Management: leadership and motivation Books

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 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 SynopsisDiscover a more agile, democratic, and effective model of leadership, from legendary business scholar Edgar Schein and Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein.Legendary organizational scholar Edgar Schein and former Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein say leadership today requires that people transcend their hierarchical roles and relate to each other as human beings—what they call humble leadership. In such relationships new ideas can flow freely, mistakes can come to light immediately, and course corrections can be made in real time rather than “by committee” or by order of the lone heroic CEO.This second edition includes three new chapters. Chapter 1 zeros-in on the Schein’s actionable definition of leadership—relative to management and administration—focused on leading people toward “new and better.” Chapter 2 introduces the concept of “situational humility”—leaders now need to shift between several types of relationships to deal with the accelerating complexity of a supply-constrained, “quiet-quitting,” and “two-days-in-the-office” world. And Chapter 5 explains how to create a culture of humble leadership.Illustrated with examples from healthcare, government, the military, tech, and more, this is a compact, accessible guide to a leadership paradigm far better suited to a world that demands fast, nimble response to change, and a workplace hungry for mutual respect and trust.

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Book SynopsisA New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestsellerIn this iconic bestseller, legendary business thinker and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often and quit without guilt - until they commit to beating the right Dip.Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun . . .then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip - a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it''s really a Cul-de-Sac - a total dead end. What really sets superstars apart is the ability to tell the two apart.Winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can beat the Dip to be the best, you''ll earn profits, glory and long-term security.Whether you''re an intern or a CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if

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Book SynopsisIn One Mission, former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell draws on his extensive experience of high-pressure team work to show how organizations can apply lessons from the field to successfully transform their way of doing business – becoming flatter, quicker, and much more collaborative across departments and divisions. 'Chris Fussell is one of the most dynamic thinkers of our day. His ideas and his perspectives have challenged many of my own assumptions and pushed me to think bigger. I’m smarter because of Chris Fussell. Read this book!'Simon Sinek, bestselling author of Start With WhyWhilst sharing his own military experience, Fussell explores examples of transition in companies ranging from industry titans like Intuit and Under Armour to small businesses, which have all adopted the ‘Team of Teams’ model in order to unite everyone around single compelling mission. The result is a ‘shared consciousness’ that drives consistently better results with less friction and inter-group rivalry.One Mission is a practical handbook for any leader looking to evolve their workforce into a highly mobile and effective unit and inspire their teams to look beyond their narrow field of vision to understand – and effectively contribute to – the organization’s one true mission.The steps of transition include:· Achieving strategic alignment: communicating organizational priorities down the chain of command.· Determining operating rhythm: organizing regular company catch up and feedback sessions.· Setting up communication and decision-making processes: developing a hybrid decision-making structure to empower and inspire every person on the team.· Shifting leadership behaviour: ensuring successful transition with radical humility by starting with the leader and continuing down the chain of command.Trade ReviewChris Fussell is one of the most dynamic thinkers of our day. His ideas and his perspectives have challenged many of my own assumptions and pushed me to think bigger. I’m smarter because of Chris Fussell. Read this book! -- Simon SinekTeam of Teams is erudite, elegant and insightful. An unexpected and surprising wealth of information and wonder, it provides a blueprint for how to cope with increasing complexity in the world. A must-read for anyone who cares about the future – and that means all of us -- Daniel LevitinThis is a bold argument that leaders can help teams become greater than the sum of their parts -- Charles Duhigg‘In addition to being a fascinating and colorful read, this book is an indispensable guide to organizational change’ -- Walter IsaacsonTable of ContentsSection - i: Foreward by General Stanley McChrystal Introduction - ii: Introduction Chapter - 1: One Mission Chapter - 2: The Hybrid Model Chapter - 3: An Aligning Narrative Section - iii: Case Study: Intuit Chapter - 4: Interconnection Section - iv: Case Study: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Chapter - 5: Operation Rhythm Section - v: Case Study: Under Armour Chapter - 6: Decision Space Section - vi: Case Study: Medstar Chapter - 7: Liasions Section - vii: Case Study: Eastdil Secured Section - viii: Conclusion Section - ix: Appendix: Chief of Staff Acknowledgements - x: Acknowledgements Section - xi: Notes Index - xii: Index

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Book SynopsisBecoming a leader for the first time is one of the biggest and most stressful psychological and emotional shifts you will ever experience. You're suddenly given an important job that has almost nothing in common with what you've been trained to do. It's as though, at the age of sixteen, your parents said âœYou ride a bike so well you might as well take the carâ and handed you the keys. Cool, but what now? William Gentry feels your pain. He was happy as a senior research scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership - and then he was promoted to his first leadership role. So this book doesn't just draw on his years of studying and training new leaders - it's personal. And his singular insight? New leaders must flip their scripts.We all have scripts that tell us how things are supposed to be. As a worker, your script is all about âœmeâ: your individual contribution. But when you become a boss, you must focus on your group: flip that script from âœmeâ to âœwe.â This means flipping pretty much everything else - your mindset, your skillset, your work relationships, your âœdo it allâ attitude, your view of the organization, and more.Gentry walks you through each of six flips, offering practical, research-based advice and examples drawn from his work at CCL. But this book is more than a series of best practices - it's your guide to internalizing a leader's perspective. Gentry helps you flip your script so you'll know what to do to help yourself and the team you lead succeed. That's the kind of boss everyone wants to work for - and the kind of boss who accomplishes the most.

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Book SynopsisYOU DESERVE SUCCESS.ALL YOU NEED IS THE CODE.The Success Code will change the way you think about your future. Whether you feel unfulfilled, unproductive or overwhelmed, this guide offers the tools to find your ambition, strengthen your resolve and change your life.Packed full of practical tips and strategies, executive coach Amanda Dewinter uses her thirty years of expertise and the latest coaching, neuroscience and psychological research to empower you to maximise your potential and create the life you want to live.Discover the secrets to success and shape your own destiny.Trade Review‘There are times in life when you need someone or something to wake you up, tell you how it is and basically get you not only back on track but flying at warp speed. Amanda's marvellous book does just that and guarantees to give you the spark you need to get you feeling your best self again.’ Andria Zafirakou

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Book Synopsis''This book is like How to Win Friends and Influence People - only better suited for today''s world'' - ADAM GRANT, author of Give and Take and Originals''People skills can''t be computerized, outsourced, or reduced to a rubric. That''s why The Art of People is more important now than ever - it will teach you a set of irreplaceable skills that will help you in every area of your life'' - DANIEL H. PINK, author of To Sell Is Human and DriveWhat does it take to win success and influence? In a world where we are constantly connected, it''s those with the best people skills who win the day. Those who build the right relationships. Those who truly understand and connect with their colleagues, their customers, their partners. Those who others like, respect and trust.The Art of People reveals the eleven people skills that will get you more of what you want at work, at home anTrade ReviewThis book will teach you a set of irreplaceable skills that will help you in every area of your life. After all, what is more important - what will get you farther in life - than understanding and getting along with other people? * Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and Drive *This book is like How to Win Friends and Influence People - only better suited for today's world. * Adam Grant, author of Give and Take *

