emotional Agility: How Effective Leaders Manage Their Negative Thoughts and Feelings" by Susan David and Christina Congleton, "Fear of Feedback" by Jay M. Jackman and Myra H. Strober, and "The Young and the Clueless" by Kerry A. Bunker, Kathy E. Kram, and Sharon Ting.

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Book SynopsisCut through the mush to sustain and improve the quality of your partnerships at work.Gervase R. Bushe named one of HR Magazine''s Most Influential Thinkers 2016What happened to that win-win partnership with your boss, colleage, or direct report that suddenly dissolved into mistrust and suspision? Despite your best intentions, how did hidden agendas, unresolved conflicts, and miscommunication get in the way? With new research, fresh insight, and up-to-date examples of what it takes to collaborativelyy organize and sustain healthy relationships at work, this newly revised edition of Clear Leadership tackles these issues head-on. Building on the powerful concepts that made the first edition such a success, Gervase Bushe explains why even the most promising partnerships get derailed and what you can do about it.Trade ReviewMakes leadership accessible to all, even the quiet, shy, avoid-eye-contact ones among us. It is also written with elegant simplicity. Buy it, read it, pass it around. -- Peter Block, partner, Designed Learning; author, Community, the Structure of BelongingProvides insights that will enable leaders to harness the productive energies their people bring while avoiding many of the traps that imprecise and incomplete communication can sometimes create. -- Bill Pasmore, SVP and Organizational Practice Leader, The Center for Creative LeadershipStands above the usual fare by speaking to leaders who truly care about their craft. It offers them a disciplined agenda for bringing their whole selves to work and bringing the best out of their people and teams. -- Philip Mirvis, psycologist; research fellow, Center for Corporate Citizenship; author, To the Desert and Back and Beyond Good Company

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority? This book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake. This volume includes the work of: Bill GeorgeHerminia IbarraRob GoffeeGareth Jones This collection of articles includes: "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership" by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer; "The Authenticity Paradox" by Herminia Ibarra; "What Bosses Gain by Being Vulnerable" by Emma Seppala; "Practice Tough Empathy" by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; "Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color" by Sylvia Ann Hewitt; "For a Corporate Apology to Work, the CEO Should Look Sad" by Sarah Green Carmichael; and "Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?" an interview with Gautam Mukunda and Gianpiero Petriglieri by Adi Ignatius and Sarah Green Carmichael. How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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Book SynopsisLook around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men.In this timely and provocative book, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for incompetent men to become leaders? And why is it so hard for competent people--especially competent women--to advance?Marshaling decades of rigorous research, Chamorro-Premuzic points out that although men make up a majority of leaders, they underperform when compared with female leaders. In fact, most organizations equate leadership potential with a handful of destructive personality traits, like overconfidence and narcissism. In other words, these traits may help someone get selected for a leadership role, but they backfire once the person has the job.When competent women--and men who don't fit the stereotype--are unfairly overlooked, we all suffer the consequences. The result is a deeply flawed system that rewards arrogance rather than humility, and loudness rather than wisdom.There is a better way. With clarity and verve, Chamorro-Premuzic shows us what it really takes to lead and how new systems and processes can help us put the right people in charge.Trade Review"Each of this year's best business books on talent and leadership is distinguished by startlingly specific diagnoses and descriptions of the roots of our leadership crisis. In the best among them, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of business psychology at University College London and Columbia University, persuasively argues that today's "epidemic of bad leadership" is caused by a surplus of incompetent men whose flaws perversely enable them to rise to the top." -- strategy+business magazineNamed a Financial Times Business Book of the MonthNamed one of "14 business books everyone will be reading in 2019" -- Business InsiderAdvance Praise for Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How to Fix It):Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld--"The single most important book on leadership of our time. This insightful, innovative, original perspective is an absolute must-read for anyone who wants to identify the best leaders for their business and to be the best leaders they can be themselves--men and women alike. This book is now going to be my go-to gift for everyone I know, in business and in life."Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, bestselling author, Seven Steps to Leading a Gender-Balanced Business--"This wonderful book illustrates how gender balance is a lever for higher business performance. A delightfully honest manifesto to transform traditional, underperforming, overconfident male standards of leadership into something that actually delivers, inspires, and engages. Brilliant and timely."Barbara Kellerman, James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School--"As the title--Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?--suggests, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic has written a lively and provocative book. For anyone with an interest in leadership, and in gender differences as they might particularly pertain, the issues he raises and the conclusions he reaches will provide good grist for their collective mill.”

