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The art of leadership : skill-building techniques that produce results / by Bothwell, Lin.(CARDINAL)165836;
Bibliography: pages 244-251.
Subjects: Executive ability.; Leadership.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Results-based leadership / by Ulrich, David,1953-(CARDINAL)202102; Zenger, John H.(CARDINAL)207176; Smallwood, W. Norman.(CARDINAL)206518;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.Connecting leadership attributes to results -- Defining desired results -- Employee results: investing in human capital -- Organization results: creating capabilities -- Customer results: building firm equity -- Investor results: building shareholder value -- Becoming a results-based leader -- Leaders building leaders.
Subjects: Leadership.; Executive ability.;
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What to ask the person in the mirror : critical questions for becoming a more effective leader and reaching your potential / by Kaplan, Robert S.(CARDINAL)506925;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Vision and priorities -- Managing your time -- Giving and getting feedback -- Succession planning and delegation -- Evaluation and alignment -- The leader as role model -- Reaching your potential -- Bringing it all together.
Subjects: Executive ability.; Leadership.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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What you really need to lead [sound recording] : the power of thinking and acting like an owner / by Kaplan, Robert Steven,author.; Ganser, L. J.,narrator.; Recorded Books, Inc.;
Narrated by L.J. Ganser.What makes a leader? Can you really learn to lead? You might think that leaders need to be born with the right skills or personality attributes. Perhaps you believe you don't have the right experience or that you need to hold an important job to be a leader. Kaplan explains leadership is accessible to all of us.
Subjects: Leadership.; Executive ability.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What makes an effective executive / by Drucker, Peter F.(Peter Ferdinand),1909-2005,author.(CARDINAL)148922;
An effective executive does not need to be a leader in the typical sense of the word. Peter Drucker, the author of more than two dozen Harvard Business Review articles, wrote that some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs he worked with over his 65-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They ranged from extroverted to nearly reclusive, from easygoing to controlling, from generous to parsimonious. What made them all effective is that they followed the same eight practices: They asked, "What needs to be done?" and "What is right for the enterprise?" They developed action plans. They took responsibility for decisions and for communicating. They were focused on opportunities rather than problems. They ran productive meetings. And they thought and said "we" rather than "I." The first two practices provided them with the knowledge they needed. The next four helped them convert this knowledge into effective action, for knowledge is useless to executives until it has been translated into deeds. The last two ensured that the whole organization felt responsible and accountable. Effective executives know that they have authority only because they have the trust of the organization. This means they must think of the needs and opportunities of the organization before they think of their own. Drucker also suggests a ninth practice that's so important, he elevates it to the level of a rule: Listen first, speak last. Effectiveness is a discipline. And, like every discipline, it can be learned and must be earned.--
Subjects: Executive ability.; Leadership.;
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Leadership BS : fixing workplaces and careers one truth at a time / by Pfeffer, Jeffrey,author.(CARDINAL)139120;
"'The leadership industry has failed,' charges Stanford Business School professor Pfeffer in this lively critique of a professional discipline driven, according to him, not by wisdom or a desire to foster leadership, but by money. Its precepts, he writes, are 'based more on hope than reality, on wishes rather than data, on beliefs instead of science.' Pfeffer sets out to help his readers rethink leadership by focusing on the root causes of failures in business leadership. Pfeffer counsels readers to look away from the 'inspiration and fables' that glut the market, and to accept that some of those truisms are fallible: authenticity can be overrated, and honesty is not always the best policy for leaders. Pfeffer has taken on an ambitious project, given the uniformity of current thinking on business success, but his bluntness should go a long way toward slaughtering the sacred cows of the leadership industry." --Publishers Weekly.Includes bibliographic references (pages 225-246) and index.Introduction: things are bad--here's why -- Why inspiration and fables cause problems and fix nothing -- Modesty: why leaders aren't -- Authenticity: misunderstood and overrated -- Should leaders tell the truth--and do they? -- Trust: where did it go, and why? -- Why leaders "eat" first -- Take care of yourself -- Fixing leadership failure: you can handle the truth.
Subjects: Leadership.; Executive ability.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The truth about leadership : the no-fads, heart-of-the-matter facts you need to know / by Kouzes, James M.,1945-(CARDINAL)184933; Posner, Barry Z.(CARDINAL)165410;
MARCIVE 10/05/10Includes bibliographical references and index."A fresh look at what it means to lead from two of the biggest names in leadership In these turbulent times, when the very foundations of organizations and societies are shaken, leaders need to move beyond pessimistic predictions, trendy fads, and simplistic solutions. They need to turn to what's real and what's proven. In their engaging, personal, and bold new book, Kouzes and Posner reveal ten time-tested truths that show what every leader must know, the questions they must be prepared to answer, and the real-world issues they will likely face. Based on thirty years of research, more than one million responses to Kouzes and Posner's leadership assessment, and the questions people most want leaders to answer. Explores the fundamental, enduring truths of leadership that hold constant regardless of context or circumstance-leaders make a difference, credibility, values, trust, leading by example, heart, and more. Shows emerging leaders what they need to know to be effective; fans of The Leadership Challenge will find a dynamic new look at the real challenges leaders face today. Drawing from cases spanning three generations of leaders from around the world, this is a book leaders can use to do their real and necessary work-bringing about the essential changes that will renew organizations and communities."--
Subjects: Executive ability.; Leadership.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Better under pressure : how great leaders bring out the best in themselves and others / by Menkes, Justin.(CARDINAL)473301;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Most business leaders can take only so much pressure before their performance slides. Yet some CEOs deliver their greatest successes when times get toughest. In "Better Under Pressure", Justin Menkes reveals their secrets. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 60 CEOs from an array of industries, Menkes shows that great leaders strive relentlessly to maximize their own as well as their people's potential and possess three cornerstone attributes: (1) Realistic optimism: They recognize the risks threatening their organization's survival, yet remain confident that the company will prevail, (2) Subservience to purpose: They dedicate themselves to pursuing a noble cause, and win their team's commitment to that cause, and (3) Finding order in chaos: They find clarity amid the many variables affecting their business and cull data to form the conclusions that matter most to the company. Menkes demonstrates how each attribute manifests in real life and enables top performance under extreme duress. And he shows how to deploy those attributes to become a leader who only shines under pressure.
Subjects: Executive ability.; Leadership.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The leader's pocket guide : 101 indispensable tools, tips, and techniques for any situation / by Baldoni, John.(CARDINAL)665823;
Includes bibliographical references.Prologue -- Self -- Colleagues -- Organization.
Subjects: Leadership.; Executive ability.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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12 : the elements of great managing / by Wagner, Rodd.(CARDINAL)551728; Harter, James K.(CARDINAL)551729;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227).
Subjects: Executive ability.; Management.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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