Management: leadership and motivation Books

Book SynopsisThe 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as pharmaceuticals and F1 racing.What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet highly practical. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn planning into execution, and execution into results.Drawing on his experience as a consultant, senior manager and a highly respected military historian, Stephen Bungay takes a close look at the army which built its agility on the initiative of its highly empowered junior officers, to show business leaders how they can build more effective, productive organizations.

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Book SynopsisI don't feel like I'm adding value. I'm not utilized or appreciated for my capability and skills, and I don't know how to change that.' Sound familiar? People People tells the story of Joanna, an experienced Chief HR Officer who is struggling in the role. She's lonely, underappreciated, and is reaching a crunch point over whether to continue in the role or do something else completely. To turn things around, she goes to a coach, Nigel, who introduces the CHRO Impact framework. By following Joanna's story, and working through the CHRO framework alongside her, you too can reach your full potential as a CHRO, and become happier in the process.

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Book SynopsisBy the bestselling author of The One Minute Manager, a business parable that teaches organizations to cope successfully with change.Every day organizations around the world launch change initiatives often big, expensive ones designed to improve the status quo. Yet 50 to 70 percent of these change efforts fail. A few perish suddenly, but many die painful, protracted deaths that drain the organization''s resources, energy and morale.So, Who or what is killing change? That''s what you''ll find out in this delightful whodunit. The story features a Columbo-style detective named Agent who''s investigating the murder of yet another Change. One by one, Agent interviews thirteen prime suspects, including a myopic leader named Vision; a chronically tardy manager named Urgency; an executive named Communication whose laryngitis makes communication all but impossible; and several other dubious characters.The suspects are sure to sound familiar, and you''re bound to relate them to your own workpla

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Book SynopsisIntegrity—more than simple honesty, it''s the key to success. A person with integrity has the ability to pull everything together, to make it all happen no matter how challenging the circumstances. Drawing on experiences from his work, Dr. Henry Cloud, a clinical psychologist, leadership coach, corporate consultant and nationally syndicated radio host, shows how our character can keep us from achieving all we want to (or could) be. In Integrity, Dr. Cloud explores the six qualities of character that define integrity, and how people with integrity: Are able to connect with others and build trust Are oriented toward reality Finish well Embrace the negative Are oriented toward increase Have an understanding of the transcendent Integrity is not something that you either have or don''t, but instead is an exciting growth path that all of us can engage in and enjoy. Trade Review"[Integrity] lays out a transparent way to be a terrific leader by drawing on and improving your best traits." -- New York Times "Let Henry Cloud teach you how to live an authentic life. This is a must-read!" -- Ken Blanchard, Co-Author, The One-Minute Manager "Dr. Henry Cloud is an expert in helping leaders see hos their character development is essential to their effectiveness." -- Denis Beausejour, Consultant and former Global Vice President of Marketing, The Procter & Gamble Company "Dr. Cloud will show you how to produce the results you are looking for in your work and personal life." -- Dr. Phil McGraw, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of the Dr. Phil show

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Book SynopsisWhat the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a powerful book about high productivity from bestselling author Laura Vanderkam.We''re all busy. But we all waste time. What are the secrets of using every hour productively? How do the most successful people spend their time? In this brilliant accessible book, Laura Vanderkam inspires you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your day. If you use your mornings wisely, you can build habits that will lead to a happier, more productive life. She also helps you to rethink your weekends. She explains why doing nothing can be more exhausting than doing something, how to balance work and play, and why Sunday nights are crucial. Finally she challenges you to make the most of your time at the office. Focusing on matching your to-do list to your natural body clock, she shows you how to maximize your productivity so you can accomplish more in less time. By blending stories of fascina