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Book SynopsisSimon Sinek sparked a movement with his bestsellers START WITH WHY and LEADERS EAT LAST. Now this beautifully illustrated book will inspire more readers to ask for help, help others, and discover their own courage through a charming story about change.   Life is a series of choices. Do we go left or right? Jump forward or hold back?   Sometimes our choices work out for the better…and sometimes they don’t. But there is one choice, regardless of every other decision, that profoundly affects how we feel about our journey: Do we go alone or do we go together?   It is the courageous few who ask for help. It is the giving few willing to help others. We can all find the courage we need and know the joy of service – the minute we learn that together is better.   Filled with inspiring quotes, this richly illustrated fable tells a delightful story of three kids who go on a journey to a new playground and take a stand for what they believe. The story is a metaphor for anyone looking to make a change or wondering how to pursue their dreams. And the message is simple: relationships – real, human relationships – really, really matter. The stronger our relationships, the stronger the bonds of trust and cooperation, the more we can accomplish and the more joy and fulfillment we get from our work and personal lives.   The three heroes are archetypes who represent us all at various points in our lives. Their main challenge is the same one we face every day: How can we find the things we’re looking for? According to Sinek, if we each do our part to help advance a shared vision, we can build the world we imagine.   In addition to the story itself, Sinek shares such profound lessons as:    · A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.   · Fight against something and we focus on the thing we hate. Fight for something and we focus on the thing we love.   · Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.   · A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him become stars.  Together is Better was designed to be given as a gift to someone you want to inspire, or to say thank you to someone who inspires you. It''s completely different from Sinek''s previous work. It may look like a children''s book, but it''s definitely for adults.This book includes a special page featuring the Scent of Optimism.

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Book SynopsisHow do highly-successful people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates get so much done? The answer is time blocking; a time-management method that Cal Newport, productivity expert and bestselling author of Digital Minimalism, has been using for fifteen years.For the first time, this game-changing system has been captured in a daily planner that makes it easy for you to prioritise tasks and focus on the things that really matter. Using the time-block method you''ll no longer be distracted by your inbox, social media and other peoples'' demands for your time. The Time-Block Planner will help you push aside distractions and focus on the work that will make the difference to you.

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Book SynopsisThe concise edition of the 2019 WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD From the million-copy bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Concise Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defence.Trade ReviewPraise for Robert Greene: 'Machiavelli has a new rival, and Sun Tzu had better watch his back * New York Times *'Hollywood producers and rappers are following an unlikely but ruthless guru' * Sunday Times *'Teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world.'' * Independent on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisA new look at change management, bringing in recent theories on what leaders need to do to ensure that their change management programmes are effective and meaningful for their teams.

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Book Synopsis'This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about 'Strategic Inflection Points', because sooner or later you are going to live through one.' - Steve Jobs There are moments in any business when massive change occurs, when all the rules shift fast and forever. They can make or break companies and individuals, and they can happen at any moment. Andrew Grove calls such moments strategic inflection points, and he lived through several as CEO of Intel, where he transformed the company into the world's largest computer chipmaker, and the 7th most profitable company in the Fortune 500. Drawing on decades of personal experience and insight, as well as examining timeless examples from other companies, Grove reveals how to identify and exploit the key moments of change that generate either drastic failure or incredible success. Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic lesson in leadership that anyone in any industry will benefit from. Because we must all assume that something will change - and soon.Trade ReviewThe best book on business * Forbes *This terrific book is dangerous ... It will make people think. -- Peter DruckerThe best manager in the world * Fortune *Common sense is probably the first thing you'll lose when you start on a strategic inflection curve. And then you'll need this book * Daily Telegraph *A great book on strategy -- Ben Horowitz, author of 'The Hard Thing About Hard Things'This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about 'Strategic Inflection Points', because sooner or later you are going to live through one. -- Steve Jobs