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Book Synopsis''Obligatory reading for anyone - straight, white and male or otherwise - who wants to do better but doesn''t know where to start.'' - People Management''A pivotal guide for going from awareness to action in creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and society.'' - Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce--------EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CREATE AND LEAD AN INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE TEAMThe business case for diversity and inclusion is clear - it drives innovation, profit and employer brand. But how can male white leaders help implement this change? There''s no denying it''s difficult - perhaps you feel left out of the conversation, afraid to make mistakes, and confused about the evolving language of diversity and inclusion.In this practical guide, leading diversity specialists Felicity Hassan and Suki Sandhu OBE teach you how to create an inclusive environment for your employees and have educated conversations about diversity, navigating what can sometimes be tricky territory with humour and heart.--------''A must-read and a powerful call to seize the opportunity that lies in embracing and celebrating people for who they are.'' - Richard Branson, CEO & Founder of The Virgin Group''It takes a good deal of self-awareness and continuous learning to really ingrain the behavioural changes that are needed. This book holds up a mirror and then guides us - skilfully and persuasively - to the actions we all need to be taking.'' - Alan Jope, CEO of UnileverTrade ReviewSuki Sandhu and Felicity Hassan make a compelling case why creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces is everybody's business. How To Get Your Act Together is a must-read and a powerful call to seize the opportunity that lies in embracing and celebrating people for who they are. * Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group *There is no finish line when it comes to creating a more equal, fair and just world. How To Get Your Act Together is a pivotal guide for going from awareness to action in creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and society. * Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce *The magic of diversity is that it protects us from our blind spots and drives innovation - it makes all of us stronger. This book offers ways to help you embrace what people can do and how they think, rather than where they were born and what they look like. * Ajay Banga, Executive Chair, Mastercard *Successful businesses rise on the shoulders of talented employees who are confident bringing their authentic selves to work. This book is a valuable guide for enabling leaders to take action to ensure they can. * Beth Ford, President and CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc. *Diversity and inclusion are the gateways to stronger teams and better performance. Fact. But it takes a good deal of self-awareness and continuous learning to really ingrain the behavioural changes that are needed. This book holds up a mirror and then guides us - skilfully and persuasively - to the actions we all need to be taking. * Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever *Obligatory reading for anyone - straight, white and male or otherwise - who wants to do better but doesn't know where to start. * People Management *Hassan and Sandhu present a blueprint for positivity that shows how business interests and operations can dovetail neatly with social change and diversity goals...a study in business transformation, it only requires an open mind and heart from business leader readers who seek to make their workplace better than 'average'. * Midwest Book Review *

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors utilise their decades of experience in leadership and coaching for change to help leaders develop the necessary skills to lead people and organisations in transition. Combining a scientific and practice-based approach, they show readers how to develop and maintain their own impactful leadership style while creating psychological safety in their teams.Leadership that achieves sustainable results comes from connecting past, present and future. Describing leadership as a journey, the book invites the reader to discover their calling and realise the importance of examining the roots of their leadership, before thinking about its destination. It gives leaders access to a new dimension of unprecedented growth and demonstrates the ways these lessons and skills can transform change into lasting transitions. Accessible and written in a lively style, The Language of Transition in Leadership is an important book for leaders and executives. It willTrade Review"A refreshing read on the future of leadership! The Language of Transition in Leadership will not only teach you the nuances of great management style, but also the decisiveness, team building and empathy you need to get the best out of your team and organization. A must read!"Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There."I am in transition. You are in transition. We are all in transition if we are open and honest about our lives. The north star to our constant state of transition is our calling. 30 years ago, I spent 18 months determining my calling. Had there been the benefit of The Language of Transition in Leadership: Your Calling as a Leader in a World of Change it’s quite possible my discovery would have been quicker. The authors provide a powerful road map guiding one to the discovery of why you are here!"Ed Chaffin, PCC – Author - #1 Best Seller UnCommon Leadership for the New Reality: 3 Principles That Drive Greater Awareness, Engagement and Psychological Safety. "Jakob, Riet, and Leo are geniuses. I am recommending this book to everyone I know! This is a unique, insightful, practical take on inspiring, transition-based leadership for these challenging times of disruption and uncertainty. This isn't just a collection of tips and strategies, it's a whole new way of thinking. This book is a gift. Get it. Read it. Use it."Terry Small, President of the Terry Small Learning Corporation"Humans evolved and flourished by focusing on and avoiding danger. But for most of us today, that hard-wired approach no longer works. Focusing on opportunity, on the positive, is the surest way to flourish. This guide is full of practical and inspiring insights on how to learn from ‘negative’ experience and rewrite our stories and forge new paths to growth – individually, as teams or as organisations. We honor the past, as the authors write, but focus on the future that asks to be made possible."Audrey Clegg, Chief Talent Officer, Sanofi"This book is a must-read for every leader navigating transition. It offers guidance, reflection questions, and practical examples on understanding one's calling as a leader and leading a team through change. The authors wisely state, "You cannot take your employees further than you are prepared to go yourself." I invite all readers to use this book as a tool for personal growth and to push beyond their current limitations."Dr. Judith Konermann, Head of Leadership, Culture and Inclusion, Coca-Cola HBC"This book has become a compass for my leadership journey. Arriving at a point where I was allowed to make the transition from the leader of a local religious community of monks to the leader of all the communities of the same religious institute worldwide, this book brought me back to the importance of my calling as a human being, a Christian and a monk. Calling as a secure base. The Language of Transition in Leadership a treasured travel guide for my leadership journey but also to help the religious institute on its journey through history, present and future. It continues to inspire me!"Dom Bernardus Peeters OCSO, Abbot General of the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)"The Language of Transition in Leadership offers a bold vision, and a deep one, built on the premise that we cannot know how to foster or navigate organizational change without intimate knowledge of our own life transitions, how we have been unconsciously shaped by them, and what we can learn from them. Just as the title implies, this requires a new language of understanding that pierces through our conventional wisdom to reach the heart of the matter: how we lead begins with who we are, and extends to what we do. In chapter after chapter readers will encounter surprising new insights into themselves, their work, and their personal relationships, prompted by fresh conceptualizations of familiar problems, practical tools for self-reflection, relatable real-life illustrations, and unshakable belief in the capacity of every leader to find in every ending the seeds of new beginnings." Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition and editor of New Techniques in Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond "First we must learn self-leadership before we lead others effectively. This book challenges us to deeply reflect on ourselves, what has shaped us, what makes us tick, what are our triggers, what are our deepest motivators, to help refine our leadership practice. As a young leader growing up in South Africa, I was fortunate to have worked directly for Nelson Mandela. A man who overcame considerable adversity including years of imprisonment, and yet emerged as a giver of hope, as the icon of unity. He had a powerful presence radiating both a compelling vision for the future, and personal warmth to all those he met, whatever their station. His example challenges us to grow beyond our circumstances, to continually practice leadership through deep self-knowledge, reflection, and discipline."Viv McMenamin, CEO South Africa, Mondi"This book is phenomenal. I now enjoy conflict and the way I handle tense dialogue, which has helped me at work, but even more so at home. It’s all-encompassing leadership vision and exceptionally effective methods allow any organisation to remain perfectly sane and inspired during the toughest of transformations. It is so powerful, that we designed our own multi-year leadership programme around it, and rolled it out throughout our entire organisation. It has changed the way we communicate, think and lead. We wouldn’t be the same company without it. Read it with an open mind, it might change your life."Rik van der Woerdt, CEO Amsterdam Data Collective"Perhaps the most challenging task for the leader is to remain inspired when everything around them is changing. My son Tariq was killed by 14-year-old Tony at the age of 20. To return to the full joy of my life and thrive, I had to take the path of forgiveness. It is no different: leaders only grow to their full power, impact and results when they dare to face the deepest pain in their lives and make it a source of inspiration. Jakob, Riet and Leo superbly guide you to manifest that and land on higher ground. A must read for every leader!"Azim Khamisa, founder and director of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation, USA."This book provides a novel exploration of the path to effective leadership. The authors adeptly shift between the leader’s inward reflective journey and the outward expression of leadership that extends from a place of conscious choice and intentionality. The direct and positive approaches identified in the text uniquely identify change, loss and transition as potentially transformative experiences that can be built upon to enhance everyday life. I know of no other written works for leaders that cover this ground in such depth, and in such a powerfully positive way. This is a must read for anyone who wishes to lead from the heart."Darcy Harris, PhD, Professor of Thanatology, King’s University College at Western Ontario"I think you become a leader by never ceasing to find new answers to questions in a context that is constantly changing. In doing so, leadership begins with the person of the leader himself, but moves toward the other. This book is very special. The case histories drawn from the real, sometimes so unruly practice of the leader hit the mark. So do the questions to work with. To shape transition is above all to enter into dialogue with yourself and the people around you. With this book in hand, you will learn how AND gain the confidence to succeed."Maurice Unck, CEO of RET, the public transport operator of the Rotterdam RegionTable of Contents1. Welcome to The Language of Transition: About Change, but Different2. Routeplanner: The Transition Cycle3. Every Change Begins with An Ending: The Importance of Transition4. From Kitchen Table to Conference Room: Contact and Welcome5. In Your Vulnerability Lies Your Strength: Attachment and Resilience6. First Bond, Then Lead: Bonding and Intimacy7. To Welcome is to Learn to Let Go: Loss and Separation8. First the Pain Then the Gain: Grief and Integration9. The Key to Real Change is in Your Pocket: Meaning and Calling10. Behind the Names

