Management: leadership and motivation Books
Oxford University Press Inc Team Creativity and Innovation
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Oxford University Press Strategic Intelligence
Book SynopsisChanges in technology, customer demands, competition, and the social character challenge organizations to innovate and change. How they change depends on their leaders, and their knowledge, and philosophy. To create a better future for organizations and to improve the wellbeing of customers, collaborators and communities, leaders need to be strategic thinkers. This book describes the qualities of strategic intelligence and provides the conceptual tools that equip leaders to improve and transform organizations in the age of knowledge work. These qualities include foresight, visioning, partnering both within and outside the organization, and engaging and motivating collaborators. To develop these qualities, it is necessary to articulate a leadership philosophy and to gain knowledge of systems, variation, personality psychology, and the theory of knowledge. This book uniquely integrates leadership, personality and organization. Michael Maccoby has almost unparalleled experience of workingTrade ReviewBeautifully written, rich in ideas, and thought-provoking. * Judith Spitz, CIO, Verizon *I think this book is great! It is well-written with emphasis on the importance of companies and their employees being open to learning. * Salvatore R. Maddi, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California *This book is a nice summary of Maccobys work over several decades but also an additional value added where he adds concepts and tools. * Berth Jönsson, Former HR VP of Volvo *This integrates Maccobys personal experiences with the general/teachable lessons he derived from them. The two levels play off each other well and keep the book moving along briskly. The whole builds a multi - layered picture of organizations that fully use human capacity. * Charles Heckscher, Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University *We live in a repeating context of unexpected happenings where the practice of strategic intelligence is always under constant demand. The next time I am invited to teach undergraduates or graduate students at the universities in Pittsburgh or elsewhere, I will plan to have Strategic Intelligence as one of the significant texts to enhance my course on "Leadership Ethics in a global society. * Carnegie Samuel Calian, President Emeritus, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Learning from Practice ; 2. Strategic Intelligence ; 3. Leadership for Change ; 4. Leadership Philosophy- An Essential Tool for Change ; 5. Visioning Change ; 6. Understanding the Personalities of Leaders, Followers, and Collaborators ; 7. Smart Motivation for Change ; 8. Dialogues with Deming ; 9. Building on the Work of Ackoff, Deming and Fromm ; Appendix: Developing Strategic Intelligence for Leading Change
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Palgrave MacMillan UK The New Public Leadership Challenge
Book SynopsisDrawn from the results of five seminars this unique book looks at the four areas of: public sector reform; essential features for public leaders; public leadership in action; and the outline of a public leadership approach for the future. It seeks to give public leadership a firm foothold within the study of leadership in general.Table of ContentsSetting the Challenge for Public Leaders PART I: PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM AND THE IMPACT ON LEADERSHIP Central Government Reform and Leadership Health Services Reform and Leadership Education reform and Leadership Police and Criminal Justice Reform and Leadership Local Government Reform and Leadership UK Defence Reform and Leadership PART II: ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF PUBLIC LEADERSHIP Keynote Chapter: What is Expected of Public Leaders? Political Leadership Community Leadership Leaders as Problem Solvers Knowledge and Capabilities of Public Leaders Measuring the Value of Leadership Skills to Deliver Improved Performance PART III: PUBLIC LEADERSHIP IN ACTION? Adaptive Leadership in Drumcree Leadership of Change Narratives: An Alternative Voice S17 of the Crime and Disorder Act: A Missed Opportunity for Public Leadership? Partnerships: Rhetoric or Reality? PART IV: OUTLINING A PUBLIC LEADERSHIP APPROACH Lessons from the Private Sector The Role of the Third Sector in Public Leadership Can Public Leadership be Evaluated A Collective Public Leadership Approach for the Future
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Hachette Books It Takes Chutzpah
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St Martin's Press Run to Win
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ABC-CLIO The Inner Edge