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Book SynopsisThe most definitive management ideas of the century, all in one place.Harvard Business Review is the foremost destination for smart management thinking. Now, at its 100th anniversary, this commemorative volume brings together the most influential ideas since its inception.With an introduction written by editor in chief Adi Ignatius, HBR at 100 features business publishing's most influential voices on innovative topics, including: Michael E. Porter on competitive strategy Clayton M. Christensen on disruptive innovation Tim Brown on design thinking Linda A. Hill on being a first-time manager Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee on artificial intelligence Robert Livingston on racial equity at work Amy C. Edmondson and Mark Mortensen on psychological safety Robert B. Cialdini on the science of persuasion W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne on blue ocean strategy Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad on strategic intent Peter F. Drucker on managing yourself Whether you're a longtime reader or you're picking up an HBR volume for the first time, this book offers all you need to understand the most critical ideas in management.Trade Review"Find here a fascinating canvas of C-suite strategies, conflicts, norms, and creeds. Wise CEOs distinguish between inflection points and fads. This is an illuminating look into how that is done and to what effect." — McKinsey

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Book SynopsisIn this updated and expanded edition of her celebrated book Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success, one of the world’s most influential business thinkers reveals the qualities essential to leadership in our fast-changing, post-pandemic world. Some are timeless (confidence, decisiveness), some are brand new (the ability to command Zoom), and all are game-changers.Nearly a decade ago, economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett cracked the code of executive presence (EP). Drawing on complex data and in-depth interviews with senior executives from sectors as different as finance and fashion, she demonstrated that EP is a potent mix of gravitas, communication, and appearance.Executive Presence became a classic. Translated into seven languages, it’s helped tens of thousands of ambitious, accomplished professionals to fast-track their careers. Chuck Robbins (CEO of Cisco), and Thasunda Brown Duckett (CEO, TIAA), are among the leaders who recommend this book for any up-and-comer seeking to rise through the ranks and do something extraordinary with their lives.But EP has evolved. Black Lives Matter, the #MeToo movement, and a global pandemic have changed the leadership equation. But how? To answer that question, in 2022, Hewlett embarked on a second round of quantitative and qualitative research, targeting seasoned leaders and thirty-something-year-old executives at the cutting edge of the new economy (fin-tech, gaming, media). Her findings are timely as new executives find their feet in a post-pandemic world.Hewlett demonstrates that in 2023 leaders worldwide seek to promote high-performing men and women who exude confidence but also project authenticity and inclusivity. They’re also intent on advancing those who excel at leading remote teams and demonstrate a command of social media. It’s no coincidence that Eddie Glaude, Amanda Gorman, and Gustavo Dudamel are stars of this new edition of Executive Presence and the usual suspects.Hewlett’s most potent message, ten years ago and now, is that EP is eminently learnable. You don’t need to have the voice of James Earl Jones, the communication skills of Steve Jobs, or the athleticism of Michelle Obama to ace EP. You merely have to arm yourself with the tools and tactics contained in these pages.  Trade Review“Sylvia Ann Hewlett has put together the complete play book for high potential employees eager to develop the executive presence skills that will propel them to the top. In this book Hewlett explains what EP is, and how to get it. It’s real, pragmatic and brilliant!” — 'Tiger' Tyagarajan, President and CEO, Genpact “Groundbreaking. This book provides a simple guide that will help you crack the code to career success.” — Katherine W. Phillips, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School “In this significant book, Sylvia Ann Hewlett challenges the conventional wisdom that executive presence is an innate quality that can barely be defined, much less developed. Anyone seeking to close the gap between their merit and their success could benefit from her practical, engaging, and humane advice.” — Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law “A solid guide for those looking to take their career to the next level” — Publishers Weekly “Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s book is essential reading for anyone striving to minimize the gap between how others perceive you and how you want to be seen. Executive Presence will transforms careers and unleash a current of previously untapped potential on the world.” — A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All “This is a powerful and urgent book for young professionals climbing the ladder. Credentials alone will not get you the next big opportunity, you also need Executive Presence - the ability to signal confidence and credibility. ” — Aberdeen Press & Journal [Scotland] “Tangible, practical advice that readers can easily use to lift their game.” — Anré Williams, President, Global Merchant Services, American Express

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Book SynopsisThe instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller“While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue  Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.  Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.  In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”