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Book SynopsisProvides guidance on creating a sustainable, inclusive, equitable, and compassionate business model that will thrive in businesses globally Diversity, equity,and inclusion programs are a must for today's corporations, yetmanycorporations worldwide have failedto establish realequalityin an actionable, measurable way.Corporations Compassion Culture:Leading Your Business toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiontakes a new and more effective approach to drivingequityand inclusion in the corporate world, focusing on howaculture of compassion can lead to more vibrant, higher performing teams. You'll learn how many standard corporate activitiesactually damageemployees' well-being and engagementand how todismantle those practices. You'll also learn how to build a new and better corporate environment that responds to all employees' needs and meets shareholders' demands for stability and risk mitigation. Author KeesaSchreanedelivers insight into what it takes for businesses to driverealsocial andTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Inclusion, Equality, and Compassion in Business: An Overview Chapter 2: Uncomfortable, But Necessary: Connecting Racial History to Racial Injustice in Corporate Structures Chapter 3: Women’s Corporate Leadership: Past Perceptions and Current Realities Chapter 4: Evolution of Companies Post-Covid Chapter 5: INCLUSION AND THE BOTTOM LINE: A BROKEN STRUCTURE Chapter 6: GENDER EQUITY AND COMPANY GROWTH Chapter 7: Elements of a Compassionate Corporate Culture Chapter 8: Your Plan for Creating Inclusion Through Compassion: What Works Chapter 9: Your Plan for Creating Gender Equity Through Compassion: What Works Chapter 10: The Future: Compassionate Corporate Culture and Sustainable Business ndex

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Book SynopsisSun Tzu''s 5th century BCE military manual, The Art of War, revolutionized warfare when it was written. In the millennia since, its sage advice has been applied to fields as varied as business, leadership, warfare, politics and everyday life. In this beautifully presented hardback guide, business journalist Dominic Hale helps you interpret the classic work to show you how to apply its advice to becoming a better leading. Showing you how to effectively motivate your workforce, pursue bold new strategies, and understand your opponents, Sun Tzu''s wisdom proves equally applicable to the business world. This edition includes the entire text of the original Art of War for your reference.In this work, you will discover:• the traits that make a great leader• how to develop your own management skills• how to get the most out of your team• how to see to the heart of a problem and come up with effective solutionsBy

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Book Synopsis'Imagine what life would be like if you had total clarity on what you wanted to do and how to achieve it. You wake up every morning energised and excited by life and its challenges - with a deep understanding of yourself, your strengths and how they make you unique.'

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Book SynopsisTraditional approaches to leadership development focus on a small number of individuals at the top. However, in today''s world of constant change and decentralized decision-making, organizations need effective leaders at all levels of their organizations. That requires a much broader and deeper pool of leadership talent, and most organizations fall far short of what they need.Leadership at Scale defines a new approach. In it, top experts at McKinsey, the world''s number one leadership factory, expose the secrets of how to drive leadership development that reaches the entire organization, adapts to diverse contexts and achieves impact at scale. Grounded in extensive research and the global experience of +25 leadership experts and illustrated with a fictional step-by-step case with numerous real-life examples, this book provides leaders with the systematic and fact-based approach they need to unlock organizational performance through leadership effectiveness.Trade ReviewAt a time of technology-driven change, the need to inspire, engage and tap into the creativity of employees demands better leaders. This book sets out how that can happen -- Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & CompanyLarge-scale organizations present particular challenges. At the NHS, Europe's largest employer, all 1.3m staff are potential leaders. This deeply-researched book shows how to work at scale, to simplify, concentrate and sustain leadership development for large organizations: it tells us who to develop and why, how and for how long, and in what ways. As a practical guide it is invaluable -- Professor Nicki Latham, former COO Health Education England (NHS), responsible for the NHS Leadership AcademyLeadership at Scale provides a clear methodology for increasing leadership effectiveness across an organization, not only for the top leaders, but for all employees. A key resource for leaders who need to prepare their organizations to master the challenges ahead -- Joe Jimenez, Board Director, Procter & Gamble and General MotorsAn organization with better leaders will invariably have better results. This practical guide shows you how to develop your leaders by focusing on what drives performance and on what people can learn easily and quickly on the job. The authors show how this approach can work for many leaders right across your organization -- Stuart Rose (Lord Rose), Chairman, Ocado PLCA first class template demonstrating how to use superior leadership to drive performance in large organizations -- Paul Myners (Lord Myners), former FTSE100 Chair and Treasury MinisterA strong cadre of leaders is essential for firms to thrive in today's complex and fast changing environment. This academically thorough, yet practical book shows how to build such a cadre of a leaders -- Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim HoldingTransformation means changing at scale starting with leaders. Our organization - like many - has limited resources and this book really showed me how we could use time and money effectively to create better leaders everywhere that counts -- Andrea Clemente, HR Latin America Whirlpool CorporationThere are hundreds of magic recipes in the market about the "most important attributes of great leaders", but most of them provide only limited help to translating these lessons into concrete leadership growth programmes across the whole organisation. This book is very different. It integrates the teaching on very thoroughly researched, highly practical and wide-ranging leadership development approaches with a fictitious implementation story, which stays entertaining until the very end -- Bernd Uhe, Global Head of Human Resources, Pictet GroupI find this book very illuminating. It is one of the best pieces I read about leadership since Leadership at Scale is a unique blend of cutting edge, field-tested research on developing the right leadership at scale, and a roadmap to make it happen in practice. The book is both: a state-of-the-art reference for the different research findings on Leadership and a practical handbook of how to make sustainable and lasting change happen. It has everything for firms and their leaders to cope with today's increasingly complex, volatile and hence challenging world -- Bruno Pfister, Chairman of Rothschild Bank AGMost leadership development programs disappoint or are being canceled to generate quick savings, leaving many organizations short of capable leaders. Yet, building leaders is one of the key priorities for organizations in today's dynamic and complex environment. This book shows how firms can develop a leadership culture that can help them thrive and prosper -- Daniel Vasella, M.D., Chairman and CEO Emeritus Novartis AGBuilding the bench of leaders necessary to lead corporations in today's world is a key CEO priority. The task is hard and complex. Leadership at Scale shows how. It is academically thorough, comprehensive, and practical. An invaluable resource for company leaders -- Gitte P. Aabo, President & Chief Executive Officer, LEO Pharma A/SMany leadership programs focus on developing a few individuals. However - given the dynamic environment - firms need to be able to build more leaders and faster. This book is unique in that it compellingly answers the question of how large firms can build leaders at scale -- Graham Ward, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD Business SchoolToday many organizations are trying to simplify and become more dynamic. However, decentralizing decision power and engaging all members of large organizations requires building more and stronger leaders. Leadership at Scale is a practical guide to do so -- Mario Greco, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance GroupThe core principles outlined in this book are relevant for all organizations, regardless of size, industry or strategy. In a more and more digitized world this book should be required reading in particular for young leaders -- Rolf Dörig, Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Life Group and AdeccoWhile there are many books about individual leadership development, the new focus here is on improving leadership effectiveness across a whole organization, based on your specific context and strategy. This book will show you a theoretical sound but still pragmatic way to improved leadership effectiveness -- Prof. Dr. Thomas A. Gutzwiller, Partner, GW Partners AG, and Professor in Corporate and Leadership Development at the University of St. Gallen, Executive School of ManagementThis book shows you both WHAT skills really matter to organizational performance depending on your context, and HOW to create lasting leadership change across the organization. A practical and thoughtful book that addresses very well the multidimensional aspects of leadership -- Jörg Reinhardt, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novartis AGLeadership is our most valuable resource to drive positive change in business and society. Leadership at Scale is a comprehensive, academically thorough, and yet practical guide on increasing leadership effectiveness across a large organization, not only for the top leaders, but for all employees. I look forward to applying the principles in our organization -- Vasant Narasimhan, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Novartis AGTo institutionalize themselves organizations need a leadership culture. This book shows compellingly and practically how to do it. A worthwhile read! -- Nicolas Pictet, Senior Partner, Pictet Group

