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Leadership Material: How Personal Experience Shapes Executive Presence
by Diana JonesBecome a better leader by accessing the source of your professional influence.Viewing them as 'touchy feely', intangible and invisible, most leaders separate their personal lives from their professional lives. Diana Jones, an executive coach for 30-years, argues that this is unwise. In fact, the 'soft side' of leadership - empathy, compassion, and authentic communication derived from personal experience - is both powerful and essential to enhancing executive presence, influencing others and achieving results. Through compelling stories and examples taken directly from Jones's coaching sessions with experienced leaders, readers will learn how to make enduring behavioural changes that will produce better business results and create alignment among disparate groups using empathy and leadership language.(P)2017 John Murray Press
Leadership Matters: An Industrial Engineering Framework for Developing and Sustaining Industry (Systems Innovation Book Series)
by Adedeji B. Badiru Melinda L. TourangeauThis book presents in-depth case studies from an industrial engineering perspective of the rise and fall of selected industries around the world. Discussing what works and what doesn’t work from a systems approach can help the industry avert problems of shutdowns and takeovers. Leadership Matters: An Industrial Engineering Framework for Developing and Sustaining Industry discusses how industries face the birth and death of new manufacturing enterprises. Many disastrous outcomes can be prevented if proper industrial engineering tools and techniques are applied throughout daily operations. This book explains how product development, advancement, and international promotion are best accomplished through the practice of industrial engineering techniques. It illustrates how the discipline of industrial engineering has a proven track record of aiding the survival of industry especially now that organizations are more vulnerable to adverse developments in the global supply chain. Real-world examples of managing products, services, and results are offered along with a range of management tools. A template for operational excellence is also provided. This practical professional book should be on the reading shelf of all industry practitioners, industrial and manufacturing engineers, business management professionals, and consultants as well as those teaching industrial, mechanical, and business leadership courses.
Leadership Matters: Stories and Insights for Leaders, Achievers and Visionaries
by Peter BainesBecome a courageous leader and learn how to take risks, defy limitations and inspire the extraordinary In Leadership Matters, celebrated humanitarian Peter Baines OAM shares remarkable stories and unique insights about leadership in challenging times. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in leading others through crises and disasters, Peter demonstrates how great leaders rise above adversity. He unpacks how leadership skills such as courage, compassion, and integrity are essential for finding a way forward and triumphing against the odds. Leadership Matters shares the leadership lessons that have emerged from Peter’s decades of work in international counterterrorism and disaster response. In particular, it reveals how the devastating aftermath of Thailand’s Boxing Day Tsunami has shaped Peter’s understanding of what it means to be a true leader. You’ll learn how Peter founded a multi-million-dollar charity to help those he met along the way. And you’ll learn the principles that have guided him in the decades since that transformative event: how to lead and inspire others as you work together to achieve the extraordinary. Leadership Matters will inspire you to: Stop making excuses and take action Find the unique solutions that are required by unique challenges Motivate your team by being present and fostering integrity Find courage for difficult decisions and compassion for hard conversations Leadership Matters: Stories and Insights for Leaders, Achievers and Visionaries shows how great leaders can find their purpose and make a real, vital impact on the world around them.
Leadership Matters: Finding Voice, Connection and Meaning in the 21st Century (Routledge Studies in Leadership Research)
by Chris Mabey David KnightsIn recent years we have seen what could be described as a moral meltdown in the corporate corridors of power. Few sectors have escaped high profile scandals, with public officials and leaders guilty of malpractice, duplicity, fraud and corporate malfeasance. Conventional leadership theories appear to be inadequate to equip those with power to act ethically and responsibly. At a more macro level, many of the social and environmental problems we face in the 21st century could in fact, be described as spiritual in nature, rooted in a flawed human condition. Leadership Matters brings together an eclectic mix of authors of different faith traditions, to explore what this spiritual and cultural transformation might look like. For too long we have relied on external codes of conduct, which are, at best, blunt instruments for creating ethical practice. So, chapter by chapter, this book examines our interior lives from the perspective of mind, body and soul. The unashamed premise of this book is that true and influential leadership comes from the inside with each chapter presenting what it means to lead respectfully, critically, responsibly and humbly in the gritty reality of the twenty first century workplace. This volume will be of keen interest to academics and practitioners in the field of leadership and the related disciplines.
