Leadership

The Theory of the Firm is commonly viewed as axiomatic by business school academicians. Considerations in spanning organizational structures, their boundaries and roles, as well as business strategies all relate to the Theory of the Firm. The dominant...

Kindness and leadership aren't often synonymous. Ask someone to describe "good leadership" to you and you will hear many adjectives used: authentic, bold, challenging, charismatic, decisive, empowering, fearless, goal-oriented, humble,...

In all periods of time, there is a perceived shortage of qualified, credible, and robust leadership skills. At the same time, what is regarded as skilled leadership is contingent on economic, political, institutional, and cultural conditions specific for...

Why is charisma so crucially important to today's corporations? And how might its misuse have been responsible for bringing the world's financial system crashing to its knees? Charismatic Leadership: The role of charisma in the global financial crisis...

Leadership Coaching offers a new model of coaching for leadership development. It explains how the brave model extends existing leadership theories, and includes specific coaching processes and sense-making techniques to allow the reader to understand...

Humans are weird! They can be emotional, irrational and often unpredictable, yet as their manager, it is your job to get the best out of them. In fact they are often the key to your success. Sadly, humans do not come with an instruction manual which...

Recent financial crises and other high-profile mismanagement cases have brought a spotlight to the quality of leader character in the business sector. Leadership in Practice is the first book to provide an authoritative collection of cases to engage...

Leaders can shape an organisation through their behaviours and their vision. If an organisation lacks a clear vision or there is disengagement by the leadership team, then the results can be disastrous. In such circumstances change is needed. When change...

Recent decades have seen a significant transformation of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. This includes rise in the number of organisations and people employed, shift from charities and philanthropic agencies to hybrid social enterprise business models,...

Reflecting the increased attention to gender and women in the field of employment relations, there is now a growing international literature on women and trade unions. The interest in women as trade unionists arises partly from the fact that women...

There have been two critical leadership approaches. First Generation Leadership (command and control) was the dominant model until the 1940s. Second Generation Leadership (compliance coupled with rewards and punishments) is still dominant today. This...

Create loyal, engaged and results focused teams and organizations using a practical five-part servant leadership formula. Think of a world where people go to work completely engaged, are inspired to do more than they ever thought possible, remain 100%...

The Tokens tells the fascinating story of Eric, a skilled craftsman and builder. During the course of his business journey, Eric struggles to take his burgeoning company to the next level. A chance encounter introduces him to Carl, a retired...

Warren Bennis is one of the world's leading experts on leadership. This work brings together in one volume Bennis' groundbreaking ideas and writings that have been previously published. The book will be a compilation of his best writing as recognized by...

With so many social challenges facing our world, trying to effect change feels daunting. The problems are complex, the politics murky, and the players innumerable. Yet, every day there are regular heroes making a significant impact on our most...

Ward reveals ten specific failings that are built into our boardroom model and provides real-world fixes to get boards back on track. Ward mixes tart, insightful analogies (what do boards have in common with volunteer fire departments, the U.S. electoral...

There has never been so much pressure on nonprofit boards of directors to achieve a level of accountability that meets public and stakeholder expectations. Member-serving association boards may be especially challenged by their more complex affiliate...

Real leadership that leads to high engagement, higher performance, and a culture of accountability As president and CEO of Scripps Health, one of America's most prestigious health systems, Chris Van Gorder presided over a dramatic turnaround,...

Developing inner wisdom as a leadership strength Leading with Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity presents the perspectives of leaders, social scientists, and educators from around the world on the topic of developing inner wisdom. Structured around the...

Silicon Valley wunderkind Rayona Sharpnack has been a schoolteacher, tennis champion, manager and player for a women's professional softball team, and a celebrity who coaches some of the most successful leaders in business. Trade Up! draws on...

An urgent wake-up call and radical action plan for business leaders everywhere While it focuses primarily on Canadian business, this important book shares valuable insights of benefit to transformational business leaders everywhere. Without sugar coating...

The workbook that helps participants transform themselves into Reality-Based Leaders Based on Cy Wakeman's popular book Reality Based Leadership, the Reality Based Leadership Workshop conveys her candid, humorous approach to organizational dynamics. The...

Coached to Lead is the first consumer s guide to executive coaching. Drawing on her twenty years of experience and direct research with an elite international clientele, renowned CEO coach Susan Battley offers step-by-step advice for achieving the same...

Plan your path to leadership with insight from real women at the top In Real Women, Real Leadership, twenty-four women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on "making it" as a woman in...

The ultimate game-changer for reinventing strategy and igniting people Whether it was Alexander the Great or Lord Horatio Nelson, the management team at Toyota or Google, the indisputable alchemy of strategy, execution, and leadership led to each's...

Transform your team during crises and establish an enthusiastic and strategic culture In an approach similar to the way a doctor reads a chart and runs tests to diagnosis an illness, Prescription for Lasting Success offers a practical system for solving...

Every day the media reports on the latest corporation guilty of financial misconduct and public deception. Insider trading, fraudulent accounting, outlandish executive pay and perks-- a steady stream of scandals scars the business landscape. But the...

This book is based on a simple, obvious point: leadership roles should be filled by people who deliberately decide they want to be in them. Yet many executives and managers find that they have become leaders by default rather than as a result of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996893558Author Luther C GuynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Pyramid PressPublisher Pyramid PressWeight(grams) 240g

This book explores how to foster and improve partnership in the workplace with a focus on leaders and their teams. The ingredients of these successful partnerships are contained in the model -- ERTAP (Empathy, Respect, Trust, Alignment and Partnership)...

This book explores how to foster and improve partnership in the workplace with a focus on leaders and their teams. The ingredients of these successful partnerships are contained in the model -- ERTAP (Empathy, Respect, Trust, Alignment and Partnership)...

Roberta s Rules for collective decision making Does your organization strugle with the collective decision--making process? If the answer is yes, this book is for you. Devoted to group decision making, this guide teaches you: aeo A step--by--step process...

Now anyone can develop and lead a successful team with these experiential activities! 25 Activities For Teams is a useful collection of activities and assessment tools for leading and developing high--performing work teams. Designed to complement the...

Guidelines and 25 activites designed to build and maintain effective teams! Aimed at any manager, consultant, or employee responsible for developing effective teams, Improving Work Groups offers a step-by-step system for initiating and evaluating team...

Help work teams achieve new levels of trust, camaraderie, andproductivity! Improve teamwork through trust building! The Power of Team Buildingsupports trainers, consultants, and business leaders in leadingexperiential ropes techniques. Finally, a...

Here's a fun situation to help your teams quickly improve their groups' functioning. Immediately your participants will learn functional skills that will improve their performance in the workplace. Enjoy variety and flexibility with these three complete...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780883900574Author Cresencio TorresFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Pfeiffer & Co ,U.S.Publisher Pfeiffer & Co ,U.S.Weight(grams) 234g

Why are we attracted to leaders? Does this attraction have universal origins or is it culture-bound? Why and how are certain concepts and myths regarding leaders generated? Analysing the psychology of followers, this unique book explores these important...

This book offers a critique of the field of leadership studies, focusing on the dynamics between post-heroic leadership and the notion of functional and dysfunctional emotions. Situated in the field of critical leadership studies, the chapters of this...

This volume brings together research from leading scholars with stories from women leaders in diverse sectors to provide insights from their leadership journeys. The book begins with personal stories of women's leadership journeys by chief executive...