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Book SynopsisSolitaire Townsend is the co-founder and chief solutionist of Futerra, an award-winning sustainability agency. Townsend works with clients like Ikea, Formula 1, Google, the United Nations and Lancôme to make sustainable development happen. The 2008 Ethical Entrepreneur of the Year, she has chaired talks at COP26 and COP27, delivered a TED talk on the creative industries' responsibility to act on climate emergency and is an in-demand sustainability and change speaker. A Forbes contributor, she writes for or has been featured in The Guardian, Management Today, Campaign, Raconteur, and The Independent. She is based in London, UK.Trade Review"Solitaire Townsend's passion for finding answers is as infectious as it is compelling. Her core argument is brilliantly argued: move over pessimists and naysayers; the future belongs to the Solutionists." * Paul Polman, business leader, campaigner and former CEO, Unilever *"The world needs many more solutionists - and if you're going to read just one book about them this year, it should be this one!" * Professor Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur, University Professor, Harvard University and author of Reimagining Capitalism *"Here it is.... all in one book: how each of us can and should actively contribute to solving our urgent global challenges. Deeply transformational and yet delightfully light reading." * Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010-2016 and co-author of The Future We Choose *"Actions speaks louder than words, and The Solutionists is all about that. This book gives you the insights and the learnings of how to lead with purpose and get things done." * Jesper Brodin, CEO, Ingka Group *"The Solutionists is a breath of fresh air, where no stone is left unturned by its ambitious, yet fun and energetic search for solutions. The main lesson: the Solutionists can be all of us, we just need to find our star and begin the journey now. Reading this book is an excellent way to set sail." * Daniel Servitje, Chairman and CEO, Grupo Bimbo *"We have a new name for those leading change for a better world - Solutionists. Solitaire Townsend has set out clear guidance, tactics and advice for the millions more Solutionists we need." * Erik Solheim, Green politician, diplomat and 6th Executive Director, UN Environment *"If you enjoy saying things like '1.5 degrees is out of reach, we might as well prepare for the apocalypse', beware reading this book, it might just encourage you to dare to hope. If you've already taken the first courageous step of daring to imagine a better world, you'll have fun and take practical inspiration from every page!" * Nigel Topping, UN High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26 *"Solitaire Townsend's The Solutionists provides experience-based insights and concrete examples and guidance to help young business people become agents for change within their organizations." * Professor Tensie Whelan, Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business *"Courage and stamina are always essential, but so is the playfulness to think around corners. How joyous to find Solitaire Townsend's irrepressible energy and creativity between the covers of this book." * John Elkington, Founder & Chief Pollinator, Volans and author of Green Swans *"The polycrisis world needs Solutionists in every job at every level - Solutionist CEOs and workers, Solutionist chemists and farmers and accountants, Solutionist money people and energy people, Solutionist designers and marketers and customers. In this book Solitaire Townsend sets out an ebullient, well-argued and compelling blueprint for anyone who wishes to become (a bigger) part of the solution." * Bruno Giussani, Lead Curator, TED Countdown *"I love the term Solutionist and have now proudly adopted it for myself and so many other wonderful colleagues and friends! We need a movement of Solutionists and people should read this book to get inspired to become one." * Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google *"If the next quarter keeps you awake at night, read the newspapers. If it's the next quarter century, read The Solutionists." * Rafael Pamias, Executive VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Grupo Bimbo *"For anyone beginning to despair that all is lost, this book comes as a wake-up call that solutions are not only desperately needed but are great business opportunities, and you might have some fun along the way. It serves not just as a call-to-arms, but also a how-to guide for anyone who's got a solution that needs unleashing on the world." * Helen Clarkson, CEO, Climate Group *"While the non-profit industrial complex continues to talk to itself, businesses operating out in "the wild" are responding to masses of consumers who vote with their dollars. Solitaire illustrates the value of that crucial link between who we are and who we want to be." * Majora Carter, Real Estate Development Consultant and author of Reclaiming Your Community *"In The Solutionists, Solitaire Townsend lifts the weight of the many challenges we face with a new way of thinking about how we build a fairer and more sustainable world. This is the book - and the motivation - we need to build the world that we can all thrive in, and be proud of." * Aron Cramer, CEO, Business for Social Responsibility *"Even partway through Soli's engaging book you recognize that anyone has an opportunity to be a Solutionist. Through the numerous conversations and Soli's research and writing, you will learn what it takes to move forward and how to become part of the next generation of stars." * Tom Szaky, Founder & CEO, TerraCycle and Loop *"This is a must-read book and call to action for sustainable and solutions focused business innovation. Solutionists can lead us to a greener, equitable and climate-optimism fuelled future, and this is the guide to get us there." * Leah Thomas, author of The Intersectional Environmentalist *"I hope The Solutionists becomes a much-used reference in every business leader and changemaker's library. Solitaire's brilliant, uplifting prose reminds us - we can still rise and solve our existential challenges - within our generation." * Karimah Hudda, Founder and Chief Catalyst, illumine.earth *"Insights gained from the experts in "The Solutionists" will provide readers with fresh perspectives that hopefully spark even more innovative actions to help the planet." * Toni Petersson, CEO, Oatly *"The Solutionists is full of inspiring case studies from impact entrepreneurs and changemakers. If you are looking for a book to inspire you to address a social or environmental problem in the world, either as an impact intrapreneur or entrepreneur, this book should be at the top of your list." * Jamie Palmer, Co-Founder & CEO, Social Supermarket *"The Solutionists offers something for everyone, whether you are already in the mix of making change or wanting to take the first steps. Reading this book gives you a much-needed boost to keep facing the challenges and finding those solutions" * Karina O’Gorman, Head of Force for Good, innocent drinks *"We don't need another hero, we need a world of solutionists ..." * Jon Khoo, Head of Sustainability, Interface *"It's rare that I finish a book by thinking, "Everyone who cares about the future needs to read this." But I did this time. Solitaire Townsend, a gifted storyteller, has captured the essence of what it takes to tackle the seemingly impossibly broken parts of our world and to fix them - with passion, impact and joy." * Joel Makower, Chairman and Co-founder, GreenBiz Group *"The Solutionists is a good reminder that each of us is the solution. It is a breath of pragmatic optimism and inspiration. And best of all, Solitaire extends an open invitation to be a part of the greatest opportunity our generation has ever had: to tackle climate change together." * Vaitea Cowan, Co-founder, Enapter *"Solitaire Townsend's unique perspective on the challenges we face, enables understanding of how we can be involved in making urgent and necessary changes to the way we think about how live and work." * Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE *"This book is a breath of fresh air in our transformational change discourse. If you are not yet a Solutionist, Soli Townsend entices you to become one with her easy "solutionist star methodology", and if you are a Solutionist she'll make you recognise once again the thrill and deep sense of being that solving today's complex challenges offer." * Sandrine Dixson-Declève, President, The Club of Rome *"The Solutionists is as inspiring as it is fun, both of which are critically important to unlocking the toughest challenges. By focusing on the change-makers, Solitaire Townsend digs behind the usual approach of identifying the solutions by instead focusing on the mindset and approach it takes to achieve the transformative change those solutions are intended for." * Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development *"The Solutionists is unusual among books on solving the world's challenges: it's easy to read, fun, and optimistic. But more importantly, it's an invitation...to join the game of fixing the world." * Andrew Winston, sustainability strategist and author of Net Positive *"We are all obliged to act within what is possible for us to address the world's greatest challenges. The Solutionists offers tangible advice and examples that can serve as inspiration for everyone." * Mads Nipper, CEO, Ørsted *"An English literature expert and a climate expert walk into a bar. Turns out they get along. Turns out they need each other! Solitaire Townsend embodies this intersection, making her one of the best climate communicators I've met." * Emma Stewart, CSO, Netflix *"Solitaire Townsend assembles a cast of Solutionists who combine vision, grit, flex, fun and soul to reimagine what it means to lead. Through their stories and her personal reflections, an inspiring blueprint for how to change the world takes shape." * Amanda Gardiner, Sustainability Innovation & Engagement Head, Meta *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Welcome to the Solutions Economy; Chapter - 02: Your star; Chapter - 03: Architects, Accelerators and Actioners; Chapter - 04: The Mississippi mind; Chapter - 05: Fix it formula; Chapter - 06: Hope is a business plan; Chapter - 07: The quarter rule; Chapter - 08: Storytelling the solutions; Chapter - 09: Myths and traps; Chapter - 10: Joyful entrepreneurship; Chapter - 11: Signal boost; Chapter - 12: Conclusion; Chapter - 13: References;

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Book SynopsisJo Owen is a best-selling and multi-award-winning leadership author, keynote speaker and social entrepreneur. He is a founder of eight charities, including the UK's largest graduate recruiter Teach First. His books The Mindset of Success, Myths of Leadership and Management Stripped Bare, also published by Kogan Page, have been translated into eight different languages.Jo Owen is the first person to win the Chartered Institute of Management Gold Award four times for four of his books. He is based in London UK.

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Book SynopsisYou'll never find the work/life balance you crave, because life is never quite that simple. This book will show you how to tango with energy and freedom between the different aspects of your life and show you how to live on purpose.

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Book SynopsisWall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly BestsellerLearn success secrets from original remote work pioneers on the mindset and strategies they developed to build and grow successful organizations from the ground up.With the unprecedented rise in remote work due to the pandemic, many businesses have struggled with how to effectively transition to a distributed format. Meanwhile, companies who had always been remote-first had a unique advantage: a highly scalable set of work processes, a unique communication style, and the proper “async mindset” required to succeed without an office.  This groundbreaking guide unlocks the secrets and the lessons discovered by those pioneer entrepreneurs and founders who have figured out how to harness the async mindset and grow their businesses remotely in the m

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Book SynopsisAuthenticity is key for successful leadersthey remain true to themselves, drawing strength from their diverse constellation of experiences, perspectives, and heritages. Leadership invites you to challenge traditional norms about leader identity and develop your own positive leadership behaviors.This book's transformational approach empowers you to critically examine your beliefs, values, and experiences, fostering a reflective self-knowledge base, an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal agency. It offers a clear, concise overview of leadership, emphasizing that there isn't a single best way to lead; true leadership emerges from within.Your learning is supported by over 30 in-text activities and self-assessment quizzes designed to reframe your past experiences as leadership interventions and draw out valuable self-knowledge. This book is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate Leadership students.Andrei A. Lux

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Book SynopsisTen years ago, world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne broke ground by introducing "blue ocean strategy," a new model for discovering uncontested markets that are ripe for growth. In this bound version of their bestselling Harvard Business Review classic article, they apply their concepts and tools to what is perhaps the greatest challenge of leadership: closing the gulf between the potential and the realized talent and energy of employees. Research indicates that this gulf is vast: According to Gallup, 70% of workers are disengaged from their jobs. If companies could find a way to convert them into engaged employees, the results could be transformative. The trouble is, managers lack a clear understanding of what changes they could make to bring out the best in everyone. In this article, Kim and Mauborgne offer a solution to that problem: a systematic approach to uncovering, at each level of the organization, which leadership acts and activities will inspire employees to give their all, and a process for getting managers throughout the company to start doing them. Blue ocean leadership works because the managers' "customers"--that is, the people managers oversee and report to--are involved in identifying what's effective and what isn't. Moreover, the approach doesn't require leaders to alter who they are, just to undertake a different set of tasks. And that kind of change is much easier to implement and track than changes to values and mind-sets.The Harvard Business Review Classics series offers you the opportunity to make seminal Harvard Business Review articles a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world--and will have a direct impact on you today and for years to come.