Leadership Matters: 7 skills of very successful leaders
by David Pich Ann MessengerLeadership Matters is packed with ideas, research and practical advice for aspiring leaders in Australia and worldwide. It will keep you thinking long after you have finished reading.Authors David Pich and Ann Messenger, together with a team of experts, believe that you need to master 7 skills to become a successful leader in today's complex and challenging organisations. They researched locally and globally to find out why and how these 7 skills are so important.As part of this research, David Pich interviewed several inspiring global leaders - including human rights activist and Nobel Prize recipient, Kailash Satyarthi; Qantas CEO Alan Joyce AC; and Gloria Ai, China's leading independent business host, whose daily talk show attracts an astonishing 8 million listeners and watchers. Their invaluable insights and much, much more are shared in this book, which concludes that leadership really does matter!
Leadership Matters 3.0: How Leaders At All Levels Can Create Great Schools
by Andy BuckFULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! This book is just one element of a suite of resources designed to help improve the educational outcomes for all children by empowering educational leaders in national, regional and local contexts to examine, refine and develop their leadership skills.In this revised and updated edition, the author takes an in-depth and diagnostic approach, encouraging leaders at all levels in schools to think about their own personal qualities; their specific situation; their own leadership actions; and their own overall leadership approach.Developed alongside the book, the Leadership Matters website gives school leaders affordable access to high quality online diagnostic tools, videos and other leadership resources. Everything on the website, including the 40 exclusive videos, is designed around the same 40 topics from the book (known as the LM40), making it really easy for busy school leaders to find what they need.
Leadership Matters 3.0: How Leaders At All Levels Can Create Great Schools
by Andy BuckFULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! This book is just one element of a suite of resources designed to help improve the educational outcomes for all children by empowering educational leaders in national, regional and local contexts to examine, refine and develop their leadership skills.In this revised and updated edition, the author takes an in-depth and diagnostic approach, encouraging leaders at all levels in schools to think about their own personal qualities; their specific situation; their own leadership actions; and their own overall leadership approach.Developed alongside the book, the Leadership Matters website gives school leaders affordable access to high quality online diagnostic tools, videos and other leadership resources. Everything on the website, including the 40 exclusive videos, is designed around the same 40 topics from the book (known as the LM40), making it really easy for busy school leaders to find what they need.
Leadership Meta-Competencies: Discovering Hidden Virtues
by Dimitris Bourantas Vasia AgapitouThis book doesn't offer overrated success stories which in most cases cannot be imitated. It contains no check lists or recipes for success and it presents no theoretically-based models. The meta-competencies discussed in this refreshing book are timeless virtues of which effective leaders seem to possess, but which are rarely if ever included in lists of competencies in the vast business leadership literature. They include: Existential intelligence - distinct from the much discussed emotional intelligence, is about the ability to pose questions and reflect on fundamental issues in ways that develop a mature ability to interpret the world and better understand other people. Phronesis - is the ability to exercise sound judgement based on skilful application of moral and political rationality. Solitude - is a voluntary state achieved when an individual has the ability to momentarily withdraw and be free of external pressures and demands in order to concentrate on desired mental-cognitive activities. Trust building - is more often discussed in leadership literature. As a leadership competence it is about the ability to be credible, show trust in and respect for other people and inspire trust. For the curious business practitioner, business student, or business educator wishing to consider aspects of leadership competence that have to some extent been hidden or forgotten, this book introduces the notion of meta-competences and deals in detail with them.
Leadership: Metodi All'avanguardia Per Motivazione, Influenza E Successo
by Ken ValseQuesto libro contiene passi e strategie comprovati su come diventare un vero leader, su come ispirare gli altri nell’inseguire il sogno che condividete, e su come lavorare insieme per rendere quel sogno realtà - lavorando fianco a fianco, mano nella mano. Inoltre, questo libro riguarda anche ciò che è realmente la leadership, e come la società ha visto un certo numero di fantastici leader cambiare il corso della storia durante i secoli. Ho anche aggiunto una lista di qualità che troveremmo generalmente in un buon leader, qualità che possono essere comuni negli esseri umani ma che risultano comunque importanti. Infine, questo libro contiene anche alcuni passaggi definiti e comprovati su come sviluppare le tue doti di leadership così da poter diventare il tipo di leader di cui il mondo ha bisogno, e quel tipo di leader che anche tu stesso seguiresti volentieri. Compra oggi la tua copia cliccando sul pulsante all’inizio di questa pagina!