Book SynopsisAn esteemed executive coach shows managers and leaders how they can achieve personal and professional success-and leave a mark on the world.Trade ReviewJay, an executive leadership coach, outlines 10 essential components of personal leadership, with examples from company leaders she has interviewed, worked with, or coached. Arguing that effective leadership skills connect to living well, she describes how leadership must start with oneself and involve understanding the personal role in the process. She explains how readers can apply the principles of leadership in their personal lives, subsequently producing better results in business. * Reference & Research Book News *Serious business collections must have this. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsForeword by Howard J. Morgan Acknowledgments The Inner Edge The First Practice: Get Clarity The Second Practice: Find Focus The Third Practice: Take Action The Fourth Practice: Tap into Your Brilliance The Fifth Practice: Feel Fulfillment The Sixth Practice: Maximize Your Time The Seventh Practice: Build Your Team The Eighth Practice: Keep Learning The Ninth Practice: See Possibility The Tenth Practice: All … All at Once Leading on the Edge Appendix A: Your Inner Edge at a Glance Appendix B: Reflective Questions Appendix C: Making Time for Personal Leadership Notes Index
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Little, Brown & Company I Hate People Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job
Book SynopsisFace it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can''t stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to neutralize them. Learn to fly right by the Stop Sign (nay-sayer) and rise above the pronouncements of the Know-it-None. I Hate People! will teach you how to carve out more time for yourself by becoming a Soloist -- one of those bold individuals daring to work alone or collaborate with a handful of other talented people....while artfully deflecting the rest.
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Little, Brown and Company Instant Influence
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Little, Brown and Company Instant Influence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leadership Lessons from the Trump Presidency
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ReadHowYouWant The Five Temptations of a CEO
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ReadHowYouWant Dont Just Do Something Stand There
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ReadHowYouWant The Complete Project Manager 2nd ed.
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ReadHowYouWant Communicate Like a Leader
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Random House USA Inc The Great Game of Business The Only Sensible Way
Book SynopsisThe Great Game of Business started a business revolution by introducing the world to open-book management, a new way of running a business that created unprecedented profit and employee engagement. The revised and updated edition of The Great Game of Business lays out an entirely different way of running a company. It wasn’t dreamed up in an executive think tank or an Ivy League business school or around the conference table by big-time consultants. It was forged on the factory floors of the heartland by ordinary folks hoping to figure out how to save their jobs when their parent company, International Harvester, went down the tubes. What these workers created was a revolutionary approach to management that has proven itself in every industry around the world for the past thirty years—an approach that is perhaps the last, best hope for reviving the American Dream.
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Random House USA Inc Lean in Women Work and the Will to Lead
Book Synopsis#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential. In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine profes
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Crown Currency Leadership Is an Art
Book SynopsisIn what has become a bible for the business world, the successful former CEO of Herman Miller, Inc., explores how executives and managers can learn the leadership skills that build a better, more profitable organization.Leadership Is an Art has long been a must-read not only within the business community but also in professions ranging from academia to medical practices, to the political arena. First published in 1989, the book has sold more than 800,000 copies in hardcover and paperback. This revised edition brings Max De Pree’s timeless words and practical philosophy to a new generation of readers. De Pree looks at leadership as a kind of stewardship, stressing the importance of building relationships, initiating ideas, and creating a lasting value system within an organization. Rather than focusing on the “hows” of corporate life, he explains the “whys.” He shows that the first responsibility of a leader is to define reality and the last is to say thank you. Along the way, the artful leader must: • Stimulate effectiveness by enabling others to reach both their personal potential and their institutional potential • Take a role in developing, expressing, and defending civility and values• Nurture new leaders and ensure the continuation of the corporate cultureLeadership Is an Art offers a proven design for achieving success by developing the generous spirit within all of us. Now more than ever, it provides the insights and guidelines leaders in every field need.