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Book SynopsisYou can’t prepare for every situation, but you can be prepared to lead. When the next challenge arises, the right approach will help you rise to the occasion and guide your team to success. How do you achieve that? This book will spark your leadership potential and show you the way to high performance.Lead the Way in Five Minutes a Day skips the complex theories and jargon and gets right to practical solutions. You will learn how to develop skills that can be applied immediately to meet any challenge. Although this book can be read from cover to cover, its handy organization by topic allows for a quick read of battle-tested tips. Think of it as a fully stocked leadership toolbox, ready as needed.Eleven chapters cover every-day, real-life topics like communication, diversity, and workplace culture. Each chapter begins with a self-assessment guide so you can identify relevant strengths to develop and address opportunities for growth.Throughout the book, you will find: Coaching tips to get the most from your team Reflection questions to help you explore fresh approaches to current situations Ideas for sharing strategies with colleagues to help them grow as leaders with you What you will not find in this book is the one way to lead. Most likely, that skill is already in you. All you need is a way to spark your thinking and push you to discover how you truly want to lead—and now you can do that in just five minutes a day.

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Book SynopsisSo you've got the top job...now what? Many people find themselves in a senior leadership role without the formal training or support they may have had before and feel isolated and exposed. The second edition of It's Tough at the Top is a practical, reassuring and no-nonsense guide to upper-level management by a respected voluntary sector leader. What does it cover? Includes: * Leadership v management * Managing Change * Communications * Networking * Working with trustees * Staying Sane * Leadership teams * Insights from top CEOs Who should buy this book? Ideal for chief executives, trustees or managers who are looking to move up to leadership.Trade Review'Go into many offices of CEOs in our sector and you will find well-thumbed copies close at hand. Its ideas have got many of us over rough ground more lightly. Perhaps it should be retitled 'In Case of Emergency Open Here'! Peter Wanless, Chief Executive, NSPCC Of first edition; 'Practical, sympathetic and constructive and answers many of the questions we might be embarrassed to ask.' Bridget Warr, Chief Executive, United Kingdom Homecare Association; 'A book with character, which is accessible and instructive, with humorous asides throughout' Lisa Berwin, Third Sector magazine; 'It's Tough at the Top is my bible.' Sue Towns Okorodudu, Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Action Maidstone; '... Debra's engaging personality and expertise shine through ...' Gillen Knight, Voluntary Sector magazine;'... should be read by chief execs in all sectors -- and by trustees.' Andrew Forrest, Lecturer, Cass Business School

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Book SynopsisDoes your confidence lag behind your capability? Trying to compensate for self-doubt and overthinking can be exhausting, and you might find yourself holding back from opportunities that could be transformational. But in a complex, uncertain world, you know you can't afford to be over-confident either. Julie Smith has spent decades coaching some of the world's top leaders in the fine art of humble confidence. Now she's bringing her easy-to-use, confidence-building tools to help YOU find YOUR confidence in just 6 minutes!

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - Leadership Find out what makes great leaders tick, learn what it takes to be credible and read about the things that they'd do differently if they had to do it all again. The Nine Types of Leader introduces some obvious and some not so obvious types of leader through stories, anecdotes and insight garnered from hundreds of encounters with world-class leaders. Featuring interviews with industry titans including Jean-Francois Decaux of JC Decaux, Michael Rapino of Live Nation, Zhang Ruimin of Haier, Gavin Patterson of Salesforce and Isabelle Kocher of Engie, it explores how the leaders of tomorrow will improve their game by borrowing from the very best of the nine types of leader that exist today. Renowned journalist, James Ashton assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each leadership type, highlighting where and when they are best deployed, whilst helping you identify who you are and how you can improve performance. As the world seeks to recover from drastic disruption and uncertainty and the most acute test of leadership in living memory, it projects how future leaders can learn from what has gone before.Trade Review"This is a very well researched and uniquely observed encyclopaedia of leaders and leadership. A must-read for all current and aspiring leaders." * Dame Cilla Snowball, Wellcome Trust Governor, GREAT Private Sector Council Chair and former Group CEO and Group Chairman of AMV BBDO *"Every successful business is the result of successful leadership. However, there are wildly different types of leaders, with different strategies. Different markets, organizational cultures and industries require different leadership. And your own abilities and style determine your own leadership. James Ashton has produced a fresh, thoughtful, modern look at business leadership that will provide key insight to leaderships everywhere." * Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-founder, author of Blitzscaling and host of Masters of Scale podcast *"I've always said life is 50 per cent luck and 50 per cent what you do with it. James Ashton's The Nine Types of Leader captures the luck and actions of CEOs around the world, and then turns it into an opportunity for you to look at what you've been given and use it to shape the leader you will become." * Ajay Banga, Mastercard Executive Chairman *"From interviews with a who's who of global business glitterati, James Ashton's new breakdown of nine types of leader is purposeful, authentic and delivered with his trademark readability." * Stevie Spring, Chairman of the British Council and the mental health charity Mind *"James Ashton has managed to produce a book about leadership that stands out in a busy field and cuts through management waffle. Pin-sharp analysis of the different types of leader, insightful commentary about the many leadership personalities he has interviewed over the years and vivid storytelling. As you read, you can't help but think about the type of leader you are yourself (and secretly hope it's the Human one). A great read - thoroughly enjoyed it." * Rita Clifton, CBE, portfolio chair, non-executive director and author of Love Your Imposter *"Business leaders are peculiar and brave. Few aspire to it; even fewer succeed. James Ashton has shrewdly tabulated his own butterfly collection of this exotic breed. Long on narrative, short on jargon and very entertaining." * Sir Peter Bazalgette, ITV Chairman and former Chair of Arts Council England *"James Ashton has a knack for unpicking how leaders' motivations and methods develop over many years. This book neatly compiles a range of different approaches and suggests where leadership goes next as modern corporations and stakeholder demands evolve." * Gavin Patterson, Salesforce President and Chief Revenue Officer and former Chief Executive of BT Group *"The world needs more great leaders, and James's thoughtful taxonomy points the way towards better leadership. Career-minded executives should pick it up." * Dambisa Moyo, global economist, author, 3M and Chevron Board Director and former Board Director of Barrick Gold and Barclays *"Packed full of fascinating real-world examples of the leaders that James Ashton has spent years researching and interviewing, this entertaining book shows how the different personality traits of leadership can play out in the human beings running some of our biggest businesses." * Chris Hirst, Havas Creative Global Network Chief Executive and author of No Bullsh*t Leadership *"A very readable book about the types of modern business leadership, sprinkled with great personal anecdotes and inside stories. If you only buy one book on leadership this year, make it this one!" * Brian McBride, Trainline Chairman, Standard Life Aberdeen, Wiggle and Kinnevik Non-executive Director, former Chairman of Asos and former Chief Executive of Amazon.co.uk *"A timely book - definitely one for the Davos crowd." * Sarah Sands, former BBC Radio 4 Today programme Editor and former Evening Standard Editor *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: Alphas; Section - 02: Fixers; Section - 03: Sellers; Section - 04: Founders; Section - 05: Scions; Section - 06: Lovers; Section - 07: Campaigners; Section - 08: Diplomats; Section - 09: Humans;