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Book SynopsisFinally, a business book for makers, not managers.Are you ready to “make a dent in the universe”? As a creative, you no longer have to take a backseat. In fact, stepping up and embracing entrepreneurship is the fastest route to impact. But where do you start? And what sets the businesses that succeed apart?To find out, we asked the bright minds behind companies like Google X, Warby Parker, Facebook, O’Reilly Media, and more to share their startup wisdom. Featuring hard-won wisdom from twenty leading entrepreneurs and designers, 99U’s Make Your Mark will arm you with practical insights for launching a purpose-driven business, refining your product, delighting your customers, inspiring your team—and ultimately—making something that matters.Make Your Mark features contributions from: William Allen, Rich Armstrong, Warren Berger, Sean Blanda, Neil Blumenthal, Craig Dalton, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh, Aaron Dignan,Trade Review“This is not a book. It’s a sledgehammer. Now, go make a dent in the universe.” —James Victore, Designer “At the end of our lives we will look back and ask ourselves, ‘was it worth it?’ The answer will be a resounding YES! if we commit now to make a mark in the world. This book is the perfect guide to help us on that journey.” —Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last “Make Your Mark has managed to distill the essential wisdom of some of the best creative entrepreneurial minds of our time into an easy-to-read, but hard-to-forget guide. A must-read for anyone who cares about building great things.” —Susan Gregg Koger, Co-Founder and CCO, ModCloth

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Book SynopsisDiscover eight powerful mindset shifts that enable leaders and seekers of all ages to thrive in a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty.Being adaptable and flexible have always been hallmarks of effective leadership and a fulfilling life. But in a world of so much—and faster-paced—change, and an ever-faster pace of change, flexibility and resilience can be stretched to their breaking points. The quest becomes how to find calm and lasting meaning in the midst of enduring chaos. A world in flux calls for a new mindset, one that treats constant change and uncertainty as a feature, not a bug. Flux helps readers open this mindset—a flux mindset—and develop eight “flux superpowers” that flip conventional ideas about leadership, success, and well-being on their heads. They empower people to see change in new ways, craft new responses, and ultimately reshape their relationship to change from the inside out. April Rinne defines these eight flux superpowers: Run slower.See what''s invisible.Get lost.Start with trust.Know your “enough.”Create your portfolio career.Be all the more human (and serve other humans).Let go of the future. Whether readers are sizing up their career, reassessing their values, designing a product, building an organization, trying to inspire their colleagues, or simply showing up more fully in the world, enjoying a flux mindset and activating their flux superpowers will keep readers grounded even when the ground is too often shifting beneath them. 

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Book Synopsis__________Out now: the knockout number one bestseller by Eddie Hearn. Find out about success and mindset, by one of boxing's most respected and influential promoters. WINNER AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS *The Sunday Times Number One Business Bestseller*'Relentless fizzes with Hearn's work ethic' - Financial Times__________What does it take to succeed? What is the mindset required to be the best? How do you stay at the top of your field? How do you come back from failure?Eddie Hearn knows what it takes. In his remarkable career, Hearn has worked alongside some of the biggest names in sports entertainment and has seen first-hand the grit and relentless determination that it takes to succeed.Structured around the key skills that Eddie Hearn values the most, this book looks at his business, life, and the drive to succeed. Covering subjects such as discipline, passion, preparation, motivation and failure, this book shows you what it takes to get the most in your life and career.In this insightful and revealing book, Eddie talks about the highs and lows of his career - from negotiating a billion dollar boxing deal to selling out Wembley for the Joshua Klitschko fight - and draws the valuable lessons that we can learn from boxing's toughest performers.__________'Arguably the world's most powerful boxing promoter' - Financial Times'The most powerful man in British boxing' Business Insider'Eddie Hearn has been at the forefront of boxing's resurgence' GQ'The biggest promoter in boxing' Square Mile__________The perfect book for when life deals a knockout blow, an invaluable guide about making the most from life, drawn from the hard-won lessons of one of the most successful boxing promoters in the world.

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Book SynopsisEXPANDED EDITION FEATURING 10 BRAND NEW CHAPTERS: THE 10 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE NEVER DO** 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO: NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!** TRANSLATED IN 20 LANGUAGES WORLDWIDE'Inspiring and practical' MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, bestselling author of TRIGGERSYOUR GUIDE TO CREATING A SUCCESSFUL LIFE100 Things Successful People Do is your guide to successful living. Mixing simple instructions with activities to get you started, whether you are looking to succeed in your family life, at work, in sports, at school or in retirement, you will find mindsets, habits, and techniques here that will help you get the results you want.100 Things Successful People Do is packed with great ideas for working smart and living well, all carefully chosen to help you achieve any kind of success you can imagine. You will discover the habits that are common to successful people and find out how to use them in your own life.Every chapter features a new idea that will help you get closer to your goals. Mixing simple descriptions with activities and exercises, you will learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed in work and life.And this expanded edition now features a brand new section revealing the 10 things that successful people never do.