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc The Fifth Discipline
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc The Art of War for Women
Book SynopsisForget everything you think you know about strength, strategy and success. This brilliant adaptation of the ancient masterpiece The Art of War shows women how to use Sun Tzu’s philosophy to win in every aspect of life.Would you like to transform your weaknesses into strengths? Succeed at work without compromising your ethics? Integrate your style and personal philosophy into every action you take? If so, this book is for you. In The Art of War for Women, bestselling author Chin-Ning Chu brings the eternal wisdom of philosopher-general Sun Tzu to women looking to gain a better understanding of who they are--and, more importantly, who they want to be. Although Sun Tzu’s book is about the application of strategies and determining the most efficient way of gaining victory with the least amount of conflict, every one of those strategies begins with having a deep understanding of the people and the world around us. They also r
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Grand Central Publishing Jack Straight from the Gut
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Little, Brown & Company See Jane Lead
Book SynopsisThe groundbreaking book from bestselling author Lois Frankel that proves that women possess innate kills that make them the best leaders (that means better than men!) in today's workplace and beyond is now in paperback.
£17.09
Time Warner Trade Publishing The No Asshole Rule
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DSL Publications The Best Leaders Dont Shout How to engage your people manage millennials and get things done
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Billy Innes-Drewery Flipping Success
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Emphaloz Publishing House The Endurance Factor
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Penguin Putnam Inc Iron Ambition
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Penguin Putnam Inc Measure What Matters
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Penguin Putnam Inc Digital Minimalism
Book SynopsisA New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestsellerNewport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don''t, bring value to your life.--Ezra Klein, VoxMinimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It''s the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world.In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.Digital minimalists are all around us. They''re the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don''t feel overwhelmed by it. They don''t experience fear of missing out because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction.Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don''t go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions.Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day digital declutter process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control.Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way.
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Currency Wisdom at Work
Book SynopsisExperience is making a comeback. Learn how to repurpose your wisdom.At age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley was looking at an open horizon in midlife. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking him to help grow their disruptive start-up into a global hospitality giant. He had the industry experience, but Conley was lacking in the digital fluency of his 20-something colleagues. He didn't write code, or have an Uber or Lyft app on his phone, was twice the age of the average Airbnb employee, and would be reporting to a CEO young enough to be his son. Conley quickly discovered that while he'd been hired as a teacher and mentor, he was also in many ways a student and intern. What emerged is the secret to thriving as a mid-life worker: learning to marry wisdom and experience with curiosity, a beginner's mind, and a willingness to evolve, all hallmarks of the Modern Elder.In a world that venerates the new, bright, and shiny, many of us are left feeling invisible, undervalued, and threatened by the digital natives nipping at our heels. But Conley argues that experience is on the brink of a comeback. Because at a time when power is shifting younger, companies are finally waking up to the value of the humility, emotional intelligence, and wisdom that come with age. And while digital skills might have only the shelf life of the latest fad or gadget, the human skills that mid-career workers possess--like good judgment, specialized knowledge, and the ability to collaborate and coach - never expire.Part manifesto and part playbook, Wisdom@Work ignites an urgent conversation about ageism in the workplace, calling on us to treat age as we would other type of diversity. In the process, Conley liberates the term elder from the stigma of elderly, and inspires us to embrace wisdom as a path to growing whole, not old. Whether you've been forced to make a mid-career change, are choosing to work past retirement age, or are struggling to keep up with the millennials rising up the ranks, Wisdom@Work will help you write your next chapter.
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Random House Publishing Group Flourish
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Grupo Nelson Qué tan alto quiere llegar
Book Synopsis¿Quétan alto quiere llegar?John Maxwell dice que todo depende de su actitud.¿Nariz hacia arriba o nariz hacia abajo ?