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Book SynopsisSo many people are trying to navigate a corporate world that is laden with secrets; cleverly hidden and unspoken rules to a game that most employees don’t know they are playing. In order to find the success that most people want in their careers, it requires navigating this unspoken set of guidelines effectively.Secrets of the Career Game is geared towards arming individuals with the knowledge they need to understand how to evaluate their own competencies, build their toolset to open doors for progression, and establish a network that will accelerate their growth.

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Book Synopsis'The marketing genius behind Nike . . . Greg Hoffman has inspired me tremendously' Steven Bartlett, author of Happy Sexy Millionaire How did Nike go from being a small sneaker brand to the world's most revered company? Why do its campaigns - from 'Just do it' to the famous Nike swoosh - capture the imaginations of millions worldwide? And what can any founder or marketer learn from them? Greg Hoffman joined Nike as 22-year-old design intern. Over the next thirty years, he would help craft some of the most iconic campaigns in history - for Ronaldo and Serena, Olympic Games and World Cup finals. Now, he unveils a transformative method that will make any brand more creative: emotion by design.'Great story, amazing career, so inspirational . . . I couldn't put it down' Chris Evans'The ultimate playbook to unleash creativity in any team' Jake Humphrey, author of High Performance'An unforgettable account of a man and a business that never had to try to be someone else's idea of cool - because they had already defined it themselves' Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy and author of Alchemy'Brilliant . . . Hoffman draws on a lifetime of experience at Nike to reveal how any team can make brand connections stronger' Nir Eyal, author of Hooked'This book made me smile in my soul' Mary Portas'Remarkable . . . A distinctive framework that will help marketers and creatives connect with their audiences like never before' Jonah Berger, author of ContagiousTrade ReviewA brand isn't a logo, it's a story. In this guidebook-plus-memoir, Greg helps us see how a commitment to our creative practice can make any story better. -- Seth GodinA transformative and intensely personal journey building one of the world's most important, groundbreaking brands . . . A must-read. -- Laszlo Bock, author of WORK RULES!A gripping insight into the creation of some of the most iconic marketing in history. -- Bruce Daisley, author of THE JOY OF WORKThe marketing genius behind Nike . . . Greg Hoffman has inspired me tremendously. -- Steven Bartlett, author of HAPPY SEXY MILLIONAIRESo inspirational . . . I couldn't put it down. -- Chris EvansThis is the ultimate playbook to unleash creativity in any team - and in turn effect real, transformative change for you and your company. -- Jake Humphrey, author of HIGH PERFORMANCEAn unforgettable account of a man and a business that never had to try to be someone else's idea of cool - because they had already defined it themselves. -- Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman, Ogilvy and author of ALCHEMYIn this brilliant book, Greg Hoffman draws on a lifetime of experience at Nike to reveal how any team can make brand connections stronger . . . A must-read for any marketer, businessperson or creative. -- Nir Eyal, author of HOOKED and INDISTRACTABLEReading this book made me smile in my soul, proving that creativity, community and empathy has created one of the greatest brands of our lifetime. -- Mary PortasFilled with remarkable stories . . . A distinctive framework that will help marketers and creatives connect with their audiences like never before. -- Professor Jonah Berger, Wharton Business School, author of CONTAGIOUS

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Book SynopsisIn increasingly competitive, 'knowledge worker' environments, people working at all levels prize their freedom and resist direction. The challenging job of leading them can often feel like the business of 'herding cats'. Herding Professional Cats offers advice and insights to leaders in the professions about tackling the classic 'cats' dilemma - how to manage intelligent, opinionated, independent and frequently difficult people without losing the competitive edge a professionalised workforce can bring. "This is a gem of a publication." Geoffrey Green, formerly Senior Partner, Ashurst LLP, London "This is one of the best business books I have read! The way you have structured the book really resonates with me. It was a joy to read, and offers some great insights." Satu Aavikko, Team Leader, Accenture Ltd, Sydney Herding Professional Cats is a new edition of the authors' 2010 bestselling book Herding Cats. It draws on their own top-level leadership experience and contains the information current leaders might wish they had known when they set out on their leadership careers. Davies and Garrett combine wisdom from senior academic and research colleagues around the world with new insights from experienced and perceptive leaders in a variety of professions, from lawyers, accountants and architects to consultants, doctors, journalists, public servants and even politicians. Herding Professional Cats covers key management and leadership themes, including: ~ Governance and ethics ~ Motivating performance ~ Work-life balance ~ Making tough strategic choices ~ Social Media ~ Leading change effectively ~ Communication excellence "Herding Professional Cats is a 'must read' book. I will describe my impression in one word. Brilliant!" Dr Ramesh Mashelkar FRS , President, Global Research Alliance & Board Member; Reliance Industries Ltd; Tata Motors Ltd, MumbaiTrade Review"This is a gem of a publication." Geoffrey Green formerly Senior Partner, Ashurst LLP, UK "This is one of the best business books I have read! The way you have structured the book really resonates with me. It was a joy to read, and offers some great insights." Satu Aavikko Team Leader, Accenture Ltd, Sydney, Australia "What a triumph! It's informal, racy, brief. I loved the many quotes, but most importantly it is WISE!!! Sir Gus Nossal FRS formerly Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia "Herding Professional Cats is a 'must read' book. I will describe my impression in one word. Brilliant!" Dr Ramesh Mashelkar FRS President, Global Research Alliance; formerly Director General, CSIR National Laboratories, India "HPC is even more inspiring and instructive than its inspiring predecessor." Prof Bai Chunli President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China "What a delightful day I've had, reading the manuscript of your new book - a fine text, and a wonderful extension of what was already a fine project." Dr Ian Steadman Director of Development, Oxford Brookes University, UK 'HPC is a lovely book ... many pearls of wisdom. I found myself constantly thinking 'That is so true' ." Sheridan Ash Director, PwC, UKTable of ContentsContents AUTHORS' FOREWORD 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 15 HOW THE BOOK WORKS 17 INTRODUCTION 19 A: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE 21 1. Aspects of the CULTURE 22 2. On CONFLICT 29 3. The difficulty of COLLABORATION and boundary crossing 33 B: GETTING THE JOB DONE 39 4. Taking CHARGE 39 5. COMPOSURE under pressure and the implementation imperative 60 6. COMMITTEES and meetings 68 7. Managing the CASH 76 C: MANAGING THE PEOPLE 82 8. COLLEAGUES not subordinates ("It's all about the people") 82 9. COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION 103 10. Giving CREDIT 115 D: LEADING STRATEGICALLY 121 11. Strategy is about CHOICE 121 12. Leading and managing CHANGE 130 POSTSCRIPT - A CLOSING THOUGHT 139 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 142 INDEX 145