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2023 SOCIETY OF BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS' AWARD IN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIPWhat makes a leader credible?Who would be an expert in a world where expertise is under siege? Hard-won know-how and experience seem to count for nothing in the eyes of everyone from high-profile business leaders to populist politicians. But what evidence do we have that this perception is right? Amanda Goodall has been asking this question for the last twenty years. Her research has taken her from boardrooms and F1 race tracks to hospitals and higher education. She has proven time and again that, when it comes to top performance, we need people - especially bosses - with the expertise that only comes from a deep understanding of the worlds in which they operate.That's what makes the people around them feel happier, better appreciated and more productive.In Credible, Goodall identifies the key characteristics of expert leaders and provides a model for career development and success based on going deep into a business, working hard and knowing your stuff. We all want to be led by people we can relate to and trust, people who have the credibility to make us want to follow them. When it comes to credible leadership, expertise really matters.Trade ReviewIn her clear and invigorating book, Amanda Goodall lays out an essential message for our times: The very best leaders are those who are experts in what they are leading. If you've had nagging suspicions about the idea of generalist, all-purpose leaders, this well-researched book will validate your concerns. If you're currently a leader, aspire to be a leader, or are responsible for selecting and assessing leaders, Credible is a must-read -- Donald C. Hambrick, Evan Pugh University Professor and Smeal Chaired Professor of Management, The Pennsylvania State UniversityCredible provides a fascinating insight into the amount and kind of expertise required by different leaders. Anyone in a senior leadership position should read this book and consider the implications for their own performance -- Lord Gus O'Donnell, former Head of the UK Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the UK TreasuryCredible is engaging and powerful. With many vivid examples from a range of industries and settings, Amanda Goodall shows how two essential qualities of our species that we evolved to manifest - leadership and expertise - must actually be reflected within both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations -- Nicholas A. Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, Yale UniversityBased on years of renowned research, Credible convincingly demonstrates the superiority of organizations led by experts. A must-read for everyone interested in improving leadership in any type of commercial or public organization -- Marcel Levi, former chairman and chief executive of University College London HospitalsCredible explains why organisations work when experienced people are given responsibility to make wise decisions independently. This has been a key factor in building Handelsbanken for over 150 years -- Carina Akerstrom, President and CEO, HandelsbankenThe analysis in support of expert leaders is extremely convincing and supported by many real-world examples. This piece of work will become a reference for future generations regarding the selection of the best leaders in health care and other fields -- Major-Général Marc Bilodeau, Surgeon General, Canadian Armed ForcesDeep expertise has been much maligned in recent years. In her insightful and well-researched book, Credible, Goodall offers a wealth of evidence to remind us how and why expertise matters. Read this book to learn to put the power of expertise to work for you and your organization -- Herminia Ibarra, Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and author of ACT LIKE A LEADER, THINK LIKE A LEADERCredible offers conclusive proof that leaders with expert knowledge of their company's product and methods make more informed and better decisions -- Keith Griffiths, chairman and global principal designer, AedasThis book presents many enlightening instances of the successes of companies with expert leaders and the failures of companies with generalist managers who had little or no knowledge of, nor experience with, their company's core business. A convincing argument that a company's success requires leaders to have specific industry expertise -- Library JournalA persuasive argument about the need for expertise in leaders . . . Citing many examples in areas such as health care, manufacturing, sports, and technology, Goodall has found that expert leadership leads to success . . . Well-grounded arguments for effective leadership -- Kirkus Reviews[A] cogent treatise . . . The stories of corporate and political folly enrage, and the case for how organizations can promote and reward expertise by fostering 'informed dissent' and granting line managers 'freedom and responsibility' is well made. This spirited defence of specialists convinces -- Publishers Weekly

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Book Synopsis In an era marked by insecurity from neoliberalism, financial volatility, political instability, regional conflicts, pandemics, and the climate crisis, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing our work, organizations, societies, and the environment. This critical text explores who truly benefits from AI's development and deployment, offering a comprehensive overview of AI's nature, history, and applications. It delves into crucial themes such as the future of work, digitalization, neoliberalism's impact, power dynamics, ethics, inequality, gender, race, intersectional discrimination, and environmental sustainability. Unlike practical machine learning guides, this book examines how AI and AI-based technologies are transforming work, highlighting both benefits and potential harms. Combining critical management and leadership studies with organizational sociology, it addresses societal implications, inequality, ethics, and power often overlooked by other textbooks. The authors' lucid and engaging writing style brings a cutting-edge subject to life, blending breadth, critical analysis, and academic rigor. Contemporary examples illustrate AI's real-life implications for organizations and work today, while thought-provoking questions encourage readers to engage with and reflect on the topics throughout. This interdisciplinary text is essential for students studying contemporary and emerging issues in business and management, including AI, business analytics, digitalization, and the future of work. It is also recommended for courses on the sociology of work, ethics, organization studies, management, leadership, and HRM. This book is poised to become an essential textbook for courses on AI, digitalization, and the future of work, making it a valuable resource for students and educators alike. John Brattonis an Honorary Professor at Queen's University Belfast. Laura Steeleisa Senior Lecturer in Business and Society at Queen's University Belfast.

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Book SynopsisA Black Woman's Guide to Effective, Barrier-Breaking Leadership Black women in leadership positions often experience resistance, both from external forces and from within. If you are a leader in your profession, community, or church, you may have been made to feel like an outsider--someone who must prove herself again and again to be worthy of following. Maybe you're tired, resentful, or beaten-down by the sense that you'll just never be good enough for some people. Take heart and take a seat at the table with Jeanne Porter King. Drawing from the biblical account of the Samaritan woman at the well, King shows how this outsider and outcast has been reduced to a stereotype by the same racist and sexist forces that attempt to reduce you to a stereotype and hinder your God-given call to leadership. She then shows how God uniquely positioned and equipped her to lead her people to the truth despite attempts to keep her silent and small. If you long to lead from a strong spiritual core rather than a set of expectations you had no part in setting, this book offers you the inspiration, encouragement, and practical tools to make leading well a reality in your life.

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Book SynopsisTrust is the most powerful force underlying the success of every business. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company's market cap and reputation. How to build and sustain trust requires fresh insight into why customers, employees, community members, and investors decide whether an organization can be trusted.Based on two decades of research and illustrated through vivid storytelling, Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta examine the economic impact of trust and the science behind it, and conclusively prove that trust is built from the inside out. Trust emerges from a company being the "real deal": creating products and services that work, having good intentions, treating people fairly, and taking responsibility for all the impacts an organization creates, whether intended or not.When trust is in the room, great things can happen. Sucher and Gupta's innovative foundation for executing the elements of trust-competence, motives, means, impact-explains how trust can be woven into the day-to-day and the long term. Most importantly, even when lost, trust can be regained, as illustrated through their accounts of companies across the globe that pull themselves out of scandal and corruption by rebuilding the vital elements of trust.

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Book SynopsisBusiness leaders?sharpen your skills with lessons from one of the greatest feats in history. As a business executive, you crave powerful examples of leadership in action. One of the greatest moments in history?D-Day, the launch of the most complex military operation in history that propelled the outcome of World War II?is a powerful gold mine of lessons that help you elevate your leadership skills and lead your team to victory. The product of years of planning and involving millions of people, D-Day?s results came down to a handful of leaders who rose to the occasion?or failed. Strategy, culture, logistics, process, delegation, and clutch decisions?the D-Day battle encompassed every facet of business leadership while facing the highest stakes imaginable. In A Day for Leadership, the fascinating and inspiring stories of these military leaders? choices offer today?s executives, entrepreneurs, and teams actionable insights to help them excel and succeed.