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Book SynopsisIf your employees brought their "A-Game" to work every day, what would it mean for your company's performance? Studies have repeatedly shown that the majority of employees are disengaged at work. But it doesn't have to be this way. Often, the difference between a group of indifferent employees and a fully engaged team comes down to one simple thing--a great boss. In How to Be a Great Boss, Gino Wickman and Rene' Boer present a straightforward, practical approach to help bosses at all levels of an organization get the most from their people. They share time-tested tools that have worked for more than 30,000 bosses in every industry. You can learn to be a great boss--and dramatically improve both your organization's performance and your team's excitement about their work. In this book you will discover: How to surround yourself with great people How to make more effective use of your time The difference between leadership and management and why they're equally important The five leadership practices and five management practices of all great bosses How to create accountability How to develop productive, relationships with each of your people How to deal with direct reports that don't meet your expectations How to Be a Great Boss provides practical tools that you can apply immediately with your people, allowing you to focus on improving and growing your organization and truly enjoy what you do.Trade Review"Helpful to managers and entrepreneurs in many different types of workplaces." -CHOICE Connect

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A solid guide for those looking to take their career to the next level" -- -Publishers Weekly "Sylvia Ann Hewlett's book is essential reading for anyone striving to minimize the gap between how others perceive you and how you want to be seen. Executive Presence will transforms careers and unleash a current of previously untapped potential on the world." -- Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan "This is a powerful and urgent book for young professionals climbing the ladder. Credentials alone will not get you the next big opportunity, you also need Executive Presence - the ability to signal confidence and credibility. " -- Sallie Krawcheck, Business Leader, 85 Broads "Sylvia Ann Hewlett has taken some of the mystery out of the claim that "you just don't have what it takes" in this groundbreaking book on Executive Presence. This book provides a simple guide that will help you crack the code to career success." -- Katherine W. Phillips, Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School "Sylvia Ann Hewlett has put together the complete play book for high potential employees eager to develop the executive presence skills that will propel them to the top. In this book Hewlett explains what EP is, and how to get it. It's real, pragmatic and brilliant!" -- 'Tiger' Tyagarajan, President and CEO, Genpact "In this significant book, Sylvia Ann Hewlett challenges the conventional wisdom that executive presence is an innate quality that can barely be defined, much less developed. Anyone seeking to close the gap between their merit and their success could benefit from her practical, engaging, and humane advice." -- Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law "Sylvia Ann Hewlett is once again leading the way by examining a critical component of business success, Executive Presence. She is a master at making a vague topic clear. She demystifies the meaning of Executive Presence and provides tangible, practical advice that readers can easily use to lift their game." -- Anre Williams, President, Global Merchant Services, American Express

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Book SynopsisThe guide to approaching leadership in a rapidly changing world.When change requires you to challenge people''s familiar reality, it can be difficult, dangerous work. Whatever the context--whether in the private or the public sector--many will feel threatened as you push though major changes. But as a leader, you need to find a way to make it work.Ron Heifetz first defined this problem with his distinctive theory of adaptive leadership in Leadership Without Easy Answers. In a second book, Leadership on the Line, Heifetz and coauthor Marty Linsky highlighted the individual and organizational dangers of leading through deep change in business, politics, and community life. Now, Heifetz, Linsky, and coauthor Alexander Grashow are taking the next step: The Practice of Adaptive Leadership is a hands-on, practical guide containing stories, tools, diagrams, cases, and worksheets to help you develop your skills as an adaptive leader, able to

