Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute Leadership and Self-Deception shows how most personal and organizational problems are the result of a little-known problem called “self-deception.” Through an entertaining and highly instructive story, Leadership and Self-Deception shows what self-deception is, how people get trapped in it, how it undermines personal achievment and organizational […]
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World by Margaret J. Wheatley When Margaret J. Wheatley’s Leadership and the New Science was initially published in 1992, it outlined an unquestionably unique but extremely challenging view of change, leadership, and the structure of groups. Many readers immediately embraced its cutting-edge perspective, but others just could […]
Even Eagles Need a Push: Learning to Soar in a Changing World
Even Eagles Need a Push: Learning to Soar in a Changing World by David McNally Maximize your creative potential. Find success with dignity. Deal with personal crises. Discover your answers in the book that will forever change the way you feel about your work, your dreams, and yourself, as it helps put your own personal […]
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations […]
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman, PH.D., and Nan Silver John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to observe the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over many years. Here is the culmination of […]
The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership
The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership by Steve Farber The business world is ready for an entirely new approach to leadership. Steve Farber has written the perfect book to energize business leaders and help them make the leap into extreme leadership. In fact, taking a giant “L.E.A.P.” forward is exactly what Farber […]
The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business
The Transparency Edge: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business by Barbara Pagano and Elizabeth Pagano A proven tool for sharpening one’s competitive edge, today’s leading organizations have seized on the concept of transparency as the key to gaining the confidence of investors, employees, and customers–and gaining profits. In The Transparency Edge, leadership expert […]
Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence
Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee Business leaders who maintain that emotions are best kept out of the work environment do so at their organization’s peril. Bestselling author Daniel Goleman’s theories on emotional intelligence (EI) have radically altered common understanding of what “being smart” entails, and […]
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Ideas are infectious, and sometimes evolve into full-blown epidemics. In his first book, New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell explores the elements of these epidemics, and finds three common characteristics: contagiousness, the fact that little causes can have big effects, and […]
Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader: How You and Your Organization Can Manage Conflict Effectively
Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader: How You and Your Organization Can Manage Conflict Effectively by Craig E. Runde and Tim E. Flanagan Dealing effectively with conflict is difficult for any leader. Some try to avoid conflict and wish it would just go away, while others tend to get angry and lash out at others in […]