Leadership: Migliora Le Tue Capacità Decisionali E Fai Decollare La Tua Attività
by Mike TrachilisL'impresa sulla leadership è enorme, con miliardi di dollari, migliaia di libri, e centinaia di centinaia di blog e forum concentrati sul migloiramento dei leader. Ma ciò che vediamo nel mondo è disimpegno dei dipendenti, alti livelli di ricambio dei leader e deragliamenti di carriera, e sforzi di sviluppo della leadership falliti. Forti di richerche in comportamenti aziendali e dinamiche di gruppo, questi consigli sul "Come", "Perché" e "Perché no" cambieranno la tua leadership ed il tuo stile gestionale per sempre. Il libro copre le conoscenze e le tecniche essenziali per i processi uno ad uno tra il leader ed il team, i molti processi uno ad uno tra il gruppo, lo sviluppo dell'organizzazione, il comportamento di un leader, migliorare il pensiero e le scelte effettuate, ed infine, argomenti di interesse specifico per il leader combattivo. Nessun luogo comune o frase fatta, ma specifiche guide essenziali per i team in campo militare e aziendale, solitamente a loro non resi disponibili. Ha un contatto con il mondo reale e demolisce molti falsi miti. Ogni capitolo è a sé stante; completo ed utile da solo. Numerosi aneddoti, analogie e citazioni rendono questo libro una lettura audace e vivace. Compra oggi la tua copia cliccando sul pulsante all'inizio della pagina!
Leadership Mindsets for Adaptive Change: The Flux 5 (Leadership: Research and Practice)
by Sharon Ravitch Liza HerzogThis informative and practical book helps leaders develop adaptive leadership mindsets and skills to address the myriad intersecting challenges shaping today’s workplace. Through the Flux 5 framework, organizational culture and systems experts Sharon Ravitch and Liza Herzog help leaders, teams, and organizations create the organizational conditions to drive and enact adaptive change. At a time of unprecedented workplace flux, leader roles are constantly being redefined, requiring more finely attuned leader mindsets, frames for leadership, and skillsets for moving the dial on individual and organizational sense-making for cultural and institutional excellence. Based on five mindsets – Inquiry Mindset, Humanizing Mindset, Systems Mindset, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Equity Mindset – the Flux 5 framework teaches leaders to drive adaptive change as a tool of professional and organizational development. Using embedded leader learning activations and organizational practices, the book guides leaders to develop each mindset as they read. The book encourages leaders (and their organizations in diffusion effect) to cultivate a visionary and resonant leadership approach at the intersection of crisis leadership, professional and human development, systems thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, and organizational equity frameworks. Succinct, accessible, pragmatic, and inspiring, this useful guide will grab the interest of leaders, teams, and organizations across sectors, organizational types, and business contexts, and engage professors, students, and practitioners of leadership, management, organizational psychology, and organizational development.
Leadership mit Synercube: Eine Dynamische Führungskultur Für Spitzenleistungen
by Anatoly Zankovsky Christiane von der HeidenDie Autoren beschreiben mit vielen Praxisbeispielen die Synercube-Führungstheorie und erläutern die zehn Führungsstile in der Abhängigkeit von Menschen-, Sach- und Werteorientierung. Das Buch erlaubt persönliche Schlussfolgerungen, wie in der betrieblichen Praxis interagiert und mit betrieblicher Macht umgegangen werden sollte, um Spitzenleistung zu ermöglichen und dabei die vorhandenen Ressourcen zu nutzen und eine gesunde Unternehmenskultur zu fördern. Die Lenkung von Veränderungen auf Grundlage der Synercube-Theorie mit Berücksichtigung von psychologischen und verhaltensbasierten Effekten eröffnet die Möglichkeit für unaufhaltsame, effektive, betriebliche Veränderungen. Führungskräfte aus Unternehmen aller Größen und Branchen profitieren gleichermaßen.