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Book SynopsisHold anyone accountable. Master performance discussions. Get RESULTS.Broken promises, missed deadlines, poor behavior--they don't just make others' lives miserable; they can sap up to 50 percent of organizational performance and account for the vast majority of divorces. Crucial Accountability offers the tools for improving relationships in the workplace and in life and for resolving all these problems--permanently.PRAISE FOR CRUCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY:"Revolutionary ideas ... opportunities for breakthrough ..." -- Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"Unleash the true potential of a relationship or organization and move it to the next level." -- Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager"The most recommended and most effective resource in my library." -- Stacey Allerton Firth, Vice President, Human Resources, Ford of Canada"Brilliant strategies for those diffTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is Crucial Accountability? And Who Cares? Part One: Work on Me FirstWhat to Do Before an Accountability Confrontation Chapter 1: Choose What and If How to Know What Conversation to Hold and If You Should Hold ItChapter 2: Master My Stories How to Get Your Head Right Before Opening Your Mouth Part Two: Create SafetyWhat to Do During an Accountability Conversation Chapter 3: Describe the GapHow to Start an Accountability Conversation Chapter 4: Make It MotivatingHow to Help Others Want to Take Action Chapter 5: Make It EasyHow to Make Keeping Commitments (Almost) Painless Chapter 6: Stay Focused and FlexibleWhat to Do When Others Get Sidetracked,Scream, or Sulk Part Three: Move to ActionWhat to Do After an Accountability Conversation Chapter 7: Agree on a Plan and Follow UpHow to Gain Commitment and Move to Action Chapter 8: Put It All TogetherHow to Solve Big, Sticky, Complicated Problems Chapter 9: The 12 “Yeah-Buts”How to Deal with the Truly Tough Appendix A: Where Do You Stand?A Self-Assessment for Measuring Your Accountability Conversation Skills Appendix B: Six-Source Diagnostic QuestionsThe Six-Source Model Appendix C: When Things Go Right Appendix D: Discussion Questions for Reading Groups Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life—and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Think Again and co-author of Option B“Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics that are important to our personal and professional lives.”—The New York Times DealBook“Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world.” —Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and author of Lean InWith Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his genera

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Book SynopsisThe great boss simple success formula includes:--Hire only top-notch people--Put the right people in the right job--Listen to your staff--Remove frustration and barriers that fetter the people--Say 'thank you' publicly and privatelyJeffrey J.Trade ReviewSimplicity in business books is a formidable virtue, something Jeffrey J Fox understands...No tip takes longer than two minutes to read, though the messages they impart may well remain with you for a lifetime. * Eurobusiness *

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Book SynopsisIn many jobs people work their way up through a hierarchy, an experience that prepares them for managing a team. In some professions, such as law, finance, accountancy, academia, engineering, education and healthcare, individuals may find themselves managing a team of equals. This book uses 50 simple lessons to show the reader in concise, pithy prose how to manage a team of equals with intelligence and diplomacy. Each lesson features a short introduction and example from the authors' experience, showing you how skills can be acquired. These are then followed by 6-10 action points to implement immediately. Core leadership skills are reevaluated for the leader of a smart team. The book teaches you core skills such as decision making and delegating, but also soft skills such as delivering good and bad news to team members and how to realise more general aims such as building trust and growing your team. The authors also offer advice on how to look after yourself as a team leader, how to build resilience in tough situations, but also how to develop creativity and extend your skill base so that you are constantly learning.

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Book SynopsisIn Excellence Wins, cofounder of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Horst Schulze shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have produced immense global successes over the course of his still prolific fifty-year career.Trade ReviewFor an inspiring, practical approach to becoming a preeminent leader in business, nonprofits, government, and academia alike, Excellence Wins fills the bill. This engaging memoir depicts a philosophy of leadership that has become the signature trademark of iconic hotelier Horst Schulze, the premier service guru and top visionary thought leader in the hospitality world today. As an academic dean speaking to college students everywhere, I encourage you to read this book and adopt its teachings to spark your own passion for excellence, creating a pathway to tremendous success in your personal and professional lives. -June Henton, dean of the College of Human Sciences, Auburn UniversityHorst Schulze created a culture of service that should be a model for all of us. By committing to the highest standards of professionalism--and creating the right systems to achieve them--he inspired thousands of people to embrace and embody the core ideal of sheer unadulterated excellence. With this profoundly useful book, Schulze now shares his story, and his methods, so that the rest of us can be uplifted and taught by the master himself. -Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and coauthor of Built to LastHorst Schulze is one of the most beloved, creative, and successful hoteliers in the world. His reputation for excellence in all he pursues has generated a global following among stakeholders in his various hotels and other businesses that is legendary and real. People today, regardless of whether they worked with him directly or have learned of his charismatic leadership from others, rightfully honor and revere him as one of the most important and esteemed original thinkers in human development our world has seen. -Richard J. Stephenson, founder and chairman of the board, Cancer Treatment Centers of AmericaHorst Schulze's influence on my family and our business is undeniable. His approach to customer service revolutionized the hotel industry and set a high bar for all of us. His new book, Excellence Wins, weaves Horst's personal story with the practical wisdom he's gleaned from an incredible career of servant leadership. It's a must-read for leaders and anyone passionate about serving people. -Dan Cathy, chairman, president, and CEO of Chick-fil-AIn Excellence Wins, Horst Schulze's inspirational story and experienced wisdom gives you the road map to success at the highest levels. This book is a must-read for every manager, executive, and anyone who strives for excellence in their life. -Kay C. James, president of the Heritage FoundationIndustry luminaries regard Horst Schulze as the leading hotelier in the world, but his influence extends far beyond the hospitality business. There's a reason for that. He has been the thought leader on customer service for decades. We now have the Rosetta Stone of superior customer service--his new book. Excellence Wins can only be described as profoundly helpful to any leader who aspires for his or her organization to be the best. -Dr. Tim Irwin, New York Times bestselling author and leadership authority

