Business & economics / Leadership

Monday Morning Mentoring

by David Cottrell

Everyone who wants a fulfilling career needs a mentor -- someone who has seen it all before, someone who can share hard-won experiences and teach valuable lessons.

In this expanded and enhanced version of his...

The Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus: Introducing S3 Leadership -- Servant, Steward, Shepherd

by Ph. D. Owen Phelps

Discover the power of Christ's example of leadership.

Put Your Dream to the Test

by John Maxwell

What's the difference between a dreamer and someone who achieves a dream? According to best-selling author Dr. John Maxwell, the answer lies in answering ten powerful, yet straightforward, questions. Whether...

A New Breed of Leader: 8 Leadership Qualities That Matter Most in the Real World

by Sheila Bethel

The author of the national bestseller Making a Difference presents the indispensable characteristics every twenty-first century leader needs. In A New Breed of Leader, Dr. Sheila Murray Bethel-global leadership...

Don't Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success

by Sylvia Lafair

How can you get to the bottom of workplace behaviors that simply don't work for you or your organization?

Don't Bring It to Work explores what happens when patterns originally created to cope with family conflicts...

Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization

by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey

A recent study showed that when doctors tell heart patients they will die if they don't change their habits, only one in seven will be able to follow through successfully. Desire and motivation aren't enough:...

Succession: Are You Ready?

by Marshall Goldsmith

A leader's greatest challenge can be knowing when it's time to step aside. A great deal has been written for corporate boards on the issue of succession planning. But most executives have few resources to help...

It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose

by Jr., Roy M. Spence

"Roy Spence is a brilliant, sparkling gem. True greatness comes in direct proportion to passionate pursuit of a purpose beyond money." -Jim Collins, author of Good to Great

Over the last thirty-five years, Roy...

Getting Started with Policy Governance: Bringing Purpose, Integrity and Efficiency to Your Board's Work

by Caroline Oliver

In this newest book on the Policy Governance approach to board leadership created by John Carver, Caroline Oliver gives readers practical, hands-on tools for getting the most from the system in the day-to-day...

Creating Value Through People: Discussions with Talent Leaders

by Mercer

Practical guidance on how to empower people to do their best.

Filled with stories by and fascinating interviews with human capital innovators, Making a Difference Through People provides practical guidance on...

Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others

by John Adair

John Adair transformed our understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Here he explores the nature of motivation, individual needs and how they relate to the key tasks...

The Art of Creative Thinking: How to Be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas

by John Adair

The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing one's powers as a creative thinker. Using examples of entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and artists, John Adair illustrates...

Leadership for Innovation: How to Organize Team Creativity and Harvest Ideas

by John Adair

New ideas and new ways of doing things are one of the main ingredients in sustained business success, but how does one create the right conditions for innovation?Leadership for Innovation will help readers...

The Inspirational Leader: How to Motivate, Encourage and Achieve Success

by John Adair

The Inspirational Leader argues that leaders are not born but made. Taking the form of conversations between a young chief executive and the author, it explores the nature and practice of leadership. John Adair...

The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead by

by Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood & Kate Sweetman

What makes a great leader?

It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices....

Servant Leadership Across Cultures: Harnessing the Strength of the World's Most Powerful Leadership Philosophy

by Fons Trompenaars & Ed Voerman

In a world characterised by globalisation, more and more entrepreneurs are entering the international market. Experience has shown that servant leadership is the most effective instrument to reconcile opposing...

The Three Meter Zone: Common Sense Leadership for NCOs

by J.D. Pendry

A pocket-sized guide to being a good leader, for non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Discusses US Army values in 'user-friendly' terms, from the perspective of a former member of the NCO core. Introduces three...

You Can't Order Change: Lessons from Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing

by Peter S. Cohan

The first book to explore the unique leadership style of Boeing’s acclaimed CEO

Jim McNerney was one of Jack Welch’s top protégés at General Electric and a finalist to replace the retiring Welch as CEO....

Closing the Engagement Gap: How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential for Superior Results

by Julie Gebauer

Expert advice and examples show how managers can inspire high levels of commitment

When people are truly engaged in their work they give more “discretionary effort” and make a huge difference to their company....

Driving Results Through Social Networks: How Top Organizations Leverage Networks for Performance and Growth

by Rob Cross

Driving Results Through Social Networks shows executives and managers how to obtain substantial performance and innovation impact by better leveraging these traditionally invisible assets. For the past decade,...