The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All
by Michael UseemAre you ready for the leadership moment? Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it · Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft · Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains · Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top · John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant · Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers · Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador's decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement · Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty · Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew
Leadership neu gedacht: 50 provokative Denkanstöße für die verantwortungsvolle Führung von morgen
by Dieter HohlDieter Hohl verlässt eingefahrene Führungsbahnen und stellt liebgewonnene Führungsgrundsätze auf den kritischen Prüfstand. Mit seinen provokativen Führungsansichten für ein neues Leadership bewegt er Unternehmer, Inhaber, Vorstände, Geschäftsführer und Führungskräfte dazu, Führung aus einer anderen als der gewohnten und gewöhnlichen Perspektive zu betrachten. Exzellente Führung und wachstumsorientiertes Leadership entstehen, wenn wir das System verlassen – so lautet ein Hohl-Lehrsatz einer Führungsphilosophie, die davon ausgeht, dass es stets eine Alternative zum Althergebrachten und Etablierten gibt.Der Autor ordnet seine 50 kreativen Denkanstöße wichtigen Leadership-Bereichen zu:Leadership: Im Fokus steht ein wachstumsorientiertes Führungsmodell, das für Mitarbeiter und Führungskräfte ein Umfeld im Unternehmen schaffen will, in dem individuelles Wachstum und gemeinschaftliches Handeln im Sinne der Unternehmensziele möglich sindEinstellungen und Eigenschaften: Was unterscheidet den wachstumsorientierten Leader von einer durchschnittlichen Führungskraft? Menschen- und Selbstkenntnis, Menschen- und Selbstführung, Vorbildfunktion, Perspektivenwechsel, Umgang mit Veränderungen, Wissen und KreativitätFührungsprozesse: Erst der Mensch, dann der Prozess – ein Leader nutzt seinen Einfallsreichtum und seine Kreativität dazu, sich erst um die Menschen zu kümmern, um dann auch die Abläufe im Unternehmen zu optimierenFührungsinstrumente und Führungstools: Das Handwerkszeug des Leaders, vor allem zur Verbesserung der Kommunikation und der Beziehung zwischen Mitarbeitern und LeaderDie Denkanstöße sind praxis- und umsetzungsorientiert geschrieben: Anhand authentischer Situationen und Beispiele erläutert der Autor das Problem und gibt kreative Tipps, wie der Leser den Denkimpuls in die Praxis umsetzen kann. Das Buch richtet sich an Unternehmer, Inhaber, Selbstständige und Gründer, Vorstände, Geschäftsführer, Manager und Führungskräfte aus allen Bereichs- und Abteilungsebenen. Interessant sind die provokativen Führungsgedanken überdies für Nachwuchsführungskräfte und Mitarbeiter, die in Zukunft Führungs- und Personalverantwortung übernehmen und innovative Wege einschlagen wollen.
Leadership of Assessment, Inclusion, and Learning
by Shelleyann Scott Donald E. Scott Charles F. WebberThis book provides pragmatic strategies and models for student assessment and ameliorates the heightened sense of confusion that too many educators and leaders experience around the complexities associated with assessment. In particular, it offers guidance to school and district personnel charged with fair and appropriate assessment of students who represent a wide variety of abilities and cultures. Chapters focus on issues that directly impact the educational lives of teachers, students, parents, and caregivers. Importantly, the confluence of assessment practices and community expectations also are highlighted. Assessment is highly politicised in contemporary society and this book will both confirm and challenge readers' beliefs and practices. Indeed, discerning readers will understand that the chapters offer them a bridge from many established assessment paradigms to pragmatic, ethical solutions that align with current expectations for schools and districts. In Part One, readers engage with concepts and skills needed by school learning leaders to guide optimal assessment practices. Part Two delves into student assessment within and across disciplines. Part Three provides pragmatic approaches that address assessment in the context of inclusive intercultural education, pluralism, and globalisation.