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Book SynopsisA beautiful daily journal to lead your journey in the art of living--and an instant WSJ bestseller! For more than two thousand years, Stoic philosophy has been the secret operating system of wise leaders, artists, athletes, brilliant thinkers, and ordinary citizens. With the acclaimed, bestselling books The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman have helped to bring the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus to hundreds of thousands of new readers all over the world.   Now Holiday and Hanselman are back with The Daily Stoic Journal, a beautifully designed hardcover journal that features space for morning and evening notes, along with advice for integrating this ancient philosophy into our 21st century lives. Each week readers will discover a specific powerful Stoic practice, explained and presented with related quotations to inspire deeper reflection and application, and each day they will answer a powerful question to help gauge their progress. Created with a durable, Smyth-sewn binding and featuring a helpful introduction explaining the various Stoic tools of self-management, as well as resources for further reading, this is a lasting companion volume for people who already love The Daily Stoic and its popular daily emails and social media accounts. It can also be used as a stand-alone journal, even if you haven’t read the previous books. For anyone seeking inner peace, clarity, and effectiveness in our crazy world, this book will help them immensely for the next year—and for the rest of their lives.

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In today's global business environment, it is vital that individuals and organizations have sophisticated global leadership skills. Communication and understanding of different cultures are paramount to business success. This new edition of the bestselling textbook Managing Cultural Differences guides students and practitioners to an understanding of how to do business internationally, providing practical advice on how competitive advantage can be gained through effective cross-cultural management. The digitization of the workplace, the integration of artificial intelligence into workplace cultures, cultural responses to crisis, and the value of diversity and inclusion are just a few examples of contemporary issues discussed in this text. This latest edition also begins with a completely new introductory chapter, which provides an overview and connects the themes between chapters for an integrated understanding of the topic. With a wealth of new examples, case s