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Book SynopsisHow can I tell what I really want?How can I stop doing things I don't enjoy?How do random rewards control our behaviour?How can I avoid doomscrolling?In this book, Professor Robert West and his son, Jamie, once again delve into the psychology of motivation, this time focussing on our animal brain', the part responsible for habits, instincts and desires.Packed with information, humour and practical tips, React explores the basic building blocks of behaviour and reveals how we can take control of our impulses so they work for, rather than against, us.Robert West is Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology at University College London (UCL) and an Associate of UCL's Centre for Behaviour Change. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Addiction, and he has published more than 900 scholarly works including books on behaviour change and addiction. Jamie West is a writer, performer and musician. He holds a BA in English from UCL and an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University.

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Book SynopsisShirley Taylor has inspired audiences around the world with her heart-warming stories and simple but powerful lessons. Now through the pages of this book, they will inspire readers to stay positive during challenging times and create new opportunities for growth and success. In looking back at the significant turning points in her life, Shirley shares the key lessons that have helped her to grow both professionally and personally. She then ‘connects the dots’ to reveal the common thread that runs through all these turning points. Shirley also includes inspiring insights from global leadership experts who share their own personal turning points and the lessons they have learned. In Connecting the Dots, Shirley provides down-to-earth advice and practical tools that will help people everywhere to navigate change, unlock their true potential, and drive their own success.

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Book SynopsisTransform your life and your career with the four steps to adapt effectively to change: Engage, Accept, Activate, Release.   ‘A powerful playbook to lead and master change.’ Dominic Price, Atlassian   After the global pause in 2020, we returned to a world that feels faster, looser, and less structured – our professional boundaries have been erased, social and cultural norms are shifting rapidly, and at the same time, we're facing profound developments in artificial intelligence. We're facing more change more often, and we're applying a mindset that is simply outdated and no longer fit-for-purpose.Adapt offers a fresh perspective. Andrea Clarke, the award-winning author of Future Fit, argues that rather than retreat from change or resist it, we must engage with it continuously – learning not just how change unfolds, but how we can shape it. With four simple yet powerful principles, she shows how to explore new possibilities using the 80/20 rule, test out small-scale strategies for long-term benefits, and analyse possible futures by flipping the facts and running ‘what if’ scenarios. Whether you’re navigating a business or seeking more stability in your personal life, Adapt will equip you with a new way to master change in an unpredictable world. Our ability to reconcile the past few years – and make sense of what lies ahead – depends entirely on our capacity to adapt. This book reframes change as a powerful tool for growth, opportunity, and lasting transformation.

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Book SynopsisRichard Templar is the author of the international bestselling Rules books. Over 2 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules. The complete list of titles is as follows: The Rules of Life, The Rules of Work, The Rules of Management, The Rules of Wealth, The Rules of Parenting, The Rules of Love, The Rules to Break, The Rules of People, The Rules of Thinking, and The Rules of Living Well.Table of ContentsRules for staying sane 1 Relax 2 No one is perfect 3 Be content 4 Know what you're good at 5 Almost any rule can be broken occasionally 6 Don't try to do everything 7 You don't have to follow every piece of advice you get (including this one) 8 It's normal to want to escape 9 You're allowed to hide from your kids 10 Parents are people too 11 Don't ignore your relationship with your partner Attitude Rules 12 Love is not enough 13 Every recipe needs different ingredients 14 Anything extreme is almost certainly wrong 15 Look pleased to see them 16 Treat your child with respect 17 Enjoy their company 18 It's not about you – it's about them 19 Being tidy isn't as important as you think 20 Good parenting is calculated risk taking 21 Keep your worries to yourself 22 See things from their point of view 23 Parenting is not a competitive sport 24 Never emotionally blackmail them Everyday Rules 25 Let them get on with it 26 Let them go (wild) 27 Teach them to think for themselves 28 Use praise wisely 29 Make sure they know what's important 30 Show them how to lose 31 Know the value of boundaries 32 Bribery doesn't have to be bad 33 Moods are catching 34 You're setting their eating patterns for life 35 Communicate 36 Set clear targets 37 Don't be a nag Discipline Rules 38 Present a united front 39 Carrots beat sticks 40 Be consistent 41 Lighten up 42 Focus on the problem, not the person 43 Don't paint yourself into a corner 44 If you lose your temper, you're the loser 45 Apologise if you get it wrong 46 Let them back in 47 The right of expression Personality Rules 48 Find what incentives work for your child 49 Every child should have something they know they're good at 50 Learn to appreciate the qualities that remind you of someone else 51 Look for the similarities between you 52 Find qualities to admire in them 53 Let them be better than you 54 Their attitude is as important as their achievements 55 Keep your fears and insecurities to yourself 56 Mind your programming 57 Don't try to have a perfect child Sibling Rules 58 Give them each other 59 Recognize that squabbling is healthy (within reason) 60 Teach them to sort out their own arguments 61 Work as a team 62 Let them entertain each other 63 Never compare children with each other 64 Different children need different rules 65 Don't have a favourite 66 Mix and match 67 Find each child's strengths School Rules 68 Schooling isn't the same as education 69 School comes as a package 70 Fight your child's corner 71 Bullying is always serious 72 Teach them to stand up for themselves 73 Put up with friends of theirs you don't like 74 Remember you're their parent, not their teacher 75 Don't mollycoddle them 76 Let up the pressure 77 They have to live with their choices (and it's OK) Teenage Rules 78 Don't panic 79 Remember Newton's Third Law 80 Give them a voice 81 Don't look under the mattress 82 Running round after them doesn't help anybody 83 Don't stand in front of a speeding train 84 Yelling isn't the answer 85 Let them have the last word 86 Everything comes with strings 87 Show some respect for the things they care about 88 Adopt a healthy attitude to sex Crisis Rules 89 Don't use your kids as ammunition 90 Let them cope in their own way 91 Being younger doesn't necessarily speed everything up 92 The aftershock can last forever 93 Tell them what's going on 94 Teach them to fail successfully 95 It's better to agree than to be right 96 All of your actions speak louder than any of your words 97 Make sure they know they're priority no. 1 98 You can't fix everything Grown-up Rules 99 Back off 100 Wait until they ask for advice 101 Treat them as adults 102 Don't try to be their best friend 103 Encourage them regardless 104 You can't choose who your children love 105 Leave the strings off 106 Don't guilt-trip them 107 Remember they still need you 108 It's not your fault 109 Once a parent, always a parent Rules about your parents 1 Don't put them on a pedestal 2 Let them be grandparents 3 Don't ask too much of them 4 Don't guilt-trip them – even by mistake 5 Learn to share 6 They're new to this too 7 Understand that they don't come from the same place as you 8 Any grandparent is better than no grandparent 9 Don't bad-mouth them in front of the kids 10 They love you just like you love your kids

