Examines the tenets of leadership through interviews and discussions with leaders, and argues that leadership is a skill which can be cultivated through self-knowledge, ambition, competence, integrity

Product Description: Introducing an Important New Series of Original Audiobooks:           The ideas expressed in Emotional Intelligence ten years ago have taken on a life of their own. They spurred a movement, with enthusiastic adherents in the business world, in medicine and healthcare, at home, in the field of education and the world at large...read more

Two experts on business management argue that judgment holds the key to true leadership, explaining how judgment is a skill that can be developed, enhanced, honed, and refined and demonstrating important examples of both individual and collective judgment, good and bad, and their implications. 50,000 first printing.

Outlines a concise leadership plan that is relevant to twentieth-century employees and organizations, in a guide that recommends change-promoting practices, rewarding accomplishments, and the use of mentors. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

This guide provides samples and advice on handling a leadership role through non-conventional methods while examining and challenging standard leadership methodologies.

Drawing on organizational studies, interviews, and other research, two authorities on leadership discuss the special qualities of successful business executives and offer advice for managers on how to develop leadership skills. Reissue. 25,000 first printing.

Leading an organization is different from managing it. Managers want to be efficient. Leaders want to be effective. If people want to develop their leadership skills, the first step is learning to lead. Leadership is a function of knowing oneself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize one's own leadership potential. This new edition uses wisdom from the world's most successful leaders, helpful self-assessments and dozens of one-day skill-building exercises. It aims to help people become more effective managers and leaders. The workbook format includes more than 30 exercises designed for both personal and group use, offering multiple avenues for development one's leadership skills. Major topics include: leadership for a successful future; managers vs leaders; how to develop an organizational vision and communicate it; the ethics of leadership; and how to harness the power you need to achieve your personal leadership goals. Warren Bennis is the author of "Organizing Genius", "On Becoming a Leader" and "Leaders".

Product Description: Off the Chart Results could not have come at a better time, In an increasingly unpredictable world, here is a collection of articulate seekers asking the right questions while providing a wealth of resources to help you get to where you want to go...read more

Presenting an effective new leadership model for the modern era, the authors explore the dynamic process that forges new leaders, explaining how key turning points and challenges force each individual to decide who he or she is and what one is capable of. 150,000 first printing.

Product Description: One of the most renowned thinkers and insightful writers on leadership of our time, Harlan Cleveland has seen numerous trends come and go and weathered many drastic changes in leadership and management-from the rise of the "company man" to the advent of the leaderless, self-managed organization...read more

Product Description: Provocative insights on leadership from a "who's who" of leadership thought including: Tom Peters, Charles Handy, and Jim Kouzes A stellar cast of the world's foremost leadership gurus comes together in one place to offer their thoughts on leadership in the new economy...read more