Leadership

Rethinking the Future

RETHINKING THE FUTURE RETHINKING BUSINESS, PRINCIPLES, COMPETITION, CONTROL & COMPLEXITY, LEADERSHIP, MARKETS AND THE WORLD EDITED BY ROWAN GIBSON NICHOLAS BREARLEY PUBLISHING                        1997   Front cover This book is a meeting place of minds. It provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into tomorrow from today’s most highly regarded business thinkers. Rethinking The Future brings …

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Harvard Business Review on What Makes a Leader

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ON WHAT MAKES A LEADER HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS           1998/2001   Back cover The latest thinking in the field of leadership is collected in this volume. Featuring cutting-edge articles from some of the most renowned names in leadership, this collection is a must have for CEOs and top level managers. This volume …

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Responsible Restructuring

RESPONSIBLE RESTRUCTURING CREATIVE AND PROFITABLE ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFFS WAYNE F. CASCIO BERRETT-KOEHLER PUBLISHERS                2002   Back cover DOWNSIZING IS NOT THE ANSWER RESPONSIBLE RESTRUCTURING IS Research proves that companies that downsize are not more profitable than those that don’t. Wayne Cascio shows that it makes good business sense to restructure responsibly to avoid downsizing and …

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Leadership and the Quest for Integrity

LEADERSHIP AND THE QUEST FOR INTEGRITY JOSEPH L. BADARACCO, JR. & RICHARD R. ELLSWORTH HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS           1989   Back cover “In its unique synthesis of practical experience and sound conceptual analysis, this book will provide stimulus, insight, and vision even to the accomplished and successful executive.” Peter F. Drucker Front cover What distinguishes …

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Leading With Purpose

LEADING WITH PURPOSE THE NEW CORPORATE REALITIES RICHARD R. ELLSWORTH STANFORD BUSINESS BOOKS              2002 www.sup.org   Front cover “This thoughtful and incredibly ambitious work tackles head-on the enormously important issue of why the corporation exists. Ellsworth creates the kind of provocative framework and well-articulated set of concepts that would drive an intense and powerful classroom …

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Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions

THINK AGAIN WHY GOOD LEADERS MAKE BAD DECISIONS AND HOW TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU SYDNEY FINKELSTEIN, JO WHITEHEAD, ANDREW CAMPBELL HARVARD BUSINESS PRESS     2008   Front cover We’ve all watched smart, experienced leaders make flawed – even catastrophic decisions. Some keep believing they have made the right choice, even when the disastrous …

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The Whistle Blower Part 1

THE WHISTLEBLOWER CONFESSIONS OF A HEALTHCARE HITMAN PETER ROST MD SOFT SKULL PRESS                     2006 www.pgw.com PART 1 About the author Peter Rost was a vice president of marketing at Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company. Now he reveals the drug industry’s shocking secrets. “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men …

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Handbook For the Positive Revolution Part 2

HANDBOOK FOR THE POSITIVE REVOLUTION EDWARD DE BONO PENGUIN BOOKS              1991 PART II The Positive Revolution A stool has three legs and is stable on rough ground. A chair with four legs is only stable on smooth ground. A revolution has to work under difficult conditions – everything is not always smooth. The positive revolution …

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The Leadership Genius of Alfred P. Sloan

THE LEADERSHIP GENIUS OF ALFRED P. SLOAN INVALUABLE LESSONS ON BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP FOR TODAY’S MANAGER ALLYN FREEMAN McGRAW-HILL                  2005   Front cover Visionary business leader Alfred P. Sloan (1875-1965) revolutionized the world of the American corporation like no else had ever done before him – or would ever do again. From his groundbreaking …

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