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Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2002
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiv, 315 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A touchstone for understanding how we behave on the job "This is a stimulating and provocative book in bringing together important ideas from different fields, and, thereby, giving us a whole new slant on 2human nature.2"--Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and Senior Lecturer, MIT In this astonishing, provocative, and solidly researched book, two Harvard Business School professors synthesize 200 years of thought along...
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Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxii, 253 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The people who research, develop, design, build, test, install, and support technology are a critical factor in every organization's success. This book gives clear directions on how to effectively lead these brilliant yet notoriously resistant-to-being-managed knowledge workers. It not only provides proven management strategies but also background on why traditional approaches often don't work with geeks. It describes the beliefs and behavior of geeks,...
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Jossey-Bass
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English
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"True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders--with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George and coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders and describe how you can develop as an authentic leader."--Resource description...
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Imprint
Pub. Date
©2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvi, 501 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This book provides the most comprehensive account to date of women's persistent underrepresentation in leadership roles, why it matters, and what can be done to change it.
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
1st edition.
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1 online resource (xxvii, 386 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The Art of Followership puts dynamic leader-follower interaction at the forefront of discussion. It examines the multiple roles followers play and their often complex relationship to leaders. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from the burgeoning field of leadership/followership studies, this groundbreaking book outlines how followers contribute to effective leadership and to organizations overall. Drawing from various disciplines'from...
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxv, 127 pages).
Language
English
Description
"Few subjects have captivated the business world in recent years more than leadership. Yet at the very moment we are seeing so many efforts to teach leadership, we are also experiencing widespread and continuous failures of leadership - and not just in business but in politics, education, and other institutions of modern society. The reason for this disconnect, says Dov Frohman, is that most of the conventional wisdom about leadership today is, while...
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Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2009
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The father of the corporate culture field and pioneer in organizational psychology on today's changing corporate culture. This is the definitive guide to corporate culture for practitioners. Recognized expert Edgar H. Schein explains what culture is and why it's important, how to evaluate your organization's culture, and how to improve it, using straightforward, practical tools based on decades of research and real-world case studies. This new edition...
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Jossey-Bass
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English
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A proven system for rallying all of an organizations' employees around a new vision and ideas for making the vision stick When something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do they start with cost reduction? Or should they go for process improvements first? The authors & mdash;who have helped hundreds of companies and individuals change and improve & mdash;say spend time and money adjusting...
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Jossey-Bass
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English
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"A fresh, effective, and enduring way to lead starting with your next interaction. Most leaders feel the inevitable interruptions in their jam-packed days are troublesome. But in TouchPoints, Conant and Norgaard argue that these--and every point of contact with other people--are overlooked opportunities for leaders to increase their impact and promote their organization's strategy and values. Through previously untold stories from Conant's tenure...
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
Describes how Mort Mandel built a $3 billion company from scratch, yet also managed to spend up to a third of his time in the social sector, building & supporting non-profit organisations. Provides inspiration & lessons on leadership skills such as building culture, customer relationships & execution that are necessary to achieve crossover success.
"With corporations now associated in the public mind primarily with greed and unethical practices,...
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Practical advice and tools to help leaders at all levels elevate their skills. What can truly set an organization apart' There is only one asset that offers guaranteed differentiation: leadership. Leadership is a deliberate act that requires effort but yields enormous payback. According to the renowned professor Shalom Saar and co-author Michael J. Hargrove, both internationally recognized leadership development consultants, executive coaches and...
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Series
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The hands-on guide for fostering relentless innovation within your company Gerard Tellis, a noted expert on innovation, advertising, and global markets, makes the compelling case that the culture of a firm is the crucial driver of an organization's innovativeness. In this groundbreaking book he describes the three traits and three practices necessary to create a culture of relentless innovation. Organizations must be willing to cannibalize successful...
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