In this memoir, American scholar and leadership expert Warren Bennis shares insights he's gained through the course of his nearly eight-decade life and career.
Management
- Author:Bennis, Warren G.Summary:
- Author:Chavez, Cile, Fairley, Julie RederSummary:
Spirit Movers affords managers and leaders, who want to transform their effectiveness and impact, the opportunity to discover how their inner spirit can elevate them to greatness through a unique framework which examines how a leader's...
- Author:Brogan, ChrisSummary:
Brogan offers 100 ways to tap into social media for a more profitable business.
- Author:Hallowell, Edward M.Summary:
Hallowell outlines a five-step process any manager can use to get the best out of his or her employees. By utilizing principles discovered through intense brain research, managers will be able to assign jobs to the right people,...
- Author:Hopkins, TomSummary:
Are you looking to enter the world of sales, or are you already a salesperson who's looking for new tips and tactics to expand your business? Whether you're in charge of your own selling career or you're responsible for training and...
- Author:Fowler, Susan, Hawkins, Laurence, Blanchard, Kenneth H.Summary:
For decades, millions of managers around the world have followed Ken Blanchard's management methods. This newly-revised edition empowers people at every level of the organization to achieve success.
- Author:Ross, RandySummary:
When it comes to qualities such as passion, enthusiasm, energy, and creativity, the majority of the American workforce could be described as "severely lacking." Too many people just go through the motions, viewing work as something they...
- Author:Hatch, Scott, Hatch, Lisa ZimmerSummary:
Apply important legal concepts and skills you need to succeed Get educated, land a job, and start making money now! Want a new career as a paralegal but don't know where to start? Relax! Paralegal Career For Dummies is the practical,...
- Author:Donaldson, Michael C.Summary:
Negotiation Skills In A Day For Dummies offers expert guidance on executing the essential skills of successfully and diplomatically negotiating for the outcomes you desire. * Preparing to negotiate * Setting clear goals and limits *...
- Author:Nelson, Bob, Economy, PeterSummary:
Being a manager can be an intimidating and challenging task. Managing involves teaching new skills to employees, helping land a new customer, accomplishing an important assignment, increasing performance, and much more. The process of...
- Author:Clegg, StewartSummary:
- Author:Mintzberg, HenrySummary:
In this sweeping critique of how managers are educated and how, as a consequence, management is practiced, Henry Mintzberg offers thoughtful and controversial ideas for reforming both.
“The MBA trains the wrong people in the...
- Author:Drucker, Peter F.Summary:
Drucker succintly tackles the evolving paradigms and management challenges businesses face as the new century begins. He explains that manages should consider themselves leaders, not bosses, and treat their employees as though they are...
- Author:Kaplan, Soren, Goldsmith, MarshallSummary:
How did Gatorade revitalize itself in the wake of Red Bull and Starbucks? How did OpenTable come to be? What makes one company thrive while others languish in mediocrity? There’s no doubt hard work is involved, but Soren Kaplan shows...
- Author:Hildebrandt, Terry, Schlachter, Christina TangoraSummary:
Change is natural and good, but it can incite fear if not managed properly. Leading Business Change For Dummies arms mid- to senior-level managers with trusted guidance on leading, managing, responding to, and implementing change in...
- Author:Perkins, Dennis N. T.Summary:
Author and CEO Dennis Perkins is a veteran of the Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race, known as the Everest of offshore ocean racing. With Syncretics Director of Client Services Jillian B. Murphy, Perkins recounts how the AFR Midnight Rambler...
- Author:Tracy, BrianSummary:
Tracy breaks down the art and science of business leadership into the seven fundamental responsibilities that outstanding leaders master.
- Author:Farber, SteveSummary:
A parable illustrates how the goal of a genuine leader is to help others--teammates, employees, and colleagues--to become more capable, confident, and accomplished than they are themselves and to realize their full potential.
- Author:Blanchard, Ken, Miller, MarkSummary:
Successful leaders don’t rest on their laurels because leadership is not a title on a business card. Leadership is a living process—and life means growth. As Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller write in the introduction, “the path to...
- Author:Hatch, Lisa Zimmer, Hatch, ScottSummary:
Learn to: * Score higher on the GMAT and get into the business school of your choice * Improve your skills to conquer the verbal and quantitative sections * Write clearly and effectively to ace the analytical writing section * Prepare...