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Book SynopsisBased on the award-winning article in Harvard Business Review, from global leadership expert John Kotter. It's a familiar scene in organizations today: a new competitive threat or a big opportunity emerges. You quickly create a strategic initiative in response and appoint your best people to make change happen. And it does--but not fast enough. Or effectively enough. Real value gets lost and, ultimately, things drift back to the default status. Why is this scenario so frequently repeated in industries and organizations across the world? In the groundbreaking new book Accelerate (XLR8), leadership and change management expert, and best-selling author, John Kotter provides a fascinating answer--and a powerful new framework for competing and winning in a world of constant turbulence and disruption. Kotter explains how traditional organizational hierarchies evolved to meet the daily demands of running an enterprise. For most companies, the hierarchy is the singular operating system at the heart of the firm. But the reality is, this system simply is not built for an environment where change has become the norm. Kotter advocates a new system--a second, more agile, network-like structure that operates in concert with the hierarchy to create what he calls a "dual operating system"--one that allows companies to capitalize on rapid-fire strategic challenges and still make their numbers. Accelerate (XLR8) vividly illustrates the five core principles underlying the new network system, the eight Accelerators that drive it, and how leaders must create urgency in others through role modeling. And perhaps most crucial, the book reveals how the best companies focus and align their people's energy and urgency around what Kotter calls the big opportunity. If you're a pioneer, a leader who knows that bold change is necessary to survive and thrive in an ever-changing world, this book will help you accelerate into a better, more profitable future.Trade Review"A Top Shelf Best Business Book pick of the Year: Strategy" -- strategy+business magazine "One of the Best Leadership Books of the Year" -- Inc.

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

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

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

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

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Book SynopsisWhat's the worst that can happen?Anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. But rumination, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold you back at work. By understanding how anxiety works, you can better manage these feelings.This book will help you distinguish stress from anxiety, use self-compassion and mindfulness to combat the symptoms, find the support you need, and move forward more comfortably and confidently in your job.This volume includes the work of: Alice Boyes Judson Brewer Rasmus Hougaard Jacqueline Carter How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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Book SynopsisAn invitation and guide for leaders “to cast a courageous and imaginative vision, to lead resiliently, and to be present and steady in times of deep anxiety.” Ed Friedman’s genius was to see the individual in the family in the larger group, bringing the wisdom of his experience as a therapist and rabbi to the field of organizational leadership.A timeless bestseller, A Failure of Nerve still astonishes in this new edition with its relevance and continues to transform the lives of leaders everywhere—business, church, family, schools—as it has for more than 20 years: Offers prescient guide to leadership in the age of “quick fix.” Provides ways to recognize and address organizational dysfunction. Emphasizes “strength over pathology” in these anxious times. “The age that is upon us requires differentiated leadership that is willing to rise above the anxiety of the masses. We need leaders who will have the ‘capacity to understand and deal effectively’ with the hive mind that is us. This is, in Friedman's words, ‘the key to the kingdom.’ I am grateful for this accessible new edition.”―C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of TexasTrade Review"The age that is upon us requires differentiated leadership that is willing to rise above the anxiety of the masses. We need leaders who will have the "capacity to understand and deal effectively" with the hive mind that is us. This is, in Friedman's words, 'the key to the kingdom.' I am grateful for this accessible new edition." —C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Texas "In seminary, I learned to exegete scripture, to craft a sermon, to think theologically. I did not learn how to lead a congregation. In A Failure of Nerve, Ed Friedman invites leaders to cast a courageous and imaginative vision, to lead resiliently, and to be present and steady in times of deep anxiety; qualities of leadership more urgently needed now than at any time in my memory. My students find excitement and energy in the adventure of leadership Ed invites us to embrace. —Gina Campbell, Visiting Professor of Worship, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Adjunct Faculty, Center for Family Process "Perhaps more than ever, we need to prepare ourselves for increasing our maturity, which means taking responsibility for our own emotional functioning. As Friedman's mentor, Murray Bowen, succinctly reminded us, 'If you lower anxiety one notch, it's a better world.' We all owe thanks to Edwin Friedman for helping us in this process." — Peter L. Steinke, author of How Your Church Family Works and other books (from foreword)

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Book SynopsisThe book that defined the field, updated and expanded for today's organizations Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and students seeking a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship of organizational culture dynamics and leadership.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xiii Foreword xv About the Authors xxiii Part One: Defining the Structure of Culture 1. How to Define Culture in General 3 The Problem of Defining Culture Clearly 3 Summary and Conclusions 14 Suggestions for Readers 16 2. The Structure of Culture 17 Three Levels of Analysis 17 Summary and Conclusions 29 Suggestions for Readers 30 3. A Young and Growing U.S. Engineering Organization 31 Case 1: Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts 31 Summary and Conclusions 42 Suggestions for Readers 43 4. A Mature Swiss-German Chemical Organization 45 Case 2: Ciba-Geigy Company in Basel, Switzerland 45 Can Organizational Cultures Be Stronger than National Cultures? 55 Summary and Conclusions 56 Questions for Readers 59 5. A Developmental Government Organization in Singapore 61 Case 3: Singapore’s Economic Development Board 61 The EDB Nested Cultural Paradigms 63 Summary and Conclusions: The Multiple Implications of the Three Cases 73 Questions for Readers 75 Part Two: What Leaders Need to Know about Macro Cultures 6. Dimensions of the Macro-Cultural Context 81 Travel and Literature 81 Survey Research 82 Ethnographic, Observational, and Interview-Based Research 86 Human Essence and Basic Motivation 96 Summary and Conclusions 102 Questions for Readers 104 7. A Focused Way of Working with Macro Cultures 105 Cultural Intelligence 107 How to Foster Cross-Cultural Learning 109 The Paradox of Macro Culture Understanding 117 Echelons as Macro Cultures 118 Summary and Conclusions 121 Suggestion for the Change Leader: Do Some Experiments with Dialogue 122 Suggestion for the Recruit 123 Suggestion for the Scholar or Researcher 123 Suggestion for the Consultant or Helper 123 Part Three: Culture and Leadership through Stages of Growth 8. How Culture Begins and the Role of the Founder of Organizations 127 A Model of How Culture Forms in New Groups 127 The Role of the Founder in the Creation of Cultures 130 Example 1: Ken Olsen and DEC Revisited 132 Example 2: Sam Steinberg and Steinberg’s of Canada 136 Example 3: Fred Smithfield, a “Serial Entrepreneur” 140 Example 4: Steve Jobs and Apple 142 Example 5: IBM—Thomas Watson Sr. and His Son 144 Example 6: Hewlett and Packard 144 Summary and Conclusions 146 Suggestions for Readers 147 Implications for Founders and Leaders 147 9. How External Adaptation and Internal Integration Become Culture 149 The Socio-Technical Issues of Organizational Growth and Evolution 150 Issues around the Means: Structure, Systems, and Processes 158 Summary and Conclusions 178 Suggestion for the Culture Analyst 179 Suggestion for the Manager and Leader 179 10. How Leaders Embed and Transmit Culture 181 Primary Embedding Mechanisms 183 Secondary Reinforcement and Stabilizing Mechanisms 196 Summary and Conclusions 204 Questions for Researchers, Students, and Employees 206 11. The Culture Dynamics of Organizational Growth, Maturity, and Decline 207 General Effects of Success, Growth, and Age 208 Differentiation and the Growth of Subcultures 211 The Need for Alignment between Three Generic Subcultures: Operators, Designers, and Executives 221 The Unique Role of the Executive Function: Subculture Management 229 Summary and Conclusions 229 Suggestions for the Reader 231 12. Natural and Guided Cultural Evolution 233 Founding and Early Growth 234 Transition to Midlife: Problems of Succession 237 Organizational Maturity and Potential Decline 245 Summary and Conclusions 250 Questions for Readers 251 Part Four: Assessing Culture and Leading Planned Change 13. Deciphering Culture 255 Why Decipher Culture? 255 How Valid Are Clinically Gathered Data? 262 Ethical Issues in Deciphering Culture 263 Professional Obligations of the Culture Analyst 266 Summary and Conclusions 267 Questions for the Reader 269 14. The Diagnostic Quantitative Approach to Assessment and Planned Change 271 Why Use Typologies, and Why Not? 272 Typologies that Focus on Assumptions about Authority and Intimacy 278 Typologies of Corporate Character and Culture 281 Examples of Survey-Based Profiles of Cultures 285 Automated Culture Analysis with Software-as-a-Service 288 Summary and Conclusions 293 Suggestions for the Reader 295 15. The Dialogic Qualitative Culture Assessment Process 297 Case 4: MA-COM—Revising a Change Agenda as a Result of Cultural Insight 298 Case 5: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reassessing Their Mission 302 Case 6: Apple Assessing Its Culture as Part of a Long-Range Planning Process 307 Case 7: SAAB COMBITECH—Building Collaboration in Research Units 311 Case 8: Using A Priori Criteria for Culture Evaluation 313 What of DEC, Ciba-Geigy, and Singapore? Did Their Cultures Evolve and Change? 314 Summary and Conclusions 315 Suggestion for the Reader 317 16. A Model of Change Management and the Change Leader 319 The Change Leader Needs Help in Defining the Change Problem or Goal 320 General Change Theory 321 Why Change? Where Is the Pain? 322 The Stages and Steps of Change Management 323 Cautions in Regard to “Culture” Change 337 Summary and Conclusions 339 Suggestions for Readers 341 17. The Change Leader as Learner 343 What Might a Learning Culture Look Like? 344 Why These Dimensions? 349 Learning-Oriented Leadership 350 A Final Thought: Discover the Culture within My Own Personality 354 References 355 Index 367