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Book SynopsisBe the Captain of Your Change JourneyWhile every change is unique, there is a predictable pattern to change. By understanding that pattern you can build the skills to pilot your team through the waters of disruptive change.Change is inevitable. When unexpected or unwanted change disrupts well-established routines, personally and professionally, it’s natural to wonder, “Who rocked the boat?” Unfortunately, that is exactly the wrong question to ask! Discover from the change experts at FranklinCovey how successful leaders engage people in change and turn change into opportunity.FranklinCovey is the world leader in helping organizations achieve results that require collective behavior change. They have built a Change Model that demystifies the uncertainty of change and creates the opportunity to realize greater results, personal growth, and even innovation.A simple but profound business parable. Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity begins with a business parable that invites leaders to reflect on their own change journey and discover how their “crew” falls into a set of predicable patterns and reactions. Whatever the size or scope of the change you’re facing, by following the story’s Change Model you can confidently lead and chart a way forward knowing what will come next.Learn from “been there done that” change experts. In their book, authors Curtis Bateman, Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips guide you and your organization through change, sharing their decades of experience with concrete examples.Inside find: Step-by-step instructions on how to engage teams throughout the change process How the Change Model makes change actionable and predictable How to minimize the disruption of change Where most change initiatives fail and how to adapt If you have read change management books like Who Moved My Cheese, Switch, Our Iceberg is Melting, or Managing Transitions, you will love this book.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerThe latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek.From the author: “For the last two years, I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast,The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview, and the show is on the cusp of passing 100 million downloads.“This book contains the distilled tools, tactics, and ‘inside baseball’ you won’t find anywhere else. It also includes new tips from past guests, and life lessons from new ‘guests’ you haven’t met.“What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details. This is reflected in the questions. For example: What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning? What do their workout routines look like, and why? What books have they gifted most to other people? What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field? What supplements do they take on a daily basis?“I don’t view myself as an interviewer. I view myself as an experimenter. If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life, I’m not interested.“Everything within these pages has been vetted, explored, and applied to my own life in some fashion. I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations, high-risk environments, or large business dealings. The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration.“I created this book, my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself. It’s changed my life, and I hope the same for you.”

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Book SynopsisTo succeed, we need individuals who are motivated and prepared to step up and take responsibility for serving the whole. These leaders differ dramatically from individuals who seek power and authority out of selfish desires for significance, control, or greed. In other words, our moment calls for servant leadersa great many of them.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating guide to effective leadership in times of crises, with a psychological underpinning that provides both context and practical advice.Whether planned or unexpected, change can present leaders with some of their toughest sustained challenges, regardless of seniority or the organisation''s size. In A Question of Leadership, Keith Leslie provides a wide range of illustrative case studies derived from both research and his first-hand experience in the public and private sectors. They are united by an overarching thesis: the failure of many change initiatives is caused by the leader''s inability to fully consider the consequences and magnitude of the situation. Across business and society, the prevalence and impacts of such short-sighted mistakes has become more apparent than ever following the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020.Each chapter provides an engaging narrative that presents a relatable leadership dilemma, before undertaking an analyTrade ReviewGrounded in fascinating research and practical advice, A Question of Leadership is an essential guide to compassionate and effective leadership. -- Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, Director General, Confederation of British IndustryKeith Leslie has produced a very timely, well written and markedly useful book about leadership. It is stuffed with clear advice and important warnings for anyone involved in leadership, and manages to combine the lessons of a practitioner with the thoughts of an intellectual. -- Keith Grint, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick and author of 'The Arts of Leadership'In an age when change is relentless, and too many top leaders are blinded by ego, Keith’s testimonies about what really works in leading organizations to success are most refreshing. This candid approach to mental health as a leadership issue could not be timelier. -- James Lahey, Director of the Centre on Public Management and Policy, University of OttawaThis book convincingly explains that real leadership is about asking powerful questions and accompanying others on their journey by listening, learning and humbly promoting solidarity. -- Lord John McFall of Alcluith, Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of LordsA refreshingly human, grounded, nuanced guide to leading sustainable change in a complex system. Keith Leslie’s decades of wisdom and experience shine through on every page. -- Caroline Webb, author of 'How to Have a Good Day' and Senior Adviser to McKinsey & CompanyA Question of Leadership provides valuable insights for leaders across all sectors, and importantly highlights how leaders can effectively learn from one another. -- Lesley King-Lewis, Chief Executive, Windsor LeadershipI commend the wisdom of a working lifetime in this book to all who seek to lead their organization through crisis to good health. -- William Storrar, Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJThis is a book for our times. With skillful use of the pandemic and other stories clearly laid out, Keith Leslie guides all of us as leaders involved in change. His people-centric focus on mental health is ground-breaking. -- Lieutenant General Richard E Nugee CB CVO CBE, former Chief of Defence People, Ministry of DefenceDrawing upon examples from BigCo and Tech in North America, this book is packed with deep insight, applicable-knowledge and advice gained through real-world experience. Keith’s book delivers a valuable, timely and engaging view of the problems faced by organisations as they navigate change. -- Chris Cook, VP Engineering, NavarikCovid has exposed so many of the inadequacies of the standard leadership clichés. So nothing could be more timely and necessary than A Question of Leadership with its width and depth, its sensitivity, insight and judgement about this great shared experience in which, as he writes, none of us have been bystanders. -- Lord Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary University of LondonA leadership book for leaders at all levels of an organisation. It provides credible and practical insight for leaders embracing inclusion and mental health; wishing to leave a legacy of a buoyant and motivated workforce, all while supporting organisational impact and building stakeholder value. -- Aisha Sheikh-Anene, Chair of the Board, Mental Health Foundation

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Book SynopsisBen Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author combines lessons both from history and modern organisational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help us build cultures that can weather both good and bad times.The times and circumstances in which people were raised often shape them yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In this follow-up to the bestselling business classic The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz turns his attention to a question crucial to every organisation: How do you create and sustain the culture you want? This book is a journey through cultures ancient to modern, spotlighting models of leadership and culture-building from the samurai to prison gangs. Along the way, it answers fundamental questions: Who are we? How do people talk about us when we're not around? How do we treat our customers? Can we be trusted?Because who you are is not the values you list on the wallTrade ReviewPraise for The Hard Thing About Hard Things: ‘For anyone interested in building, growing or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource – and a funny and insightful read’ Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook ‘Ben’s book is a great read – with uncomfortable truths about entrepreneurship and how to lead a company’ Larry Page, CEO of Google ‘Stripping away the veneer of management-speak, Ben’s writing carries the authority of somebody who has been through all of this. This results are simple, thorough and compelling’ Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter ‘More than any other business book released this year, Hard Things gives an insider’s perspective on what it’s like to lead and scale a start-up’ Business Insider's Best Business Books of 2014) ‘This is easily one of the essential books every business leader should read if they’re looking for proven and honest management advice’ Entrepreneur's 25 Amazing Business Books from 2014) ‘The most valuable book on start-up management hands down’ PandoDaily ‘There is more than enough substance in Mr. Horowitz’s impressive tome to turn it into a leadership classic’ The Economist