Leadership of Chinese Private Enterprises
by Chen Xiao-Ping Yingying Zhang Anne S. TsuiThis original book presents in-depth research into thirteen successful Chinese private enterprises through interviews with their founder-entrepreneurs. While Chinese economic growth has focused primarily on governmental policies and institutional factors, Leadership of Chinese Private Enterprises proposes that the success of these firms was primarily due to the 'visible hands' of these entrepreneurs. The authors present insights into the managerial realities of four separate industries- Financial and insurance, IT and e-commerce, construction and real estate, and consumer goods. Through a critical evaluation of interviews, this book identifies the managerial recipe for entrepreneurial success in competitive and inhospitable environments and offers a model of private firm leadership and leadership principles that guide their strategies and relationships.
The Leadership of Organizational Change (Routledge Studies in Organizational Change & Development)
by Mark HughesUnderstanding both leadership and change have been recurrent and popular themes within the business, management and organization studies literature. However, our understanding of leadership and organizational change in combination is far more limited. The Leadership of Organizational Change offers a critical review of the evolution of leadership and organizational change for the past thirty-five years, taking stock of what we know, identifying what we do not know, and establishing how the study of the leadership of change should advance. In the late seventies and early eighties, as interest in managing and leading change was fuelled by the competitive threat of Asia in general and Japan in particular as perceived by western businesses and governments, Burns (1978) writing in his landmark book Leadership at this time, referred to an intellectual crisis: "The crisis of leadership today is the mediocrity or irresponsibility of so many of the men and women in power, but leadership rarely rises to the full need for it. The fundamental crisis underlying mediocrity is intellectual. If we know all too much about our leaders, we know far too little about leadership." While the study of managing change has benefitted from sustained critical scrutiny, particularly in the last decade, it is believed that this is to have been at the expense of critical scrutiny of leading change. The Leadership of Organizational Change critically reviews how the study of leading change has advanced since 1978 and the crisis of intellectual mediocrity.
Leadership Offense: Mastering Appraisal, Performance, and Professional Development (The Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Series)
by Paul FalconeReady-to-use words, phrases, descriptions, and action items right at your fingertips to organize and streamline employee reviews, create clear and effective career development plans, and monitor performance year-round, from the leading voice in HR expertise.Whether you're an HR professional or a manager, turn to this great tool for scripts and templates you can apply immediately to your employee reviews.Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on appraisal, motivation, and professional and career development, this book:Provides sample phrasing for key performance areas to drastically reduce the time it takes to complete multiple employee reviews.Offers language to use for both positive and negative evaluations that offer concrete and constructive feedback.Includes many examples of behaviors, strengths, and opportunities to document when writing any type of evaluation or performance appraisal.Mid-year, end-of-year, and all appraisals in between, this handy, easy-reference resource helps turn a task many managers dislike and avoid—giving performance reviews—into a much more succinct, positive opportunity that puts your employees on the path to success.
Leadership ohne Leine: Was Führungskräfte von Hunden lernen können
by Melanie EbertDieses Buch zeigt eindrucksvoll und mit viel Sympathie für Zwei- und Vierbeiner, was Führungskräfte von Hunden lernen können, um sich zu Führungspersönlichkeiten zu entwickeln. Hunden kann man nichts vormachen. Sie geben ehrliches Feedback zu unserem Verhalten und erkennen sofort, wer Führungsqualitäten hat und wer nicht. Wer nicht klar kommuniziert, erntet keinen Respekt. Wer sich dagegen konsequent und achtsam verhält, wird geachtet. Was lässt sich daraus für den Führungsalltag ableiten? Dieses Buch liefert die Antworten. Die Autorin beschreibt die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus ihrer Arbeit mit ihren Leadership Dogs® Mira und Maggy. Sie erfahren, was echtes Leadership bedeutet, wie Sie Ihre Selbstführung verbessern und bewusst den Weg nach New Work mit mehr Souveränität und Gelassenheit beschreiten. Die Lektüre ist alles andere als trocken, denn die Theorie ist mit persönlichen Anekdoten, Denkanstößen und Übungen angereichert und als persönliches Arbeitsbuch konzipiert. Tierisch gute Lektüre für Führungskräfte – damit Sie nicht auf den Hund kommen, sondern es ihnen gleichtun.