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Book SynopsisThe rehumanization of leadership has become one of the most pressing issues of our times. This book offers an antidote to the linear and fragmented leadership models that emerged out of the industrial mindset. Rather than pay lip-service to values, which has been the 20th century approach to addressing anything higher than strategy, we demonstrate that it is purpose that must be discovered. The authors make a compelling case for rehumanizing leadership and provide you the simple tools you need to lead your organization in the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisRichard Templar is the author of the international bestselling Rules books. Over 2 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules. The complete list of titles is as follows: The Rules of Life, The Rules of Work, The Rules of Management, The Rules of Wealth, The Rules of Parenting, The Rules of Love, The Rules to Break, The Rules of People, The Rules of Thinking, and The Rules of Living Well. Table of ContentsWalk your talk 1 Get your work noticed 2 Never stand still 3 Volunteer carefully 4 Carve out a niche for yourself 5 Under promise and over deliver 6 Learn to ask why 7 Be 100 per cent committed 8 Learn from others’ mistakes 9 Enjoy what you are doing 10 Develop the right attitude 11 Be passionate but don’t kill yourself 12 Manage your energy 13 Never let anyone know how hard you work 14 Keep your home life at home Know that you’re being judged at all times 15 Cultivate a smile 16 No limp fish – develop the perfect handshake 17 Exude confidence and energy 18 Develop a style that gets you noticed 19 Pay attention to personal grooming 20 Be attractive 21 Be cool 22 Speak well 23 Write well Have a plan 24 Know what you want long term 25 Know what you want short term 26 Study the promotion system 27 Develop a game plan 28 Set objectives 29 Know your role 30 Know yourself – strengths and weaknesses 31 Identify key times and events 32 Anticipate threats 33 Look for opportunities 34 Make learning a lifelong mission If you can’t say anything nice – shut up 35 Don’t gossip 36 Don’t bitch 37 Stand up for others 38 Compliment people sincerely 39 Be cheerful and positive 40 Ask questions 41 Use ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ 42 Don’t swear 43 Be a good listener 44 Only speak sense Look after yourself 45 Know the ethics of your industry 46 Know the legalities of your industry 47 Set personal standards 48 Never lie 49 Never cover up for anyone else 50 Keep records 51 Know the difference between the truth and the whole truth 52 Cultivate your support/contacts/friends 53 Date with caution 54 Understand others’ motives 55 Assume everyone else is playing by different rules 56 Keep the faith 57 Put things in perspective Blend in 58 Know the corporate culture 59 Speak the language 60 Dress up or down accordingly 61 Be adaptable in your dealings with different people 62 Make your boss look good 63 Know where to hang out, and when 64 Understand the social protocols 65 Know the rules about authority 66 Know the rules about the office hierarchy 67 Never disapprove of others 68 Understand the herd mentality Act one step ahead 69 Dress one step ahead 70 Talk one step ahead 71 Act one step ahead 72 Think one step ahead 73 Address corporate issues and problems 74 Make your company better for having you there 75 Talk of ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ 76 Walk the walk 77 Spend more time with senior staff 78 Get people to assume you have already made the step 79 Prepare for the step after next Cultivate diplomacy 80 Ask questions in times of conflict 81 Don’t take sides 82 Know when to keep your opinions to yourself 83 Be conciliatory 84 Never lose your temper 85 Never get personal 86 Know how to handle other people’s anger 87 Stand your ground 88 Be objective about the situation Know the system – and milk it 89 Know all the unspoken rules of office life 90 Know what to call everyone 91 Know when to stay late and when to go early 92 Know the theft or perks rule 93 Identify the people who count 94 Be on the right side of the people who count 95 Be well up on new management techniques 96 Know the undercurrents and hidden agendas 97 Know the favourites and cultivate them 98 Know the mission statement – and understand it Handle the opposition 99 Identify the opposition 100 Study them closely 101 Don’t back-stab 102 Know the psychology of promotion 103 Don’t give too much away 104 Keep your ear to the ground 105 Make the opposition seem irreplaceable 106 Don’t damn the opposition with faint praise 107 Capitalise on the career-enhancing moments 108 Cultivate the friendship and approval of your colleagues 109 Know when to break the Rules

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Book SynopsisThe Instant Number One International Bestseller.Leadership Strategy and Tactics is the essential and practical guide to leadership and how to excel at it from Jocko Willink, the co-author of the number one New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership.Leadership is the most challenging of human endeavours. It is often misunderstood. It can bewilder, mystify and frustrate even the most dedicated practitioners. Leaders at all levels are often forced to use theoretical guesswork to make decisions and lead their troops.It doesn’t have to be that way.There are principles that can be applied and tenets that can be followed. There are skills that can be learned and manoeuvres that can be practised and executed. There are leadership strategies and tactics that have been tested and proven on the battlefield, in business and in life.Retired Navy SEAL Officer Jocko Willink delivers his powerful and pragmatic leadership methodology that teaches how to lead any team in any situation to victory. Here, you will learn how to:* Deal with egos and the problems they cause* Earn and build trust with both your subordinates and superiors* Instil pride in your team, without creating arrogance* Overcome challenges presented by a micromanaging, indecisive or weak boss* Create a disciplined team that regulates itself* Use leadership as a tool to teach, mentor, train and correct behaviour of team members* Operate at a maximum level of efficiency – and reap the rewards. . . and more. This book is step one towards becoming the commander of your own life. The rest is up to you.'Inspiring, practical and honest lessons that transcend the battlefield . . . read it and apply the lessons to any challenge' – Sarah Armstrong, CFO of Mesa Technical Associates, on The Dichotomy of LeadershipTrade ReviewUntil this point in my life, I’ve never read a book that reveals the truths of leadership in such detail and rawness. The true value of this book cannot be quantified in words -- Pete Roberts, co-founder and CEO of Origin Maine USA, on The Dichotomy of LeadershipThe Dichotomy of Leadership needs to come with a warning label: BRUTALLY HONEST. Finally, a book that tells the truth on how hard and complex it can be to tackle leadership challenges -- Lindi Horton, Director of Solution Engineering at SecureworksInspiring, practical and honest lessons that transcend the battlefield. Buy this book, read it and apply the lessons to any challenge -- Sarah Armstrong, CFO of Mesa Technical Associates, on The Dichotomy of LeadershipProvides even more depth and dimension to the principles of Extreme Ownership -- Sonja Winkler, Senior Director of Operations, Nashville Symphony, on The Dichotomy of Leadership