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Workplace Transformation Facilitation Work Better. Save The Planet
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Enlightened Path to Success Fulfillment
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Daily Laws
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the world?s foremost expert on power and strategy comes a daily devotional designed to help you seize your destiny. This is the only authorized hardcover edition in the US.Robert Greene, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, has been the consigliere to millions for more than two decades. Now, with entries that are drawn from his five books, plus never-before-published works, The Daily Laws offers a page of refined and concise wisdom for each day of the year, in an easy-to-digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to absorb. Each day features a Daily Law as well?a prescription that readers cannot afford to ignore in the battle of life. Each month centers around a major theme: power, seduction, persuasion, strategy, human nature, toxic people, self-control, mastery, psychology, leadership, adversity, or creativity.Who doesn?t want to be more powerful? More in control? The best at what they do? The secret: Read this book every day.?Daily study,? Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1884, is ?necessary for all people.? More than just an introduction for new fans, this book is a Rosetta stone for internalizing the many lessons that fill Greene?s books and will reward a lifetime of reading and rereading.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Million Dollar Weekend
Book SynopsisThe founder and CEO of AppSumo.com, Noah Kagan, knows how to launch a seven-figure business in a single weekend—and he’s done it seven times. Million Dollar Weekend will show you how.Now is the best time in history for entrepreneurship. More than ever, the world needs new businesses and it’s cheaper than ever to create them.And, let’s be frank: most day jobs suck. People spend too much time doing too much work for too little money—and they know it. They want out.But, if the barriers to starting a business are getting lower and lower, why is it SO HARD TO DO for SO MANY PEOPLE? Why are there so many wantrepreneurs playing at business on social media and so few entrepreneurs actually running them? Ask yourself: Do you want to work for yourself, or start a side-hustle, but it all feels too risky and unpredictable? Have you spent time or money on things like websit
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Penguin Publishing Group Playful
Book SynopsisA designer, educator, and play expert calls for adults to add more fun, exploration, and imagination to their livesWe’re all born playful. But when we grow up, we learn to suppress this critical, hardwired instinct and our lives become ruled by “getting things done.” As world-famous designer Cas Holman explains, this disconnection from our playful selves is hazardous to everything from our emotional wellbeing to our ability to problem solve and innovate. The emerging science of play shows that it sparks joy, wonder, creativity, and insight at any age. It is through play that we shape our identities and continue to evolve at every stage of our lives.We think we’re making room for play we join a pickup sports game, catch a new movie, or go out to dinner for fun. But here, Holman advocates for a deeper level of “free play” through open-ended, unstructured activities that we become absorbed in with no obvious goal or purpose. The ways we can play are endless and what recharges us most is unique to each of us: whether it’s a piece of art we create, an entertaining conversation with a stranger, or an experiment to shake up a task we take for granted. Holman shows us how to adopt a playful mindset and incorporate everyday moments of play into all areas of our lives so that we can destress, recharge, connect with each other, and grow as creative individuals. The power of play can buffer us in bleak times, and it can make our working lives far more fulfilling, helping us explore without fear of failure and consider new ways of thinking.Playful draws on psychology, history, art, and design thinking to make a powerful case for the vital importance of play for grown-ups in a world obsessed with productivity. Provocative, wise, and full of spirit, it will inspire you to (re) learn how to play.
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iUniverse Using Values to Turn Vision into Reality
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Author Solutions Inc Crisis Management Planning for the Inevitable
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iUniverse Become an Effective Condo Board Member
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iUniverse To Lead the Way A Fantasy Journey into Leadership Development
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iUniverse Minding Your Own Business Secrets to Overcome Job Dissatisfaction
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iUniverse The Personal Success Handbook How to Achieve Personal Excellence and Lead yourself to Wealth Health and Hapiness How to Achieve Personal Lead Yourself to Wealth Health and Happiness
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iUniverse The Art of Business Warfare Outmaneuvering Your Competition with Military Tactics
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iUniverse The 59Second Employee How to Stay One Second Ahead of Your OneMinute Manager
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iUniverse The Executive Strategist An Armchair Guide to Scientific DecisionMaking
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iUniverse LifeJazz Leadership Strategies for Life and Work
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