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Book SynopsisSteve Radcliffe is one of Europe's most successful leadership coaches and the head of Steve Radcliffe Associates. Best known for his Future Engage Deliver leadership model, over the last 20 years he has worked with hundreds of chief executives, directors and their teams, in organisations as diverse as Unilever, First Direct, the National College of School Leadership and the UK's Civil Service, where he contributes to the prestigious High Potential Development Scheme.Trade Review“This is an extraordinarily powerful book, full of deep, inspiring ideas that are simple, practical and make a real difference.” Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director General, The National Trust “Future – Engage – Deliver has to be the simplest, fastest way for anyone to grow as a leader.” Hugh Burkitt, Chief Executive, The Marketing Society Table of Contents1. Future-Engage-Deliver 2. How to turbo-charge your growth 3. Future-Engage-Deliver 4. Future-Engage-Deliver 5. Future-Engage-Deliver 6. The Four Energies 7. Be at Your Best, More of the Time 8. Future-Engage-Deliver and Teams 9. Future-Engage-Deliver and Organisations Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book is the essential guide for the millions of people all over the world making the challenging and rewarding leap to manager, who want to become that manager their team deserves. FranklinCovey knows that managers are desperate for help - especially employees who go from managing tasks to managing people. They yearn for training and tools to help them become more confident, effective, and valued. This practical and inspirational guide offers the solution with guidance, tips and insights that are relevant, easily applicable, based on credible expertise, and will fit into the manager’s hectic daily schedule.   The focus of the book is to give managers the information they need in a way that they can absorb quickly. They can pick up a helpful tip in 10-minutes or glean an entire skill-set with a deeper reading. The goal is for the busy manager to know what to do and how to do it without interrupting their regular workflow.   Each r

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Book SynopsisBecome a Better Leader by Improving Your Emotional IntelligenceBestselling author DANIEL GOLEMAN first brought the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) to the forefront of business through his articles in Harvard Business Review, establishing EI as an indispensable trait for leaders. The Emotionally Intelligent Leader brings together three of Goleman's bestselling HBR articles.In "What Makes a Leader?" Goleman explores research that found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by high levels of self-awareness and sharp social skills. In "The Focused Leader," Goleman explains neuroscience research that proves that "being focused" is more than filtering out distractions while concentrating on one thing. In "Leadership That Gets Results," Goleman draws on research to outline six distinct leadership styles, each one springing from different components of emotional intelligence. Together, these three articles guide leaders to recognize the direct ties between EI and measurable business results.

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Book Synopsis'A brilliant advertising copywriter and a great team leader. His ideas are equally applicable to writing a novel, making a film, launching a product, managing a football team, instituting life changes and any activity you can imagine. Genius' - Sunday TimesLife is a zero-sum game.Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, and colourful characters from Picasso and Socrates to Warren Beatty, this book represents a lifetime of wisdom learned at the creative cutting edge.Predatory Thinking is a masterclass in how to outwit the competition, in ordinary life as well as in business. It is the philosophy that has underpinned Dave Trott's distinguished career as a copywriter, creative director, and founder of some of London's most high-profile advertising agencies.Trade ReviewOffers much to think about . . . engaging * Creative Review *Challenges the way we think creatively by flipping the logical, 2D way of thinking on its head * Psychologies *Cool, clear, very readable * Overseas Property Professional *

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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 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 SynopsisDON'T MISS OLLIE OLLERTON'S MUST-HAVE SURVIVAL GUIDE, HOW TO SURVIVE (ALMOST) ANYTHING! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROLLIE OLLERTON CO-HOSTS SAS: WHO DARES WINS ALONGSIDE ANT MIDDLETON, JASON FOX and MARK BILLINGHAM. THIS IS HIS INCREDIBLE TRUE STORYWhere is your break point?Is it here? Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg, with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight?Or here? Under heavy fire from armed kidnappers while protecting journalists en route to Baghdad.Or is it here? At the bottom of a bottle, with a family in pieces, unable to adapt to a civilian lifestyle, yearning for a warzone?Ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV's SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton has faced many break points in his life and now he tells us the vital lessons he has learnt. His incredible story features hardened criminals, high-speed car chases, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics - freeing children from a trafficking ring in Thailand.Ollie has faced break points in his personal life too, surviving a freak childhood attack, run-ins with the law as a teenager rebelling against a broken home, his self-destructive battles with alcohol and drug addiction, and his struggles with anxiety and depression. His final redemption as an entrepreneur and mental health charity ambassador has seen him overcome adversity to build a new and better life.'Everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement, because it's only when it's crunch time, when you're down to your last bullet - when you're at break point - that you find out who you really are.'

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Book SynopsisAdrian Reed is an enthusiastic Business Analyst and Consultant who loves working with others to solve tricky problems. He is Principal Consultant at Blackmetric Business Solutions, a niche business analysis training and consulting firm based in the UK. He speaks internationally on topics related to business analysis and problem solving, and enthusiastically believes in the benefits of good problem definition and business analysis.Table of ContentsIntroduction About the AuthorAcknowledgements Chapter 1. Avoid the Solution Trap Speed Read 1.1 What’s wrong with a knee-jerk solution? 1.2 Think Holistically 1.3 Structure your problem solving 1.4 Scour the stakeholder landscape 1.5 Slow down to speed up 1.6 Uncover constraints 1.7 Be concise yet precise: Introducing the one page Problem Canvas Big Picture 1.1 What’s wrong with a knee-jerk solution? 1.2 Think Holistically 1.3 Structure your problem solving approach 1.4 Scour the stakeholder landscape 1.5 Slow down to speed up : Be prepared for challenge 1.6 Uncover Constraints 1.7 Be concise yet precise: Introducing the one-page Problem Canvas Chapter 2. Think Problem before Solution Speed Read 2.1 The importance of “Why”2.2 Defining a problem or opportunity statement 2.3 Encourage Divergent and Convergent Thinking 2.4 Get to the root of the problem 2.5 Consider the External Environment2.6 Consider Multiple Perspectives on the Problem 2.7 Gain Consensus and Move Forward Big Picture 2.1 The importance of “Why” 2.2. Defining a problem or opportunity statement 2.3 Encourage Divergent and Convergent Thinking 2.4 Get to the root of the problem 2.5 Consider the External Environment 2.6 Consider Multiple Perspectives on the Problem 2.7 Gain Consensus and Move Forward Chapter 3. Defining the Outcomes: What Does Success Look Like? Speed Read 3.1 Encourage Outcome Based Thinking 3.2 Start With the End in Mind: Define Critical Success Factor 3.3 Make it measurable with Key Performance Indicators 3.4 Attain Balance with the Balanced Business Scorecards 3.5 Revisit and Consider Constraints 3.6 Ensuring Organisational Alignment 3.7 Assess different perspectives on outcomes Big Picture3.1 Encourage outcome-based thinking 3.2 Start With the End in Mind: Define Critical Success Factors 3.3 Make it measurable with Key Performance Indicators 3.4 Attain Balance with the Balanced Business Scorecard 3.5 Revisit and Consider Constraints 3.6 Ensuring Organisational Alignment 3.7 Assess different perspectives on outcomes Chapter 4. Assessing Scope and Impact Speed Read4.1 The danger of “Scope Creep” 4.2 Know the difference: Impacted, Interested and Involved 4.3 Understand the problem situation 4.4 Find the Roles & Goals 4.5 Make it visual with a Business Use Case Model 4.6 Set the priorities 4.7 Set the boundaries of scope Big Picture 4.1 The danger of “Scope Creep” 4.2 Know the difference: Impacted, Interested and Involved 4.3 Understand the problem situation 4.4 Find the Roles & Goals 4.5 Make it visual with a Business Use Case Model 4.6 Set the priorities 4.7 Set the boundaries of scope Chapter 5. Solutioneering: Generating Solution Options Speed Read 5.1 Keep the outcomes clearly in mind 5.2 Get Together and Imagine Multiple Solutions 5.3 Start evaluating solutions: Create a “long list” 5.4 Getting Specific: Short list the best 5.5 Consider Doing Nothing 5.6 Compare the short listed options 5.7 Validate and make a recomme

