DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO BEST EVERY DAY? Chances are, you don't. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths. To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced StrengthsFinder in the 2001 management book "Now, Discover Your Strengths." The book ignited a global conversation, ...
Based on the largest study of its kind ever undertaken, company managers reveal revolutionary insights about successful managerial behaviour. Great managers do not help people overcome their weaknesses. They do not believe that each person has unlimited potential. They do play favourites and they break the 'Golden Rule' book everyday. This amazing ...
In his book EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, psychologist Daniel Goleman identified value-based characteristics of intelligence--including initiative and interpersonal skills--that are not measured through standard intelligence testing. In this book, Goleman applies what he has learned to the workplace.
Building upon the concepts introduced in "Good to Great," Jim Collins answers the most commonly asked questions raised by his readers in the social sectors. Using information gathered from interviews with over 100 social sector leaders, Jim Collins shows that his "Level 5 Leader" and other good-to-great principles can help social sector ...
Debunking myths and shedding light on the challenges, Maxwell offers specific principles for leading down, leading up, and leading across--360-degree leadership. By applying Maxwell's principles, readers will expand their influence and ultimately be a more valuable team member.
Whether challenged with taking on a startup, turning a business around, or inheriting a high-performing unit, a new leader's success or failure is determined within the first 90 days on the job. In this hands-on guide, Michael Watkins, a noted expert on leadership transitions, offers proven strategies for moving successfully into a new role at any ...
"Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader." -"Time" magazine. "Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership. This book is a gem." - David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School, ...
In this book on leadership and organizations, Daniel Goleman follows up on his best-selling EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, whose groundbreaking concepts took the business community and the educational world by storm. Here, Goleman and two fellow researchers identify the qualities that make a good CEO (and other leaders) and the styles that "resonate" ...
In this book the author claims that leaders are made, not born, and that most people have the capacity for leadership, if they are willing to embark on a journey of self-discovery and understanding. The author examines the leadership vacuum, and explores why we produce endless celebrities, yet very few men and women of real achievement. Then he ...
Drawing on a wide body of research, both his own and that of others, the book reveals the central insights that lie at the core of great managing, great leadership and great careers.
Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are 'smart but scattered' lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills - the core, brain-based habits of mind required to 'execute' tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Drawing on this revolutionary discovery, school psychologist Peg ...
Drawing on extensive research and interviews, THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE sets forth a basic mission that all great leaders share. Kouzes and Posner offer up five basic points that the best leaders use to motivate: serve as a model of your idea, let others share it, make improvements, delegate when you can, and support the mind and spirit of those ...
Nine unusual, inspiring, and dramatic stories about leaders in crisis, and what they have done to succeed or why they have failed. 32 photos throughout.
Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help us manage our lives and be successful. Children with weak executive skills, despite their best intentions, often do their homework but forget to turn it in, wait until the last minute to start a project, lose things, or have a room that looks like a dump! The good news is that parents can do a ...
The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup's 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, follows great ma nagers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care ...
While most leadership tracts focus solely on managing employees, LEADERSHIP FROM THE INSIDE OUT asks those would-be leaders to consider the broader picture, namely leading one's own life well. In achieving this, author Cashman suggests leading others becomes a clearer duty. To that end, Cashman offers seven pathways to leadership that anyone can ...
A top child psychologist explains the eight essential cognitive skills every child needs to thrive. In this revolutionary new book, Dr. Adam J. Cox describes how to enhance learning by revealing the latest research on Executive Control Skills: - Initiation-Organizing thoughts well enough to get started on a task - Flexibility-Learning to adapt as ...
Drawing on extensive research and interviews, THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE sets forth a basic mission that all great leaders share. Kouzes and Posner offer up five basic points that the best leaders use to motivate: serve as a model of your idea, let others share it, make improvements, delegate when you can, and support the mind and spirit of those ...
In his nearly thirty years of teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not the boss? In The 360 Degree Leader Workbook, Maxwell addresses that very question and takes the discussion even further. You don't have to be the main leader, asserts Maxwell, to make ...
Leadership, management, and motivational gurus prosper by finding new lessons in old places, and old lessons in new places. Like two sides of the same coin, both approaches define a long-established and highly popular publishing niche. "The Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun," a runaway business bestseller in 1991, was an early example of the ...
Zig Ziglar shows readers how to get the most out of themselves and others by developing people management skills. He reveals the qualities of good leadership and provides specific solutions for overcoming and correcting poor management practices. Rich with anecdotes and vivid illustrations, Top Performance provides specialized instruction for ...
In organizations today, getting work done requires political and collaborative skills. That's why the first edition of this book has been widely adopted as a guide for consultants, project leaders, staff experts, and anyone else who does not have direct authority but who is nevertheless accountable for results. In this revised edition, leadership ...
Today's executive assistant has become a crucial member of every organization's support staff - a key business ally with diverse responsibilities, from overseeing employees to making strategic decisions. Here is the first step-by-step guide specifically designed to help you thrive in this fast-paced profession. Developed by nationally-known ...
The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make starts by explaining the bad habits many of us have observed in our leaders and have perhaps fallen into ourselves. Finzel offers ideas for changes in leadership styles in the interest of creating a more dynamic work environment.
Whether you are a manager, administrator, professional or supervisor, you are not in Your job supports the decisions and goals of other people. You may often feel powerless to get things done and frustrated in your daily battles with the organisation. But the truth is that you are not nearly as powerless as you may feel. In this book, Geoffrey ...
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