Leadership ohne Leine: Was Führungskräfte von Hunden lernen können
by Melanie EbertDieses Buch zeigt eindrucksvoll und mit viel Sympathie für Zwei- und Vierbeiner, was Führungskräfte von Hunden lernen können, um sich zu Führungspersönlichkeiten zu entwickeln. Hunde lassen sich nicht blenden. Sie erkennen sofort, wer Führungsqualitäten hat und geben ehrliches Feedback zu unserem Verhalten. Wer nicht klar kommuniziert, erntet keinen Respekt. Wer sich dagegen konsequent und achtsam verhält, wird geachtet. Was lässt sich daraus für den Führungsalltag ableiten?Dieses Buch liefert die Antworten. Die Autorin beschreibt die wichtigsten Fähigkeiten, die jede Führungskraft benötigt, um echtes Leadership praktizieren zu können und kombiniert dies mit den Erkenntnissen aus der Arbeit mit ihren Leadership Dogs® Mira und Maggy. Die Lektüre ist alles andere als trocken, denn die Theorie ist mit persönlichen Anekdoten, Denkanstößen und Übungen angereichert und als persönliches Arbeitsbuch konzipiert.Die 2. Auflage wurde überarbeitet, erweitert und mit hilfreichen Videos für Führungskräfte angereichert. Laden Sie die Springer More Media App kostenlos herunter und streamen Sie Videos für Ihren Leadership-Erfolg.
Leadership on a Blockchain: What Asia Can Teach Us About Networked Leadership (Leadership: Research and Practice)
by Frederique Covington CorbettLeadership on a Blockchain: What Asia Can Teach Us About Networked Leadership is an authoritative text that goes to the foremost digitally connected markets of the world in Asia, and accounts for how leaders and teams are exercising leadership Darwinism to adapt for agility and connectivity. The book begins by offering a contextual grounding for new leadership ideas to emerge. It contends that a "new geography of leadership" is unfolding as the world shifts away from unified globalist ideology and a dominant Western view of leadership. It moves on to describe how Asia is uniquely placed to become the leadership sandbox for the future. It accounts for how leaders and teams are exercising leadership Darwinism to adapt for agility and connectivity. To facilitate learning for the readers, this book includes creatives features such as the following: An abbreviated history of significant leadership milestones in the last century A leadership manifesto for the digital age A practitioners’ starter kit to reimagining leadership in their organizations. Leaving behind the typical discourse of leadership anchored in power, control, and hierarchy, it offers a provocative call to all businesspeople to apply the principles of one of the most innovative technologies – blockchain – to reimagine leadership for transparency, trust, and distributed decision-making. The book concludes by distilling critical lessons for global leaders to take forward and lead a revolution in their own organizations. Sharing first-person accounts from leaders and their teams in China, Singapore, India, and Indonesia, and combining this with insights from the author’s own research, Leadership on a Blockchain will be of use to leaders around the world looking to transform their own leadership. It will also be of interest to academics and students of leadership, change management, organizational behavior, and cultural studies.
Leadership on the Line
by Ronald A. Heifetz Marty LinskyTo lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disturbing the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take the risks, and sometimes get burned. But it doesn't have to be that way say renowned leadership authorities Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. In Leadership on the Line, they show how it's possible to make a difference without getting "taken out" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life, the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether parent or politician, CEO or community activist, this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Leadership Online (A): Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.com
by Pankaj Ghemawat Bret BairdDescribes the attempt of a traditional retailer, Barnes & Noble, to counter the challenges posed by an Internet-based start-up, Amazon.com.
Leadership Online (B): Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.com in 2005
by Pankaj GhemawatSupplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
Leadership or Chaos: The Heart and Soul of Politics
by Maria Gallego Norman SchofieldCombining elements of economic reasoning and political science has proven to be very useful for understanding the broad variation in economic development around the world. In a sense research in this field goes back to the Scottish Enlightenment and Adam Smith's original plan in his Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations. Leadership or Chaos by Norman Schofield and Maria Gallego is intended as an advanced, self-contained text in political economy dealing with social choice. The theory and empirical analysis are used to examine democratic institutions and elections in the developed world, and the success or failure of moves to democratization in the less developed world. The book closes with a consideration of current quandaries with regard to political and economic stability and climate change and a discussion of the moral foundations of our society.