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Book SynopsisMike Brent is a Client and Programme Director at Ashridge. He has worked as a management trainer and consultant with many international companies such as GE, HP, Ericsson, France Telecom, ICI, Volvo and Bang & Olufsen. Fiona Dent is a Director of Executive Education at Ashridge. She has worked with a range of organisations and clients on a national and international basis.  Mike and Fiona are authors of the bestselling FT Publishing title, The Leader's Guide to Influence.Trade Review'A very valuable resource for busy leaders to dip in and out of as time allows.' Dr Mark Pegg, Chief Executive, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education 'Clear and concise with great anecdotes and oozing with experience.' Dr K. D. Akabusi, MBE, MA, FPSA, Executive Director, The Akabusi CompanyTable of ContentsAbout the authors Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 - YOU 1. Your Reputation 2. Your Career 3. Your Resilience Part 2 – YOUR PEOPLE 4. Coaching 5. Influencing 6. Facilitating 7. Team building 8. Motivation 9. Performance management 10. Conflict management 11. Relational intelligence Part 3 – YOUR BUSINESS 12. Change 13. Derailment 14. Positive leadership behaviour ... And finally References Index

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Book SynopsisImprove your managerial skills and learn how to inspire your team''s potential.Managing people is an essential part of any business. Learning how to motivate staff effectively and apply various managing styles to different situations is vital for improving output and creativity - whether your teams are in the office, remote or a combination of both.If you''re new to managing or keen to improve existing managerial skills, this is the manager''s book for you. Inside, you''ll find:- Practical, how-to approach that teaches you the skills you need to run a project successfully- New spreads with tools for project managing teams who are working remotely- Step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists, and Ask yourself features that show you how to make an impact- Tables, illustrations, in-focus panels, and real-life case studies that demonstrate and explain problem-solving, and how to build confidence and get resultsThis business management book is the ideal guide for managers and business leaders. Essential Managers Managing People is published in a slim compact format to allow you to easily navigate through key concepts and use it as a quick reference whenever you need advice. The book includes guidance on conflict resolution, change management, effective communication, and how to get the best from your team. This manager''s training book is packed with step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists to show you how to persuade and influence people in the business. Tables, illustrations, and real-life case studies further explain how to build your confidence and boost productivity.Whether it''s negotiating, managing people, or improving your leadership skills, DK''s Essential Managers series contains the know-how you need to be a more effective manager and hone your management style.

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Book SynopsisThe key to success lies in getting to the top - right? Wrong. Not everyone can be No. 1, and more importantly, not everyone wants to be. Consiglieri turns the spotlight on the second-in-commands - the advisers, assistants and counsellors (or 'consiglieri') - who are too often disparaged as the 'No. 2'. Far from being also-rans, these are the crucial vice-presidents, first lieutenants and right-hand men and women whose influence can determine the fate of countries, companies and individual ventures all over the world. In this timely celebration of the done-down deputy, Richard Hytner (himself a former CEO and now deputy chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi) presents a remarkable array of powerful advisers, from Alastair Campbell and Hillary Clinton to Rasputin, Machiavelli and Peter Mandelson, and talks to outstanding consiglieri in contemporary business, politics, sport and the arts, revealing in the process what motivates these so-called No. 2s, what makes them great and what their bosses can do to help them flourish. Stylish, clever and entertaining, Consiglieri is packed with invaluable advice for every kind of leader, whether in the limelight or the shadows. It may also be one of the wittiest business books ever.Trade ReviewI wish I had read this book -- Gordon BrownI wish he had read this book -- Tony BlairLeaders carry a lot of the weight of any organization but good leaders will always have good teams to help carry that load. Richard Hytner has written a fascinating account of the role of the leaders behind the leader and there are lessons in here for every walk of life. -- Alastair CampbellFilms and plays are littered with examples of the nefarious deputy; from Iago to Macbeth to Claudius, to Darth Vader and Scar in 'The Lion King'. Richard Hytner rescues the deputy from the disgruntled schemer and instead celebrates their creative, supportive, positive impact in life, business, sport and even art. -- Rory KinnearRich and intriguing -- John Gray * Guardian *Hytner has written an interesting book on a management topic that is often neglected. -- Frank Dillon * Irish Times *Intelligent, entertaining and useful -- Emma Duncan * Times *

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Book SynopsisFromthe Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenantsJony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEOand how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his spiritual partner at Apple. The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs's spirit, the man who designed the products adopted by hundreds of millions the world over: the iPod, iPad, MacBook Air, the iMac G3, and the iPhone. In the wake of his close collaborator's death, the chief designer wrestled with grief and initially threw himself into his work designing the new Apple headquarters and the Watch before losing his motivation in a company increasingly devoted more to margins than to inspiration.In many ways, Cook was Ive's opposite. The product of a small Alabama town, he had risen through the ranks from the supply side of the company. His gift was not the creation of new products. Instead, he had invented countless ways to maximize a margin, squeezing some suppliers, persuading others to build factories the size of cities to churn out more units. He considered inventory evil. He knew how to make subordinates sweat with withering questions.Jobs selected Cook as his successor, and Cook oversaw a period of tremendous revenue growth that has lifted Apple's valuation to $3 trillion. He built a commanding business in China and rapidly distinguished himself as a master politician who could forge global alliances and send the world's stock market into freefall with a single sentence.Author Tripp Mickle spoke with more than 200 current and former Apple executives, as well as figures key to this period of Apple's history, including Trump administration officials and fashion luminaries such as Anna Wintour while writing After Steve. His research shows the company's success came at a cost. Apple lost its innovative spirit and has not designed a new category of device in years. Ive's departure in 2019 marked a culmination in Apple's shift from a company of innovation to one of operational excellence, and the price is a company that has lost its soul.Trade Review“Mickle penetrates the veil of secrecy shrouding one of the great dramas of modern business history: how Apple not only survived but thrived after the death of its brilliant, charismatic founder – and at what personal cost to his successors, Tim Cook and Jony Ive. After Steve is both a feat of reporting on what may be the most secretive company in the world and a gripping narrative that brings readers inside the “Spaceship,” Apple’s futuristic headquarters.” – James B. Stewart, author of New York Times bestsellers Den of Thieves, Blood Sport and DisneyWar “Pulls off the rare feat of illuminating Apple's spiritual misdirections through the life and times of Jony Ive before and after Steve Jobs's death. This extraordinary book has a lot of heart, but also lessons on how a visionary company can lose its soul in search of even greater profits." – Bradley Hope, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Billion Dollar Whale “Mickle pierced Apple's culture of omerta to deliver an intimate portrait of how Steve Jobs's top disciples – Tim Cook, the inscrutable operator, and Jony Ive, the passionate artist – grappled with the loss of their master and their own differences to bring his creation to unprecedented success.” – Sara Gay Forden, author of House of Gucci and editor at Bloomberg News “A thrilling account of the characters, intrigues, and decisions that drove Apple to become the world’s most valuable corporation. After Steve is sure to become the definitive account of the post-Jobs era at Apple.”– Bhu Srinivasan, author of Americana “A fascinating look at Apple in the post-Jobs era. Mickle highlights the link between professional dynamics and personal relationships and how large-cap companies need different skills as they scale. A master class in how creatives and operators work together to build value.” – Scott Galloway, best-selling author of The Four and Post Corona

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