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Book SynopsisCommon hiring practices are destined for failureâhereâs how to hire the right people and build a company culture designed for long-term successIn a recent groundbreaking study, the training firm Leadership IQ found that 46 percent of all new hires fail within their first 18 months. But hereâs the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasonsânot skills.Most hiring managers are getting it wrong. Of course skills are important, but a particular skill set is about the easiest thing to test in an interview. Although much harder to recognize, attitude should be your number-one focus during the hiring process. Donât suffer from poor chemistryâeven one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years of suffering for your other employees and customers.Whether youâre hiring new employees, choosing existing employees for a new team, or upgrading your current talent pool, you need people with the right attitude!Attitude is what mTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1 Discover Your Brown Shorts2 The Interview Questions You Shouldn't Be Asking3 How to Create Brown Shorts Interview Questions4 Creating Brown Shorts Answer Guidelines5 Scoring the Answers6 Recruiting for Your Brown Shorts7 Put Your Brown Shorts to Work for More than Just HiringConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword p. viii Seven Great Thinkers Who Inspired This Book p. x Meet the Strategyzer Series p. xii 1 Discover the Team Alignment MapWhat it is and how it works 1.1 Getting Started: The Four Pillars of the Team Alignment Map p. 48 1.2 Planning Who Does What with the Team Alignment Map (Planning Mode) p. 86 1.3 Keeping Team Members on Track (Assessment Mode) p. 104 2 Put the Map into ActionHow to use the Team Alignment Map 2.1 The Team Alignment Map for Meetings p. 128 2.2 The Team Alignment Map for Projects p. 140 2.3 The Team Alignment Map for Organizational Alignment p. 168 3. Trust Among Team MembersFour tools to create a high-trust climate and increased psychological safety 3.1 The Team Contract p. 184 3.2 The Fact Finder p. 204 3.3 The Respect Card p. 220 3.4 The Nonviolent Requests Guide p. 236 4 Dive DeeperDiscover the science behind the tools and the book 4.1 Mutual Understanding and Common Ground p. 264 4.2 Trust and Psychological Safety p. 266 4.3 Relationship Types p. 274 4.4 Face and Politeness p. 282

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Book Synopsis*Named a Best Business Book of 2020 by Fortune and Bloomberg*Full of empowering wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals.Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife, and mother, managing her personal and professional responsibilities while climbing the ranks at IBM and subsequently in her roles as CEO. Through the busts and booms of Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, this bold and inspiring book details the risks she took and the strategies she engaged to steer her family, her career, and her company MetricStream toward success.Through her journey, Shellye discovered that ambition alone is not enough to achieve success. Here, she shares the practical strategies, tools, and approaches readers can employ right now, including concrete steps to most effectively: ·Dismantle impostor syndrome ·Capitalize on the power of planning ·Take risks ·Developing financial literacy ·Build your network ·Establish your reputation ·Take charge of your career ·Integrate work, marriage, parenthood, and self-careEach chapter lays out key takeaways and actions to increase the odds of achieving your personal and professional goals. With relatable personal stories that ground her advice in the real world and a foreword by leading venture capitalist and New York Times bestselling author Ben Horowitz, Unapologetically Ambitious invites readers to move beyond the solely supportive roles others expect them to fill, to learn how to carefully tread the thin line between assertive and aggressive, and to give themselves permission to strive for the top. Make no apologies for the height of your ambitions. Shellye Archambeau will show you how.

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Book SynopsisThe author explores the important role that ego plays within individual leaders. It looks at how ego has emerged as a new meta ego the coordinated, collective expression of ego that is polarizing our world today.

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Book Synopsis?This book will prove an indispensable resource again and again." ?Dan Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Power of Regret, When, and To Sell is Human Train your brain for achievement. Award-winning, bestselling author Scott Mautz defines mental strength as the ability to self-regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to achieve exceptional outcomes, despite adversity. It?s the superpower of our times. Mentally strong leaders are confident and in control of themselves and their environment; they have endurance, they stay disciplined, and stress only makes their decision-making sharper. They manage themselves internally to lead others externally.The Mentally Strong Leader gives readers a mental exercise plan to become that person. Readers begin with a diagnostic Mental Strength Self-Assessment, and receive a customized plan of 50 proven, science-based tools to build their six core mental muscles: Fortitude Decision-making Confidence Goal-focus Boldness Messaging Inspired by Mautz?s hit LinkedIn Learning course, ?10 Habits of Mentally Strong People,? his 25 years leading some of Procter & Gamble?s biggest multi-billion-dollar businesses, and over 30 years of studying this topic, The Mentally Strong Leader relies on mental models, data and research, habit-building science, and practical tools and exercises to create enduring strength for readers.