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Book SynopsisBuild community to accelerate success Do the leaders in your company work together towards a common goal? Do they trust one another? Are they accountable not only individually but as a team? These are just a few traits found in community-minded leaders, the kind of leaders essential to grow your organization.With his new book, Community of Leaders, New York Times bestselling author Vince Molinaro breaks down why having a strong leadership culture in your organization is critical, how to build it, and how to sustain it for long term success. By detailing accessible strategies as well as common complications, Vince gives you the practical tools you need to help accelerate the creation of community in your organization. With real-world stories and researched statistics, you get a glimpse into community-based leadership in action and will understand exactly how it can benefit your team and your business.Leadership is best executed with collaboration

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Book SynopsisDebunking much of the received wisdom regarding the sources of leadership team dysfunctionality, Leadership Team Alignment presents a targeted strategy for building and managing a top executive team to gain competitive advantage. Frédéric Godart and Jacques Neatby bring a wealth of practical experience and in-depth knowledge, with over eight hundred hours of direct observation with more than fifty leadership teams across the globe and thousands of hours working with executives. With this book, they offer solutions to manage conflict and create environments that effectively address misalignments in organizations. Godart and Neatby take readers through the dual role of leadership team members, the challenges of power games, and the risks of siloed leaders. They give clear advice on how to improve aspects of any leadership team, based on its size and structure and the nature of the organization. While organizational challenges may be inevitable, this book provides leadership teams the tools to correctly diagnose leadership team misalignment, with evidence-based remedies and strategically oriented interventions to maximize organizational performance.Trade Review"Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, this book bridges a gaping gap: What we think we know about leadership and what it really takes to have an effective leadership team. With actionable insights and spot-on commentary, it's an eye-opening account of what works, what doesn't and why 'best practices' just got strategically better."—Craig S. Smith, Group President, Marriott International Inc."Leveraging decades of work on the ground with leaders from across the globe, Godart and Neatby fill their book with actionable insights to create a robust practitioner-oriented guide. Consistently emphasizing the real over the ideal, Leadership Team Alignment illustrates how members of high performing teams can effectively work together to successful pursue their organization's multiple objectives."—Julia Battilana, Professor of Business Administration and Social Innovation, Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School"Leadership teams are where things get done in most organizations, and they often don't work. Godart and Neatby's important new book helps leaders understand the inevitable conflicts and find solutions that actually increase trust and alignment."—Herminia Ibarra, The Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour. London Business School"In Leadership Team Alignment: From Conflict to Collaboration, Godart and Neatby paint a realistic picture of the uniqueness of top teams and the challenges that often result. Informed by hundreds of hours of observing and working with leadership teams, they address typical behaviors of CEOs and executives and the common pitfalls and traps they fall into, offering a suite of recommendations and practical action items along the way to achieving alignment. It fills an important gap in the business literature."—Michael Walsh, CEO, LexisNexis Legal & Professional"While companies face an increasingly challenging and changing environment, while the way the management is leading becomes more and more crucial to recruit and retain employees, this book offers you to analyze your leadership team in a very concrete an efficient way and suggests actionable remedies if necessary. From theory to practice, there is definitely no more room for misalignment."—Eric Forest, Partner, Deloitte France"C-suite executives will want to take a look."—Publishers WeeklyTable of Contents0. Introduction: Why This Book, Who It's For, and What's in It for You 1. The Dual Role of LT Members 2. Power Games at the Top 3. Of Hubs, Spokes, and Silo Busting 4. Who Really Sits on Your LT, and What Is Its Role? 5. Getting Your LT's Size and Composition Right 6. Assess Your LT and Fix It

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