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Reinventing Management
Smarter Choices for Getting Work Done, Revised and Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
The economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense—a deeply flawed approach to management that encouraged bankers to pursue opportunities without regard for their long-term consequences, and to...
Leading in Times of Crisis
Navigating Through Complexity, Diversity and Uncertainty to Save Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Praise for Leading in Times of Crisis
"Building on the solid base of their book Head, Heart, and Guts, Dotlich, Cairo, and Rhinesmith lay out the ways to become the kind of leader needed to navigate through today's complexities and uncertainties. Leading in Times of Crisis is a necessary...
The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide
Proven Paths for Leaders and Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide
In this dynamic resource, Tom Adams (an expert in succession planning who has worked with hundreds of organizations) shows how intentional leadership development and properly managed leadership transitions provide nonprofits with the...
Inspired Philanthropy
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
This newest edition of the classic book shows how anyone can align and integrate values, passions, and dreams for their communities and families into their plans. Inspired Philanthropy explains how to make a difference by creating giving and legacy plans, tells what questions to ask nonprofits, and...
Working Across Generations
Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
The authors provide a range of ideas on how to approach generational shifts in leadership so that the contributions of long-time leaders are valued, new and younger leaders' talent is recognized, and groups are better prepared to work across generational divides. Giving context to these differences,...
The Intangibles of Leadership
The 10 Qualities of Superior Executive Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
It's the Subtleties that Matter!
What is the real difference between competent leader and extraordinary executive? Is it pedigree, experience, intelligence? The answer is yes...and much more. Exceptional leadership hinges on a complex interaction between individual psychology and unique business...
The Business of Being the Best
Inside the World of Go-Getters and Game Changers
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
How the very best get to—and stay at—the top
From the arenas of professional sports to the boardrooms of major businesses, a thin slice of peak performers dominates every field. What is their secret to success? Few people know what drives these world-leaders like sports agent Molly Fletcher....
Reinvent
A Leader's Playbook for Serial Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Leadership principles from a master of the business turnaround
In Reinvent, renowned CEO and business leader Fred Hassan explains how to transform a struggling business into a raging success by reinventing the culture, attitude, and behaviors of organizations and people. Leaders who want to...
by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Leadership doesn’t happen without courage. In fact, leadership might be defined as "courage in action." But the truth is that courage is poorly understood and not what you typically think. In their second original short format work, Finding the Courage to Lead, James Kouzes and Barry Posner...
This I Believe
On Fatherhood
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Compelling stories of fatherhood from the popular NPR radio show
From the popular radio series This I Believe comes this touching and thought-provoking compilation of original essays on one of the most fundamental of human relationships-fatherhood. It is a relationship filled with joy and heartbreak,...
Student Success in College
Creating Conditions That Matter
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on...
Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades
50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up)
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Fantastic strategies for getting high school students excited about writing
This book offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the...
Finding Mrs. Warnecke
The Difference Teachers Make
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2010
Finding Mrs. Warnecke tells the inspiring story of Cindi Rigsbee, a three-time Teacher of the Year, and Barbara Warnecke, the first-grade teacher who had a profound and lasting impact on Cindi's life. Cindi, an insecure child who craved positive attention, started her first-grade year with a teacher...
Stacking the Deck
How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Change is a constant, and leaders must do more than keep up—they must innovate and accelerate to succeed. Yet people are often unnerved by change. As a leader during a time of transformation, you may stand up before teams that are indifferent, or even hostile, and need to convince them that change...