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Book SynopsisYour success in life—at work and at home—rises when you harness the energy that powers your brain. A neuropsychologist explains how.Your drive to create change, catalyze impact, and build relationships all come from neuroelectrical energy—real, electrical impulses—firing in your brain. Who you are as a person depends on how you work with this energy. When this energy rises within you, you feel empowered and dynamic. But when this energy falls, you feel down, stressed, and defeated.You may feel as if you don't control your emotional energy, that it's an inevitable consequence of the world around you and the forces bearing down on you. But that's not the case. To reach your full potential, you can learn to recognize and harness the energy in your brain. Leading neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi will teach you how through eight "codes." Some of the codes will surprise you. All will fortify you. You will learn why these codes work and how to apply them to your own challenges through exercises and reflections.When you start viewing your life less about the activities you do and more about the natural energies within and around you, your power to live and lead with impact grows exponentially. Energy Rising offers you a provocative and neuroscientifically accurate path to greater emotional power, influence, and connection, both at work and at home.DiGangi's lab and clinical work have been conducted at Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown University, the University of Chicago, DePaul, and the University of Illinois Chicago. Her fMRI and EEG research has helped business leaders, parents, couples, educators, and military leaders. Her work, rooted in resilience after extreme stress, will show you how to effectively deal with struggles you currently face. She tells the stories of business leaders, parents, couples—and even combat veterans and trauma survivors—who used the eight codes to rise.Get ready to feel your energy rising.Trade Review"Energy Rising offers us hope that we can indeed utilize our emotional pain to leverage our emotional power." — Psychology Today"Presenting original and thought-provoking ideas backed by solid research in a clear and compelling fashion." — Børsen (Denmark)Advance Praise for Energy Rising:"How refreshing to discover a book that treats the serious work of managing our well-being by focusing on the physical nature of it—the electricity zipping around in our brains that makes us feel what we feel. Practical and inspiring, Energy Rising teaches us how to transform negative energy into positive energy and unlock pathways to growth." — Dan Cable, Professor of Organizational Behavior, London Business School; author, Exceptional and Alive at Work"Energy Rising delivers an enlightening and transformative guide that reveals the power of harnessing the energy within your brain. Drawing from her extensive work with patients, leaders, couples, and parents, Dr. DiGangi shares neuroscientifically grounded insights and compelling stories that bring principles to life. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and equipped to take control of your emotional energy and unleash your true potential." — Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach; New York Times bestselling author, The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There"Most leaders don't realize what power and influence they have over others. Energy Rising is a wonderful book that teaches us about our own emotional center, with the goal of helping us learn how to lead teams better, inspire people, and grow our organizations." — Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst and CEO, The Josh Bersin Company

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Book SynopsisThe subject of leadership raises many questions: What is it? How does it differ from management and command? Are leaders born or bred? Who are the leaders? Do we actually need leaders? Inevitably, the answers are provocative and partial; leadership is a hugely important topic of debate. There are constant calls for ''greater'' or ''stronger'' leadership, but what this actually means, how we can evaluate it, and why it''s important are not very clear. In this Very Short Introduction Keith Grint prompts the reader to rethink their understanding of what leadership is. He examines the way leadership has evolved from its earliest manifestations in ancient societies, highlighting the beginnings of leadership writings through Plato, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli and others, to consider the role of the social, economic, and political context undermining particular modes of leadership. Exploring the idea that leaders cannot exist without followers, and recognising that we all have diverse experiences and assumptions of leadership, Grint looks at the practice of management, its history, future, and influence on all aspects of society. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1. What is leadership? ; 2. What isn't leadership? ; 3. What was leadership? ; 4. Leaders: born or bred? ; 5. Who are the leaders? ; 6. How do leaders lead? ; 7. What about the followers? ; 8. Do we need leaders? ; References ; Further Reading

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Book Synopsis''Full of seriously good leadership wisdom - a must read for those who aspire to greatness'' Richard Koch, bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle ''One of the most stimulating books to read on leadership'' Philip Kotler, Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management ''Loaded with practical, thought-provoking ideas on leadership that can profoundly affect your life'' Brian Tracy, bestselling author of How the Best Leaders Lead and Eat That Frog! Have you ever wondered what characteristics are shared by successful business leaders? Have you ever asked yourself what it is that they do differently which makes them and their organisations stand out from the crowd? And what can you learn from them to ensure your own success? If so, The Book of Leadership is for you.Over the last six years, Anthony Gell has conducted interviews with some of the most successful CEOs, entrepreneursTrade ReviewA very human approach to the topic of leadership and all the more readable for it - Robert Senior, CEO EMEA of Saatchi and SaatchiFull of seriously good leadership wisdom - a must read for those who aspire to greatness - Richard Koch, bestselling author of The 80/20 PrincipleOne of the most stimulating books to read on leadership. Everyone can be a leader who has focus, passion and caring - Philip Kotler, Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of ManagementA very practical guide to excellence in leadership. Read it all or dip in - either way it will be time well spent! - Jon Moulton, Chairman, Better CapitalYou simply must read this book - easily applied lessons, with guaranteed results - Philippa Snare, CMO, MicrosoftA world class leadership book for people and avatars alike - Philip Rosedale, Founder, Second LifeThe wisdom in this book will, if adopted, enable you and your team to get world class results - Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman, Ocado and former CEO, Marks and SpencerThis wonderfully wise and insightful book is loaded with practical, thought-provoking ideas on leadership that can profoundly affect your life - Brian Tracy, bestselling author of How the Best Leaders Lead and Eat That Frog!

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Book SynopsisThis book delves into the dynamics of people, teams and organisations exploring their impact on leadership, strategy, success and achievement. The book offers a progressive agenda for improving project practice, enabling the dialogue to advance from the typical coverage of static toolsets towards an understanding of flexible mindsets. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables, About the Editor, Notes on Contributors, Introduction, In search of a revolution: From toolsets to mindsets, Darren Dalcher, 1.0 Leadership, The Leaders we deserve? Darren Dalcher, Developing leadership agility: Different projects, different approaches, Ron Meyer and Ronald Meijers, 2.0 Perspective, A question of perspective: Finding a frame of reference, Darren Dalcher, Paradoxes of perspective: Leaders, leading and leadership, Richard Bolden, 3.0 Teams, Team dynamics and the perils of agreement, Darren Dalcher, Invisible traps in project management lead to crisis, Constance Dierickx, 4.0 Culture, Why culture matters, Darren Dalcher, Creating a culture of partnership between project management and change management, Gabrielle O’Donovan, 5.0 Strategy, Strategy as learning to discover the way forward, Darren Dalcher, How strategy happens, David Booth, 6.0 Complexity, The map is not the territory, Darren Dalcher, Choosing to change, David Bentley, 7.0 Shadow working, Working in the shadows: Exposing our inner demons, Darren Dalcher, Shadow working in project management, Joana Bértholo, 8.0 Implementation, Strategy Execution: Overcoming the alignment trap, Darren Dalcher, The challenges of implementing strategy, Kurt Verweire, 9.0 Connecting, Connecting for business and social innovation, Darren Dalcher, The digital social workplace, people over process, Dale Roberts, Conclusion, Reframing the new agenda, Darren Dalcher

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