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Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Journalist Marianne Schnall has gathered together the most insightful and thought-provoking reflections from her interviews with remarkable public figures, including Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates, Nancy Pelosi and Gloria Steinem. Their words of wisdom encourage you to know your power, use your voice, and be an agent of change in your life and in the larger world. They will inspire...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
"The essential guide to turning tough questions into positive opportunities Difficult questions can be thrown at you from your first job interview through to challenges you get when you & rsquo;ve made it to the top. If you find yourself on the firing line on a regular or occasional basis this is the perfect go-to guide to help you turn tough questions into positive opportunities. Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work promotes a confident 'win-win-win'...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Employee diversity and inclusive leadership, as well as younger and fresher ideas, are goals for most organizations today, but how do we get there? Reverse Mentoring is when "the novice teaches the master"-while typical mentoring programs arrange for a senior manager to teach the more junior employee, Reverse Mentoring is the opposite: it's all about a leader leaning into their vulnerability, forming a relationship with an underrepresented employee,...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"More than two thousand years ago the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu advised us to know our enemies. The question has always been how. In A Sense of the Enemy, the historian Zachary Shore demonstrates that leaders can best understand an opponent not simply from his pattern of past behavior, but from his behavior at pattern breaks. Meaningful pattern breaks occur during dramatic deviations from the routine, when the enemy imposes costs upon himself. It's...
846) Strengthsfinder 2.0
Author
Publisher
Gallup Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
To help people uncover their talents, Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in the 2001 management book Now, Discover Your Strengths. The book has spent more than five years on bestseller lists and ignited a global conversation, while StrengthsFinder has helped millions discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment and much more....
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Great work is filled with stories of real people in real jobs who did what was asked and then added something extra--a personal touch all their own--to deliver better-than-asked-for results. Their stories will inspire you to write your own page in the book of human progress"--inside jacket.
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"En este libro, Ismael Cala te explica los 11 principios del líder bambú, un camino hacia la transformación del ser humano en un líder capaz de empezar a hacer la diferencia en su vida y en la de los demás. Estas páginas son el resultado de un proceso de investigación sobre el camino hacia la felicidad, la plenitud y la autorrealización personal. En Fluir para no sufrir, Ismael Cala desarrolla las definiciones de cada uno de estos 11 principios...
Author
Publisher
Forefront Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"As one of the country's most successful Black entrepreneurs, Dr. Pickard knows a thing or two about overcoming failure and mistakes to become an extraordinary entrepreneur. In this book, he details the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial evolution and offers seven proven principles for embracing change and building wealth"--
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Essays by thirteen of the country's finest historians illuminate the qualities that make for effective leadership from the battlefield and the White House to the front lines of the struggle for civil rights, but also help us to think in new ways about key moments in the American past.
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Most leadership coaching focuses on helping leaders build their skills and knowledge and close performance gaps. These are necessary, but not sufficient. Using evidence from neuroscience and his work with leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud shows that the best performers draw on another vital resource: personal and professional relationships that fuel growth and help them surpass current limits. Popular wisdom suggests that we should not allow others to have...
852) The Nancy Pelosi way: advice on success, leadership, and politics from America's most powerful woman
Author
Series
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this personal and important book, Christine Pelosi takes a close look at how her mother went from homemaker to Speaker of the House of Representatives and became the most powerful female politician in America. Her book addresses Speaker Pelosi's role in current events, and offers advice on politics, family, and friendship gleaned from her mother's life. From her childhood in Baltimore to her hands-on motherhood in San Francisco to her national...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In Team of Teams, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell made the case for a new organizational model combining the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization. Now, in One Mission, Fussell channels all his experiences, both military and corporate, into powerful strategies for unifying isolated and distrustful teams."--
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
The Partnership shines a spotlight on two giants of U.S. history, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson, telling the fascinating stories of each man, the dramatic story of their collaboration to defeat the Axis-a master class in leadership and teamwork-and the epic story of the United States in World War II.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Trust, at every level of business and society, has never mattered so much and at the same time. CEOs, managers, presidents, governors - leaders at every level and in every institution - face vexing issues and trade-offs. Many flounder, especially in a turbulent era when confronted with multiple crises and constituencies demanding change. How to bridge these gaps requires a new understanding of just what trust is, how it can be built, and regained...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Kathy Caprino guides women to take the reins in their careers by identifying and overcoming the 7 most damaging power gaps holding them back and accessing new levels of internal and external power to propel you forward to the success you want and deserve." -- From Amazon summary.
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
First and Only is a guide for every Black woman who has found herself closing the cover on other leadership books that omit our true experiences and strengths. In this book, Jennifer R. Farmer helps listeners learn what is required for the long haul of liberation by providing a roadmap to on-the-job success, challenging systemic racism, and seeking inner healing through the power of faith. She offers practical strategies for Black women to thrive...
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